Miner Has Major Surgery: UTEP senior forward John Tofi, the team’s most dominant player, will miss the remainder of his last season because of an ACL tear in his right knee. Tofi hurt the knee in the Miners’ loss at Memphis last week and had surgery Friday to repair the […]
Month: February 2006
Villanova: Ray Injures Knee, Extent Known Monday
Ray Injures Knee, Extent Known Monday: Villanova will eagerly await the results of an MRI on Monday for senior guard Allan Ray, who tweaked his right knee late in Sunday’s 89-75 loss at Connecticut. Head coach Jay Wright said he thinks it’s a strain, while acknowledging that he won’t know […]
Saturday, February 25 Notebook
Musketeers Starting to Adjust After Adversity by Phil Kasiecki KINGSTON, R.I. – Defense was the name of the game for Rhode Island in their 85-76 loss to Xavier on Saturday night. With their 76 points, the Rams shot over 44 percent from the field and had 15 assists against nine […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best Very few surprises down the stretch in the West Coast Conference this season. Gonzaga continues to solidify its position for March Madness and has maintained its perfect conference record. Loyola Marymount held onto its two-game lead in the battle for second place. Saint […]
Bad Fan Behavior
“Fan” Behavior at an All-Time Low by Phil Kasiecki Fan behavior at college games has come under some scrutiny in recent weeks. This season, the has SEC fined Tennessee and Arkansas for the fans storming the court after home wins over Florida, and when Georgetown knocked off Duke, fans there […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos February 24, 2006 There are only three weekends left – tick, tock, tick, tock. The NCAA selection committee will convene in less than a fortnight, and many issues remain unresolved. Two big debates circle the conferences unanimously regarded as the […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Six-Pac: Six of the conference’s top players, teams and stories from the past week. 1. Brandon Roy: Averaged 23 points, six rebounds and 6.5 assists in wins over Oregon and Oregon State . 2. Chris Hernandez: Scored 28 points in losing effort against Arizona. […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jerry Hinnen Down to the Wire Every year, something NFL fans look forward to is the late-season appearance of charts and lists detailing exactly what scenarios need to play out for their team to make the playoffs. Those fans now have something in common with […]
George Washington: Colonials to Play Without Pops
Colonials to Play Without Pops: George Washington senior forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu has a slight tear in his left knee and will miss about two weeks, possibly more. Mensah-Bonsu injured cartilage in his knee Wednesday in the team’s victory against La Salle. The Colonials possess a 15-game winning streak, longest in […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Looking into the postseason With Missouri State winning five of its last six games, including contests against Bradley and at Northern Iowa, the Missouri Valley now has another team worthy of grabbing an at large bid to the NCAA. Will the committee see […]
