A pair of ranked teams and four squads who saw post-season action last year are among the eight who will converge at Lake Buena Vista in the shadow of the Magic Kingdom for a dozen contests and give fans a holiday hoops feast. Here are eight prime reasons to feast on the 2013 Old Spice Classic: 1. Marcus Smart - if you haven't already, you will want to Get Smart on your … [Read more...] about Eight reasons to watch the Old Spice Classic
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Anonymous no longer, SLU’s Evans grabs center stage in Brooklyn
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN, NY -- Overlooked. That might be one way to describe the existence of St. Louis forward Dwayne Evans. There was no mention of Evans a year ago on the Atlantic 10's post-season first, second or third team All-Conference selections. In similar fashion, the junior from Bolingbrook, Illinois was skipped over for the 2012-13 pre-season teams. His … [Read more...] about Anonymous no longer, SLU’s Evans grabs center stage in Brooklyn
Butler Focusing On NCAA Run
By Ryan Lazo BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Amid reports that Butler University will officially announce their withdrawal from the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Bulldogs ran into an inspired Saint Louis team in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Butler had no answer offensively nor defensively in the decisive second half when Saint Louis continued to feed Dwayne Evans and the … [Read more...] about Butler Focusing On NCAA Run
St. Louis advances to A10 title tilt with 67-56 defeat of Butler
By Paul Gotham BROOKLYN, NY – It’s tough to win a basketball game when a team can’t score. Just ask the Butler Bulldogs. Butler could not overcome a pair of scoring droughts in falling to St. Louis, Saturday afternoon. Dwayne Evans notched a double-double, and the SLU Billikens downed Butler, 67-56 to advance to Sunday’s Atlantic 10 men’s basketball championship at the … [Read more...] about St. Louis advances to A10 title tilt with 67-56 defeat of Butler
Roosevelt Jones, Treveon Graham, Semaj Christon and the #A10MBB Bounce
All that is good with Atlantic 10 men's basketball. Jones, Graham and Christon grab weekly awards NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Butler sophomore Roosevelt Jones and VCU sophomore Treveon Graham its men's basketball Co-Players of the Week and Xavier freshman Semaj Christon its Rookie of the Week. The awards were announced Monday for games played … [Read more...] about Roosevelt Jones, Treveon Graham, Semaj Christon and the #A10MBB Bounce