Month: February 2006

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington No suspensions to be handed out After reviewing video tape from the Montana/Idaho State game on Saturday, the Big Sky Conference announced Tuesday that no suspensions will be issued to Montana’s Dustin Dlouhy or Idaho […]

West Coast Notebook

West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best With very little changes in the standings, the West Coast Conference is separating the contenders from the pretenders. Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount continue to anchor the top two spots, while San Diego and San Francisco duke it out for third. Saint Mary’s is […]

Indiana: Hoosier Malaise

Hoosier Malaise: Indiana coach Mike Davis missed the team’s game at home vs. Iowa Saturday because he had the flu. The symptoms were debilitating, and the team’s physicians advised him to stay at home to rest. Indiana lost to Iowa at home and slipped a couple of games behind the […]

Oklahoma State: Sutton Recovering

Sutton Recovering: Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton continues to recover from minor injuries that were results of a car accident Friday. Sutton injured his head in the accident and stayed overnight at a Stillwater hospital. He remained at home Saturday when the Cowboys played Texas A&M, losing 46-44 in College […]

Wyoming: Big Cowboy Leaves Wyoming

Big Cowboy Leaves Wyoming: Wyoming sophomore Jarrod Boswell is off the Cowboys, coach Steve McClain said. McClain did not offer details about the decision — by either the team or McClain — that led to the departure of the 7-foot, 290-pound center. Boswell was the Cowboys’ biggest player, so his […]

Syracuse: McCroskey Returns for Cuse

McCroskey Returns for Cuse: Syracuse junior guard Louie McCroskey returned to the court for the Orange in their 75-60 win against St. John’s. Coach Jim Boeheim had suspended McCroskey for one game after the junior criticized Boeheim’s decision not to play him for much of the two-point overtime win against […]

BC Issues, Saturday Notebook

Eagles’ Issues Highlighted in Close Win by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Sean Williams hasn’t exactly been the difference-maker many figured he would be for Boston College this season. He’s had foul trouble in a number of games and hasn’t been the shot-blocker he was last season, and as […]

FDU Closer to Repeating

Knights Move Closer to Repeating in the Northeast by Ray Floriani TEANECK, N.J. – Success in any conference starts with defending your home turf. The home court affords familiarity and fan support. Simply, it is a place where the guests are on edge. The road in college basketball is often […]

Battle of the Joneses Has More Ahead

Big Brother Wins Again, but More Might be at Stake Later by Phil Kasiecki NEW HAVEN, Conn. – This one looked like it could get ugly early on. It wasn’t, and both coaches were happy with that. You wouldn’t think the winning coach would be exceedingly happy that a game […]