Sylla to Return to Richmond Athletics: Richmond has reinstated junior Oumar Sylla as a member of the men’s basketball team after pleading guilty to misdemeanor possession of stolen property. The school feels that his 14-game absence from the team was sufficient. Sylla will be back to compete at St. Bonaventure. […]
Month: January 2007
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Entering the second week of 2007, the ACC is diving head-first into conference play. Some teams are looking to make a big splash, while others hope they aren’t in over their heads. Clemson appears ready and willing to swim with the big boys. […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll The MAAC is now fully in its conference schedule. Here is how each team has fared up to this point. 1. Siena Saints (8-5 overall, 4-0 MAAC) Four straight: The Saints’ four-win-to-no-loss conference start has been done so convincingly. As conference play […]
Timberwolves Gatorade Shootout
Top Players Come to Minneapolis For a Day by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Target Center played host Saturday for a day’s worth of high school basketball, pitting six of Minnesota’s best teams against highly-ranked teams from across the nation. The 11th-annual Timberwolves Gatorade Shootout provided twelve hours of […]
Rhode Island Goes To 2-0 In A-10
Rams Pull Out Close One, Off to 2-0 Start by Phil Kasiecki KINGSTON, R.I. – While many were watching a football game played about an hour north, a few diehards came to the Ryan Center and saw their home team improve its nice start in Atlantic 10 play. “They could […]
Nevada: Fazekas Likely Out at San Jose State
Fazekas Likely Out at San Jose State: Nevada’s two-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Nick Fazekas, will likely miss at least one game because of a severe ankle sprain. Fazekas injured his ankle late in the first half of his 15th-ranked Wolf Pack’s 90-86 squeaker against Boise State […]
South Carolina: Gamecocks’ Kelley to Play Despite Arrest
Gamecocks’ Kelley to Play Despite Arrest: South Carolina senior point guard Tre Kelley apologized to teammates for his highway arrest, and coach Dave Odom decided to give him a vote of confidence by starting him at Georgia tonight. Kelley, the Gamecocks’ leading scorer at 16.3 points per game, was arrested […]
Illinois-Chicago: Flames’ White Not So Hot in the Classroom
Flames’ White Not So Hot in the Classroom: Illinois-Chicago junior guard Karl White was declared academically ineligible and will not play for the remainder of the 2006-07 season. The 6-2 White had played in 14 games this year and averaged 4.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. He will try […]
Kansas State: Knee Injury Ends the Hype This Season
Knee Injury Ends the Hype This Season: Bill Walker, a much-heralded 6-6 freshman at Kansas State, will miss the remainder of the season after rupturing his ACL Saturday vs. Texas A&M. Walker was averaging 11.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game with a limited understanding of coach Bob Huggins’ system. […]
Minnesota: Minnesota Center to Miss Iowa Game
Minnesota Center to Miss Iowa Game: Minnesota junior Spencer Tollackson, who was hurt against Wisconsin Saturday, has a hairline fracture in his left hand. He was averaging 12.6 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game. Jonathan Williams and Bryce Webster are expected to fill most of Tollackson’s minutes. [1/10/07]
