Archive for the ‘Men’s Basketball’ Category
WHAT STANFORD MEN’S BASKETBALL EXHIBITION TOLD US – Did we learn anything from Stanford’s 100-47 victory over Ryerson in its men’s exhibition basketball game on Saturday? Not much, except that Johnny Dawkins has a lot of options for lineups, and may be juggling his starting five as the season moves along, much like he did ...
Nov 9th, 2011
WCC BASKETBALL PREVIEW – Here is our complete rundown of all nine basketball teams in the West Coast Conference, which now includes BYU. Predicted order of finish: 1. Gonzaga, 2. St. Mary’s, 3. BYU, 4. San Francisco, 5. Santa Clara, 6. Loyola Marymount, 7. Portland, 8. San Diego, 9. Pepperdine. GONZAGA Gonzaga had to hit ...
HISTORIC EVENT: ANDY BROWN MAKES IT THROUGH FIRST STANFORD PRACTICE – Let’s take a moment following Stanford’s first official day of basketball practice to commemorate a historic moment: Andy Brown made it through an entire practice without getting hurt. The Cardinal men held their first official practice Friday, and Brown, a junior acaedmically, participated to ...
HOUSTON GUARD COMMITS TO STANFORD — Stanford’s men’s basketball team got its first verball commitment for the class of 2012 when Christian Sanders, a combo guard out of Houston, committed to the Cardinal, according to multiple sources. Sanders, a 6-3 guard known for his outside shooting, had offers from several other schools he was considering, ...
THE ODDS WERE NOT IN CAL’S FAVOR IN NIT LOSS TO COLORADO – The chances of Cal beating Colorado on a neutral court are about one in three, considering the Buffaloes had beaten Kansas State three times and Texas once and should have been invited to the NCAA Tournament. The chances are reduced to about ...
CRIPPLED CAL SURVIVES NIT OPENER AND PLAYS COLORADO FRIDAY – Only 2,350 people showed up at Haas Pavilion on Wednesday for what was probably Cal’s final home game of the season, but they got to see a crippled Golden Bears team tough out a 77-74 win over Mississippi in the first round of the National ...
STANFORD ONLY BAY AREA MEN’S TEAM NOT IN POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT – Stanford is the only one of the Bay Area’s six men’s Division I basketball programs not playing in a postseason tournament. On the other hand, the Stanford women are the only Bay Area Division I basketball program that is playing in the NCAA Tournament. ...
CAL, ST. MARY’S HOST FIRST-ROUND NIT GAMES – Cal will face Mississippi in a first-round of the 32-team National Invitation Tournament game on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Cal’s Haas Pavilion. Mississippi is 20-13 overall and finished 7-9 in the Southeastern Conference’s West Division. No team from that division got into the NCAA Tournament. The ...
CAPSULES ON ALL 68 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS – Here are the teams, listed in alphabetical order, with each team’s record, and mention of its conference if it won a low-profile conference tournament, and how far the team is likely to go in the NCAA Tournament: AKRON (23-12, MAC tournament champ) The Headliner: Forward Nikola Cvetinovic – 12.1 ...
CAL HEADS TO NIT AFTER LOSING IN PAC-10 TOURNEY — Well, Cal probably gets to play another home game this way. The Golden Bears’ NCAA Tournament hopes died with their 70-56 loss to USC in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament at Staples Center on Thursday, leaving Cal with the unsavory consolation prize of a ...