LSU- SHREVEPORT PILOTS – (As in riverboat pilots) MEN – The men are scorching hot right now and are ranked 2nd in the NAIA‘s First Division, right behind the Robert Morris (IL) Eagles in the top spot. The Pilots’ record is 11-0 at the moment and they are appearing in their 13th straight Top 25 Poll. They next see action against Wiley College tonight. WOMEN – The women are struggling at 5-8 right now and have dropped their last three in a row, not counting an exhibition loss to NCAA Division 1’s Northwestern State Demons. The Lady Pilots will next take to the court tonight, likewise against Wiley College and likewise in their home digs, AKA The Dock.(LOVE that name!)
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SPOT-CHECK: HOW ARE THE LSU-SHREVEPORT HOOPS TEAMS DOING?
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BLUE DRAGONS HOOPS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE NJCAA
By Steve Carpenter
HCC Sports Information Director
For the first time in 18 years, the Hutchinson Community College men’s basketball team is ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Rankings.
The NJCAA released the first poll of 2011 on Tuesday and the Blue Dragons (14-0) assume the Continue reading
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NEW YEAR TRIUMPH FOR THE DIPLOMATS
LANCASTER, Pa. — Franklin & Marshall opened up its 2011 portion of the schedule with a 96-85 victory over Old Westbury in the first round of the 44th Annual Sponaugle New Years Tournament hosted by F&M Sunday evening. The No. 14 Diplomats improved to 8-1 while the Panthers dropped to 2-6.
Georgio Milligan scored 21 points and became the 31st member of F&M’s 1,000- Continue reading
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HUTCHINSON BASKETBALL BACK IN ACTION
By Steve Carpenter
HCC Sports Information Director
TAMPA, Fla. – For the sixth consecutive year, the Hutchinson Community College women’s basketball team will be playing in a holiday classic to Continue reading
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PART 4 (CONCLUSION) – COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXTRAVAGANZA
Here is Part 4 and the concluding segment of my alphabetical update on those teams I get the most e-mail on. Next week I’ll be tackling the Top 25 in the divisions I cover.
PARK UNIVERSITY PIRATES – MEN – The men are rolling along at 7-4 and are riding a five game winning streak. Their next game will be January 3rd against Benedictine. WOMEN – The women are a very impressive 7-2 with the two losses coming against William Jewell and Benedictine. They are riding a six game winning streak and get a shot for revenge against Benedictine coming up in their next game, Continue reading
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PART 3 – COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXTRAVAGANZA
Here we are in Part 3 of my feature on updates regarding those teams I get the most e-mails about. I’m going in alphabetical order so we resume where we left off in Part 2.
MARITIME COLLEGE PRIVATEERS – MEN – The men’s team is 5-3 overall and 3-1 in conference play. They are an impressive 3-1 on the road as well. Their next game is Dec 30th against NYU. Basketball is not one of the sports Maritime sponsors for women so there is no women’s team to update. Continue reading
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PART 2 – COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXTRAVAGANZA
Each day this week I’ll be taking a quick look at the teams my readers e-mail me about the most. Beginning next week Balladeer’s Blog will hunker down and specifically address the standings in each division. I’m going alphabetically with the teams I’m examining so we resume where we left off yesterday.
FLORIDA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SUNS – MEN – The men’s team started out hot and were 5-2 at one point but have now lost their last four in a row. How- EVAH, as Stephen A Smith would say, two of those losses were to D1 and D2 teams (Bethune- Cookman and Northwood) and the rest of their schedule is fairly sane so look for them to bounce back. They see action again January 6th in the Piedmont Tournament, hosted by the Piedmont Baptist Continue reading
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL EXTRAVAGANZA 1
With many schools on Christmas break now Balladeer’s Blog will be taking a look at the overall hoops picture in the divisions I cover. Since I’m all about my readers I’ll be starting with an alphabetical look at the teams I get the most e-mail on, then after that I’ll address the Top 25 in each division. This will be a multi-part extravaganza so you’ll want to check back every day this week for each part.
ACADEMY OF ART URBAN KNIGHTS – MEN – The men’s team is currently 3-5. They’ve played no conference games yet. The wins came over Upper Iowa, Menlo and Bethany (CA). Their next game is December 29th against Cal Maritime. WOMEN – The women’s team is currently 2-6. They too have not begun their conference slate yet. Their wins came over Corban and Cal State East Bay. Their next Continue reading
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LMU RAILSPLITTERS MEN’S BASKETBALL UNBEATEN AS WE GO INTO THE HOLIDAY BREAK
HARROGATE, TN – On Tuesday night in the Railsplitter men’s basketball team’s 96-84 victory over conference opponent Catawba College, Lincoln Memorial University forward D’Mario Curry (Detroit, MI) reached a milestone when he scored a personal best 41 points to push his career total over the 1000 point mark and to set a new Turner Arena single-game scoring record.
Since his first season with the Railsplitters as a sophomore, Curry has been named Continue reading
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UNBEATEN GOLD RUSH RISE TO NUMBER 9
NEW ORLEANS — Unbeaten Xavier University of Louisiana moved from 10th to ninth in the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 on Monday.
It’s the highest rank for the XU men since Feb. 13, 2008, when they were eighth. It’s the first time since the 2003-04 season that the Gold Rush made the top 10 in consecutive polls.
Xavier (10-0) won 85-66 at Loyola in their only game of the past week. It’s the first time since 1983-84 and just the second time since World War II that the XU men won their first 10 Continue reading
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