Cougars Have a Failure to Communicate: Washington State senior guard Randy Green thought coach Dick Bennett had ordered him to leave the floor during the Cougars’ 64-47 win against Wyoming. But Bennett had simply instructed him to sit on the bench, so he thought Green willingly left the court. After […]
Month: December 2005
Arizona: Onobun Waits His Turn
Onobun Waits His Turn: Arizona freshman forward Fendi Onobun will sit out his freshman season as a redshirt player, meaning that he will not play at all this season, which will not count against his four years of eligibility. Onobun will continue to practice with the team to develop his […]
New Orleans: Privateer Guard Goes Down
Privateer Guard Goes Down: New Orleans junior guard Bo McCaleb will miss the rest of the season after fracturing multiple bones in his right hand against Mississippi State last week. The Privateers nearly pulled off the upset before losing the game 67-59. McCaleb landed on his hand while trying to […]
San Francisco: Evans to Remain Top Don at San Francisco
Evans to Remain Top Don at San Francisco: San Francisco rewarded coach Jessie Evans with a long-term contract extension after Evans led the Dons to a strong season last year. In his first year at San Francisco, Evans guided the Dons to a 17-14 record, which included a trip to […]
Harvard’s Fast Start
Better days are here for the Crimson by Phil Kasiecki CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – What a difference a couple of years makes. Two seasons ago, Harvard suffered through a long 4-23 season, marked by inexperience (no seniors on that team) and injuries. Things got to the point where head coach Frank […]
Patriot Preview
Patriot League 2005-06 Preview by Steve Sheridan This year promises to be another exciting and intense season of Patriot League basketball. Last season, the Bucknell Bison finally got the Patriot League off the snide by winning the league’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game. The expectations continue to increase for individual schools […]
Big Sky Preview
Big Sky Conference 2005-06 Preview by Nick Dettmann As evidence of changing times in the Big Sky, Portland State Vikings will be guided by a new coach for the 2005-06 season, Ken Bone. Bone comes to Portland State after serving as the assistant coach at Washington since 2002. Prior to […]
Big East Preview
Big East Conference 2005-06 Preview by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart A new frontier of Big East basketball will begin amidst some controversy. 16 teams? Won’t there be conflicting schedules? Is it really a good idea to not end up playing all your conference foes? Can they allow more […]
Vermont’s New Team
New-look Catamounts won’t go quietly by Phil Kasiecki BURLINGTON, Vt. – Don’t start proclaiming Vermont to be a one-hit wonder just yet. The Catamounts weren’t a school with much success in basketball prior to the last four years. In over 100 years of basketball, the school never won 20 or […]
NIT Season Tip-Off Notes
NIT Season Tip-Off: Notes from the final rounds by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – It’s become a tradition around Thanksgiving. It hasn’t been around as long as the Macy’s Parade, but the NIT Season Tip-Off (formerly the Pre-Season NIT) is a big part of the scene in New York during […]
