2008-09 Conference Capsules.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »2008-09 Conference Capsules. SOUTHLAND 07-08 CHAMPIONS: x-Lamar; Stephen F. Austin. y-Texas-Arlington. POSTSEASON TEAMS: NCAA: Texas-Arlington. NIT: Stephen F. Austin. PRESEASON POLL: East: Stephen F. Austin; Northwestern State; Southeastern Louisiana; McNeese State; Nicholls State; Central Arkansas. West: Texas-Arlington; Lamar; Sam Houston State; Texas-San Antonio; ...
Mills ready for sophomore season leading Gaels.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Mills ready for sophomore season leading Gaels. Patty Mills made quite a name for himself nationally with his standout freshman season and NCAA appearance with Saint Mary's College. Then, he took that one step farther with an impressive performance for Australia ...
UNC Hansbrough out with shin injury.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »UNC Hansbrough out with shin injury. North Carolina star Tyler Hansbrough is out of practice indefinitely with a stress reaction condition in his right shin. The reigning Associated Press player of the year did not practice Thursday. Instead, he underwent an ...
UCLA seeking its 4th straight berth in Final Four.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »UCLA seeking its 4th straight berth in Final Four. UCLA hopes the fourth time will be the charm. The Bruins became just the fourth school to reach the Final Four in three straight years last spring, but the NCAA's all-time leader ...
Preseason story line No 12: New coaches.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Preseason story line No 12: New coaches. In some cases there are big-time faces in new places such as Tom Crean at Indiana, Mike Montgomery at California and Trent Johnson at LSU. Others schools hired high-profile assistants and are giving ...
NCAA ends early version of Midnight Madness.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »NCAA ends early version of Midnight Madness. The NCAA's board of directors is ending the practice of early Midnight Madness practices because it believes it could give schools a recruiting advantage. The emergency legislation, passed Thursday, is designed to close a loophole ...
Xavier clear favorite in Atlantic 10.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Xavier clear favorite in Atlantic 10. With an influx of freshman talent and plenty of returning experience, a season after it won 30 games and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, how could Xavier be anything but ...
Curry back and Davidson is looking for more.
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Curry back and Davidson is looking for more. Stephen Curry thought it was a little odd when coach Bob McKillop began Davidson's opening practice last month by putting 16 seconds on the clock. "I brought it up and we didn't even run ...
Preseason story line No 13: Starting over.
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »Preseason story line No 13: Starting over. Nobody inherited less to work with in terms of personnel than new Indiana coach Tom Crean. Seven players either transferred or were kicked off the team in the fallout following the messy resignation of ...
FSU routs LCC in exhibition opener.
Thursday, October 30th, 2008 Posted in NCAA basketball news, NCAA college basketball | No Comments »FSU routs LCC in exhibition opener. Senior guard Toney Douglas led all scorers with 20 points in a 101-43 exhibition victory for Florida State over LCC International University on Wednesday night at the Donald L. Tucker Center. While the Lithuanian-based ...
