Northwestern Center’s Career Appears Over: Northwestern senior center Mike Thompson, a former McDonald’s All-American who transferred from Duke, is probably done playing basketball after he left the Wildcats. Doctors recently diagnosed Thompson with arrhythmia, a heart condition that produced flu-like symptoms in recent weeks, causing the 6-10 center to miss […]
Month: December 2005
Illinois: Illini Guard Down With Mysterious Injury
Illini Guard Down With Mysterious Injury: Illinois freshman guard Chester Frazier will miss four to eight weeks while recovering from a slight tear in his thigh. Leg injuries are common in basketball, but no one knows when, where or how Frazier suffered the injury. After completing a rigorous practice Monday, […]
Houston: Houston Is a Site for Sore Eyes
Houston Is a Site for Sore Eyes: Houston junior guard Lanny Smith will likely miss the Cougars’ game against Sam Houston State Saturday after a teammate poked him in the eye during practice. Smith is one of the most effective point guards so far this season, averaging 8.8 assists per […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Zach Smart Bobcats Improve To 4-2 with Victory over Red Raiders HAMDEN, Conn. – The expression “Be a senior” is one coined by a former University of South Carolina-Spartanburg (USC Upstate) coach named Chris Ward. Ward, who helped resurrect an ailing program during his stay as […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best USF lances Bobby Knight’s Red Raiders Coming off a four-point loss to Pacific on November 30 and riding a three-game losing streak, the University of San Francisco Dons didn’t appear to be much of a threat to Texas Tech. But the Dons turned […]
Georgetown: Cancer Touches Another Legendary Coaching Family
Cancer Touches Another Legendary Coaching Family: Last night’s Jimmy V Classic, benefiting cancer research, hits home a little harder for Georgetown coach John Thompson III. His wife, Monica, has breast cancer and underwent surgery shortly after Thanksgiving. The family is keeping most details private, but Thompson acknowledged the situation and […]
Hawaii: Rainbow Warrior Returns to Hawaii as Assistant
Rainbow Warrior Returns to Hawaii as Assistant: Former Hawaii guard Alika Smith has returned to the Rainbow Warrior sidelines as an assistant coach. Coach Riley Wallace hired Smith to replace Bob Burke, who left the island to accept an assistant coaching position with the Portland Trail Blazers. In his first […]
North Carolina: Tar Heels Bank on Wachovia
Tar Heels Bank on Wachovia: The University of North Carolina and Charlotte-based banking giant Wachovia have agreed to an eight-year partnership in which the bank will post signs in stadiums and arenas in exchange for funding for Tar Heel athletics. Wachovia will have three displays in the Dean E. Smith […]
Oklahoma State: Sutton Moves to Fifth
Sutton Moves to Fifth: Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton moved to No. 5 on the list of all-time coaching victories after the Cowboys beat SMU 64-54 last weekend. He passed Lefty Driesell with win No. 787, trailing only Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Bob Knight and Jim Phelan. Sutton has 988 […]
Duquesne: Shoulder Injury Doesn’t Slow Duquesne Star, Yet
Shoulder Injury Doesn’t Slow Duquesne Star, Yet: Duquesne junior forward Kieron Achara hurt his shoulder several weeks ago in a scrimmage against Cleveland State, and it could force him to miss some time. He had an MRI last week to determine the source of pain in his shoulder. Doctors will […]
