Women’s NCAA Tournament – Second Round Notes by Ray Floriani TRENTON, N.J. – The top seeds moved on in second round action at the NCAA Women’s tournament at Sovereign Bank Arena. The nature of the two games was a bit unexpected. Scores Georgia 73, Hartford 54 Rutgers 82, TCU 48 […]
Month: March 2006
Cincinnati: Bearcats Catch Another Bad Break
Bearcats Catch Another Bad Break: With an already short bench, Cincinnati must face South Carolina in the NIT without two of its starters, Jihad Muhammad and James White, because the school declared them ineligible to play for the remainder of the post-season. Cincinnati officials did not explain the cause for […]
Kansas: …Jayhawk Will Not
…Jayhawk Will Not: Kansas freshman swingman Brandon Rush will stay in school for at least one more year to play college ball. Rush considered entering the NBA Draft directly out of high school last year, but he changed his mind late and ended up in Lawrence. Rush was the Big […]
Missouri: Tiger Tests NBA Value…
Tiger Tests NBA Value…: Missouri junior guard Thomas Gardner will enter the NBA Draft this year, although he may not stay in it. Gardner will follow a growing trend among college basketball players who want to determine their stock before making a life-altering decision. The Big 12’s second-leading scorer will […]
Northern Iowa: Panthers Promote Jacobson
Panthers Promote Jacobson: A day after former Northern Iowa coach Greg McDermott left Cedar Falls to become Iowa State’s head coach, Panther officials named assistant coach Ben Jacobson the team’s new head coach. Jacobson worked under McDermott for six seasons, including the past five at Northern Iowa. He will earn […]
Idaho State: Bengals Tap Veteran JuCo Coach
Bengals Tap Veteran JuCo Coach: Idaho State found its next coach among the ranks of the best junior college coaches. The Bengals hired Joe O’Brien to replace Doug Oliver, who announced in January that he would resign at the end of the season. O’Brien comes to his first Division I […]
Idaho State Names Coach
Bengals Tap O’Brien to Lead by Nick Dettmann IDAHO FALLS, Id. – The Idaho State University Bengals announced Wednesday the school’s new men’s basketball coach. The Bengals hired Joe O’Brien, which was announced at a press conference, as the 20th coach in school history. O’Brien replaces Doug Oliver, who announced […]
Mid-Majors Know How To Win
Mid-majors Know How to Win by Phil Kasiecki What are all those apologists for the power conferences thinking right now? Are they still insisting that a team that finished halfway down the standings in their conference is better than one that finished in the top two or three of another […]
Second Round Notes From Philadelphia
Second Round Notes From Philadelphia by Ray Floriani PHILADELPHIA, PA. – The number one seeds survived. UConn and Villanova were put to the test, challenged in both rounds and responded. Given the upsets that were the norm in other parts of the country, getting the victories and moving on to […]
Lamar: Tubbs Wastes No Time Hiring Successor
Tubbs Wastes No Time Hiring Successor: Lamar athletic director Billy Tubbs, one day removed from resigning as the Cardinals’ coach, promoted assistant coach Steve Roccaforte to the top men’s basketball position. Tubbs brought on Roccaforte three years ago after he had worked as an assistant at Memphis, Wyoming and Centenary. […]
