FOX Sports: Freshman Guard Marcus Paige Attracts Interest Marcus Paige, a 5-foot-10 point guard who will be a freshman at Marion (IA) Linn-Mar, has already attracted plenty of recruiting interest, despite not having played a minute of varsity basketball. Paige has shined this spring as a member of the Iowa Stars 14-and-under AAU team, winning the Twin Cities Summer Classic 14-and-under title this past week. FOX Sports: Tubby Smith Visits Twin Cities Summer Classic Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith after attending the Nike Peach Jam in Augusta Saturday and Sunday, traveled home to check out the Twin Cities Summer Classic. The tournament is down to the semifinals with the championship games being held Tuesday morning. Yahoo!: Creighton Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) A 1-1 record in the NIT confirmed Creighton should start next season as the MVC favorite. The Bluejays lose only three seniors from a deep team. Four of their top five scorers are back.The Bluejays that return will form the Valley's most explosive offensive unit. Down 17 to Rhode Island in the first round of the NIT, the Bluejays rallied for a 74-73 win. The ... FOX Sports: Illinois State Getting Inside Coach Tim Jankovich juiced up the Missouri Valley Conference's biggest underachiever in recent seasons. Illinois State has the facilities, tradition, location and support to be one of MVC's better programs. Jankovich took inherited talent and gave it direction and purpose. The Redbirds finished second in the MVC and won a game in the NIT. It was the progra ... FOX Sports: Illinois State Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 25-10, 13-5 MVC, 2nd WHAT WENT RIGHT: Illinois State's seniors, inconsistent as juniors under former coach Porter Moser, came together under Tim Jankovich. When they played good defense, the Redbirds were tough to beat. The NIT berth reestablished Illinois State as an MVC power and reinvigorated their fans. WHAT WENT WRONG: A second-round N ... FOX Sports: Illinois State Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: Sophomore Osiris Eldridge may be the best talent in the MVC, so that is a good place to start for 2008-09. Sophomore Dinma Odiakosa improved throughout the season and led the Redbirds with 14 in the NIT loss to Dayton. Transfer Chamberlain Oguchi, who sat out this season, should help immediately with his athletic ability and scoring. . THE B ... Yahoo!: Illinois State Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Coach Tim Jankovich juiced up the Missouri Valley Conference's biggest underachiever in recent seasons. Illinois State has the facilities, tradition, location and support to be one of MVC's better programs.Jankovich took inherited talent and gave it direction and purpose. The Redbirds finished second in the MVC and won a game in the NIT. It was the program's ... FOX Sports: Evansville Getting Inside Evansville finished last in the Missouri Valley Conference in coach Marty Simmons' first season. Its final game, a loss to Missouri State in the MVC Tournament, provided a clear picture of where the Aces need to improve for next season. Aces big men Nate Garner, Pieter van Tongeren and Clint Hopf combined to score six points. All three return next season a ... FOX Sports: Evansville Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 9-21, 3-15, 10th in the Missouri Valley. WHAT WENT RIGHT: F Shy Ely turned into the consistent offensive leader people envisioned during his inconsistent first two seasons. He averaged 15.7 points and 5.4 rebounds in conference play. Ely is a go-to player the Aces can build around. WHAT WENT WRONG: Evansville's offense couldn't keep up with ... FOX Sports: Evansville Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: Shy Ely and Jason Holsinger are good enough to win games in the Valley with adequate help. Ely is a scorer who can slash to the basket and draw fouls. Holsinger is a tough point guard who can shoot from deep. They should be ready for big senior seasons. Kavon Lacey made strides late in the season and should progress more to give the Aces a tri ... Mike Broghammer: Forward Gives Top 10 Drake Taps In-Stater For '09 Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Indiana St. Sycamores News FOXSports.com News for Southern Illinois Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Wichita St. Shockers News Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Southern Ill. Salukis News Kenny Manigault: On Campus Wednesday Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Missouri St. Bears News FOXSports.com News for Indiana State FOXSports.com News for Northern Iowa Next page-->

