By Paul Gotham Maybe it's a case of a player feeling the urgency of his college career coming to a close. Or something that was bound to happen. Maybe it's cabin fever. Whatever it is, Josiah Heath enjoyed a career last month. The 6-9 Canisius forward, who has never averaged more than 4.5 points or six rebounds per game in an individual season, registered a … [Read more...] about Heath is finishing strong for Canisius
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Valenti out indefinitely with ankle injury
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Canisius head men’s basketball Jim Baron announced today (Feb. 3) that sophomore forward Phil Valenti will be out indefinitely after suffering a right ankle injury in the Golden Griffins’ win over Quinnipiac Jan. 30. Valenti underwent an MRI Monday night and the findings of the MRI results were consistent with this type of ankle injury. The MRI … [Read more...] about Valenti out indefinitely with ankle injury
Bulls, Bonnies and a night at Reilly
By Paul Gotham The Big 4 doesn't have a championship. If it did, the winner of Wednesday night's meeting at the Reilly Center would serve the purpose. Bobby Hurley's University at Buffalo Bulls and Mark Schmidt's St. Bonaventure Bonnies, coming off convincing wins Saturday at the Big 4 Classic doubleheader, will do battle on Bob Lanier Court. This series lacks the … [Read more...] about Bulls, Bonnies and a night at Reilly
Horford, Hawks aim to fly north in East
(This article originally appeared on The High Screen on Sept. 29, 2014.) By: Joe Mags Following its pleasant performance against overwhelmed top-seed Indiana in April, Atlanta spent the opening months of the NBA’s off-season — which has become, in a way, an even more rowdy time for teams than the actual basketball season — as a sleeping giant. Head coach Mike Budenholzer, … [Read more...] about Horford, Hawks aim to fly north in East
Eric Bledsoe to stay in Phoenix
(This article originally appeared on The High Screen on Sept. 25, 2014.) By: Joe Mags The Suns are spending $29.3 million on the point guard position in ’14-‘15, the most of any team in the NBA, according to spotrac.com. Much of that can be attributed to Phoenix amping up its bench with mighty-might scoring guard Isaiah Thomas and first round pick Tyler Ennis. But what … [Read more...] about Eric Bledsoe to stay in Phoenix