Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos With two weeks remaining in the regular season, each ACC team has no more than four games remaining. Conveniently, the 12 teams have sorted them into thirds – the top four are NCAA Tournament-bound, the next four are desperate to go on a […]
Month: February 2006
Grambling: Only Foot Injury Slows Rush
Only Foot Injury Slows Rush: Grambling senior guard Brion Rush is one of the NCAA’s most prolific scorers, averaging 25.8 points per game. Saddled in the unpublicized SWAC, Rush does not get due credit for scoring at will, in addition to averaging seven rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.3 steals per […]
Xavier: Finn’s Run as a Musketeer Ends
Finn’s Run as a Musketeer Ends: Xavier coach Sean Miller has dismissed senior guard Dedrick Finn for violating team rules. Miller did not name the specific incident, but he said Finn violated a cornerstone policy. As a graduating senior, the dismissal means Finn has likely played his last college basketball […]
Auburn: Tiger Frosh Suspended
Tiger Frosh Suspended: Auburn coach Jeff Lebo suspended freshman forward Josh Dollard indefinitely for violating team rules. Lebo did not specify the action that inspired the suspension, but added that Dollard can still practice with the team. He averages 9.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a promising young […]
Oklahoma State: Sutton to Have Surgery
Sutton to Have Surgery: Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton will have surgery today to try to fix back and hip problems. Sutton has chronic pain in his back caused by advanced lumbar degenerative disc disease. That basically means the discs in Sutton’s spine are slowly disintegrating. Sutton is on a […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki CAA Goes 6-2 in BracketBusters Highlighting the past week was the conference’s stellar showing in the BracketBusters event. CAA teams went 6-2 on Friday and Saturday, including wins in televised games by VCU (70-67 over Albany on Friday), George Mason (70-67 at Wichita […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: Jake Schroeder, Portland State Conference to review Sacramento State/Montana game The Big Sky Conference will review the Wednesday, Feb. 15 men’s basketball game between Sacramento State and Montana, Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton said in a statement released […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki It Has Been Decided Monday night had just two games, but both decided part of the conference standings for the regular season. Albany (17-9, 12-2) clinched the regular season title and the top seed for the conference tournament with a 76-64 win over Vermont. […]
Big Ten: Wolverine Center and Spartan Fan Suspended
Wolverine Center and Spartan Fan Suspended: Big Ten officials suspended a Michigan player and Michigan State fan for 1.5 games following an incident in which the unnamed fan instigated a shoving match with junior center Amadou Ba. The fan — who was drunk according to reports — walked onto the […]
Louisville: Cardinals Continue to Crash and Burn
Cardinals Continue to Crash and Burn: A disappointing season turned more devastating for Louisville as sophomore center David Padgett reinjured his knee in practice yesterday and will require season-ending surgery. Tests indicated that Padgett significantly damaged the knee and needs to have arthroscopic surgery to repair it. Padgett has been […]
