The Morning Dish – Friday, October 10th No Thanks: Todd Turner, seven-year AD at Vanderbilt before school chancellor Gordon Gee eliminated the athletic department, has said ‘no thanks’ to a new position serving under Gee as the schools special assistant for athletic and academic reforms. Gee had absorbed the athletic […]
Conference Notes
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, October 9th NIT Payback: The National Invitation Tournament is working to get back cash given to teams that used ineligible players. Minnesota is close to an agreement on compensation for using ineligible players in their 1996 and 1998 NIT appearances. The Minnesota academic scandal also […]
WAC Offseason Recap
WAC Offseason Recap by Phil Dailey The State of the WAC The Western Athletic Conference as we know it might becoming to a crossroad yet again in the next year or so. For now, Tulsa, Rice and Southern Methodist will remain a fixture in the conference. For those of you […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, October 7th Indiana Wins: Yesterday Monroe (Indiana) Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Todd ruled in favor of the University of Indiana, thus ending the Bobby Knight lawsuit in Bloomington. The school’s motion for a summary judgment was granted, which effectively ended Knight’s wrongful termination suit without […]
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The Morning Dish – Monday, October 6th Collison Out: Not that we cover much NBA news here in Hoopville, but we do monitor some of our recently departed NCAA studs as they make the transition to the “bigs”. That being said, former Kansas forward Nick Collison, the Sonics’ 12th overall […]
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The Morning Dish – Saturday, October 4th Gator Transfer: Florida sophomore center Mario Boggan has announced that he is transferring from Florida. Boggan, a 6-6, 290 forward/center that averaged 2.3 points and 2 rebounds in 16 games last season, stated that he wanted to transfer to get more playing time. […]
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The Morning Dish – Friday, October 3rd Patriots Act: Six George Mason student athletes have been suspended for violations of team rules and policies. Two of the men’s basketball team, sophomore forward Trent Wurtz and senior guard Richard Tynes, along with four members of the women’s basketball team will miss […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, October 2nd Jayhawk Down: Kansas junior guard Keith Langford will be out for the next three weeks following knee surgery on Tuesday. Langford, the leading returning scorer for the Jayhawks, had an MRI reveal some cartilage damage in his knee, and Langford and the Kansas […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, October 1st Bulldog Down: Gonzaga junior forward Ronny Turiaf will be out three weeks after suffering a stress fracture in his right ankle during a workout yesterday. Turiaf, who was fifth in the West Coast Conference in scoring with 15.6 points per game, along with […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, September 30th He’s Back: Former Georgia head coach Jim Harrick has been hired as a scout and coaching consultant for the NBA’s Denver Nuggets. Harrick resigned as head coach of the Bulldogs in March following charges of academic fraud and illegal payments to players, causing […]
