Lions Ready to Roar after Adding One Piece by Jay Pearlman Something was amiss, and I couldn’t quite get my arms around what it was. I saw a good shooting team, reasonably athletic from an Ivy League perspective, well-coached. Yet coach Joe Jones’ Columbia Lions lost all three times I […]
Month: December 2006
West Virginia Keeps Winning
Mountaineers Silence Critics by Zach Smart The West Virginia Mountaineers spent the past off-season like most other teams undergoing the rebuilding process. They spent grueling hours in the gym and weight room, figuring out ways a new crop of players and just a few returnees – only one of whom […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Quarterly Review Buy now! Invest yourselves in the Missouri Valley Conference as soon as possible, because the MVC is positioning itself for another strong showing in March. Considering what Valley squads have accomplished during the past few non-conference seasons, it sounds a little […]
Fairfield Coach Ed Cooley
Cooley Always Had the Coach In Him by Phil Kasiecki Ed Cooley has had an eye for basketball talent for a long time. The Fairfield first-year head coach is one who definitely started early. The Providence native was a star at Central High School, which was by far the best […]
Jimmy V Classic
Jimmy V Classic a Learning Experience For All by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – Teams competing in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden found out something about themselves. That is bound to happen when you face top-flight competition this early. In the opener of the doubleheader, Oklahoma State […]
Tennessee: It’s a Bittersweet Win for Tennessee
It’s a Bittersweet Win for Tennessee: Tennessee beat Memphis Dec. 6, but the win cost the Volunteers one of their top guards, JaJuan Smith. The junior injured his left hand and wrist in the 76-58 triumph, although initial X-rays taken Thursday morning did not indicate severe damage. Smith will be […]
Miami: Hurricanes Lose Their Double-Double Guy
Hurricanes Lose Their Double-Double Guy: Miami Hurricane senior center Anthony King aggravated a sprained ligament in his right wrist Dec. 5 in a win vs. Georgia Tech. Miami coach Frank Haith said that “he is a guy that we are counting on to be a double-double guy. There is no […]
Kentucky: Kentucky Loses 7-2 Center
Kentucky Loses 7-2 Center: Jared Carter, a 7-2 center for Kentucky, will undergo season-ending surgery after aggravating his injured right shoulder Thursday morning at practice. The sophomore dislocated his shoulder in mid-November and reinjured it in a 5-on-5 drill while battling for a rebound. He will seek a medical redshirt […]
UTEP: UTEP Player Gets Rough, Allegedly Assaults Girlfriend
UTEP Player Gets Rough, Allegedly Assaults Girlfriend: A UTEP basketball player was arrested following a heated argument with his girlfriend that turned physical. Darren Clarke, 22, was arrested and charged with assault after a domestic violence call was made Tuesday, police said. The 6-4 junior was released Wednesday from El […]
Nevada: Injured Nevada Standout Might Miss Game
Injured Nevada Standout Might Miss Game: Nick Fazekas, Nevada’s all-time scoring leader, might miss Saturday’s game against in-state rival UNLV because of bruised ribs, an injury he sustained in the Wolf Pack’s win vs. California Sunday. The 6-11, 240-pound Fazekas hasn’t been cleared to practice yet and is day-to-day. He […]
