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Monday, July 31, 2006
Torey Thomas, Holy Cross' standout point guard, had 14 points and 11 assists in Hudson Valley's over Western region in the finals of the men's open division of New York's Empire State Games.
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Former Holy Cross assistant coach Greg Herenda at Elgin (Ill.) Community College.
Herenda spent last season as a color commentator on the YES Network's Ivy League coverage, after five years as an assistant at East Carolina. He was an assistant at Holy Cross from 1989 to 1994 before following George Blaney to Seton Hall.
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Herenda spent last season as a color commentator on the YES Network's Ivy League coverage, after five years as an assistant at East Carolina. He was an assistant at Holy Cross from 1989 to 1994 before following George Blaney to Seton Hall.
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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Express-Times sports editor Ed Laubach has been around the Patriot League since the beginning. He takes a look back at the progress the league has made in and reaches a Virginia Slims conclusion -- it's come a long way.
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Friday, July 28, 2006
We don't normally cover three-on-three tournaments, but we will make an exception for the 17h Annual Peoria Gus Macker event.
Why the interest? Because former Lehigh players Mitch Gilfillan and James Anderson are teaming with John Little and Ben Jacobson from Northern Iowa in the tournament.
Hopefully the Journal Star, which , will provide results after the two-day, 500 team tournament ends Sunday evening.
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Why the interest? Because former Lehigh players Mitch Gilfillan and James Anderson are teaming with John Little and Ben Jacobson from Northern Iowa in the tournament.
Hopefully the Journal Star, which , will provide results after the two-day, 500 team tournament ends Sunday evening.
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Thursday, July 27, 2006
Chris McNaughton may have been cut from the German national team, but Bucknell will still be represented at the FIBA World Championships next month in Japan.
Point guard Abe Badmus has made the Nigerian squad that will compete in the world championships. This is Badmus' second go around with the D Tigers. Last summer he helped Nigeria to a third place finish in the FIBA Africa Cup, which qualified the team for the world championships.
Badmus is currently back in Lewisburg for a few days, working out at Bucknell during a brief break from the Nigerian team's training camp. The team has spent the past few weeks training in Las Vegas and was planning to tune up for the world games at a four-team tournament in Turkey.
Those plans changed due to the ongoing unrest in the Middle East. Instead, the team will re-gather next week in Dallas, where they hope to get some exhibitions with some NBA summer squads before leaving for Japan
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Point guard Abe Badmus has made the Nigerian squad that will compete in the world championships. This is Badmus' second go around with the D Tigers. Last summer he helped Nigeria to a third place finish in the FIBA Africa Cup, which qualified the team for the world championships.
Badmus is currently back in Lewisburg for a few days, working out at Bucknell during a brief break from the Nigerian team's training camp. The team has spent the past few weeks training in Las Vegas and was planning to tune up for the world games at a four-team tournament in Turkey.
Those plans changed due to the ongoing unrest in the Middle East. Instead, the team will re-gather next week in Dallas, where they hope to get some exhibitions with some NBA summer squads before leaving for Japan
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Bucknell fan favorite Holland Mack may have graduated in May, but he has not left the game. Mack, who spent most of his career at Bucknell on the bench, is staying there, but changing home courts. The Paterson, N.J. native has landed a job as the freshman coach at his high school alma mater, Paramus Catholic, where he will also be teaching.
No word yet on a release date for a Paladins anthem, but Mack says the New Jersey school has a lot of talent in the pipeline, some of which he hopes to guide towards Lewisburg in the future.
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No word yet on a release date for a Paladins anthem, but Mack says the New Jersey school has a lot of talent in the pipeline, some of which he hopes to guide towards Lewisburg in the future.
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The Patriot League has a new honor, the Sportsmanship Awards, which will be presented annually to one male and one female athlete. The inaugural winners were , with Lehigh's Joe Knight winning on the male side.
Navy's Meredith Addington, also a basketball player, won the women's honor.
The award is open to athletes in all sports, apparently even those not played under the league umbrella. Each school is allowed to nominate candidates, but only Lehigh, Lafayette and Navy actually did.
There were only two male athletes nominated. Knight was chosen over Lafayette fencer Matthew Ingraham.
The other female nominees were Lisa Fung Kee Fung (Lafayette tennis), Caitlin Carney (Lehigh lacrosse) and Julie Reynolds (Navy soccer).
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Navy's Meredith Addington, also a basketball player, won the women's honor.
The award is open to athletes in all sports, apparently even those not played under the league umbrella. Each school is allowed to nominate candidates, but only Lehigh, Lafayette and Navy actually did.
There were only two male athletes nominated. Knight was chosen over Lafayette fencer Matthew Ingraham.
