BABC Rules New England by Phil Kasiecki MANSFIELD, Mass. – Championship Sunday at the New England AAU Regional Qualifier was dominated by the premier team in the region. All three gold divisions were won by the team expected to win, although one team did have a blemish along the way. […]
Month: May 2008
MAAC Recap
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2007-08 Season Recap by Matthew Moll How the MAAC interrupted your Office Pool Everyone likes cheering for the little guy and the MAAC is a conference filled with little guy-esque schools. This season the Siena Saints embodied the role of David slaying two of the NCAA’s […]
Memphis: Anderson Returns to Memphis
Anderson Returns to Memphis: After testing the NBA Draft waters, Memphis junior guard Antonio Anderson will return to the Tigers for his senior season. Anderson averaged 8.6 points per game in addition to totaling 136 assists and 49 steals. Anderson said the projections placed him as a second-round pick, and […]
Providence, Long Beach State: Williams Moves Closer to Home
Williams Moves Closer to Home: Former Providence sophomore guard Dwain Williams has decided to transfer to Long Beach State to be closer to his family in California. Williams is from San Diego originally. He averaged 11.0 points and 2.3 assists per game. Long Beach State coach Dan Monson said he […]
Florida Atlantic: Jarvis Returns to Coaching
Jarvis Returns to Coaching: Florida Atlantic has hired Mike Jarvis to be the Owls’ next coach. Jarvis has been out of coaching since St. John’s fired him in 2003. Jarvis has experience as the head coach of St. John’s and George Washington. He also coached Patrick Ewing in high school. […]
Louisville: Caracter Is Academically Ineligible
Caracter Is Academically Ineligible: Louisville coach Rick Pitino had declared Derrick Caracter academically ineligible. Caracter announced he would enter the NBA Draft in March, and Pitino thought a professional career might help Caracter mature. But Caracter has decided to return school, and Pitino doesn’t think he’s a good fit for […]
TCU: Charges Against Horned Frogs Dropped
Charges Against Horned Frogs Dropped: Two former TCU players won’t face prosecution for sexual assault charges after prosecutors dropped the charges. However, Virgil Taylor and Shannon Behling could still face prosecution if new evidence surfaces. The two were accused of raping an unconscious 18-year-old woman in a dorm room after […]
Marquette: McNeal Returns to Fulfill Goals
McNeal Returns to Fulfill Goals: Marquette junior guard Jerel McNeal has pulled his name out of the NBA Draft. McNeal said he considered his options and decided that he still had collegiate goals that he’d like to fulfill. McNeal averaged 14.9 points, 3.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He […]
Indiana: Crean Continues to Clean House
Crean Continues to Clean House: Indiana coach Tom Crean has dismissed freshman forward Brandon McGee, leaving the Hoosiers with only three returning players from former coach Kelvin Sampson’s last squad. McGee averaged 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds per game. With McGee off the team, the only holdovers are Jordan Crawford, […]
Alabama: Gee Decides to Return to Tide
Gee Decides to Return to Tide: Alabama junior forward Alonzo Gee will not remain in the NBA Draft. After getting feedback from scouts, Gee has decided to return for his senior season. He averaged about 15 points and seven rebounds per game last season for the Crimson Tide. [5/23/08]
