SB Nation - St. Bonaventure Bonnies

The Can Ball Report's NC-Double-Eh Player of the Week - Dec 20

rbala — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:55:49 -0000

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Syracuse's Kris Joseph took his high wire act all over the Zags this past weekend to earn NC-Double-Eh Player of the Week honors. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

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Like in that great movie/tv series from the later century The Highlander, there can only be one. And the Can Ball Report has finally come up with that player. Help us congratulate Montreal's own Kris Joseph of the Syracuse Orangemen as this week's Can Ball Report NC-Double-Eh Player of the Week.

Player of the Week

Kris Joseph (Montreal) – Soph., Syracuse

With most athletes cramming for the last exams before the winter break, there weren’t too many games being played last week. But in the one game that Syracuse’s Kris Joseph played this past Saturday, he had a great one helping the Orange defeat the visiting St Bonaventure Bonnies 85-72.

Increasing his role on the fifth ranked Orangemen over the last few weeks, Kris Joseph has made a case for being one of the most improved players on the team if not the Big East Conference. Coming off the bench, Joseph had a season high 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot playing 33 very effective minutes for legendary coach Jim Boehiem. For the game, he shot 7 of 9 from the floor, also a season high, and made all three of his free throw attempts.

As an excellent candidate for the Big East Sixth Man of the Year, Joseph is currently averaging 10.2 points per game to go along with 5.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.7 steals on the season. He is the team’s fifth leading scorer, third leading rebounder and fourth in steals. Look for Joseph to build on this current success now for a brighter future come this March.

Honorable Mention: Andrew Nicholson, St Bonaventure – on Dec 19: 18 pts, 5 rbs, , 1 stl, 1 blk, 9 of 10 from the floor, 32 minutes.

Line of the Week

Gonzaga’s Canucks – Dec 19

In what can really only be classified as equivalent to a New York mugging, the Gonzaga Bulldogs got handled rather roughly by the Duke Blue Devils this past Saturday in Madison Square Garden. The final score was 71 – 41 in favor of Duke and if you had the (dis)pleasure of watching the game looking for a colossal fight, well you were disappointed with the outcome. So then why would we want to highlight this particularly bad game here? Well, primarily because our Canadians boys had a great collective game despite the mangling at the Garden.

Rob Sacre, Manny Arop, Kelly Olynyk and Bol Kong have all played significant roles on this year’s Zags team contributing to the success they have had to this point in the season and here is how they fared in the game:

Of the 41 total points scored by Gonzaga, our Canadian boys accounted for half (20) with nine coming Sacre who started at center. They accounted for a third of the rebounds (10 of 29) with Manny Arop coming off the bench to grab a team high six. They accounted for half (7 of 15) of the made field goal attempts and Sacre was responsible for half the Zags’ free throw makes (5 of 10). Is it a line to be proud of? Sure. It means that our boys down in Spokane are making meaningful contributions to a Top 25 team. But I’m sure they would have gladly given stats up for a better outcome in that forgettable game in the Garden.

Honorable Mention – Andrew Nicholson, St Bonaventure: 18 pts, 5 rbs, 1 stl, 1 blk, 9 of 10 FG, 32 mins. Vs. Syracuse.

Cup Check Time: Syracuse Holds Off Bonnies 85-72

Sean Keeley — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:25:01 -0000

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It was a game with far more excitement than it had any right to have. An underdog sticking with the No. 5 team on its own court, heated words, a nut shot, an ejection and an injury. When it was all said and the done the Orange improved to 11-0 with a 85-72 win over St. Bonaventure (6-4).

Rick Jackson recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds to go along with three steals and three blocks, as fifth-ranked Syracuse defeated St. Bonaventure, 85-72, at the Carrier Dome.

Wes Johnson totaled 17 points and 10 boards, while Kris Joseph also contributed 17 points for the Orange (11-0). Andy Rautins scored 11 points and dished out five assists in the win.

"I don't expect teams to be afraid of us anymore," Joseph said. "We are number five in the nation, but teams aren't going to be afraid. They want to beat us even more now than when we were unranked. Teams are going to come at us a lot harder so we are just going to come out with that in mind."

And it seems they'll use any trick in the book to do it, including groin punches.

The Bonnies were on offense and as center Andrew Nicholson moved through the lane, he delivered what Rautins described as a low blow to a sensitive part of Rautins’ anatomy.