The other female nominees were Lisa Fung Kee Fung (Lafayette tennis), Caitlin Carney (Lehigh lacrosse) and Julie Reynolds (Navy soccer).
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The German national team for the World Championships to 14 players.
Among the two players cut was Bucknell center Chris McNaughton, who was in his first go around with the senior men's team.
According to reports, German coach Dirk Bauermann deemed the 23-year-old McNaughton and 25-year-old Bjorn Schoo as prospects for future national teams, but too inexperienced for the upcoming FIBA World Championships in Japan.
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Among the two players cut was Bucknell center Chris McNaughton, who was in his first go around with the senior men's team.
According to reports, German coach Dirk Bauermann deemed the 23-year-old McNaughton and 25-year-old Bjorn Schoo as prospects for future national teams, but too inexperienced for the upcoming FIBA World Championships in Japan.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Texas Tech for the coming season. Included on the slate for Bobby Knight's ballclub, a Dec. 23 game in Lubbock with Bucknell. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
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Monday, July 24, 2006
After another DNP in Thursday's loss to Dallas, Bucknell's Charles Lee had a big afternoon in the San Antonio Spurs summer squad's final game at the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City.
Lee played 18:42 in the win over the host Jazz, scoring 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting, including 1-for-1 from three-point range. Lee also had an assist, four steals and a blocked shot, while committing one foul and turning the ball over once. The only weakness in Lee's line -- a 1-for-4 showing at the foul line.
The game was a rematch of sorts for Lee. Arkansas' Ronnie Brewer played for the Jazz. Brewer finished with a team-high 17 points.
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Lee played 18:42 in the win over the host Jazz, scoring 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting, including 1-for-1 from three-point range. Lee also had an assist, four steals and a blocked shot, while committing one foul and turning the ball over once. The only weakness in Lee's line -- a 1-for-4 showing at the foul line.
The game was a rematch of sorts for Lee. Arkansas' Ronnie Brewer played for the Jazz. Brewer finished with a team-high 17 points.
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Patriot League basketball is returning to the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md.
That according to Navy's just released schedule, which shows the Midshipmen facing Brown in the 5,100-seat horse show arena, which used to be the site of the league tournament.
That game is set for Tuesday, Nov. 14. A check of the Academies calendar shows the Bayanihan Phillippine Dancers performing in Alumni Hall that night. That apparently is what prompted the decision to move the game to the barn.
That less than exciting news pretty much is in line with the rest of Navy's out of conference schedule, a ho-hum affair that includes two Division III foes and, potentilly, five schools that had RPIs over 300 last season.
Only two of Navy's opponents were in the top 100 of the RPI last season, Penn (98), which visits Annapolis Dec. 7, and Georgetown (36), which will host the Mids Dec. 23.
Navy opens Nov. 10 in New York against Loyola, Md. (171) at the Coaches vs. Cancer, and will face either host St. John's (137) or North Florida (332) the next day.
Home dates include Brown, which is technically at a neutral site, Maryland-Eastern Shore (310), William & Mary (266), Howard (326), Penn, Yale (197) and Division III softies Delaware Valley and Washington (Md.)
Out of conference road games include those two at the Coaches vs. Cancer, Stony Brook (310), Longwood (314), Georgetown and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which is making its D-I debut this season.
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That according to Navy's just released schedule, which shows the Midshipmen facing Brown in the 5,100-seat horse show arena, which used to be the site of the league tournament.
That game is set for Tuesday, Nov. 14. A check of the Academies calendar shows the Bayanihan Phillippine Dancers performing in Alumni Hall that night. That apparently is what prompted the decision to move the game to the barn.
That less than exciting news pretty much is in line with the rest of Navy's out of conference schedule, a ho-hum affair that includes two Division III foes and, potentilly, five schools that had RPIs over 300 last season.
Only two of Navy's opponents were in the top 100 of the RPI last season, Penn (98), which visits Annapolis Dec. 7, and Georgetown (36), which will host the Mids Dec. 23.
Navy opens Nov. 10 in New York against Loyola, Md. (171) at the Coaches vs. Cancer, and will face either host St. John's (137) or North Florida (332) the next day.
Home dates include Brown, which is technically at a neutral site, Maryland-Eastern Shore (310), William & Mary (266), Howard (326), Penn, Yale (197) and Division III softies Delaware Valley and Washington (Md.)
Out of conference road games include those two at the Coaches vs. Cancer, Stony Brook (310), Longwood (314), Georgetown and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which is making its D-I debut this season.
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Friday, July 21, 2006
Air Force has revealed its
Conspicuously absent are rival service academies Navy and Army. Navy and Air Force had met every season since 1992=93, when Don Devoe restored the inter-academy rivalry to the schedule. Surprisingly, Army and Air Force have met but three times over the years, the last time coming in 1987.
