Final Home Calls For Columbia Seniors by Matthew Moll NEW YORK – Columbia’s Joe Jones has described his fifth men’s basketball team as the “grind-it out type” and a defensively focused team, juxtaposing them with last season’s 12th-best three-point shooting team’s style. Senior weekend highlighted both the peaks and valleys […]
Month: March 2008
Ohio Valley Conference: Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 6 Tennessee State delivered the first upset in conference tournament action with a 68-61 win at No. 3 Morehead State. Junior forward Jerrell Houston led the Tigers with 16 points. Tennessee State advances to play No. 2 Murray State, which beat No. 7 Tennessee […]
Horizon League: Horizon League Tournament First Round
Horizon League Tournament First Round: No. 3 Wright State opened the Horizon League Tournament by blasting No. 10 Detroit 60-37. Senior forward Scottie Wilson had 15 points to lead the Raiders, who held the Titans to 33.3 percent shooting from the field. Wright State will try to avoid a three-game […]
Big South: Big South Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
Big South Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: The home teams held court Tuesday in the Big South Conference Tournament quarterfinals, with all of the higher seeds winning by at least 10 points, except No. 3 High Point, which beat No. 6 Coastal Carolina 59-56. Senior forward Arizona Reid led the Panthers with […]
SEC: SEC Has No Comment on Controversial Ending
SEC Has No Comment on Controversial Ending: SEC officials have refused to comment on the controversial ending to Saturday’s Mississippi vs. Alabama game. Mississippi won 91-88, but the Crimson Tide feel that they should have potentially had one more chance to tie. After Mississippi collected a rebound with 4.5 seconds […]
Roles Reversed In A-10 Matchup
Roles Reversed For Fordham, La Salle by Ray Floriani BRONX, N.Y. – The Fordham Rams had some concerns last Wednesday evening. They exited the cozy confines of Rose Hill Gymnasium on the short end of an 83-78 decision. But of greater importance of the loss itself, is the manner in […]
Duquesne: James Awaits Shoulder Results
James Awaits Shoulder Results: Duquesne junior forward Shawn James will undergo tests to determine if he needs surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right shoulder. James injured the shoulder in the Dukes’ 89-82 loss at Charlotte Sunday. James is one of the most productive defensive players in the country, […]
Duke, North Carolina: Raleigh Radio Station Apologizes for Incorrect Quote
Jacksonville State: Jacksonville State Ditches LaPlante
Jacksonville State Ditches LaPlante: Jacksonville State has fired coach Mike LaPlante, ending his eight-year run as the Gamecocks’ leader. Jacksonville State finished 7-22 this season and 5-15 in the Ohio Valley Conference, and the Gamecocks failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament. LaPlante finishes his tenure at Jacksonville State with […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman You play all winter for seeding, and for four of twelve teams for first round byes. And then you play a final week in the regular season, with precisely the expected outcomes. Predictably, of the twelve games played this week in the CAA, […]
