Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Picture Taking Shape As the season nears the home stretch, the picture is becoming clearer, with three tiers of four teams battling for position. That said, the picture also got a little muddled over the weekend inside each tier. The top tier has […]
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St. Bonaventure: St. Bonaventure Dismisses Team’s Second Leading Scorer
St. Bonaventure Dismisses Team’s Second Leading Scorer: Zarryon Fereti, St. Bonaventure’s second leading scorer at 12 points per game, was dismissed by coach Anthony Solomon today. No reason was given for the dismissal, but Solomon said that Fereti had “ample opportunity to embrace the philosophies of our program.” Fereti came […]
Gonzaga: Gonzaga Players Arrested for Pot and Mushroom Possession
Gonzaga Players Arrested for Pot and Mushroom Possession: In an absolute shocker, two college kids from the Pacific Northwest have been arrested for marijuana and mushroom possession. Josh Heytvelt and Theo Davis were pulled over by police for a broken taillight, but inspection of the car yielded both pot and […]
McNeese State: NCAA Penalizes McNeese State
NCAA Penalizes McNeese State: McNeese State men’s basketball team and both men’s and women’s track and field programs were penalized for major rules violation. The teams may participate in conference and postseason tournaments or meets. The NCAA accepted all self-imposed penalities recommended by the school. [2/12/07]
Oklahoma State: Woman Injured in Accident with Sutton Seeks $125,000
Woman Injured in Accident with Sutton Seeks $125,000: A woman injured in a drunken driving accident with former Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton, is seeking more than $125,000 in a claim filed with the state. The claim says Teresa Barnard suffered nearly $40,000 in medical expenses. [2/12/07]
Texas A&M: Former Texas A&M Coach Dies at 76
Former Texas A&M Coach Dies at 76: Shelby Metcalf, the former coach of Texas A&M, died after a long illness. He died Thursday at a College Station hospital at 76 years old. In 27 seasons as coach of the Aggies, he recorded a career record of 438-306. Metcalf’s teams went […]
UCLA: UCLA Decides on Architectural Firm for Renovation
UCLA Decides on Architectural Firm for Renovation: UCLA chose a firm to prepare preliminary renovation and expansion designs for Pauley Pavilion. The school wants to dedicate the renovated arena on what would be coach John Wooden’s 100th birthday. It chose HOK Sports of Kansas City, Mo., to complete the restorations. […]
Saturday Notebook
Pecora Reaches Milestone, Pride Finally Win in Fairfax by Phil Kasiecki FAIRFAX, Va. – Tom Pecora remembers the early days of his head coaching career, and they weren’t pretty. The days are certainly better for him now, as he picked up his 100th career victory with Hofstra’s 68-60 win at […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Ryan Glenn As the wild ride continues in the SEC, the match-ups on Saturday could have the biggest impact on the conference thus far. In what could be called ‘Separation Saturday”, the winners might show us what to expect in the weeks leading up to March. All […]
Conversation With NJIT Coach Sal Casciano
The Higlanders Go HigherA Conversation with NJIT Coach Jim Casciano by Adam Shandler Savannah State. North Dakota State. UC Davis. These are just a few schools to make the jump to Division I, albeit without conference affiliation, after years of at least moderate success at the Division II level. The […]
