Archive for the 'NCAA basketball news' Category

20 Sep

The perimeter-oriented Bears can trot out four guards as good as any collection in the country.

The perimeter-oriented Bears can trot out four guards as good as any collection in the country. Seniors Curtis Jerrells and Henry Dugat, junior Tweety Carter and sophomore LaceDarius Dunn are each capable of leading the team in scoring in any given game. They took turns doing so last season while powering the Bears to their [...]

20 Sep

Trevon Hughes made the transition from role player to starter fairly smoothly.

Trevon Hughes made the transition from role player to starter fairly smoothly. An afterthought as a freshman on a senior-laden team, he started 34 of 36 games last season and delivered for coach Bo Ryan. He was second on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg) and third in assists (2.5). He also led the Badgers [...]

20 Sep

Doctors amputated the left leg of Northern State coach Don Meyer below the knee Friday morning.

Doctors amputated the left leg of Northern State coach Don Meyer below the knee Friday morning. And now they will decide on a course to treat his cancer.
Meyer and his family were told the surgery went well, and its possible the second-winningest coach in mens college basketball to Bob Knight could be on the sideline [...]

19 Sep

Marshall will not be appearing in the Top 65 Countdown that hit No 29 Thursday.

Marshall will not be appearing in the Top 65 Countdown that hit No 29 Thursday.
Coach Donnie Jones took the news well. The part that surprised him was when he was informed that nearly every coaching staff from a Conference USA team in our top 65 (UTEP, Southern Miss, Tulsa and UAB so far) told us [...]

19 Sep

The Buckeyes will commence a search for Jamar Butler replacement immediately.

The Buckeyes will commence a search for Jamar Butler replacement immediately. But they may not be able to find such a player. Butler was everything to the Buckeyes scorer, distributor, leader. The probable replacement will be junior college transfer Jeremie Simmons, a combo guard out of Chicago who was the Division II JC Player [...]

16 Sep

The University of Arizona has reported a possible NCAA recruiting violation by men basketball coach Lute Olson.

The University of Arizona has reported a possible NCAA recruiting violation by men basketball coach Lute Olson. Who called it “an unfortunate and regrettable error.”
Athletic director Jim Livengood said Monday that Olson had sent a letter to basketball boosters asking for a donation to Jim Storey’s Arizona Cactus Classic basketball tournament, held last May at [...]

16 Sep

UNC Asheville Kenny George, at 7-foot-7 the nation tallest college basketball player.

UNC Asheville Kenny George, at 7-foot-7 the nation tallest college basketball player. Might not play this season because of a foot injury.
George had two surgical procedures on an infected right foot and remains in a Chicago hospital, the school said. The senior is not expected to return to school this semester.
Coach Eddie Biedenbach said George [...]

16 Sep

Jonny Flynn showed why he was five-star prospect, stepping into the role.

Jonny Flynn showed why he was five-star prospect, stepping into the role.
As the starting point guard for the Orange from Day One and delivering 15.7 points and 5.3 assists per game. He started all 35 games and averaged a whopping 35.5 minutes, with Syracuse depleted in the backcourt by injuries to Eric Devendorf and Andy [...]

15 Sep

Sophomore Patrick Mills isn’t a household name in the college hoops world yet.

Sophomore Patrick Mills isn’t a household name in the college hoops world yet. But Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Mike Krzyzewski know all about the dynamic point guard from Down Under. Team USA had a difficult time covering the Australian native in the Olympics as Mills racked up 20 points in a quarterfinal loss to [...]

14 Sep

The Big East is being touted as the best league in the country.

The Big East is being touted as the best league in the country. Already there is talk of a record number of NCAA bids. Will the conference live up to the hype.
GREG ANTHONY
The Big East has been solid for the last several years, and I expect nothing different this year.
While the Big East is and [...]