Husky Big Man Denied Sixth Year: Bryson McKenzie, the lone member of the Northern Illinois Huskies who still knows what it was like to play at the Chick Evans Field House, was denied a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. The 6-10 center graduated after the fall 2005 semester […]
Month: May 2006
Saint Louis: Groundbreaking Expected for New Saint Louis Arena
Groundbreaking Expected for New Saint Louis Arena: The Board of Trustees for Saint Louis University has approved a resolution that authorizes the construction of an $80 million, on-campus arena.The arena will be paid for through fundraising efforts and $8 million in funding and bonds, which the school will repay with […]
The Mid-Continent’s Next Step
The Next Step for the Mid-Continent Conference by Andrew Flynn The Mid-Continent Conference is reeling, having just lost one of its more storied programs in founding-member Valparaiso to its geographic rival, the Horizon League. This news comes less than a month after another Mid-Con member institution, Chicago State, announced they […]
Montana: Old is New at Montana
Old is New at Montana: Third-year Montana coach Larry Krystkowiak has named Brian Marso as an assistant on the Grizzlies’ staff. Marso was the head coach at Garden City Community College in Kansas last year. This position is his second stint at Montana. He last worked as an assistant to […]
Mid-Continent: Mid-Continent Becomes an Endangered Species
Mid-Continent Becomes an Endangered Species: Valparaiso will leave the Mid-Continent Conference to join the Horizon League in 2007. The Crusaders’ defection marks the second Mid-Con team to bail out of the once nine-team conference. Chicago State recently announced that it will leave the conference this year to become a Division […]
NCAA: ESPNU Classic Tournament Looks Compelling
ESPNU Classic Tournament Looks Compelling: ESPN is getting into the college basketball tournament business by sponsoring the ESPNU Classic, which will feature eight teams playing three games apiece during Thanksgiving weekend. This year’s lineup looks strong with Southern Illinois, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Minnesota, West Virginia, Montana, Marist and Western Michigan. […]
Tennessee: Volunteer Pleads Guilty
Volunteer Pleads Guilty: Tennessee’s Anthony Passley pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in exchange for a dismissal of a crack cocaine possession charge, which would have been a felony. Police found crack in the car of senior walk-on Jordan Smith and a bag of marijuana in the pocket of Passley, a […]
Massachusetts 16-Under AAU
Talent is on Display at Massachusetts 16-under AAU by Phil Kasiecki CHELSEA, Mass. – It’s all about the younger generation in Massachusetts with the 16-and-under state AAU tournament, held the past two weekends at Belmont Hill School and Chelsea High School, respectively. The Bay State isn’t known for being loaded […]
Idaho: Vandals Purge Roster
Vandals Purge Roster: New Idaho coach George Pfeifer has wasted no time changing the Vandal program’s direction. More than half of last season’s players will not return for the 2006-07 season. Pfeifer opted not to renew the scholarships of freshman guard Matt Forge, freshman guard Nebojsa Jakovijevic, freshman guard Aaron […]
Arizona State: Sendek Sticks It to Duke
Sendek Sticks It to Duke: Arizona State coach Herb Sendek took the job on the West Coast partially to escape the constant criticism surrounding the North Carolina State program. As the Wolfpack’s coach, his fan base remained irritated that the Wolfpack didn’t regularly beat rivals Duke and North Carolina and […]
