Month: December 2005

Brown: Ruscoe Hopes to Return Soon

Ruscoe Hopes to Return Soon: Brown senior forward Luke Ruscoe missed his second straight game on Wednesday. The Bears’ second-leading scorer (9.9 ppg) and leading rebounder (6.5 rpg), Ruscoe was a game-time decision with a high ankle sprain and hopes to return in the Bears’ next game, a road date […]

New Mexico: New Mexico’s Box Out

New Mexico’s Box Out: New Mexico junior forward Joel Box has opted not to return to the team after the holiday break. A JuCo transfer, Box figured to be a starter at the beginning of the season, but he has only played a few minutes per game. He is averaging […]

New England Roundup

New England Round-up by Phil Kasiecki As Christmas has just come, here’s a look at what’s going on with many of the New England schools. Most will get right back on the hardwood within a couple of days of the holiday. Huskies can’t finish what they start Northeastern can be […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: Andrew Strait, Montana Eastern Washington Eagles (4-5 overall) Dec. 16: Washington 91, Eastern Washington 74 Dec. 19: Gonzaga 75, Eastern Washington 65 The Eagles could not have had a tougher week in terms of competition, but they can be […]

Cincinnati: Shoulder Injury May Sideline McGowan

Shoulder Injury May Sideline McGowan: Cincinnati junior forward Cedric McGowan might miss tomorrow night’s game against Miami, Ohio, because of a shoulder injury. McGowan dislocated his left shoulder while fighting for a rebound against LSU Friday. The injury limits McGowan’s mobility right now, and the team will make a game-time […]

St. John’s: No Showtime in Holiday Fest

No Showtime in Holiday Fest: Daryll “Showtime” Hill will miss the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden today and tomorrow. The St. John’s junior guard is the Red Storm’s leading scorer and most exciting playmaker. But a nagging knee injury has slowed Hill. He first suffered the injury in November […]

George Washington: Colonials Add Depth Mid-Season

Colonials Add Depth Mid-Season: Already off to a strong start at 8-0, George Washington gained some depth when the Colonials received notice that LSU transfer Regis Koundjia is eligible to play after satisfying academic requirements. Koundjia started 20 games as a freshman at LSU, but he left the school in […]

Indiana Wins, Gets White Back

Hoosiers Avenge Loss To 49ers, White Returns by Zach Smart The Indiana Hoosiers kept seeing flashes of it. It was right there, still fresh in their minds, months and months after Brendan Plavich’s half-court prayer at the buzzer found the bottom of the net and robbed Indiana of the victory. […]

Providence’s Young Talent

Friars’ Young Talent Starts to Emerge by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The young Friars are starting to grow up after their first final exams. In a season sure to have its growing pains, Providence has a roster full of youth. Fourth-year starter Donnie McGrath is the only scholarship senior, […]

Post-NIT Season Tip-Off

What’s Happened Since the Start? by Matthew Moll Three weeks after the tournament formerly known as the Preseason NIT the four teams that qualified to play at Madison Square Garden are a third of a way through their respective seasons and looking ahead to conference play. Two teams are poised […]