Atlantic 10 Will Have a New Leader: Atlantic 10 commissioner Linda Bruno announced that she will resign effective June 30, 2008 after 14 years on the job. Bruno cited a desire to go for a new challenge in her decision to move on. Her tenure was marked by a number […]
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Washington: Homesick Husky Leaves Washington
Homesick Husky Leaves Washington: Washington sophomore guard Adrian Oliver will leave the school because of family issues. Oliver averages 3.4 points and 11.2 minutes per game for the Huskies. He frequently appeared in Washington’s starting lineup last season. Coach Lorenzo Romar said Oliver thought he could adjust to being away […]
Duke: Ankle Surgery Will End Blue Devil’s Season
Ankle Surgery Will End Blue Devil’s Season: Junior forward Martynas Pocius will miss the remainder of the season because of surgery on his left ankle. Pocius will have surgery in January after the swelling in his ankle subsides. The junior reserve first injured the ankle during the summer and aggravated […]
Indiana: Indiana’s Gordon Leaves Game With Apparent Hip Injury
Indiana’s Gordon Leaves Game With Apparent Hip Injury: Indiana freshman star Eric Gordon left the game after falling hard during the Hoosiers’ win vs. Tennessee State. Gordon, who is second in the nation in scoring at close to 27 points a game, fell late in the first half. He briefly […]
Arkansas State: Arkansas State’s Banks Suspended Indefinitely
Arkansas State’s Banks Suspended Indefinitely: Arkansas State guard Adrian Banks, who has been averaging 21 points a game for the Indians, was suspended indefinitely by coach Dickey Nutt for a violation of team rules. A senior, Banks had started all six games so far for Arkansas State and had hit […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: Matt Howard, Butler. Howard, a freshman, scored a game-high 23 points and had seven rebounds off the bench in the Bulldogs’ 65-46 victory over Ohio State. Butler Bulldogs (7-0 overall) Week record: 1-0 Recap Dec. 1 vs. Ohio State – […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Ok, so they’re not the Final Four team of two seasons ago (though exactly two years ago no one in America called that group a Final Four team either). Ok, so in opening 6-2, they’ve played four games at home, four at neutral […]
Kentucky: Gillispie Loses Key Freshman
Gillispie Loses Key Freshman: Kentucky freshman guard Alex Legion has decided to transfer to another school, leaving coach Billy Gillispie without one of the team’s major recruits. Legion is averaging 6.7 points and 17 minutes per game as a key member of Gillispie’s rotation. Legion was a highly regarded recruit […]
Texas Tech: Bob Knight Recovering After Centenary Game
Bob Knight Recovering After Centenary Game: Texas Tech coach Bob Knight isn’t expected to miss any practices or games after leaving at halftime of the Red Raiders’ loss to Centenary. His assistant and son, Pat Knight, said his father had been feeling sick since the team’s trip to Alaska for […]
Providence’s Experience Gives Them An Edge
Experience Lifts Friars in Roller Coaster Game by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – The key to Providence’s 98-89 overtime win over Boston College on Saturday was experience. That might be an obvious guess if one looked at the teams’ rosters – Boston College is inexperienced, while Providence has just one senior […]