Also of interest to Patriot League fans: Air Force will be in the Cable Car Classic. The schedule shows them facing George Washington in the first round, meaning Colgate will face host Santa Clara in the first round of the four-team event.
With GW and Air Force, two NCAA Tournament teams last season, both expected to be pretty good again this year, Colgate could really boost its RPI if it could win the Cable Car.
As an aside, it looks like Army will open its season in a . The event looks like a three guarantee games deal for Mizzou. In addition to Army, the other teams invited are Stetson (Atlantic Sun Conference,14-18 last season) and North Carolina A&T (MEAC, 6-23). That event is still tentative, according to Missouri coach Mike Anderson.
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Conspicuously absent are rival service academies Navy and Army. Navy and Air Force had met every season since 1992=93, when Don Devoe restored the inter-academy rivalry to the schedule. Surprisingly, Army and Air Force have met but three times over the years, the last time coming in 1987.
Also of interest to Patriot League fans: Air Force will be in the Cable Car Classic. The schedule shows them facing George Washington in the first round, meaning Colgate will face host Santa Clara in the first round of the four-team event.
With GW and Air Force, two NCAA Tournament teams last season, both expected to be pretty good again this year, Colgate could really boost its RPI if it could win the Cable Car.
As an aside, it looks like Army will open its season in a . The event looks like a three guarantee games deal for Mizzou. In addition to Army, the other teams invited are Stetson (Atlantic Sun Conference,14-18 last season) and North Carolina A&T (MEAC, 6-23). That event is still tentative, according to Missouri coach Mike Anderson.
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Thursday, July 20, 2006
Bucknell's Charles Lee, last season's Patriot League Player of the Year, saw significant action in the Tuesday.
Lee, who was a DNP in the spurs first two games at the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City, and played just 1:29 in the third, played 15:37 against Philly, going 2 for 5 from the field for 4 points. Lee had 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, an assist, a blocked shot and one foul.
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Lee, who was a DNP in the spurs first two games at the Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City, and played just 1:29 in the third, played 15:37 against Philly, going 2 for 5 from the field for 4 points. Lee had 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 turnovers, an assist, a blocked shot and one foul.
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No surprise here. Bucknell will travel to Loretto for a game with St. Francis (Pa.) on Nov. 29. The Red Flash announced its schedule yesterday.
The calls the game the gem of St. Francis' home schedule.
Given the difficulty that St. Francis has getting people to visit the remote outpost that is Loretto, it was a pretty obvious duck. In the mountains of western Pa., outside of the thriving burg of Altoona, Loretto basically consists of a Federal prison, the college and a pizza shop. Look him up in a religious dictionary and you will probably find that St. Francis is the patron saint of people lost in the woods.
The Mirror story goes on to mention:
Contrary to the Mirror's statement, Bucknell has hardly lost "most" of its key players. Charles Lee and Kevin Bettencourt were important cogs for sure, but six of the first eight in Pat Flannery's rotation are back.
SFU was 4-21 last season Loretto is never an easy place to play.
This could be an interesting game.
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The calls the game the gem of St. Francis' home schedule.
"That's a game that weÂre excited to get back on schedule," Jones said.What was not mentioned was the fact that this game should have been on Bucknell's schedule last season. It is the return game of a home and home from a game at Bucknell two years ago. After Bucknell's NCAA run that season, St. Francis suddenly could not find room on its schedule for the return visit.
Given the difficulty that St. Francis has getting people to visit the remote outpost that is Loretto, it was a pretty obvious duck. In the mountains of western Pa., outside of the thriving burg of Altoona, Loretto basically consists of a Federal prison, the college and a pizza shop. Look him up in a religious dictionary and you will probably find that St. Francis is the patron saint of people lost in the woods.
The Mirror story goes on to mention:
Jones, entering his eighth season with SFU, picked up his best win two years ago at Bucknell. The teams didn't meet last season, and most of the key players from BucknellÂs two NCAA Tournament teams have graduated.That game was a curiously officiated contest and was played before Bucknell had settled into the rotation that propelled it to its big season. Abe Badmus was still struggling to get back from an injury. John Griffin, then a freshman, started at the point; Donald Brown, a sophomore, was the starter at the four. Darren Mastropaolo was not yet in the rotation.
Contrary to the Mirror's statement, Bucknell has hardly lost "most" of its key players. Charles Lee and Kevin Bettencourt were important cogs for sure, but six of the first eight in Pat Flannery's rotation are back.
SFU was 4-21 last season Loretto is never an easy place to play.
This could be an interesting game.
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Former Lehigh standout Matt Logie is leaving his alma mater to in Ohio. Logie will serve as director of basketball operations and as an academic counselor for the Golden Flashes.
