Mono Weakens Husky: Still fresh to Connecticut’s lineup, junior point guard Marcus Williams now has mononucleosis. Despite receiving the diagnosis for the illnesses that produces chronic fatigue — not a good symptom for a basketball player — the Huskies will continue to play Williams until he shows ill effects of […]
Month: January 2006
Northern Iowa: Injury Tames Panther
Injury Tames Panther: Northern Iowa senior guard Erik Crawford will miss at least a month while recovering from a broken bone in his right foot. Crawford hurt his foot in Northern Iowa’s 55-52 loss to Creighton Wednesday. He averages 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as one […]
Villanova Beats Rutgers In OT
Guards Win it For Villanova, Again by John Celestand PISCATAWAY, N.J. – In college basketball, if you have one good guard you are fortunate. If you have an abundance of good guards, then count your blessings. Villanova’s guards helped them pull away from a scrappy Rutgers squad in overtime on […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Zach Smart It was said at the beginning of the season that the Northeast Conference is one in which any team can knock off any opponent on any given night. Well, that statement has proved to be somewhat accurate thus far. The NEC appears to be […]
Baylor: Dotson Denied Appeal
Dotson Denied Appeal: Former Baylor player Carlton Dotson will not have an opportunity to appeal his murder conviction, at least not on the watch of Texas District Judge Ralph Strother. The judge denied Dotson’s request yesterday to appeal the conviction for murdering his former teammate Patrick Dennehy. Dotson had forfeited […]
USC: Stewart Returns to Practice
Stewart Returns to Practice: USC junior guard Lodrick Stewart returned to practice yesterday after coach Tim Floyd kicked him out of Tuesday’s practice for elbowing a teammate. Floyd wants Stewart to play under control and channel that energy toward opponents, not toward teammates. Stewart apologized to the team before practice […]
College of Charleston: Cougar Coach Apologizes
Cougar Coach Apologizes: College of Charleston coach Tom Herrion was none too pleased with the referees in the Cougars’ 71-68 loss to Georgia Southern Monday, and he let the world know after the game. He said the officiating was horrible and hinted that the officials were biased against the Cougars. […]
Baylor: Baylor Is Back in Business
Baylor Is Back in Business: After 307 days since Baylor lost in last season’s Big 12 tournament, the Bears played their first game of the season last night. Not surprisingly, the inexperienced Bears lost at Texas Tech, 79-61. The team demonstrated several major weaknesses, including poor rebounding and court awareness. […]
Arizona: McClellan Returns to Lineup
McClellan Returns to Lineup: Arizona sophomore swingman Jawann McClellan will return to the Wildcats in time for tonight’s game at Oregon State. McClellan had been academically ineligible for the first semester and winter break, but he returns as the Wildcats enter the thick of conference play. He averaged 5.8 points […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen A glance at the other half of the Pac-10, with Washington State and USC off to fast starts, while Oregon, Oregon State and Arizona State are still looking to get things going. Beavers Seeking Consistency The Beavers’ first conference win, last Saturday at Cal, […]