Rautins crumpled to the Carrier Dome floor and immediately pointed toward Nicholson. Officials stopped play to congregate at the scorer’s table and watch what happened on a televised replay.

Moments later, Nicholson was ejected. He trotted down the tunnel that led to the St. Bonaventure locker room and spent the rest of the game there.

Rautins ended up missing both free throws. Well I would think so...that's the least of his worries in a moment like that. Nicholson still managed to lead the Bonnies in scoring despite the ejection.

Could have been worse I suppose, Nicholson could have messed up Andy's hair. Talk about a sensitive part of Andy's anatomy.

Andy did recover but one player who wasn't able to come back from his own injury was Arinze Onuaku. AO went to the bench only two minutes into the game where trainer Brad Pike worked on his leg. Arinze went to the locker room, returned briefly but did not play at all in the second half. The injury is being evaluated and we should know more today:

Onuaku was not in the Syracuse locker room when reporters were admitted. Brad Pike said he will evaluate Onuaku on Sunday. Pike did say that the damage was not to the tendon that has given Onuaku so much trouble.

At the end of the day it was three-pointers that helped the Orange pull away and quell the Bonnies' attack. It seemed like any time St. Bonaventure got close, someone was stepping up with a killer three to squash them.

Syracuse took over the game with a 21-4 run that spanned the halftime break. Syracuse freshman Brandon Triche highlighted the spurt with consecutive 3-pointers that gave the Orange a 51-39 advantage at the 15:36 mark of the second half.

...The Orange eventually extended its lead to 16 points. When St. Bonaventure closed to within nine points with just under 10 minutes remaining, Syracuse senior Andy Rautins drained back-to-back 3-pointers for a 69-54 lead.

Looks like the little Rautins (whom I like to call Ed & Hardy) are going to be just fine.

Here's Andy, Wes & KrisJo discussing the game as well as The Nutshot Felt 'Round The Dome:

Syracuse vs. St. Bonaventure basketball: Players Johnson, Joseph and Rautins

Jim Boeheim talks about the team beating St. Bonaventure.

Syracuse vs. St. Bonaventure basketball: Coach Jim Boeheim

The Shotgun/Throwdown: Monday (12/21/09) Edition

WVUIE97 — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:02:47 -0000

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's best place for sports links, information and some daily distractions. Today we're being brought to you by Adnams Spindrift, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.

It's Christmas week and most of us are recovering from the weekend snow. Football practice started up again and both basketball teams won over the weekend. The women did it in convincing fashion and the men blew a 17 point lead to win with an improbably easy layup with a second to spare. Your tips, suggestions and requests are always helpful. See you after the jump...

What You May Have Missed:

WVU Edges Vikings - MSNsportsNET.Com
80-78

West Virginia Defeats Fresno State - MSNsportsNET.Com
The women take care of business 72-52, after being delayed overnight by the snow.

Gold and Blue Report for Monday - WVMETRONEWS.COM

Video of Interest:

Here's an interview with Coach Beatty, courtesy of WVIllustrated.

Random Link of Hilarity:

These are awesome!

The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs - Independent Sources

Christmas Gallery of the Day:

via www.gunaxin.com

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is one of the tabloid stars in the UK. Say hello to the lovely Michelle Marsh. God bless the UK. The gallery is just....wow.

via girls.gunaxin.com

And because it's the Christmas season, and I like to give, here are two more with Michelle frolicking around with pal and fellow Miss Throwdown, Lucy Pinder.

Adnams Spindrift image via www.thepublican.com

Canadian Content

rbala — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:53 -0000

We have great news on Toronto native and Duquesne student Sam Ashalu courtesy of ESPN's Andy Katz, an excellent breakdown of Findlay guard and Pickering, ON native Cory Joseph as he went head to head with super prep Austin Rivers courtesy of Nolan Shulman at www.flagrantfouls.com, Canada's lady ballers will be participating in a new Olympic games, the Rainmen are 2-0 in the preseason, Brady Heslip and other basketball news from around the country in this edition of The Can Ball Report's Canadian Content.

Canada Basketball news ...

Canada Basketball | CANADA'S LADY HOOPSTERS SELECTED TO COMPETE IN FIRST EVER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES by Blair Hough basketballca staff

NCAA news ...

