NIT Starts Progressive Evolution: The NIT will receive a makeover this season in an attempt to make the post-season tournament more competitive and appealing to fans, coaches and players. In recent years, the NIT has been considered the consolation tournament for bubble teams that don’t make the NCAA Tournament and […]
Month: February 2006
North Carolina State: Wolfpack Senior Injures Ankle
Wolfpack Senior Injures Ankle: North Carolina State senior forward Ilian Evtimov injured a foot in the Wolfpack’s win against Florida State Wednesday. Evtimov sprained a ligament, but team trainers did not find any fractures or tears, which means that Evtimov won’t miss a significant amount of time. But he could […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The regular season is less than three weeks away now, and several ACC teams are steaming toward the finish. In particular, Duke, North Carolina State and Boston College appear to be the cream of the ACC’s crop. Although the Blue Devils will continue […]
Prime Time Shootout
Shootout Still Has Plenty of Talent by John Celestand TRENTON, N.J. – I had a chance to get up to the Primetime Shootout, a big-time high school tournament featuring some of the best high school teams and players in the country this past weekend. Every year the tournament is held […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart Top 25? Let’s stay focused on the Top 15 for now or at least one third of it. As for Charles Barkley’s proclamation during TNT’s “GameBreak” last weekend that “Those guys up there in Storrs can beat the Timberwolves,” […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jerry Hinnen Teal is the new black It’s Winthrop and Birmingham-Southern pestering the country’s bracketologists with their tie atop of the Big South standings at 10-2, but the capital-H Hottest team in the Big South is Coastal Carolina, winners of six straight and eight of […]
Oklahoma State: Sutton Departs Oklahoma State
Sutton Departs Oklahoma State: In a press conference late tonight, Oklahoma State announced that coach Eddie Sutton will not coach the Cowboys again this season. In a conference call after the announcement, Sutton said he has a problem with alcohol, adding that he recognizes the problem and will seek treatment […]
Indiana: Davis Resigns at Indiana
Davis Resigns at Indiana: Indiana coach Mike Davis has resigned, effective at the end of the season, whenever that may come. Speculation about Davis’ future has run rampant in the past week, especially when he missed last weekend’s home loss against Iowa because of an illness. Davis has been the […]
Duke: Redick Redux
Redick Redux: Although he wants his legacy to include more than the title “best three-pointer shooter ever,” Duke senior guard J.J. Redick can now add that honor to his résumé after passing Virginia’s Curtis Staples on the all-time list of prolific three-point shooters. Redick hit two three-pointers in the first […]
Ohio State: Judge Vindicates O’Brien
Judge Vindicates O’Brien: Former Ohio State coach Jim O’Brien won a lawsuit against the university for breach of contract. O’Brien seeks $3.5 million in lost wages and benefits after the school fired him in June 2004 for violations, including a $6,000 gift to a former recruit. The judge will determine […]
