Personnel Issues Remain for Blue Demons: Depaul’s lineup shuffle continued in Saturday night’s 76-75 loss at Providence, as three regular starters did not start the game. Junior Sammy Mejia, who scored a career-high 30 points in the defeat, along with sophomore Draelon Burns and freshman Jabari Currie, all came off […]
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North Dakota State: Bison Prove Any Team Can Win
Bison Prove Any Team Can Win: On paper, scheduling Division I newcomer North Dakota State sounds like a joke, or a chance to give a young team an opportunity to learn to play together without risking a loss. But the Bison proved that any team can beat any other team, […]
NCAA: Goliathes Felled
Goliathes Felled: College basketball’s three remaining unbeaten teams are no longer chasing perfection. Duke, Florida and Pittsburgh all lost yesterday, ending any premature talk that one of those teams could run the table. As the No. 1 team in the land, Duke’s loss was by far most surprising. But Florida’s […]
MEAC Notebook
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Notebook by Courtney Eiland MEAC Celebrates Dr. King Day by Airing Three Nationally Televised Games The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day by having three of its games nationally televised on ESPNU. With this honor being firsts for many of the teams, […]
Utah: Struggling Utes Sit Leading Scorer
Struggling Utes Sit Leading Scorer: Utah coach Ray Giacoletti suspended senior forward Bryant Markson, who leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game. Giacoletti did not explain the details of the suspension, saying that he decided to sit Markson for today’s game against UNLV because of disciplinary reasons. […]
NCAA: NCAA Programs Graduate Students
NCAA Programs Graduate Students: When the NCAA initiated academic performance standards a couple of years ago, it sought to improve the image of student-athletes. Data now supports the program’s success. According to a recent report, 76 percent of all student-athletes graduate within six years of enrolling at a school. That […]
Xavier: Finn Finishes Rough Breakup
Finn Finishes Rough Breakup: Xavier senior point guard Dedrick Finn survived a hard fall to the court during last night’s overtime win against Cincinnati. He has also survived possible legal trouble after his ex-girlfriend accused him of stealing her dog. Finn was charged with stealing a pug when the two […]
Colorado State: Ram’s Toughness Punished
Ram’s Toughness Punished: Colorado State junior point guard Cory Lewis must sit out the Rams’ game against TCU tomorrow because he punched an opponent during the team’s loss to UNLV Wednesday. Lewis punched the Rebels’ Dustin Villepigue, who said that he didn’t do anything instigate the incident. According to NCAA […]
Arizona: Wildcats Down Second Guard in Two Days
Wildcats Down Second Guard in Two Days: Arizona lost a second important member of its backcourt for the second consecutive day. Sophomore guard Jawann McClellan had surgery to repair an injured wrist, which will force him to miss the remainder of the season. McClellan had earned a spot in the […]
WAC Notebook
Western Athletic Conference Notebook by Mitch McLaughlin Entering the 2005-06 season, all of the focus on the Western Athletic Conference was on the team that was picked by everyone to at least represent the conference in the Big Dance this March. That team, the Nevada Wolf Pack, was well on […]