FOXSports.com News for Bradley FOXSports.com News for Bradley View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Bradley Notes, Quotes --Bradley lost a 14-point lead and failed to convert either of its chances to tie the game on a late possession in a 70-64 loss to Tulsa in the third game of the CBI championship series. Bradley had an 83-74 homecourt win on Wednesday to force the third game but was 0-2 at Tulsa. --Bradley won its first game at an ACC opponent and improved to 12-4 against current ACC schools by beating Virginia in the CBI. --Seni ... ·Bradley Strategy and Personnel GAME REVIEW: Creighton 74, Bradley 70 (MVC Tournament) Bradley 70, Cincinnati 67 (College Basketball Invitational) Bradley 79, Ohio 73 (College Basketball Invitational) Bradley 96, Virginia 85 (College Basketball Invitational) Tulsa 73, Bradley 68 (CBI championship series, Game 1) Bradley 83, Tulsa 74 (CBI championship series, Game 2) Tulsa 70, Bradley 64 (CBI championship series, Game 3) GAME PREVIEW ... ·Bradley Getting Inside Bradley won 21 games and played as deep into the season as any team not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Only the Final Four -- Memphis, UCLA, Kansas and North Carolina -- were also still alive when the Braves finally folded against Tulsa on April 4. It wasn't the season coach Jim Les wanted for Bradley -- the Braves are a precious few seasons away from a Sweet 16 showing -- but his team turned in a memorable campaign. ·July a big month for the nation's best prospects Tomorrow's All-Americans are today's top recruits. Scout.com runs down the players to watch, and where they'll be this month. ·4 Star Memphis recruit picks Ole Miss The Rebels pegged the 6' 8", 200 pound small forward as their number one high school target and it looks like their hard word paid off. ·Buckner Pops To SEC School With the July evaluation period approaching and plenty of travel coming up, Reggie Buckner opted to make his collegiate decision. He decided on a SEC program. ·Bledsoe Enters July With A Leader Eric Bledsoe's stock took a turn for the better this spring with the Birmingham Ice. Now he enters the summers with three schools on his mind.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Bradley Braves News Latest news and information about the Bradley Braves. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Bradley Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Bradley won 21 games and played as deep into the season as any team not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Only the Final Four—Memphis, UCLA, Kansas and North Carolina—were also still alive when the Braves finally folded against Tulsa on April 4.It wasn't the season coach Jim Les wanted for Bradley—the Braves are a precious few seasons away from a Sweet 16 showing—but his team turned in a memorab ...

FOXSports.com News for Creighton FOXSports.com News for Creighton View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Creighton Getting Inside A 1-1 record in the NIT confirmed Creighton should start next season as the MVC favorite. The Bluejays lose only three seniors from a deep team. Four of their top five scorers are back. The Bluejays that return will form the Valley's most explosive offensive unit. Down 17 to Rhode Island in the first round of the NIT, the Bluejays rallied for a 74-73 win. The next game, an 82-54 loss at Florida, ended the season on ... ·Creighton Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 22-11, 10-8 MVC (fourth) WHAT WENT RIGHT: G P'Allen Stinnett averaged 12.7 points. If he gets his temper under control, he is a star to build around. G Booker Woodfox was the MVC's best reserve and should move into the starting lineup next season. Even in a rebuilding year, the Bluejays went to the NIT and lived up to the program's high expectations. WHAT WENT WRONG: Back-to-back losses to last-plac ... ·Creighton Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: Is everywhere. P'Allen Stinnett. Booker Woodfox. Kenny Lawson. Cavel Witter. Casey Harriman. No MVC team will start from a better spot next season. And the Jays have a proven coach to put it all together. Recruit Xavier Keeling, a big guard, gives the backcourt needed size. THE BAD NEWS: It is hard to come up with any. Creighton will miss the experience of three seniors, but their talent is replaceab ...

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Creighton Bluejays News Latest news and information about the Creighton Bluejays. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Creighton Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) A 1-1 record in the NIT confirmed Creighton should start next season as the MVC favorite. The Bluejays lose only three seniors from a deep team. Four of their top five scorers are back.The Bluejays that return will form the Valley's most explosive offensive unit. Down 17 to Rhode Island in the first round of the NIT, the Bluejays rallied for a 74-73 win. The next game, an 82-54 loss at Florida, ended the season on a ...

