Originally published in USA Today Sports Weekly's College Basketball Season Preview issue. By CURRAN McCAULEY The Missouri Valley Conference was dominated by senior leadership during the 2015-16 campaign. Nine of the ten members of the All-Conference first and second teams were seniors as were seven of the top ten leading scorers. Despite turnover across the board, the … [Read more...] about Shockers clinging to top of MVC
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UT-Arlington looks to build upon winning formula
Originally published in USA Today Sports Weekly's College Basketball Season Preview issue. By JOSHUA KAY Coming off a season in which UT-Arlington tied a program record with 24 victories, Scott Cross’s squad has all the pieces to take the next step: winning the team's first ever Sun Belt title. The Mavericks return all five of their starting cast from a season ago which … [Read more...] about UT-Arlington looks to build upon winning formula
San Diego State looks to reclaim Mountain West title
Originally published in USA Today Sports Weekly's College Basketball Season Preview issue. By CURRAN McCAULEY After a down year for the Mountain West conference in 2015-16 that saw the conference tournament champion Fresno State receive the only NCAA tournament bid, San Diego State will look to build on a 16-2 conference season that ended bitterly in Las Vegas. A young … [Read more...] about San Diego State looks to reclaim Mountain West title
Obokoh brings rim protection to Bona
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tenth-year St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt didn't dance around the subject when it came to discussing playing time for graduate transfer Chinonso Obokoh. "You don’t bring in a transfer to sit him on the bench," Schmidt said during the recent Big 4 media day at the Key Bank Center. "Our expectation is he is ready to be a productive … [Read more...] about Obokoh brings rim protection to Bona
Ryan Rhoomes and Mandell Thomas sign professional contracts
Courtesy of FordhamSports.com Bronx, N.Y. – Two former Fordham University men’s basketball standouts have signed contracts recently to play professionally in Europe in 2016-2017. Forward Ryan Rhoomes will play for Saint-Quentin Aisne in France while guard Mandell Thomas will play for BC Tartu in Estonia. Rhoomes, who earned Third Team All-Atlantic 10 and Second Team … [Read more...] about Ryan Rhoomes and Mandell Thomas sign professional contracts