Compiled by PAUL GOTHAM Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming players of the Atlantic 10 with a look at the first-year players of the Duquesne Dukes. Duquesne finished 17-17 (6-12 in A-10 play) last season and fell to Morehead State in the CBI quarter-finals. Jim Ferry and his staff welcome Kale Abrahamson, Emile Blackman, Caleb Davis, Mike Lewis II, … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Duquesne Dukes 2016-17
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J.T. Barrett Named Maxwell Award Semifinalist
Courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State junior quarterback and captain J.T. Barrett was named today as a semifinalist for the 80th Maxwell Award as college football’s player of the year. Barrett is one of 18 chosen as a semifinalist by the Maxwell Football Club out of Philadelphia. Barrett, who was the Maxwell Award’s national player of the week … [Read more...] about J.T. Barrett Named Maxwell Award Semifinalist
Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett among twenty candidates announced for 2017 Julius Erving Award
Courtesy of GoXavier.com SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Xavier University junior Trevon Bluiett is on the 20-member watch list for the 2017 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Named after Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA All-Star Julius Erving, the annual honor in its third year recognizes the top small forwards in … [Read more...] about Xavier junior Trevon Bluiett among twenty candidates announced for 2017 Julius Erving Award
Lehigh enlists in The Program as part of preseason practice
Courtesy of LehighSports.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. - At the end of its second full week of preseason practice, the Lehigh men's basketball team took part in The Program, military style leadership training last Thursday and Friday. As the Mountain Hawks continue to come together as a team in advance of the 2016-17 season, they grew off the basketball court, working on important … [Read more...] about Lehigh enlists in The Program as part of preseason practice
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