Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury was hospitalized Monday for tests after complaining of severe migraines and flu-like symptoms, according to a university spokesman. It was not immediately clear whether Stansbury would be available to coach the Bulldogs in their next game, at Cincinnati on Thursday night. Associate head coach Robert Kirby has taken over in [...]
Posted on December 16th, 2008 by admin
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Utah has suspended guard Luka Drca for two games for an intentional foul committed in a loss to No 4 Oklahoma. Drca tripped Blake Griffin as the Sooners were on a fast break with a 14-point lead early in the second half of Saturday’s game. Oklahoma’s Willie Warren was called for a technical for jawing [...]
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CLEVELAND STATE 72, (11) SYRACUSE 69 SYRACUSE, New York Cedric Jackson banked in a heave from well past halfcourt to give Cleveland State a 72-69 upset of No. 11 Syracuse. Trailing by five points with 2 1/2 minutes remaining, the Orange (9-1) managed to tie the game at 69-69 when Arinze Onuaku rebounded a missed [...]
Posted on December 16th, 2008 by admin
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Three-star Williams ready for more visits. Derrick Williams has a favorite school on his list and a number of others that he is looking closely at. The 6oot-8, 210-pound forward from La Mirada (Calif.) High School is trying to uncover all of the stones before he makes his decision. Williams has visited Washington, Southern Cal [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
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Coach Rick Pitino has four guards. Who at one time or another in their collegiate careers have been full-time starters. What coach in America wouldnt take his chances with that scenario? Last years Cardinals starters, Jerry Smith and Andre McGee, return. McGees emergence forced 2006-07 starter Edgar Sosa to the bench. Coming in to lend [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
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Beverley agent eyeing Europe, D-League. Patrick Beverley’s agent says he’s working on lining up a team for the former Arkansas guard to join in Europe – and that Beverley could also end up in the NBA Development League. “We’re just trying to look through a couple different options for him, European-wise,” said Bernie Lee, who [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
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Montgomery eager to build Cal program. With the first official practice quickly approaching, the round table in Mike Montgomery’s office is covered in paperwork. He’s busy at it, scribbling away. Montgomery recently got rid of the row of red binders filled with basketball plays and practice routines and replaced them with blue folders, clearly more [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
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Someschools off to early start of hoops practice. Kentucky, West Virginia and several other schools plan an early start on Midnight Madness by taking advantage of an NCAA practice rule. The official opening of practice for the 2008-09 season is Oct. 17, but the NCAA has allowed two hours of team workouts per week since [...]
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by admin
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Kanaskie in position to leave a legacy. When Middle Tennessee senior guard Kevin Kanaskie entered the Blue Raider basketball program in 2005, few if any would have guessed he would be on the doorstep of some major milestones three years later. Thats exactly where the senior from State College (Penn.) is today though, with a [...]
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Guards J C Clark and Jamel White were both dismissed. From the Louisiana Tech mens basketball team, the school announced on Monday. The senior Clark and the Nebraska transfer White were both kicked off the team due to a violation of unspecified team rules. Although I am disappointed by these circumstances, there is an expectation [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by admin
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