Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Bucknell and Lehigh Begin League Play Strong With most teams five games into the league schedule, Bucknell and Lehigh have started out very strong. The Bison have built an undefeated league mark by, for the most part, rolling over the opposition, having outscored their […]
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America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki It’s Up For Grabs All of sudden, America East is entirely up for grabs, and there’s not much in the way of trends to go with. Two and a half games separate the top six teams. Alone in first place are the Binghamton Bearcats, […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best Gonzaga (15-3 overall, 5-0 WCC) Last week, 2-0 Gonzaga did what good teams do this week: they found a way to take the lead with nine seconds to go in San Diego and hung on for a one-point victory. They looked shaky at […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel 1. San Diego State (10-6, 3-1) (LW: 5) Comment: Yes, I know Air Force beat them, but it was by three on the road. This is a different San Diego State team than at the beginning of the season. Last week’s results: Won […]
St. John’s: Gray Gone in New York
Gray Gone in New York: St. John’s sophomore forward Dexter Gray has decided to complete his college career at another school. He has left the school because of personal reasons, which coach Norm Roberts did not explain in detail. In 15 games, Gray averaged five points and 3.6 rebounds per […]
Kansas: Downs Leaves Kansas to Take Care of Business
Downs Leaves Kansas to Take Care of Business: Kansas freshman forward Micah Downs is done with the Jayhawks. Downs has left the team and plans to leave the school to return to Washington to take care of personal issues. Downs was a McDonald’s All-American in high school and part of […]
Memphis: Smoking Tiger Faces Trouble
Smoking Tiger Faces Trouble: Memphis freshman center Kareem Cooper was arrested last weekend for several marijuana-related charges. In response, Tiger coach John Calipari suspended Cooper indefinitely. Police pulled over Cooper while he was driving on a parkway near Memphis. He crossed the middle line several times and switched lanes without […]
SEC: Florida AD Raises Safety Concerns
Florida AD Raises Safety Concerns: Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley has criticized Tennessee for failing to exercise proper security measures to protect the Gators’ players following the team’s loss in Knoxville. A near-record crowd of more than 24,000 joyous fans poured onto the court following the Volunteers’ 80-76 win against […]
Boston College: Eagles’ Trip to Chapel Hill Turns Deadly
Eagles’ Trip to Chapel Hill Turns Deadly: Boston College will play North Carolina in Chapel Hill for the first time ever tomorrow night, and the team definitely will never forget this trip. Unfortunately, the memorable moment isn’t on the court. The team’s charter bus struck and killed a bicyclist on […]
Michigan: Michigan Hopes Injury Bug Only Bites Once
Michigan Hopes Injury Bug Only Bites Once: Last season, a promising Michigan team ran into disaster when five players who delivered significant contributions missed large portions of the season. Junior guard Lester Abram missed 26 games because of a shoulder injury. Abram may miss time again this season because of […]
