Ohio State Big Man Shows Up Big in Debut: Ohio State freshman center Greg Oden made a strong showing in his first college game. He had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in just 23 minutes of playing time. Oden looked impressive off the bench in a 78-58 win […]
Month: December 2006
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki The first few weeks of non-conference play haven’t been easy for CAA teams. With many watching after the success of the conference last season, CAA teams have struggled with some unexpected losses and a sub-.500 record overall. Another interesting note is that there […]
National Prep Showcase Recap
Plenty of Talent at National Prep Showcase by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – The 2006 National Prep Showcase was the latest pre-Thanksgiving event of its kind. It was three days full of good matchups and plenty of Division I talent, both signed and unsigned among seniors and with good underclassmen. […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Player of the Week: Adam Haluska, Iowa (21 ppg, 5 rpg, 5 apg) Big Ten Licks Wounds… Again “Wait until next year” has forever been the theme for the Big Ten in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, and the conference may want to switch […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Ryan Glenn Entering the first week of December, Alabama has survived as the only undefeated team in the conference as the “Mid-Majors” have shined against some of the conference powerhouses. However, with the talented teams some are playing early in the season, it really is not too […]
UMass Loses Another To BC
Minutemen Still Catching Up to Eagles by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – UMass hasn’t closed the gap between them and Boston College just yet. In fact, if Saturday night’s 84-73 victory by Boston College, their seventh straight against the Minutemen, is any indication, there’s still a fair amount of ground […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the week: Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Eagles (3-3 overall) Last week’s results At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 21: Eastern Washington 106, Evergreen State 65 At Seattle, Nov. 24: Washington 90, Eastern Washington 83 At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 27: Eastern Washington […]
Quick Hits
Quick Hits to Start December by Phil Kasiecki As we head into the weekend, here are some quick hitters from across the country. The ACC came out on top again in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge by an 8-3 margin, continuing its dominance in the event. Helping out this year might […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Northern Iowa well prepared for the storm The situation for this past Wednesday’s Iowa State-Northern Iowa matchup in Cedar Falls, Iowa, was a lot different than the one two years ago. Former Northern Iowa head coach Greg McDermott went from defending a Mid-Major’s […]
DePaul: DePaul Center Back From Suspension
DePaul Center Back From Suspension: DePaul senior center Keith Butler has been reinstated by coach Jerry Wainwright and will probably be able to play Saturday. The Temple transfer was suspended before the season for unspecified violations of team policy and only resumed practicing with the team Monday. [12/01/06]
