Bear Will Have Surgery on Bad Knee: California senior forward Rod Benson will miss at least four weeks while recovering from surgery to repair a tear in his right knee. Benson will have surgery tomorrow to fix the injury that occurred in practice earlier this week. Benson was phenomenal while […]
Month: January 2006
Charlotte: 49er Will Try Again Next Year
49er Will Try Again Next Year: Charlotte senior forward E.J. Drayton has decided to give up on this season after injuries sidelined him since early December. Drayton has been hobbled by a knee injury, and he also hurt his shoulder early in the season. Drayton will apply for a medical […]
Wisconsin: Badgers Played With Short Bench
Badgers Played With Short Bench: Wisconsin dropped its first Big Ten game of the season last night at Ohio State, partially because coach Bo Ryan didn’t have his full complement of Badgers to throw at the Buckeyes. Sophomore center Greg Stiemsma missed the game because of medical issues. He has […]
Arizona: Cats Kick Out Rodgers
Cats Kick Out Rodgers: Arizona coach Lute Olson has dismissed senior guard Chris Rodgers, potentially ending his career at the college level. Olson did not offer a specific reason for Rodgers’ removal, but he had said that he would evaluate all his players to solve some chemistry problems. Rodgers also […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: Alex Bausley, Sacramento State Eastern Washington Eagles (6-10 overall, 1-2 conference) Jan. 14: Eastern Washington 89, Portland State 70 The Eagles snapped a five-game losing streak with its victory over the Vikings. Freshman Rodney Stuckey scored 31 points. Stuckey […]
WAC Notebook
Western Athletic Conference Notebook by Mitch McLaughlin Entering the 2005-06 season, all of the focus on the Western Athletic Conference was on the team that was picked by everyone to at least represent the conference in the Big Dance this March. That team, the Nevada Wolf Pack, was well on […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart Pittsburgh Panthers (14-0 overall, 3-0 Big East) Up Next: Wednesday at Rutgers at 8 p.m. Pittsburgh is off to a fast start in Big East play keeping its unbeaten overall mark intact. The Panthers are one of only three […]
Idaho State Coach Resigns
Idaho State Coach Resigns by Nick Dettmann IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Idaho State University men’s basketball coach Doug Oliver announced Tuesday that he will step down after the conclusion of this season, the school announced. Oliver has been the head coach at Idaho State since 1998 and he is currently […]
Connecticut: Calhoun Feels Fine
Calhoun Feels Fine: Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun returned to work yesterday after dehydration forced him to leave the bench against Syracuse Monday night. Calhoun left the court with a few minutes remaining in the Huskies’ 88-80 win at Syracuse because he felt light-headed from a sinus infection. He felt fine […]
Idaho State: Oliver Becomes First Coaching Casualty
Oliver Becomes First Coaching Casualty: Idaho State coach Doug Oliver is the first coach to plan to leave or lose a job this season because of poor performance. Oliver announced that he will resign as coach at the end of the season, citing a desire for fresh blood to reinvigorate […]
