Ducks Clip Brooks’ Wings for Two Games: Oregon suspended junior guard Aaron Brooks for two games, effective next season, because he hit Washington’s Ryan Appleby with a forearm during the teams’ quarterfinal match up in the Pac-10 Tournament last week. Appleby needed six stitches to close the wound. Brooks will […]
Month: March 2006
Wright State: Ohio State Investigation Takes Down Biancardi
Ohio State Investigation Takes Down Biancardi: Wright State coach Paul Biancardi announced yesterday that he will resign as the Raiders’ coach. The NCAA had slapped him with a one-and-a-half year ban on recruiting after the organization determined his role in unethical practices at Ohio State while he worked for former […]
Villanova: Ray Clear to Play
Ray Clear to Play: Just days after a gruesome and frightening injury, Villanova senior guard Allan Ray received word from doctors that he can fully practice and play with the team. During the Big East Tournament semifinals vs. Pittsburgh, Carl Krauser accidentally poked Ray in the eye while the two […]
Temple: Chaney to Retire
Chaney to Retire: ESPN.com is reporting that Temple head coach John Chaney will announce this morning that he will retire. The 74-year-old coach is a Hall of Famer and has posted a 516-252 record at Temple and has 741 wins as a college head coach. More details will come later […]
NCAA, NIT Selection Errors
NCAA To Smaller Conferences: Season Doesn’t Matter by Phil Kasiecki When it comes to postseason play, it now seems painfully clear that the NCAA just wants to shill for the six power conferences. It wasn’t enough that they dropped the ball a couple of times with the NCAA Tournament; they […]
Joe Lunardi, Atlantic 10 Final Notes
Part 2 With Joe Lunardi, and A-10 Championship Notes by Bill Kintner CINCINNATI – This was an incredible final game between Xavier and Saint Joseph’s that went down to the final shot. This is part II of the Joe Lunardi interview. BK: How about the NIT? Are you up on […]
Joe Lunardi, Atlantic 10 Semifinal Notes
Sights and sounds of the Atlantic 10 Tournament – Day Three by Bill Kintner CINCINNATI – The semifinals are over, the table is set for an exciting championship game that includes the hometown team. In the meantime, I sat down with ESPN’s doctor of bracketology, Joe Lunardi to talk about […]
Big Ten: Big Ten Conference Championship
Big Ten Conference Championship: No. 2 Iowa snuck past No. 1 Ohio State 67-60 to win the Big Ten Conference championship. Senior guard Jeff Horner led the Hawkeyes with 16 points and nine assists, and three other Iowa players reached double figures in scoring. Iowa shut down Ohio State, holding […]
Big 12: Big 12 Conference Championship
Big 12 Conference Championship: No. 2 Kansas upset No. 1 Texas to win the Big 12 championship 80-68 as the Jayhawks had five players reach double figures in scoring. Mario Chalmers led the way with 15 points. After the teams battled to a 60-60 with six minutes remaining, Kansas closed […]
Southland Conference: Southland Conference Championship
Southland Conference Championship: No. 1 Northwestern State claimed the Southland Conference championship with a 95-87 victory against No. 2 Sam Houston State. The Demons won the championship despite nearly blowing a double-digit lead with less than five minutes remaining. Northwestern State’s Clifton Lee hit three free throws in the final […]
