Champions Academy: Building Players One Fundamental At A Time, Part I by Bill Kintner ZIONSVILLE, Ind. – “Pull up, create space and attack!” Those were the instructions that Ed Schilling barked out to former Eastern Illinois great Josh Gomes on the court at Eagle Church in Zionsville, located just a […]
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Wright State’s Celebration
Raider fans enjoy long overdue celebration by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – It is a beautiful Selection Sunday and the temperature outside is around 60 degrees, but for the 1,200 or so fans that gathered at the Nutter Center, there is no place that they would rather be than supporting […]
NCAA Excuses
Some help getting off work to watch the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Bill Kintner If you have worked for the same employer for awhile, you have probably gone through most of your best excuses for taking off work for the NCAA Tournament. Let’s face it: your grandparents […]
MAC Championship Recap
Mid-American Conference Championship Recap by Bill Kintner CLEVELAND – As the game ended, Miami coach Charlie Coles jumped into the air as his RedHawks had just won on a last-second shot to beat Akron 53-52. As the team, cheerleaders and fans ran onto the court to celebrate the win, the […]
MAC Semifinal Recaps
Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinal Recap by Bill Kintner CLEVELAND – Each day, the crowds get progressively bigger and for tonight’s games the arena is about half-full at the start of the first game and packed with 13,000 people by the second game. One of the downsides about playing in a […]
MAC Quarterfinal Recaps
Mid-American Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Recap by Bill Kintner CLEVELAND – On of the more interesting things to happen yesterday on a rather uneventful day was Bowling Green coach Dan Dakich’s entertaining “farewell” press conference, or maybe it was just a “media availability.” I don’t know if it is his last. […]
MAC Opening Round Recaps
Mid-American Conference Tournament Opening Round Recap by Bill Kintner CLEVELAND – This year there are some changes at the Mid-American Conference Tournament. For one, all games are in Cleveland at the Quicken Loans Arena (formerly Gund Arena), as in the past there would be opening round games at campus sites. […]
Horizon Championship Recap
Horizon League Championship Recap by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – It was 90 minutes before game time and the upper lot outside the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University was already filled. There were TV satellite trucks parked all round the outside and people hawking […]
Ralph’s In The House
Just Like the Good Old Days in Dayton by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – Former coach Ralph Underhill is the man most associated with basketball at Wright State, and he was sitting in the third row behind the Raider bench for the Horizon League semifinal games at the Nutter Center. […]
Horizon League Semifinal Recap
Horizon League Tournament Semifinal Recap by Bill Kintner DAYTON, Ohio – Three games played, 415 points scored, one win for each team and one point separates the two teams. It came down to just one possession in overtime, and on that possession Butler’s defense was able to collapse on Loyola’s […]
