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Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Wednesday morning readaround
The Patriot League will announce its all-league team, and hand out individual honors, during a conference call this morning at 11. We will update immediately after the announcement.

Then tonight at 9:15, one of the players expected to garner honors during the conference call, Bucknell senior guard Kevin Bettencourt, will join us for a chat in the Basketball U. chat room.

In the meantime, here's a few stories to fix your hoops jones:

  • Buddy story -- For those who have not heard it before, Lenn Robbins of The New York Post retells the tale of the friendship between Bucknell coach Pat Flannery and his old college teammate, Villanova coach Jay Wright. You will need to log in to read the Post online. Feel free to use the combination of hoop_time@hotmail.com and the password: hooptime. Or register yourself; it is free.

  • Newfound fans -- The Bucknell bandwagon continues to pick up new Bison rooters as the regular season champions roll into the league tournament. The latest trend, fans of bubble teams like California and Kentucky are now rooting for the Bison to win the league tournament. It's not that those folks have something against Holy Cross or Lehigh. They just worry that the Bison could grab one of the precious at-large bids if somebody else wins the Patriot League's automatic bid.

  • Buried treasures -- In the weekly Onions column at College Hoops Net, you'll find praise for Bucknell's defense, concerns about its offense, and analysis or how scholarships have elevated the Patriot League. It is a long column and you will need to scroll a little to get to the Patriot League mentions, but the stuff before it is worth the read.
    • Published at 7:43 AM by Hoop Time.
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