Friday, November 14, 2008 games of interest

[B][SIZE=2][COLOR=DarkGreen]8:00, UNC Greensboro at Charlotte[/COLOR]
3:00, [COLOR=Blue]Temple[/COLOR] vs East Tennessee State, Charleston Classic, Charleston, SC
7:00, Brown at [COLOR=blue]Rhode Island[/COLOR]
7:00, [COLOR=blue]George Washington[/COLOR] at Boston University
7:00, IPFW at [COLOR=blue]Xavier[/COLOR]
7:00, Rider at [COLOR=blue]Saint Joseph’s[/COLOR]
7:00, Robert Morris at [COLOR=blue]Saint Bonaventure[/COLOR]
8:00, Columbia at [COLOR=blue]Fordham[/COLOR]
8:30, High Point at [COLOR=blue]Duquesne[/COLOR]

7:00, [COLOR=blue]Appalachian State[/COLOR] at UNC Wilmington
7:00, North Carolina Central at [COLOR=blue]Wake Forest[/COLOR]
7:00, North Greenville at [COLOR=blue]Winthrop[/COLOR]
8:00, Bucknell at [COLOR=blue]Maryland[/COLOR]
9:00, [COLOR=blue]Long Island[/COLOR] at Saint John’s
9:30, [COLOR=blue]Clemson[/COLOR] vs Hofstra, Charleston Classic, Charleston, SC
10:00, Mississippi Valley State at [COLOR=blue]Arizona State[/COLOR]
10:00, Seattle Pacific at [COLOR=blue]Saint Mary’s[/COLOR]
10:00, Texas Southern at [COLOR=blue]Texas El Paso[/COLOR]
11:00, [COLOR=blue]Cal State Fullerton[/COLOR] vs Texas State, Honolulu, HI[/SIZE][/B]

[QUOTE=HP49er;359899][SIZE=2][COLOR=DarkGreen]8:00, UNC Greensboro at Charlotte[/COLOR]
3:00, [COLOR=Blue]Temple[/COLOR] vs East Tennessee State, Charleston Classic, Charleston, SC
7:00, Brown at [COLOR=blue]Rhode Island[/COLOR]
7:00, [COLOR=blue]George Washington[/COLOR] at Boston University
7:00, IPFW at [COLOR=blue]Xavier[/COLOR]
7:00, Rider at [COLOR=blue]Saint Joseph’s[/COLOR]
7:00, Robert Morris at [COLOR=blue]Saint Bonaventure[/COLOR]
8:00, Columbia at [COLOR=blue]Fordham[/COLOR]
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Should come out of that no worse than 7-1, though no reason GW can’t beat BU to make it a clean sweep.

My prediction…

7-1 conference teams
9-1 non-conference teams

My prediction...

7-1 conference teams
9-1 non-conference teams

I’ll take it!

Robert Morris at St. Bonaventure is the other game of concern for me. RM is a big winner among the smaller conference teams (26 wins last year including Boston College on the road) while the Bonnies are … the Bonnies.

If SBU can win the game at home with their overhauled squad, I’ll feel pretty good about the bottom of the A10 this season.

[QUOTE=survivor45;359930]Robert Morris at St. Bonaventure is the other game of concern for me. RM is a big winner among the smaller conference teams (26 wins last year including Boston College on the road) while the Bonnies are … the Bonnies.

If SBU can win the game at home with their overhauled squad, I’ll feel pretty good about the bottom of the A10 this season.[/QUOTE]
I’m sure there were times last season when Schmidt wished he had stayed at Robert Morris knowing that he had put together a winner in Pittsburgh.

[B][SIZE=2]7:00, [COLOR=blue]Appalachian State[/COLOR] at UNC Wilmington[/SIZE][/B]

That looks like a good one, who is suppose to have the better squad this year?

[QUOTE=EE9er;359950]That looks like a good one, who is suppose to have the better squad this year?[/QUOTE]
Former Xavier PG Johnny Wolf is now eligible to play for UNC by the Sea. If he would have stayed at X, he’d be the starting PG this season. Hmmm…

Wolf will start tonight. They’ll have a good 1-2 punch out front. Talked to Benny yesterday. Their inside game, already young, is beat up. They’ll start 4 guards and a 6-7 forward. ASU probably has a slight edge due to injuries. Guard Montez Downey, has the makings of a stress fracture in his foot. He will not practice for the next month, wearing a boot, but will play as much as possible in games. 6-8 Will O’Huaregbe’s knee is still injured. Brad Bald (6-8) is about 65% after a lung infection (they first thought it was heart-related) and is way behind.

