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KU’s junior guard, Tyshawn Taylor has just been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, according to coach Bill Self.
“Although we are disappointed in Tyshawn, he will remain a member of our team and practice with our team until he is reinstated for competition,” Self said in a statement.
The loss of Taylor comes at [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 12:09 pm
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This is exactly what Nebraska would like to do to all of its conference opponents, but for now, they’ll settle with handing No. 2 Texas just their 4th loss in 27 games in Lincoln. Nebraska is on its way out of the Big 12 and would like nothing more than to leave the league with [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 9:20 pm
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While No. 13 UConn lagged Friday night, the No. 16 Louisville Cardinals surged. Led by Peyton Siva’s 15 points and freshman Gorgui Dieng’s double double of 13 points and 12 rebounds, Louisville beat UConn 71-58. The AP reports:
The Cardinals (20-7, 9-5 Big East) bounced back from a loss at Cincinnati on Wednesday by harassing UConn [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Filed under Conneticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, NCAA Basketball · Tagged Big East, cardinals, double double, Gorgui Dieng, Huskies, Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, Kemba Walker, Louisville, NCAA Basketball, Peyton Silva, uconn
It’s coming down to do or die time in the NCAA. It won’t be long before league tournaments are here and we’re all in a scramble to fill out our brackets. Tuesday showcased the usual suspects on their way to a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Missouri, no doubt, holds onto their spot at #20 [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 1:50 am
Filed under Kansas Jayhawks, Michigan State Trojans, Missouri Tigers, NCAA Basketball · Tagged Big Monday, Charles Jenkins, college basketball, college hoops, Denmon, Hoftstra, James Bell, K-State, Kansas, kansas jayhawks, Kansas State, KU, loss, Marcus Denmon, Men's basketball, michigan state, Mike Moore, Missouri, Missouri Tigers, MU, MU Tigers, NCAA Basketball, ohio state, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, tigers, Villanova, wildcats, William & Mary, William Buford, wisconsin
As much as it pains this good Missouri boy to write this, the #2 ranked Kansas Jayhawks handed it to the #19 Missouri Tigers tonight on Big Monday. After a close first half, the game got away from MU and ended in a bit of a laugher. And right now the entire college basketball world [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Monday, February 7, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Filed under Kansas Jayhawks, Missouri Tigers, NCAA Basketball · Tagged 103-83, big 12, Big 12 Tournament, Big Monday, ESPN 2011, Kansas, kansas jayhawks, KU Jayhawks, Missouri, Missouri Tigers, MU Tigers, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Tournament, No. 19 Tigers, No. 2 Jayhawks, Rock Chalk, Rock Chalk Jayhawk, win
Sure it was only warm-ups, but you just don’t see this stuff very often. At best, it’s that once-in-a-lifetime shot for a million bucks during some goofy half-time promotion. Sullinger, however, makes it look a lot more like skill…if that’s possible. He’s used to shooting deep, according to The Big Lead. Except for the shooting [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Filed under NCAA Basketball, OSU Cowboys, big 12 · Tagged amazing, awesome shot, backward shot, backwards, basketball, big 12, college hoops, half-court shot, Jared Sullinger, ncaa, NCAA Basketball, oklahoma state, Oklahoma State Cowboys, OSU, overhead shot, Sullinger, video, warm-ups
Who says the NCAA doesn’t have standards? Proving that academics does still hold some value in college, the association has declared top University of Missouri recruiting prospect Tony Mitchell ineligible. According to Sports Illustrated:
The 6-foot-8 forward from Dallas was considered one of the top high school prospects in the nation after averaging 20.5 points [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 5:05 pm
Filed under NCAA Basketball Recruiting, Uncategorized · Tagged Dallas basketball, Mizzou, Mizzou Tigers, NCAA Basketball, prospect, recruiting, tigers, Tony Mitchell, top recruit, University of Missouri
In the heat of the moment, coaches say all kinds of things to their players. And when you’re a coach like the University of Kentucky’s basketball coach, John Calipari, you’re even more likely to tip the vessel of profanity laced tirades.
According to several sources including Sports Enterprise Columnist, Dan Wolken, Coach Calipari called freshman Terrance [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 12:18 am
Filed under John Calipari, Kentucky Wildcats, Uncategorized · Tagged basketball, Calipari, cussing, John Calipari, NCAA Basketball, profanity, selfish, Terrance Jones, UK, university of kentucky, wildcats
Fredette scored 47 points and Jackson Emery set the BYU steals record as the Cougars hammered the Utah Utes 104-79. BYU (17-1 and #11 in the AP) has now won eight of its last nine against Utah. According to ESPN:
The Utes (7-10, 0-3) came out determined to match BYU’s intensity, and led 15-10 and 23-19.
Then [...]
Posted by Hrothgar Santana on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Filed under BYU Cougars, NCAA Basketball, Uncategorized, Utah Utes · Tagged 47, 47 points, basketball, byu, Cougars, Danny Ainge, Devin Durant, Jackson Emery, Jimmer Fredette, Michael Smith, mountain west, ncaa, NCAA Basketball, Utah, Utes
It took weeks and months but the NCAA finally ruled today that Turkish center Enes Kanter will not be eligible to play for the Kentucky Wildcats for accepting $33,000 in cash for playing for a professional team in Turkey during the 2008/9 season.
“Enes took advantage of an opportunity to play at the highest level available [...]
Posted by Joshua Holmes on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Filed under Enes Kanter, Kentucky Wildcats, NCAA Basketball · Tagged Enes Kanter, John Calipari, josh shelby, kansas jayhawks, kentucky wildcats, NCAA Basketball, ncca, university of kentucky