SEC 2005-06 Preview by Ryan Glenn Some people say that the SEC is in a slump. They may be right, but when you have this much young talent, you are bound to do something right. Kentucky is, as usual, predicted to win the conference. With Patrick Sparks and Rajon Rondo […]
Month: November 2005
Arkansas: Heath Forgives Ferguson
Heath Forgives Ferguson: Arkansas coach Stan Heath has reinstated senior guard Eric Ferguson after dismissing him from the team earlier this month. Ferguson was arrested for a DUI earlier this month, and he has a prior arrest for bad driving. Heath said that he and Ferguson had a long talk, […]
Cincinnati: Moore Time on the Sidelines
Moore Time on the Sidelines: Cincinnati senior guard Chadd Moore will miss the next four games because the NCAA declared him ineligible after he played in a summer league without getting clearance from a medical hardship. Moore preserved a year of eligibility by quitting the team last season to focus […]
South Florida: Bulls Run Into Disaster
Bulls Run Into Disaster: As if being the weakest link in the Big East uber-conference weren’t bad enough, South Florida must deal with an injury-depleted lineup. The Bulls beat Alcorn State 69-52 in the team’s opener Friday, but the team may have lost starting point guard Collin Dennis for some […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Early Season Notes by Brad Best Portland Takes a Beating in Charity Tournament: The Portland Pilots, picked by the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll to finish third in conference, looked anything but impressive in the Lubbock Regional of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. On Thursday, […]
Seton Hall: Nutter Sits but Pirates Win
Nutter Sits but Pirates Win: Seton Hall suspended junior guard Jamar Nutter for one game because he violated a team rule. Embattled coach Louis Orr did not specify the violation. Without Nutter in the lineup, sophomore guard Brian Laing excelled, scoring a career high 15 points in the Pirates’ 75-72 […]
Providence: Friars Will Start Without White
Friars Will Start Without White: Providence will be without sophomore forward DeSean White to start the season, according to a source. White sustained a foot injury prior to the Friars’ exhibition games and is still walking in a boot. Last season, White averaged 5.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game […]
Boston College: McLain Won’t See Sin City
McLain Won’t See Sin City: Boston College head coach Al Skinner said that suspended forward Akida McLain will be out at least past the team’s upcoming trip to Las Vegas. After the Eagles’ 80-61 win over Dartmouth on Friday, Skinner said that McLain will not travel with the team to […]
Boston College Outlook
Eagles Ready to Fly High in ACC Debut by Phil Kasiecki CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The new era began in style at Boston College, unofficially anyway. The ACC’s newest members made it look easy in blowing out St. Michael’s on Sunday night in their lone exhibition game. The Eagles enter […]
Conversation with Travis Ford
A Conversation with Massachusetts head coach Travis Ford by Adam Shandler Travis Ford. Name ring a bell? It should. Just a little over a decade ago the Kentucky point guard sharpshot the Wildcats to three straight NCAA tourney appearances, including the Final Four in 1993. Nowadays, Ford is known more […]
