Rams’ Strengths Are Evident in Season Opener by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island clearly has a lot of parts, and that was evident in Friday night’s 90-63 win over Florida Atlantic. It didn’t start out picture-perfect by any means, but the Rams came alive early enough and […]
Month: November 2007
UConn Gets Big Night from Price, Robinson
Price, Robinson Power UConn by Zach Smart STORRS, Conn. – If you thought Wednesday’s lackluster 69-65 victory over Morgan State was ugly, then consider much of the first half of Thursday’s UConn/Buffalo game a horror flick. The Huskies came out Kansas-flat, misconnecting on set shots, blowing shots underneath the cup, […]
Horizon Preview
Horizon League 2007-08 Preview by Nick Dettmann It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the Horizon League. First, the Horizon League welcomes the Valparaiso Crusaders into the conference this season. The Crusaders come to the league from the Mid-Continent Conference where they won a number of MCC regular […]
Atlantic 10 Preview
Atlantic 10 Conference 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Atlantic 10 has had its ups and downs ever since it seemed on the verge of competing with the BCS conference back in the mid-1990s. Back then, Temple and UMass ruled the conference and formed a big rivalry, Xavier was a […]
UCLA: Collison Hopes to Play in Kansas City
Collison Hopes to Play in Kansas City: UCLA junior point guard Darren Collison will miss the opening games of the CBE Classic against Youngstown State. Assuming the Bruins win, he’d also miss the game against the winner of Weber State and Cal State-San Bernanardino. Collison is recovering from a sprained […]
Gonzaga: Heytvelt’s Return Delayed
Heytvelt’s Return Delayed: Senior forward Josh Heytvelt must wait until December to play again because he will have surgery today to correct a stress fractucre in his right ankle. Heytvelt was suspended in February for drug possession and was allowed to return to the team last month. He averaged 15.5 […]
Tennessee: Tennessee’s Prince Has Shoulder Surgery
Tennessee’s Prince Has Shoulder Surgery: Tennessee’s J.P. Prince, a sophomore guard, had arthroscopic shoulder surgery and will be out four to six weeks. Prince transfered to Tennessee in December from Arizona and is the cousin of Tayshun Prince of the Detroit Pistons. Prince won’t be eligible to play for the […]
Florida State: Florida State Extends Hamilton’s Contract
Florida State Extends Hamilton’s Contract: Florida State has extended coach Leonard Hamilton’s contract two years, lengthening the deal through 2012. Hamilton, who is in his sixth season at the school, is 87-71 at FSU, but has not yet made an NCAA Tournament appearance. Some people have speculated that his job […]
Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Avery Smith Booted from Wisconsin-Milwaukee Team
Avery Smith Booted from Wisconsin-Milwaukee Team: Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s basketball star Avery Smith was dismissed from the team Wednesday, a day after his suspension. Smith, who last season averaged 15.5 points per game, was suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules before Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s preseason opener against Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday night. Smith […]
Big East: All Big East Teams to Play in Tournament in 2009
All Big East Teams to Play in Tournament in 2009: The Big East men’s and women’s basketball will no longer leave four teams out of their postseason tournament, deciding to include all 16 conference members beginning in 2009. Teams seeded ninth through 16th will play first. The four winners will […]
