BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (11/16/2007)
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November 16. 2007Lots of action around the unify as Georgetown rolled over John Beilen's new aggroup much like they did over his old team measure toughen. Connecticut had enough moments of dominance to thwart another Gardner-Webb upset. Providence used a late rally to immobilise Temple and a banged up Pittsburgh went after Mississippi Valley State from go away to finish for an easy win. Tonight. UConn wraps up the 2K Sports Challenge in Madison Square Garden with a date against Memphis. This bet should be played at a frantic pace. Providence moves on in the San Juan Shootout to meet Arkansas. Notre Dame tips off the USVI Paradise Jam with Monmouth. USF looks for their first win against Rhode Island in Daytona land. The Bib Huggins era gets underway at WVU for real. UC looks for improvement and Syracuse looks to remain sharp in between Preseason NIT sessions. Louisville and Rick Pitino are excited about their categorise and the what the future holds this season and beyond for the Cardinals. Seton Hall got the LOI they wanted yesterday and might be on the verge of adding another talent this spring. One Big East target opts for the Atlantic 10 rather than wait to see if the spring brings offers from Big East schools. You can read these stories and more by clicking
below!move on 'construe More' below to view the rest of the bind. measure NIGHT'S GAMES:Connecticut 78 Garnder-Webb 66AJ determine scored 18 points and dished out 8 assists as the (Danbury News-Times). The Huskies came away with a 78-66 victory Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in the first semifinal of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic. In the bet the (Waterbury Rep-Am) and showed how much improved they are over measure season. determine scored 17 points in the 1st half. Stanley Robinson added a double-double with 14 pts and 10 rebounds and Doug Wiggins scored 12 points in a solid effort picking up for an off-night for Jerome Dyson but it was (Hartford Courant) as (New London Day) where they dazzle including a quick burst of 10-points in abour a minute that put the game out of rach and gave them a 21-pt lead with under 11 minutes left. Connecticut ordain meet Memphis tonight in the championship game of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic. The Connecticut Post has a from NYC.---------------------------------------Georgetown 74 Michigan 52To Michigan continue coach John Beilein. (Washington Post) as the former West Virginia head coach watched the Hoyas dsmantle his Michigan Wolverines 74-52 last night at the Verizon Center. Roy Hibbert struggled a bit (6-14 from the floor) but led the Hoyas along with Jesse Sapp with 12 points. Freshman guards Austin Freeman (10 points) and Chris Wright (10 points) also scored in double figures. Sophomore Vernon Macklin. Hibbert's back-up had eight points six rebounds and three blocked shots.---------------------------------------Pittsburgh 78 Mississippi Valley express 45Pittsburgh breezed to their 4th win in the Hispanic Colelge Fund contend as Sam (tell Standard) over Mississippi Valley State. YOung scored 17 pts and grabbed 12 rebounds in just 23 minutes of action measure night. Twelve Panthers scored and nobody played more than Young's 23 minutes in the contest. Freshman Gilbert cook added 12 points and Tyrell Biggs scored 10 as (Tribune-Review) to start the season. The Panthers were without freshman center DeJuan Blair for most of the game due to a bruised tailbone. Blair did grab 7 rebounds in his 9 minutes of challenge. With their next bet not until November 23rd vs. cow. Blair should not miss any game action.----------------------------------Providence 66 Temple 64Down by 10 with 6:02 left in the bet it looked bleak for the Providence Friars yesterday in their opening game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan. A switch from a govern defense to man-to-man energezed PC as the (Providence Journal)and closed the game with a 14-2 run to defeate Temple. 66-64. Providence playing without injured point follow Sharaud flavor was led by his replacement sophomore Dwain Williams who scored 17 points. Geoff McDermott added 13 pts and a team-high 7 rebounds and Brian McKenzie scored 12 points off the bench. The Friars got very little in the paint as Jonathan Kale. Randall Hanke and Ray Hall combined for just seven points and two rebounds in 30 minutes against the Owls. For Temple it was too similar to last season where they had affect winning close games as well and this year starts off similar as the (Philadelphia Daily News). Providence advances in the winner's bracket to meet Arkansas late this afternoon.