Logie graduated from Lehigh in 2003 after a standout career that included All-Rookie honors as a freshman. A three-time second team all-league pick his other three seasons, Logie finished his career as the Mountain Hawks all-time leader in three-pointers made (262) and ranks seventh in school history and 12th in Patriot League in career scoring (1,524 points) (The KSU release says 11th, but Bucknell's Kevin Bettencourt passed him this season).
Following graduation, Logie spent a season as Billy Taylor's director of basketball operations before becoming a graduate assistant coach the last two seasons.
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Logie graduated from Lehigh in 2003 after a standout career that included All-Rookie honors as a freshman. A three-time second team all-league pick his other three seasons, Logie finished his career as the Mountain Hawks all-time leader in three-pointers made (262) and ranks seventh in school history and 12th in Patriot League in career scoring (1,524 points) (The KSU release says 11th, but Bucknell's Kevin Bettencourt passed him this season).
Following graduation, Logie spent a season as Billy Taylor's director of basketball operations before becoming a graduate assistant coach the last two seasons.
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Monday, July 17, 2006
Sources in Lewisburg have confirmed the earlier report of a Bucknell-George Mason matchup. The game will be played at the Verizon Center (formerly MCI Center) in Washington D.C. as part of the BB&T Classic.
The matchup reportedly was put together by John Feinstein, who is a board member of the Children's Charities Foundation, which benefits from the event. Feinstein is the driving force behind the one-day, six team event. In fact, some fans in the D.C. area have been known to call the BB&T the Feinstein Invitational.
The event's Web site currently lists Maryland and George Washington as other participants. Rumor has it the Terps will face Notre Dame and GW will take on Virginia Tech. Those matchups come from message boards, not published reports or "reputable" sources, so take them with a grain of salt.
Formerly a four-team elimination tournament, the BB&T was retooled last season as a one-day, six teams, three games event. George Washington and Maryland have participated every year since the event started in 1995. Mason will be making its third appearance in the BB&T, Bucknell its first.
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The matchup reportedly was put together by John Feinstein, who is a board member of the Children's Charities Foundation, which benefits from the event. Feinstein is the driving force behind the one-day, six team event. In fact, some fans in the D.C. area have been known to call the BB&T the Feinstein Invitational.
The event's Web site currently lists Maryland and George Washington as other participants. Rumor has it the Terps will face Notre Dame and GW will take on Virginia Tech. Those matchups come from message boards, not published reports or "reputable" sources, so take them with a grain of salt.
Formerly a four-team elimination tournament, the BB&T was retooled last season as a one-day, six teams, three games event. George Washington and Maryland have participated every year since the event started in 1995. Mason will be making its third appearance in the BB&T, Bucknell its first.
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Lehigh's schedule is out, with 13 Stabler Arena dates on tap for the Mountain Hawks.
In addition to the previously posted appearance in the BCA Classic, where they will face Cal State Northridge, Portland State and the host Oregon Ducks, Lehigh will also travel to take on Big East schools Notre Dame and Rutgers.
Those are the biggest names on the slate. The rest of the Mountain Hawks schedule includes Cornell, Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut St. and Columbia at home; Quinnipiac, Harvard, Princeton, Drexel and Monmouth on the road.
Lehigh also has a pair of Division III teams on tap, Swarthmore and Haverford, both at home.
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In addition to the previously posted appearance in the BCA Classic, where they will face Cal State Northridge, Portland State and the host Oregon Ducks, Lehigh will also travel to take on Big East schools Notre Dame and Rutgers.
Those are the biggest names on the slate. The rest of the Mountain Hawks schedule includes Cornell, Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut St. and Columbia at home; Quinnipiac, Harvard, Princeton, Drexel and Monmouth on the road.
Lehigh also has a pair of Division III teams on tap, Swarthmore and Haverford, both at home.
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Bucknell's Charles Lee, last season's Patriot League Player of the Year, was a DNP in the San Antonio Spurs two games last week at the in Salt Lake City.
Lee is one of six Spurs players who have yet to see action. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has played the same 10 guys in both games thus far, a and a .
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Lee is one of six Spurs players who have yet to see action. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has played the same 10 guys in both games thus far, a and a .
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Sunday, July 16, 2006
Hidden deep (second page deep) in an about Billy Taylor and Fran O'Hanlon on the recruiting trail is word that Lafayette point guard Andrew Brown is not returning to Easton after earning All-Rookie honors as a freshman.
Laubach reports Brown has returned to his native Colorado where he will attend a community college. No word on whether or not Brown hopes to return to Lafayette next year.
The column says Lafayette is still deep at guard, which is true. Brown's 3 assists and 9.4 points per game will be missed. Missed more might be his ability to run the point.
