ST. LOUIS (USBWA) - Three Kentucky freshmen are among 12 players announced Thursday by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association as preseason candidates for the Wayman Tisdale Award, honoring the nation's top freshman for the 2011-12 college basketball season. Selected to the USBWA's National Freshman of the Year Watch List are the Wildcats' Anthony Davis, Michael … [Read more...] about USBWA announces Wayman Tisdale Award Watch List
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Xavier picked pre-season A-10 favorite
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Xavier has been chosen as the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s basketball preseason favorite and 26 A-10 players were selected for preseason awards. The league announced the poll and awards Thursday in conjunction with its annual Media Day, held at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. Both the awards and the predicted order of finish were chosen by a panel … [Read more...] about Xavier picked pre-season A-10 favorite
Jensen Named Head Coach for Canton NBA D-League Squad
ST. LOUIS – Alex Jensen, who has spent the previous four seasons on Rick Majerus’s men’s basketball staff at Saint Louis University, has been named head coach of the new Canton NBA Development League franchise, the organization announced today. “Al Jensen indicated to me that he wanted to go in a different direction with his career and pursue this NBA opportunity presented … [Read more...] about Jensen Named Head Coach for Canton NBA D-League Squad
Loyola Announces Television Schedule
BALTIMORE -- The Loyola University Maryland men’s and women’s basketball teams will be on television a minimum of nine times throughout the 2011-2012 regular-season, and all non-televised home games will be broadcast live and free of charge online. All Loyola home games will be streamed for free on ‘Hounds Unleashed, a part of www.LoyolaGreyhounds.com. Fans can view those … [Read more...] about Loyola Announces Television Schedule
A-10 Bounce
A weekly round-up of Atlantic 10 men’s basketball. The strongest 'staches in college basketball With Fran Dunphy's mustache in its final hours, and Old Dominion coach Blaine Taylor's lip carpentry now deceased, SI.com's Andy Glockner posed a worthwhile, hard-hitting question on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. Who owns college basketball's best mustache? So few head men … [Read more...] about A-10 Bounce