Stansbury Puts Out a Couple of Dogs: Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury has dismissed forwards Walter Sharpe and Jerrell Houston after they violated team rules. Stansbury did not offer details about the reason for their dismissal. Neither player starts for the Bulldogs, although Sharpe is productive off the bench, averaging […]
Month: January 2006
DePaul: Wainwright Suspends Young Demon Star
Wainwright Suspends Young Demon Star: DePaul coach Jerry Wainwright suspended freshman forward Wilson Chandler for violating a team rule. He did not announce the length of the suspension, but added that it will not be indefinite. He indicated that he’s handing out some tough love to a kid who has […]
Louisville: Gimpy Dean May Sit Against Red Storm
Gimpy Dean May Sit Against Red Storm: Louisville senior guard Taquan Dean may be unavailable for tonight’s game at St. John’s in Madison Square Garden. Dean reinjured his ankle in the Cardinals’ loss to Pittsburgh Sunday, playing only 12 minutes. Dean leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.1 points per […]
UMBC: Retrievers Banished from Dogs’ House
Retrievers Banished from Dogs’ House: Maryland – Baltimore County coach Randy Monroe is trying to send the message that his team must play better, especially at home, if they want to represent the school. After an ugly loss to New Hampshire at the RAC Arena, Monroe banned his team from […]
La Salle: Explorers Bring Home Friar
Explorers Bring Home Friar: Providence sophomore forward DeSean White has announced that he is transferring to La Salle, which is in his hometown of Philadelphia. White missed most of this season because he broke a foot in workouts in September. He averages 6.7 points per game for the Friars. He […]
USC: Trojan Felled at Practice
Trojan Felled at Practice: USC freshman point guard Ryan Francis is hoping that a knee injury that occurred during practice yesterday won’t be serious. Francis collided with a teammate and bruised the knee, but he could not finish practice and will have X-rays to determine the injury’s severity. Francis has […]
Connecticut: Calhoun Stirs the Pot
Calhoun Stirs the Pot: St. John’s and Connecticut aren’t best friends already as Big East rivals. Then the Huskies virtually stole Red Storm recruit Doug Wiggins. Wiggins had committed to St. John’s but canceled his commitment to play for coach Jim Calhoun and the Huskies. Calhoun added to the feud […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Ryan Glenn Oh how the predictions were wrong. Ole Miss is off to a 3-0 start with the dominance of junior Dwayne Curtis. He is leading the team in points and rebounds. Predicted to finish fifth in the West Division, the Rebels have looked good in their […]
Jake Weitzen
The Great ‘Weit’ Hope: Weitzen Embraces Role As Scorer by Zach Smart MEDFORD, Mass. – Famous comedian Dave Chappelle once said it: For every clique of black men present in his old Washington, D.C. neighborhood, there is always one white guy amongst them. The scene is quite similar at the […]
Harvard Guard Gets Going
Harvard Also Has a Guard Who Can Play by Phil Kasiecki CAMRBIDGE, Mass. – Things are a little different now than they were two years ago for Jim Goffredo. The difference isn’t just that he wasn’t having 33-point outings back then. The Harvard junior guard has come alive this season […]