Marcus Harley, who was the starter at the point for Lafayette two seasons ago, missed almost all of last season due to injury. If he returns healthy, it will help plug that hole. Harley, who averaged 9.1 ppg as a sophomore, actually was Lafayette's leading returning scorer headed into last season.
Derek Heckendorn, a 5-11 guard who missed all of last season after surgery on both shins, appears to be the likely backup if he is able to return. O'Hanlon's first scholarship recruiting class did not include a point guard.
UPDATED AT 9:10 a.m.: Digging a little more, we found this story was originally of the Express-Times a week ago.
Corky's story said Brown told O'Hanlon he wanted to stay closer to his grandparents, who raised him after his mother died when Brown was young. Also, Corky says Brown is looking at a junior college, not a community college. That could just be semantics, but it would seem to indicate that this is not a situation like the Chones brothers at Colgate, who spent a year at a community college to get their grades up in order to return to Colgate. A Juco would more likely mean a place to play ball for a season before transferring, thus avoiding the need to sit out a full season.
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Laubach reports Brown has returned to his native Colorado where he will attend a community college. No word on whether or not Brown hopes to return to Lafayette next year.
The column says Lafayette is still deep at guard, which is true. Brown's 3 assists and 9.4 points per game will be missed. Missed more might be his ability to run the point.
Marcus Harley, who was the starter at the point for Lafayette two seasons ago, missed almost all of last season due to injury. If he returns healthy, it will help plug that hole. Harley, who averaged 9.1 ppg as a sophomore, actually was Lafayette's leading returning scorer headed into last season.
Derek Heckendorn, a 5-11 guard who missed all of last season after surgery on both shins, appears to be the likely backup if he is able to return. O'Hanlon's first scholarship recruiting class did not include a point guard.
UPDATED AT 9:10 a.m.: Digging a little more, we found this story was originally of the Express-Times a week ago.
Corky's story said Brown told O'Hanlon he wanted to stay closer to his grandparents, who raised him after his mother died when Brown was young. Also, Corky says Brown is looking at a junior college, not a community college. That could just be semantics, but it would seem to indicate that this is not a situation like the Chones brothers at Colgate, who spent a year at a community college to get their grades up in order to return to Colgate. A Juco would more likely mean a place to play ball for a season before transferring, thus avoiding the need to sit out a full season.
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Saturday, July 15, 2006
Add Holy Cross to the list of Patriot League teams set to take part in the ESPN BracketBusters this season.
That game will add to what is, as usual, a challenging schedule for Ralph Willard's ballclub. With one non-conference game yet to be added, here is how HC's tentative slate is shaping up: Six non-conference road games, five at home and three in LaSalle's Explorer Classic.
The road foes will include Duke, Syracuse, Dayton, Harvard, Yale and Boston U. Coming to Worcester will be Fairfield, Hampton, Siena, William and Mary and George Mason. The George Mason game will be in the DCU Center. Opponents in the Explorer Classic will be Niagara, Delaware and host LaSalle.
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That game will add to what is, as usual, a challenging schedule for Ralph Willard's ballclub. With one non-conference game yet to be added, here is how HC's tentative slate is shaping up: Six non-conference road games, five at home and three in LaSalle's Explorer Classic.
The road foes will include Duke, Syracuse, Dayton, Harvard, Yale and Boston U. Coming to Worcester will be Fairfield, Hampton, Siena, William and Mary and George Mason. The George Mason game will be in the DCU Center. Opponents in the Explorer Classic will be Niagara, Delaware and host LaSalle.
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Friday, July 14, 2006
No confirmation yet, but there are reports Bucknell will face George Mason in a game to be played at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.
The report comes via Eric Thomas, who was told of the game by George Mason player Gabe Norwood. Thomas spoke to Norwood at Penn State football's Lift for Life this afternoon. Norwood, a State College native, was on hand to lend support to his younger brother Jordan, a sophomore wide receiver for the Nittany Lions. Their father Brian is an assistant on Joe Paterno's staff.
This would be the ninth meeting all-time between the two schools. Mason won the last meeting, 69-58 in the 1999-2000 season in Fairfax. The Patriots lead the series 6-2. Under Pat Flannery Bucknell is 1-1 against Mason. The other six games were during the Charlie Woollum era.
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The report comes via Eric Thomas, who was told of the game by George Mason player Gabe Norwood. Thomas spoke to Norwood at Penn State football's Lift for Life this afternoon. Norwood, a State College native, was on hand to lend support to his younger brother Jordan, a sophomore wide receiver for the Nittany Lions. Their father Brian is an assistant on Joe Paterno's staff.
This would be the ninth meeting all-time between the two schools. Mason won the last meeting, 69-58 in the 1999-2000 season in Fairfax. The Patriots lead the series 6-2. Under Pat Flannery Bucknell is 1-1 against Mason. The other six games were during the Charlie Woollum era.
