Heytvelt’s Return Delayed: Senior forward Josh Heytvelt must wait until December to play again because he will have surgery today to correct a stress fractucre in his right ankle. Heytvelt was suspended in February for drug possession and was allowed to return to the team last month. He averaged 15.5 […]
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Tennessee: Tennessee’s Prince Has Shoulder Surgery
Tennessee’s Prince Has Shoulder Surgery: Tennessee’s J.P. Prince, a sophomore guard, had arthroscopic shoulder surgery and will be out four to six weeks. Prince transfered to Tennessee in December from Arizona and is the cousin of Tayshun Prince of the Detroit Pistons. Prince won’t be eligible to play for the […]
Florida State: Florida State Extends Hamilton’s Contract
Florida State Extends Hamilton’s Contract: Florida State has extended coach Leonard Hamilton’s contract two years, lengthening the deal through 2012. Hamilton, who is in his sixth season at the school, is 87-71 at FSU, but has not yet made an NCAA Tournament appearance. Some people have speculated that his job […]
Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Avery Smith Booted from Wisconsin-Milwaukee Team
Avery Smith Booted from Wisconsin-Milwaukee Team: Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s basketball star Avery Smith was dismissed from the team Wednesday, a day after his suspension. Smith, who last season averaged 15.5 points per game, was suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules before Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s preseason opener against Wisconsin-Parkside on Thursday night. Smith […]
Big East: All Big East Teams to Play in Tournament in 2009
All Big East Teams to Play in Tournament in 2009: The Big East men’s and women’s basketball will no longer leave four teams out of their postseason tournament, deciding to include all 16 conference members beginning in 2009. Teams seeded ninth through 16th will play first. The four winners will […]
Missouri Valley Preview
Missouri Valley Conference 2007-08 Preview by Neal Heston The glass is half full After unprecedented success the last few seasons, the Missouri Valley Conference will rely on a lot of new faces – both on the bench and the court – to continue its nice run. Twenty six players will […]
Patriot League Preview
Patriot League 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki Fresh off its recent excellence, including last season’s solid top-to-bottom showing, the Patriot League hopes to continue its forward surge heading into 2007-08. That’s going to be a tall order, although there should be one very good sign of progress. It starts with […]
MAAC Preview
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2007-08 Preview by Matthew Moll The cyclical nature of amateur sports is painstakingly pronounced in college basketball. This is particularly true in a conference like the MAAC, where small schools, their fans and coaches begrudgingly assume some peak or valley every two to four years. No […]
Off-Season Coaching Changes
A look at the coaching changes by Phil Kasiecki As is usually the case, a number of college basketball head coaching positions saw a change since the end of last season. And as is also the case most years, there were some things that stood out about them. Although many […]
Gardner-Webb: Runnin’ Bulldogs Deliver Season’s First Major Upset
Runnin’ Bulldogs Deliver Season’s First Major Upset: Gardner-Webb will be playing in New York next week after the Runnin’ Bulldogs shocked Kentucky 84-68 in Lexington in the second round of the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. Sophomore guard Grayson Flittner was unstoppable for Gardner-Webb, leading the team with 22 […]
