Marshall Added to Great Alaskan Shootout: Marshall coach Ron Jirsa announced that his team will take part in the 2006 Great Alaskan Shootout this winter in Anchorage, Alaska. The Herd will join host Alaska-Anchorage, California, Hofstra, Loyola Marymount, the University of Missouri-Kansas City and two yet-to-be-determined teams. The tournament will take place Nov. 22-25. It will be Marshall’s first trip to the annual tournament, and it will be the Herd’s first appearance in an exempt tournament since 2001 when Marshall
played in the NABC Classic at Rupp Arena. [5/14/06]