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Colgate has . The most interesting note is an appearance in the BracketBusters.
The Raiders have a tough five-game road swing in December that starts with the annual Carrier Dome visit with Syracuse on Dec. 12, then after finals visit Arizona St. and UC Riverside on their way to Santa Clara for the Cable Car Classic.
Non conference home dates include Stony Brook, Canisius, Binghamton, Quinnipiac, and Division III Elmira. There is probably also a home date with Harvard. The schedule shows Harvard in bold, like the rest of the home dates, but lists the game's location as Hanover N.H. (which is obviously wrong unless they are playing the game at Dartmouth). Colgate played at Harvard last season, so the Crimson likely owe the Raiders a visit. The Raiders also host Cornell after returning from the West Coast, giving them six non conference D-I home dates.
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The Raiders have a tough five-game road swing in December that starts with the annual Carrier Dome visit with Syracuse on Dec. 12, then after finals visit Arizona St. and UC Riverside on their way to Santa Clara for the Cable Car Classic.
Non conference home dates include Stony Brook, Canisius, Binghamton, Quinnipiac, and Division III Elmira. There is probably also a home date with Harvard. The schedule shows Harvard in bold, like the rest of the home dates, but lists the game's location as Hanover N.H. (which is obviously wrong unless they are playing the game at Dartmouth). Colgate played at Harvard last season, so the Crimson likely owe the Raiders a visit. The Raiders also host Cornell after returning from the West Coast, giving them six non conference D-I home dates.
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We missed the posting of while we were on vacation last month.
The Leopards open on Staten Island at Wagner, then head to Indianapolis for the preseason NIT where they will face Indiana and either Notre Dame or Butler.
Fran O'Hanlon is certainly not afraid of the sun. The Leopards road slate also includes games at Miami (Fla.) and San Diego St.
Seven non-conference home dates include two with Division III teams. St. Joe's, Penn, Princeton, Columbia and Mt. St. Mary's.
The Leopards will also play a road game at . In its first year of Division I hoops, NJIT will play four PL teams, with games at American and Army and home dates with Navy and the 'Pards.
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The Leopards open on Staten Island at Wagner, then head to Indianapolis for the preseason NIT where they will face Indiana and either Notre Dame or Butler.
Fran O'Hanlon is certainly not afraid of the sun. The Leopards road slate also includes games at Miami (Fla.) and San Diego St.
Seven non-conference home dates include two with Division III teams. St. Joe's, Penn, Princeton, Columbia and Mt. St. Mary's.
The Leopards will also play a road game at . In its first year of Division I hoops, NJIT will play four PL teams, with games at American and Army and home dates with Navy and the 'Pards.
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006
American associate AD Ed McLaughlin is set to be . The announcement will be formally made in a press conference today.
Patriot League hoops fans might know McLaughlin as the guy who often traveled with AU's men's hoops team. But it apparently was his hockey background that helped land the Niagara job. Before coming to American, he was assistant athletics director at Merrimack. Merrimack is D-1 in hockey. McLaughlin also spent two years as a media relations type with Hockey East.
Long time readers of Hoop Time might remember McLaughlin as the guy from American's athletic department that during the 2005 league tournament. We've long since shook hands and cleared the air.
We wish McLaughlin luck at the new gig. According to , he will need it.
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Patriot League hoops fans might know McLaughlin as the guy who often traveled with AU's men's hoops team. But it apparently was his hockey background that helped land the Niagara job. Before coming to American, he was assistant athletics director at Merrimack. Merrimack is D-1 in hockey. McLaughlin also spent two years as a media relations type with Hockey East.
Long time readers of Hoop Time might remember McLaughlin as the guy from American's athletic department that during the 2005 league tournament. We've long since shook hands and cleared the air.
We wish McLaughlin luck at the new gig. According to , he will need it.
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Holy Cross grad Kevin Hamilton got 10 minutes of playing time in the Boston Celtics summer league team's Tuesday over Toronto.
Hamilton's line: 1-1 from the field, 1-3 at the free throw line, 1 ebound, 1 foul, 3 points.
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Hamilton's line: 1-1 from the field, 1-3 at the free throw line, 1 ebound, 1 foul, 3 points.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
After a DNP in the Celtics first Las Vegas summer league game, a 91-85 win over the Dallas Mavericks, Holy Cross grad Kevin Hamilton saw eight minutes of action in Sunday's .
Hamilton was 1 for 2 from the field, with one rebound, one turnover, one steal and three personals.
The Celtics face Toronto today at noon (Mountain time), then close out their Vegas adventure with two more games, Wednesday vs. Denver and Friday against the Detroit Pistons.
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Hamilton was 1 for 2 from the field, with one rebound, one turnover, one steal and three personals.
