49ers Lose Center: Charlotte freshman center Phil Jones will sit for now because the NCAA has declared him ineligible. The NCAA reviewed Jones’ academic records from the prep schools he attended in high schools. Everything apparently wasn’t kosher, so the 49ers must play without the 6-10 freshman. [11/18/06]
Month: November 2006
Georgia: Bulldog Returns
Bulldog Returns: Georgia junior forward Takais Brown rejoins the team today after missing the first two games of the season while working on academics. Coach Dennis Felton had suspended Brown because he did not satisfy the team’s academic standards. Brown came to Georgia this season after transferring from Southeastern Illinois […]
Maggie Dixon Classic
Paying Tribute to Maggie Dixon by Ray Floriani WEST POINT, N.Y. – It was a day emotions ran the gamut. The inaugural Maggie Dixon Classic evoked sadness of how the former Army coach left us at such a young age. There was also the fond memories of how she touched […]
Big Ten Close Calls Against Division II
Division II Schools Post More Wins by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The rhetoric is tired, the clichés used. They simply outplayed us. They deserved to win. Coaches routinely play the better-than-us-today card, especially after unexpected losses to fired-up teams. Two Big Ten coaches expressed those sentiments already this season – in fact, […]
Southern Notebook
Southern Conference Notebook by Tyler Annett Star Power The outstanding play of the returning stars of the Southern Conference led the way in these week’s games as well as new players arriving on the scene to give the league some fresh faces. Kyle Hines of UNC-Greensboro, a potential player of […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Gregg Lavoie Player of the week: After sitting out last season due to transfer rules, San Francisco’s Antonio Kellogg proved he still has some game left. The sophomore guard led the Dons to a season-opening 87-73 win over Sonoma State. Kellogg finished the game with […]
Big Sky Preview
Big Sky Conference 2006-07 Preview by Nick Dettmann Two things happened in the Big Sky Conference last season that made the 2005-06 season one to remember. One was that Eastern Washington’s Rodney Stuckey became the first freshman to ever win the conference player of the year award. Stuckey averaged 24.2 […]
Oral Roberts: The Season’s First David Emerges From Lawrence
The Season’s First David Emerges From Lawrence: Oral Roberts is not a household name unless you happen to be a follower of the history of TV evangelism — or of the Mid-Continent Conference. If you belong to the latter, you know the Golden Eagles have turned the conference into a […]
National Prep Showcase Coming Up
Prep Stars to Descend on Worcester by Phil Kasiecki It’s become the norm for a major prep school tournament to be held the weekend prior to Thanksgiving. For the second year in a row, Jeff Goodman is running the main event, the National Prep Showcase at Assumption College in Worcester, […]
Horizon League Preview
Horizon League 2006-07 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The 2006-07 Horizon League season will be unpredictable and unfamiliar. For each of the past seven seasons, Butler or Wisconsin-Milwaukee have claimed the conference title. This year should be different because both teams lost a lot of talent, while the traditional chasers return […]
