By BILLY HEYEN Temple’s Quinton Rose (Bishop Kearney) was named the American Athletic Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 25. Rose and the Owls played three games at a Thanksgiving tournament in Orlando and finished the week 2-1, with Rose averaging 14.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game Rose had his quietest game of the week … [Read more...] about Quinton Rose named AAC Player of Week; Dyaisha Fair keeps scoring
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St. Bonaventure 70, San Diego 61: Takeaways from SBU’s Boca opener
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure men's basketball team got in a slight groove against San Diego in its Boca Beach Classic opener on Sunday night, which meant a few things. First, it meant big minutes for Kyle Lofton, Jaren English and Osun Osunniyi, who were on the bench for a combined eight minutes. If you weren't in foul trouble, which hampered the Bonnies in a 10-foul … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure 70, San Diego 61: Takeaways from SBU’s Boca opener
Penn State 85, Syracuse 64: Takeaways from SU’s second-straight loss
By BILLY HEYEN For the second-straight season, Syracuse (4-3) lost both games of its Thanksgiving tournament. Penn State (6-1) handled the Orange, 85-64, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday night. SU has lost all three of its games against high-major opponents so far this season, following the opening night loss to Virginia and Wednesday's defeat to Oklahoma State. Here … [Read more...] about Penn State 85, Syracuse 64: Takeaways from SU’s second-straight loss
Syracuse can’t pass high-major test against Oklahoma State in 86-72 loss
By BILLY HEYEN Marek Dolezaj checked out with 2:14 to play Wednesday after making a free throw. He shook his head, weakly slapped his teammates' hands and covered his face in his jersey. In recent weeks, against mid-major opponents at home, Syracuse's starters checking out early meant a positive result. Wednesday night, against a high-major opponent in Brooklyn, that wasn't … [Read more...] about Syracuse can’t pass high-major test against Oklahoma State in 86-72 loss
Takeaways: Osunniyi’s return lifts Bonnies over Mercer
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Osun Osunniyi's unannounced return made a very pronounced difference. Osunniyi was the most impactful player in his first game back from a bruised knee that sidelined him for four games. He led all scorers and rebounders as St. Bonaventure defeated Mercer 56-51 to improve its record to 2-4. Takeaways from Bona's first win in the United States this … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Osunniyi’s return lifts Bonnies over Mercer