The Celtics face Toronto today at noon (Mountain time), then close out their Vegas adventure with two more games, Wednesday vs. Denver and Friday against the Detroit Pistons.
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Looks like the Lehigh Mountain Hawks will open their season in the BCA Classic at Oregon this year. According to on Portland State's Web site, the Mountain Hawks will join Cal State Northridge, Portland State and the host Ducks for the Nov. 10-12 tournament.
This is an interesting field of rebuilding teams. Oregon finished at 15-18, a loss to Portland State among the 18 setbacks. The Ducks should be improved, though, with six of their top seven scorers back, and a transfer from Xavier and a medical redshirt joining the team, in addition to incoming recruits.
Portland State from a team that went 12-16 in coach Ken Boone's first season. Cal State Northridge adds to a that lost only one senior after last year's club. Four of five starters are back, and all of the Matadors top seven scorers.
Lehigh, of course, finished 19-12. But the Mountain Hawks were just 6-8 against D-I foes before Joe Knight returned to the lineup in January. Knight, and three other seniors who started a combined 58 games last season, have departed via graduation.
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This is an interesting field of rebuilding teams. Oregon finished at 15-18, a loss to Portland State among the 18 setbacks. The Ducks should be improved, though, with six of their top seven scorers back, and a transfer from Xavier and a medical redshirt joining the team, in addition to incoming recruits.
Portland State from a team that went 12-16 in coach Ken Boone's first season. Cal State Northridge adds to a that lost only one senior after last year's club. Four of five starters are back, and all of the Matadors top seven scorers.
Lehigh, of course, finished 19-12. But the Mountain Hawks were just 6-8 against D-I foes before Joe Knight returned to the lineup in January. Knight, and three other seniors who started a combined 58 games last season, have departed via graduation.
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Monday, July 10, 2006
Bucknell has announced for the Bison's home opener.
The game is set for Nov. 14, three days after the Bison open the season on the road at Albany.
Wake finished 17-17 last season, losing in the first round of the NIT. The Demon Deacons lost their top four starters, but bring in a highly touted recruiting class ranked in the top 10 nationally by some recruitniks.
The game is the first of a three game series, with Bucknell visiting Wake the next two seasons.
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The game is set for Nov. 14, three days after the Bison open the season on the road at Albany.
Wake finished 17-17 last season, losing in the first round of the NIT. The Demon Deacons lost their top four starters, but bring in a highly touted recruiting class ranked in the top 10 nationally by some recruitniks.
The game is the first of a three game series, with Bucknell visiting Wake the next two seasons.
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Friday, July 07, 2006
Navy's incoming plebes have arrived in Annapolis, giving Bill Wagner of the Capital an excuse for a on the Mids' six incoming recruits.
Included in that class, Derek Young, a 6-foot-1 combination guard. We mention Young because he comes from Archbishop Spalding High School in Maryland. Young is the third Spalding player to enter the Patriot League in the past two seasons, following Bucknell's Justin Castleberry and Holy Cross' Lawrence Dixon, both freshmen last year.
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Included in that class, Derek Young, a 6-foot-1 combination guard. We mention Young because he comes from Archbishop Spalding High School in Maryland. Young is the third Spalding player to enter the Patriot League in the past two seasons, following Bucknell's Justin Castleberry and Holy Cross' Lawrence Dixon, both freshmen last year.
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Updated at 9:20 p.m.: UVa made Courtney's hiring official today, issuing .
The Charlottesville , citing unnamed sources, says former Bucknell standout Bill Courtney has landed the open assistant job at Virginia. No official confirmation from Wahoos head coach Dave Leitao.
That source might have been the , which reported yesterday Courtney was leaving, quoting Friars coach Tim Welsh.
Courtney, a two-time first team All-PL pick, spent last season as an assistant at Providence after eight seasons as an assistant at George Mason, where he recruited many of the players on last season's Final Four team.
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The Charlottesville , citing unnamed sources, says former Bucknell standout Bill Courtney has landed the open assistant job at Virginia. No official confirmation from Wahoos head coach Dave Leitao.
That source might have been the , which reported yesterday Courtney was leaving, quoting Friars coach Tim Welsh.
Courtney, a two-time first team All-PL pick, spent last season as an assistant at Providence after eight seasons as an assistant at George Mason, where he recruited many of the players on last season's Final Four team.
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Bucknell's Charles Lee will be playing with the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA summer league team in Salt Lake City, Utah July 14-21.
Lee, an undrafted free agent, has already worked out with the Spurs and was invited back to participate in the summer league starting next week. The “Rocky Mountain Revue,” as the Salt Lake City summer league is also known, features the Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle Supersonics and Utah Jazz, with games played at the Lifetime Activities Center at Salt Lake Community College.
