Tide Turns Even Shallower: Alabama sophomore guard Justin Jonus has left the Crimson Tide and will leave the school in search of a program willing to play him for more minutes. Jonus’ departure leaves coach Mike Gottfried with only three guards on the active roster. Starting point guard Ronald Steele […]
Month: January 2006
New Orleans: Privateer Jumps Ship
Privateer Jumps Ship: New Orleans junior guard Wayne Williams has left the Privateers, saying he doesn’t want to play basketball anymore. He also plans to leave the school, which Hurricane Katrina ravaged shortly before school started last fall. The Privateers will miss Williams’ production because he averaged 15.5 points and […]
Maryland: McCray’s Career at Maryland Ends
McCray’s Career at Maryland Ends: Maryland senior guard Chris McCray won’t suit up again for the Terrapins because he is academically ineligible for the second semester. McCray apparently didn’t complete at least six credit hours last semester, which is one of the NCAA’s new standards for all student-athletes. The rules […]
Houston: Penders Collapses During Cougars’ Game
Penders Collapses During Cougars’ Game: Houston coach Tom Penders, usually energetic and lively, had a frightening incident during yesterday’s loss at Alabama-Birmingham. Penders collapsed to the floor near the end of the first half after the Blazers scored on a layup and the officials called a foul. Penders jumped out […]
DePaul: Personnel Issues Remain for Blue Demons
Personnel Issues Remain for Blue Demons: Depaul’s lineup shuffle continued in Saturday night’s 76-75 loss at Providence, as three regular starters did not start the game. Junior Sammy Mejia, who scored a career-high 30 points in the defeat, along with sophomore Draelon Burns and freshman Jabari Currie, all came off […]
NCAA: Goliathes Felled
Goliathes Felled: College basketball’s three remaining unbeaten teams are no longer chasing perfection. Duke, Florida and Pittsburgh all lost yesterday, ending any premature talk that one of those teams could run the table. As the No. 1 team in the land, Duke’s loss was by far most surprising. But Florida’s […]
North Dakota State: Bison Prove Any Team Can Win
Bison Prove Any Team Can Win: On paper, scheduling Division I newcomer North Dakota State sounds like a joke, or a chance to give a young team an opportunity to learn to play together without risking a loss. But the Bison proved that any team can beat any other team, […]
Pittsburgh at Rutgers
Panthers Keep Unblemished Record in Tough Road Setting by Ray Floriani PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 9 Pitt took an unblemished record into the confines of the RAC on Wednesday evening. Rutgers entered he game excited about the possibility of an upset. The Scarlet Knights took Villanova into overtime a week […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll They are back Ten straight wins (including a perfect 6-0 MAAC record), blemishing some spotless records, and vindicating predictors will put you back in the spotlight. For now that spotlight rests squarely on the Manhattan Jaspers. Manhattan is in the midst of […]
Utah: Struggling Utes Sit Leading Scorer
Struggling Utes Sit Leading Scorer: Utah coach Ray Giacoletti suspended senior forward Bryant Markson, who leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game. Giacoletti did not explain the details of the suspension, saying that he decided to sit Markson for today’s game against UNLV because of disciplinary reasons. […]
