Krzyzewski Receives USA Basketball Honor: Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was named USA Basketball’s National Coach of the Year after leading Team USA to a bronze medal at the FIBA World Championship. In addition to finishing the year with a 13-1 record with Team USA, Coach K averages 26 wins a […]
Month: December 2006
Tennessee: Tennessee Senior Has MRI on Shoulders
Tennessee Senior Has MRI on Shoulders: Tennessee starting forward Dane Bradshaw had an MRI on both of his shoulders Tuesday after feeling soreness for several weeks. The results of the test are not expected back until later this week, but coach Bruce Pearl expects it will show some type of […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Butler and Loyola (Ill.) Class of the Horizon At this point of the season it’s usually too early to tell who the best teams in the league are and who are the worst, but in the case of the Horizon League, two teams are […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Test #2: Aced. Alando Tucker, welcome to the top of the national player of the year race. Tucker turned in his most dominating performance of the season as Wisconsin cleared its second consecutive Saturday hurdle, downing previously unbeaten Pittsburgh 89-75. Tucker paced the […]
Florida: Gators’ Star Center Out at Least One More Game
Gators’ Star Center Out at Least One More Game: Florida’s Al Horford, out with a high ankle sprain, will miss Wednesday’s game against Stetson and could also be sidelined for the Gators’ home match up vs. Ohio State — a clash of two top five teams — Saturday. After testing […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos At the start of the season, how many of you thought Clemson would be the only remaining undefeated ACC team at this point? Be honest now. The Tigers are 10-0 and have won six games by at least 20 points. Clemson’s largest halftime […]
Radford: Suspension of Radford Basketball Coach Leads to More Questions
Suspension of Radford Basketball Coach Leads to More Questions: Radford coach Byron Samuels was given a one-game suspension for unspecified reasons Monday. All that is known is that the coach violated the league’s ethical conduct policy. Samuels plans to step down after this season, also for unspecified reasons. [12/19/06]
South Carolina: Gray, Recently Admitted to South Carolina, Expected to Play
Gray, Recently Admitted to South Carolina, Expected to Play: Chad Gray, a 6-7 forward, is now eligible to play for South Carolina Wednesday against Princeton. Gray attended high school at Florida Preparatory Academy, a school the NCAA suspected of being a diploma mill. Gray was not originally permitted to play, […]
Oklahoma State: Muonelo’s Injury Could Cause Cowboys to Struggle
Muonelo’s Injury Could Cause Cowboys to Struggle: Oklahoma State reserve Obi Muonelo will be out indefinitely after having surgery on a fractured fibula. He was a key producer off the bench for coach Sean Sutton, averaging 11.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. This loss could hurt the Cowboys, who […]
Montana State: Former Montana State Center Killed in Car Crash
Former Montana State Center Killed in Car Crash: Former Montana State center Al Beye, a first-team all-Big Sky selection last season, died in an automotive crash Friday. Beye was traveling with his brother to a Christmas party when the vehicle, driven by his brother, rolled over. According to the Beaverhead […]