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Bucknell's Charles Lee will be playing with the San Antonio Spurs’ NBA summer league team in Salt Lake City, Utah July 14-21.
Lee, an undrafted free agent, has already worked out with the Spurs and was invited back to participate in the summer league starting next week. The “Rocky Mountain Revue,” as the Salt Lake City summer league is also known, features the Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle Supersonics and Utah Jazz, with games played at the Lifetime Activities Center at Salt Lake Community College.
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The league has named 18 players to the 2006 Academic Honor Roll.
American led the way with six honoreees, followed by Bucknell with four. Colgate had three selectioons, Army twp, and Holy Cross, Navy and Lehigh each had one. No Lafayette players earned the honor.
To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and be awarded a varsity letter
2006 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Academic Honor Roll
AMERICAN (6)
Brayden Billbe, Jr., Journalism, 3.54
Brian Gilmore, Fr., Business Administration, 3.50
Paulius Joneliunas, Jr., Business Administration, 3.53
Sekou Lewis, Jr., Justice, 3.54
Travis Lay, Jr., Political Science, 4.00
Craig Weinstein, Sr., Communications, 3.83
ARMY (2)
Erik Engstrom, Sr., Economics, 3.35
John Moonshower, Fr., Undecided, 3.24
BUCKNELL (4)
Kevin Bettencourt, Sr., American History, 3.50
Charles Lee, Sr., Management, 3.33
Chris McNaughton, Jr., Electrical Engineering, 3.55
Andrew Morrison, So., Management, 3.33
COLGATE (3)
Daniel Gentile, Jr., Educational Studies, 3.33
Peter Minchella, So., Molecular Biology, 3.25
Jonathan Simon, Jr., Spanish, 3.42
HOLY CROSS (1)
Kevin Hyland, Sr., Mathematics/Computer Science, 3.23
LEHIGH (1)
Matt Szalachowski, Fr., Business, 3.78
NAVY (1)
Bryce Brigham, Fr., Economics, 3.22
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American led the way with six honoreees, followed by Bucknell with four. Colgate had three selectioons, Army twp, and Holy Cross, Navy and Lehigh each had one. No Lafayette players earned the honor.
To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and be awarded a varsity letter
2006 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Academic Honor Roll
AMERICAN (6)
Brayden Billbe, Jr., Journalism, 3.54
Brian Gilmore, Fr., Business Administration, 3.50
Paulius Joneliunas, Jr., Business Administration, 3.53
Sekou Lewis, Jr., Justice, 3.54
Travis Lay, Jr., Political Science, 4.00
Craig Weinstein, Sr., Communications, 3.83
ARMY (2)
Erik Engstrom, Sr., Economics, 3.35
John Moonshower, Fr., Undecided, 3.24
BUCKNELL (4)
Kevin Bettencourt, Sr., American History, 3.50
Charles Lee, Sr., Management, 3.33
Chris McNaughton, Jr., Electrical Engineering, 3.55
Andrew Morrison, So., Management, 3.33
COLGATE (3)
Daniel Gentile, Jr., Educational Studies, 3.33
Peter Minchella, So., Molecular Biology, 3.25
Jonathan Simon, Jr., Spanish, 3.42
HOLY CROSS (1)
Kevin Hyland, Sr., Mathematics/Computer Science, 3.23
LEHIGH (1)
Matt Szalachowski, Fr., Business, 3.78
NAVY (1)
Bryce Brigham, Fr., Economics, 3.22
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Thursday, July 06, 2006
Holy Cross grad Kevin Hamilton of the Boston Celtics summer league squad.
Hamilton is one of five free agents on the team, which will open play Saturday in the Las Vegas summer league.
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Hamilton is one of five free agents on the team, which will open play Saturday in the Las Vegas summer league.
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Wednesday, July 05, 2006
The Yale Bulldogs have for the coming season. Included are home games with Bucknell (Nov. 25), Holy Cross (Nov. 29) American (Dec. 9) and at Navy (Dec. 30).
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The Richmond Times-Dispatch former Bucknell standout Bill Courtney is the leading candidate to fill the vacany on Dave Leitao's staff at the University of Virginia.
Earlier reports said the job was between Courtney, currently an assistant at Providence after nine seasons on Jim Larranaga's staff at George Mason, and Jason Williford, a UVa grad who currently is an assistant to Jeff Jones at American.
The Times-Dispatch says Williford was informed this week he is no longer being considered for the job at his alma mater.
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Earlier reports said the job was between Courtney, currently an assistant at Providence after nine seasons on Jim Larranaga's staff at George Mason, and Jason Williford, a UVa grad who currently is an assistant to Jeff Jones at American.
The Times-Dispatch says Williford was informed this week he is no longer being considered for the job at his alma mater.
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