Preview links from the Wilmington Star-News…
[URL=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081113/ARTICLES/811130285/1044/SPORTS0701?Title=Pace_makers__UNCW_hoops_takes_fast_lane_for_success][B][U]Pace makers: UNCW hoops takes fast lane for success[/U][/B][/URL]
[URL=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081113/ARTICLES/811130282/1044/SPORTS0701?Title=Friday_s_UNCW_starting_lineup___Keys_to_the_Game][B][U]Friday’s UNCW starting lineup & Keys to the Game[/U][/B][/URL]

[QUOTE=run49er;359919]Should come out of that no worse than 7-1, though no reason GW can’t beat BU to make it a clean sweep.[/QUOTE]
run, make that 8-1, I mistakenly deleted the HPU-Duquesne game when I separated conference and non-conference games.

High Point’s preview of tonight…

[QUOTE]Jourdan Morris, a 6-foot-7 sophomore transfer from St. Bonaventure, remains out until December with a broken bone in his lower leg.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]That will leave the Panthers without two of their best inside players for an extended period, and High Point already was plenty young with seven scholarship freshmen and four sophomores on the roster.

Join the club. Duquesne is tied with Saint Louis for the national lead with eight scholarship freshmen.

Of the 31 scholarship and non-scholarship players on both rosters for tonight’s game, 25 are underclassmen and 17 are freshmen.

“It’s almost going to be like a high school all-star game,” Lundy said. “It could get ugly.”[/QUOTE]
[B]HPU men carry questions into tonight’s opener
[I]By Tom Berry, Sports Writer, High Point Enterprise
November 14,2008[/I][/B]

After directing his team in closed scrimmages against The Citadel and Campbell, High Point men’s coach Bart Lundy hoped to be plenty informed.

“We didn’t find out as much as we needed,” he said.

With five injured players missing against The Citadel and two remaining on the bench against Campbell, the Panthers face plenty of question marks entering tonight’s 8:30 season-opener (790 AM) against Duquesne in Pittsburgh, Pa. Duquesne’s women play Morehead State at 6 p.m. in the Palumbo Center.

“We’ve had a lot of injured ankles and knees and stuff that kept us from putting the whole team out during the scrimmages,” Lundy said. “I’ve seen some progress, but we’ll probably be a fairly slow-learning team for awhile.”

Jourdan Morris, a 6-foot-7 sophomore transfer from St. Bonaventure, remains out until December with a broken bone in his lower leg. Others missing the first scrimmage were freshman point guard David Singleton (ankle), freshman forward Corey Law (knee), freshman center Rob Huntington (ankle) and sophomore forward Earnest Bridges (ankle). All but Law and Morris were back for Campbell.

Law will miss tonight’s game and probably against Atlanta Christian on Thursday and N.C. State next Saturday. That will leave the Panthers without two of their best inside players for an extended period, and High Point already was plenty young with seven scholarship freshmen and four sophomores on the roster.

Join the club. Duquesne is tied with Saint Louis for the national lead with eight scholarship freshmen.

Of the 31 scholarship and non-scholarship players on both rosters for tonight’s game, 25 are underclassmen and 17 are freshmen.

“It’s almost going to be like a high school all-star game,” Lundy said. “It could get ugly.”

Both teams have some experience, with Duquesne coach Ron Everhart returning two starters from a 17-13 team. The Dukes were picked to finish 12th in the 14-team Atlantic-10 Conference.

High Point, with three starters back from a 17-14 team, were predicted to finish fifth in the 10-team Big South Conference.

Lundy believes his team will finish much higher, but youth and injuries will impede development. He expects to start a lineup tonight of Singleton, junior guard Eugene Harris, sophomore wing David Campbell, junior center Cruz Daniels and freshman forward Steadman Short.

Singleton is not at full speed, but his size, skill and defensive ability are too good to keep him on the bench, according to Lundy.

Harris, a Pittsburgh native, grew up about 10 minutes from Duquesne.

He’s the leading returning scorer (12.5 ppg) from last season, when Arizona Reid and Mike Jefferson dominated many of the statistics.

“Gene is excited about playing in front of his family, and he knows a lot of the Duquesne players and coaches,” Lundy said.

Daniels and Campbell started at least 16 games last season, with Daniels providing shot blocking and improved consistency and Campbell coming through with versatility and leadership.

The 6-9 Short, High Point’s most highly recruited freshman, has not disappointed.

“Steadman has been fantastic,” Lundy said. “He has showed quite a bit in the scrimmages and practices even though he has missed some time with the flu.”

Huntington, freshman guard Nick Barbour, freshman guard Jacob Iati, senior swingman Melvin Crowder and Bridges are expected to see action, with others in the mix for possible playing time.

“We’re still in a feeling-out process,” Lundy said.

