Courtesy of NAVYSports.com ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The 2016 Veterans Classic presented by Northwestern Mutual will be played four weeks from today on Friday, November 11 in Alumni Hall. Vanderbilt will play Marquette at 6:30 PM, followed by Ohio State at Navy at 9:00 PM. This year’s Veterans Classic will be played on Veterans Day. Below are team outlooks for each of the four … [Read more...] about Previewing the Field of the 2016 Veterans Classic presented by Northwestern Mutual
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FGCU selected to repeat as ASun champs; Norelia, Johnson, Morant honored
Courtesy of FGCUAthletics.com LAKEPOINT, Ga. - Coming off an ASUN Tournament title and a record-setting NCAA Tournament First Four victory this past March, the FGCU men's basketball team has been installed as the 2016-17 ASUN Conference favorite, as voted on by the league's eight head coaches. In addition to the team honor, Marc-Eddy Norelia was a unanimous selection to … [Read more...] about FGCU selected to repeat as ASun champs; Norelia, Johnson, Morant honored
Tom Izzo to receive 2016 Dean Smith Award
ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – Tom Izzo, who recently was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, is adding another award to a growing list of honors as the Michigan State coach. The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced today it has selected Izzo to receive this year's Dean Smith Award, given annually to an individual in college basketball who embodies the … [Read more...] about Tom Izzo to receive 2016 Dean Smith Award
Two Musketeers named to pre-season Big East first team
Courtesy of GoXavier.com NEW YORK --- Xavier has been picked to finish second in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll, which was announced today at BIG EAST Media Day at Madison Square Garden in New York. In addition, the league announced that Xavier placed two student-athletes on the BIG EAST Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team, 6-6 junior guard Trevon Bluiett and 6-6 … [Read more...] about Two Musketeers named to pre-season Big East first team
NKU Norse picked 7th in Horizon League pre-season poll
Courtesy of NKUNorse.com HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Coaches, media members and sports information directors throughout the Horizon League selected the Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team to finish seventh in the upcoming 2016-17 campaign. “The Horizon League is perennially one of the toughest mid-major conferences in the nation, and this year will be no different,” said … [Read more...] about NKU Norse picked 7th in Horizon League pre-season poll