FOXSports.com News for Drake FOXSports.com News for Drake View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Tubby Smith Visits Twin Cities Summer Classic Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith after attending the Nike Peach Jam in Augusta Saturday and Sunday, traveled home to check out the Twin Cities Summer Classic. The tournament is down to the semifinals with the championship games being held Tuesday morning. ·Drake Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 28-5, 15-3 MVC (first). WHAT WENT RIGHT: Everything. The Bulldogs won big and looked great doing it. Their up-tempo style thrilled fans and their enthusiasm and unselfish style impressed opponents. Coach Keno Davis masterfully pulled it all together for a season Iowans will never forget. WHAT WENT WRONG: Drake's defense didn't hold up in the NCAA Tournament. Had the Bulldogs been able to stop Wester ... ·Drake Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: Drake returns two starters who are among the best players in the MVC. G Josh Young is a superb shooter who should only get better as a junior. C Jonathan Cox scored 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament loss. Reserves such as G Josh Parker and C Brent Heemskerk must step into bigger roles next season. The Bulldogs will return plenty of players, but they lack experience. Drake has six ... ·Drake Getting Inside When Drake's dream season ended at the hands of Western Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Bulldogs knew they would recover from the heartbreak and look back fondly on all they had accomplished. They didn't know they'd be doing it without Keno Davis, national coach of the year, peeking from afar. Drake plucked Arizona State assistant Mark Phelps from Herb Sendek's staff to step in for Davis. ·Drake Taps In-Stater For '09 Mark Phelps scored with in-state power forward Reece Uhlenhoop Monday evening.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Drake Bulldogs News Latest news and information about the Drake Bulldogs. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Drake Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) When Drake's dream season ended at the hands of Western Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Bulldogs knew they would recover from the heartbreak and look back fondly on all they had accomplished.They didn't know they'd be doing it without Keno Davis, national coach of the year, peeking from afar.Drake plucked Arizona State assistant Mark Phelps from Herb Sendek's staff to step in for Davis.Davis r ...

FOXSports.com News for Evansville FOXSports.com News for Evansville View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Evansville Getting Inside Evansville finished last in the Missouri Valley Conference in coach Marty Simmons' first season. Its final game, a loss to Missouri State in the MVC Tournament, provided a clear picture of where the Aces need to improve for next season. Aces big men Nate Garner, Pieter van Tongeren and Clint Hopf combined to score six points. All three return next season and their development is key. All three were new to Division ... ·Evansville Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 9-21, 3-15, 10th in the Missouri Valley. WHAT WENT RIGHT: F Shy Ely turned into the consistent offensive leader people envisioned during his inconsistent first two seasons. He averaged 15.7 points and 5.4 rebounds in conference play. Ely is a go-to player the Aces can build around. WHAT WENT WRONG: Evansville's offense couldn't keep up with most teams. The Aces scored fewer than 50 points seven time ... ·Evansville Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: Shy Ely and Jason Holsinger are good enough to win games in the Valley with adequate help. Ely is a scorer who can slash to the basket and draw fouls. Holsinger is a tough point guard who can shoot from deep. They should be ready for big senior seasons. Kavon Lacey made strides late in the season and should progress more to give the Aces a triple threat of scorers.

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Evansville Aces News Latest news and information about the Evansville Aces. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Evansville Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Evansville finished last in the Missouri Valley Conference in coach Marty Simmons' first season. Its final game, a loss to Missouri State in the MVC Tournament, provided a clear picture of where the Aces need to improve for next season.Aces big men Nate Garner, Pieter van Tongeren and Clint Hopf combined to score six points. All three return next season and their development is key. All three were new to Division I b ...

FOXSports.com News for Illinois State FOXSports.com News for Illinois State View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Illinois State Getting Inside Coach Tim Jankovich juiced up the Missouri Valley Conference's biggest underachiever in recent seasons. Illinois State has the facilities, tradition, location and support to be one of MVC's better programs. Jankovich took inherited talent and gave it direction and purpose. The Redbirds finished second in the MVC and won a game in the NIT. It was the program's first postseason appearance since 2001. The Redbirds wer ... ·Illinois State Notes, Quotes FINAL RECORD: 25-10, 13-5 MVC, 2nd WHAT WENT RIGHT: Illinois State's seniors, inconsistent as juniors under former coach Porter Moser, came together under Tim Jankovich. When they played good defense, the Redbirds were tough to beat. The NIT berth reestablished Illinois State as an MVC power and reinvigorated their fans. WHAT WENT WRONG: A second-round NIT loss at home was tough to take. Illinois State scored onl ... ·Illinois State Strategy and Personnel THE GOOD NEWS: Sophomore Osiris Eldridge may be the best talent in the MVC, so that is a good place to start for 2008-09. Sophomore Dinma Odiakosa improved throughout the season and led the Redbirds with 14 in the NIT loss to Dayton. Transfer Chamberlain Oguchi, who sat out this season, should help immediately with his athletic ability and scoring. . THE BAD NEWS: Forward Anthony Slack is gone and no replacement is ...

Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Basketball - Illinois St. Redbirds News Latest news and information about the Illinois St. Redbirds. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Illinois State Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Coach Tim Jankovich juiced up the Missouri Valley Conference's biggest underachiever in recent seasons. Illinois State has the facilities, tradition, location and support to be one of MVC's better programs.Jankovich took inherited talent and gave it direction and purpose. The Redbirds finished second in the MVC and won a game in the NIT. It was the program's first postseason appearance since 2001. The Redbirds were a ...

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