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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Heyen: Rochester basketball put everyone on notice Friday night
By BILLY HEYEN Earlier on Friday, basketball analytics guru Ken Pomeroy tweeted out the highest scoring averages by listed hometown in college basketball. Rochester, N.Y. was third on the list. To anyone from Rochester and Section V, that's not that surprising. Back home, these players already receive one-name treatment. "Lamb." "Naz." "Q." But national recognition for … [Read more...] about Heyen: Rochester basketball put everyone on notice Friday night
Williams and UPrep run past Aquinas
Jeenathan Williams (23) scored 31 points on 15 of 22 shooting from the floor. Photo: RON KALASINKAS. By PAUL GOTHAM ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Extra time spent in the gym paid immediate dividends for UPrep's Jeenathan Williams. The junior forward extended his pre-game routine in preparation for Thursday's showdown between state-ranked teams. He received the desired … [Read more...] about Williams and UPrep run past Aquinas