The Owls pick up the first W of the day as Dionte Christmas leads the way with 26 points in their first round game in the Charleston Classic…

Temple 79
East Tennessee State 65

[QUOTE=run49er;360151]The Owls pick up the first W of the day as Dionte Christmas leads the way with 26 points in their first round game in the Charleston Classic…

Temple 79
East Tennessee State 65[/QUOTE]

Christmas had a great game. 26 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Levoy Allen had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Looks like they are gonna be a tough challenge down low this year.

[QUOTE=ConcordNiners;360155]Christmas had a great game. 26 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Levoy Allen had 14 points and 15 rebounds. Looks like they are gonna be a tough challenge down low this year.[/QUOTE]

Not sure if Sergio Olmos played due to an injury (sprained ankle) he suffered in practice on Wednesday. And speaking of injuries, there have been quite a number to hit the A-10 both preseason and just as it’s starting. Luke Bonner is out for at least the UMass’ next game against Memphis after going down in the first half the other night against Southern Illinois.

[SIZE=2][B]UNC Greensboro 59
[COLOR=DarkGreen]Charlotte 77[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Blue]Temple 79[/COLOR]
East Tennessee State 65

Brown 74
[COLOR=blue]Rhode Island 76[/COLOR]

[COLOR=blue]George Washington 63[/COLOR] [COLOR=Indigo]OT[/COLOR]
Boston University 58

IPFW 43
[COLOR=Blue]Xavier 71[/COLOR]

Rider 57
[COLOR=blue]Saint Joseph’s 69[/COLOR]

Robert Morris 62
[COLOR=blue]Saint Bonaventure 72[/COLOR]

Columbia 65
[COLOR=Red]Fordham 62[/COLOR]

High Point 55
[COLOR=Blue]Duquesne 84[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]Appalachian State 101[/COLOR] [COLOR=Indigo]OT[/COLOR]
UNC Wilmington 108

North Carolina Central 48
[COLOR=Blue]Wake Forest 94[/COLOR]

North Greenville 42
[COLOR=blue]Winthrop 67[/COLOR]

Bucknell 52
[COLOR=blue]Maryland 81[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]Long Island 63[/COLOR]
Saint John’s 73

[COLOR=Blue]Clemson 98[/COLOR]
Hofstra 69

Mississippi Valley State 64
[COLOR=blue]Arizona State 80[/COLOR]

Seattle Pacific 55
[COLOR=blue]Saint Mary’s 86[/COLOR]

Texas Southern 63
[COLOR=blue]Texas El Paso 69[/COLOR]

[COLOR=Red]Cal State Fullerton 66[/COLOR]
Texas State 76[/B][/SIZE]

[B][SIZE=2][COLOR=Red]Appalachian State 101[/COLOR] [COLOR=Indigo]OT[/COLOR]
UNC Wilmington 108[/SIZE][/B]

Crazy game as the Seahawks rally from 17 down in the last 6 minutes, scored 12 in one minute! (Sounds like Benny relived the game against Westen Kentucky when we came back from 8 down in the final minute when he hit 2 3-pointers.) Xavier transfer Johnny Wolf and Charlottean Chad Tomko each had 27 points.

Interesting stats: UNCW get smashed on the boards 56-33 (not surprising) but outscores the Mountaineers 42-38 in the lane.

[URL=http://www.uncwsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19800&ATCLID=1625198][B][U]Seahawks Edge Mountaineers In Wild Season Opener[/U][/B][/URL], UNCWSports.com
[URL=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081114/ARTICLES/811140179/1044/SPORTS0701?Title=Seahawks_stage_massive_rally_to_nip_App_in_OT][B][U]Seahawks stage massive rally to nip App in OT[/U][/B][/URL], Wilmington Star-News
[URL=http://uncw.starnewsonline.com/default.asp?item=2286782][B][U]App State Postgame Blog[/U][/B][/URL], Wilmington Star-News
[URL=http://www.starnewsonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=WM&Dato=20081114&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=111409994&Ref=PH&Profile=1005&SectionCat=SPORTS&show=galleries][B][U]Photos[/U][/B][/URL], Wilmington Star-News

A-10 went [B]8-1[/B] last night. Good rpi boost, especially with almost all of our other season opponents winning too.

[QUOTE=HP49er;360419][SIZE=2]Columbia 65
[COLOR=Red]Fordham 62[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]

Bronx Rams shoot 8-23 on FTs (super frosh Jio Fontan 0 for 7!) and get outrebounded 52-27. Geez! :huh:

Wow, SLU plays its first game in its new 10,000+ seat arena and only 7,000 show up! Hmmm…

Saint Louis48
UM-St. Louis 33