-------------------------------------TONIGHT'S GAMES:Syracuse taking a break from the Preseason NIT plan will host Fordham tonight at the Carrier Dome. Dereck (Syracuse Post-Standard) at Fordham after taking a schedule over that was in shambles five years ago. However they approach a tall challenge tonight against the young and talented Orangemen. Syracuse will next meet Ohio State in Madison Square Garden next Wednesday night. They will play in the second bet of the doubleheader following the match-up between Washington and Texas A&M.--------------------------------------Notre Dame tips off the USVI Paradise Jame tonight against Monmouth. The Hawks already have had a taste of the Big East playing at Seton Hall last Sunday and taking the Pirates to overtime. Actually it was SHU who had to rally to just get the game into OT where they took hold back. Here is the official Notre dame website preview on the game: .--------------------------------------Cincinnati will look to change surface their record at 2-2 tonight when they host Coastal Carolina. Thus far. (Cincinnati affix) which has caused some inconsistency witht he freshmen. UC head instruct Mick (Cincinnati Enquirer). alter now he seems resigned to the fact that it ordain be a couple more years before UC is ready to compete at the top of the Big East:
To compete for a Big East call you've got to get Big East talent and they be to get up into the junior categorise," Cronin said. When Vaughn is a senior and the current freshmen are juniors joined by recent signees Yancy Gates and Cashmere Wright. Cronin said the Bearcats will be equipped to compete in the Big East."Then when you play a mid-major team you can play bad and win because you're going to be so much more talented than them," he said. "But we're just not there yet."
-----------------------------------------Bob Huggins and West Virginia are in action tonight in a regular season bet against Arkansas-Monticello. While we are still waiting to see the Mountaineers play under Huggins in a real game we did get reminded this week of his recruiting prowess as (Charleston print) by convincing Kevin Jones to sign with WVU over schools such as Indiana. Pittsburgh and others. Huggins unique style as a (Daily Mail) surely puts recruits at go and captivates his audience with his dry wit self-deprecating gratify and unusual brand of storytelling. (Times West Virginian) against Arkansas-Monticello as move of the StubHub Legends Classic with a back up game set for 3 p m. Sunday against Prairie View A&M. One player adjusting very well to the new WVU regime is junior Joe Alexander as (Daily Mail).---------------------------------------------South Florida will be tested this weekend as they tip off tonight the first of three consecutive games in the Glenn Wilkes Classic at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach. USF meets the Rhode Island Rams out of the A-10 tonight and hopes to avoid their first 0-3 start since 1987-88. USF also plays Florida Atlantic Saturday at noon and Florida State Sunday at 8:30 p m. The Tampa Tribune has a apprise on tonight's game.----------------------------------------------OTHER BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES:It is official. (NorthJersey com) after the 6-foot. 170-pound follow who averaged 16.9 points. 6.7 assists and 4.6 steals per bet as a junior leading Paterson Catholic to an 18-8 preserve signed his earn of intent yesterday. With the paperwork from Theodore and according to the Star-Ledger article might be in line to add another signature this spring:
Nets rookie send Sean Williams told reporters yesterday that his friend and former AAU teammate. Gary Flowers has decided to go to Seton Hall. Late measure night a person who has close ties to the Seton Hall program confirmed that the 6-8 Flowers has indeed told the Pirates he intends to compete for them next year. The person spoke on instruct of anonymity because populate at the college are not authorized to talk about unsigned recruits.
-----------------------------------------------Louisville head instruct Rick Pitino met with the media yesterday to discuss the three recruits that signed with the Cardinals in what looks to be the (Courier-Journal) with Samardo Samuels. Jared Swopshire and Terrence Jennings. (Kentucky com) and will act to pursue Tyreke Evans as well as observe verbal commitments Kyle Kuric and Melquan Bolding who are expected to sign this move. While (Kentucky com) with Louisville this categorise should act to raise the level for the Cardinals and his team this season should displace towards some of the lofty accomplisments as the Wildcats coach. One of the players hoping to hel the Cards rach another level this season is sophomore Earl Clark. The New Jersey native (The Home News Tribune).------------------------------------------------Dominic Rutledge had several Big East schools evaluating him including Seton Hall. Marquette. St. John's and Providence but instead of waiting for the spring. (zagsblog).------------------------------------------------[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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