Andy Katz: With a lot of help, Duquesne shooting victim Sam Ashaolu perseveres and graduates - ESPN

Bonnies center Andrew Nicholson translates raw ability into results | Orange Basketball Blog - syracuse.com

Update: Bonnies' Nicholson ejected after incident with Rautins | Orange Basketball Blog - syracuse.com

High schools news ...

COP: Cory Joseph Takes Head to Head Matchup with Austin Rivers | Flagrant Fouls

Brady Heslip To Join Men's Basketball Team This Month - BOSTON COLLEGE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Laurentian basketball signs Espanola native - The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA

Holiday Classic Recap | Crown Magazine

School hopes to stop being generous host

Leapin' Lum, Tupper Tigers edge Bays in classic North Shore Invitational final - Howie's High School Hamper

CIS news ...

Carleton Ravens: A decade of dominance | Neate Sager | Columnists | Sports | Ottawa Sun

Laurentian Voyageurs - Headlines

Grinning and bearing it - Belleville Intelligencer - Ontario, CA

Northern exposure welcome; Much decorated Washington star will play for Trinity Western Spartans | Kelowna.com

CCAA news ...

The Brampton Guardian: Providing Local Community News for Brampton, Ontario 24/7

And we can never forget our favorite Maritime pro basketball team the Halifax Rainmen who played two great games this past weekend. The Rainmen play their last pre season game before the Christmas break tonight so check them out at ...

Halifax Rainmen Basketball - RAINMEN STUN MILLRATS 101-97

Halifax Rainmen Basketball - RAINMEN STORM PAST KEBS

Daily Links: H-O-R-S-E, G-Mac Style

Sean Keeley — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:23:54 -0000

It's H-O-R-S-E play for McNamara and Resavy | Orange Basketball Blog - syracuse.com
Gerry McNamara is Syracuse's official shooting contest expert.

Three Idiots on Sports: I Wonder if There Are Betting Windows at Club 4-4?
The gambling aspect aside, in the grand scheme of things, this latest fundraising effort doesn't really affect the average fan. However, we here at T3I want to help those who are about to experience opulent, ultra-VIP luxury, so we are proud to present you with an exclusive first peek at what your new digs will look like - enjoy the club!

Syracuse Orange enters top 3 of College Basketball Power Rankings - Luke Winn - SI.com
Any reasonable NCAA tournament bracket projection (if it's reasonable to do bracket projections at this point) should have the Orange as a No. 1 seed. They're undefeated, they have three solid, neutral-court wins over teams that should contend for conference titles (Cal, North Carolina and Florida), and Bobby Knight really likes them. Those are good credentials.

Orange::44: St. Bonaventure - Syracuse Preview
Syracuse is undefeated entering the eleventh game on Syracuse's schedule. They take on a familiar foe in Olean, New York's own St. Bonaventure. The last time the Bonnies came into the Dome and won was half past forever ago.

Chris Henry rocked the Carrier Dome in 2003 as a West Virginia freshman receiver | Orange Football Blog - syracuse.com
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry, who died on Thursday from injuries sustained after he fell from the back of a pickup truck, played his college football at West Virginia and had a memorable performance at the Carrier Dome in 2003 against the Syracuse Orange.

Vermont 60, Syracuse 57 (OT) | 2005 NCAA first round - 2000s: Top College Basketball Upsets - Photos - SI.com
Led by their wise-cracking, radio-show-hosting coach, Tom Brennan, and star forward Taylor Coppenrath, the No. 13 seed Catamounts knocked out fourth-seeded Syracuse, which was just two years removed from a national title.

Andy Katz's Daily Word: White's departure from Minnesota not a surprise - ESPN
Is Rutgers making goo-goo eyes at the Big Ten?

Pesky Maryland to Big East Expansion Rumor Pops Up Again - Testudo Times
Is the Big East expands, is Maryland a possibility?

Survey Says... - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
If you haven't had a chance to take that survey from earlier in the week, please carve out fifteen minutes if you can.

The Bleacher Bums are returning to the Dome in droves. CitrusTV's David Resnick and Andrew Africk take a look back at the Fall 2009 semester in SU Athletics.

Post-Standard Sports columnist Bud Poliquin offers his take on the 10-0 Syracuse Orange basketball team ahead of Saturday night's game against St. Bonaventure in the Carrier Dome.

Bud Poliquin on the 5th Ranked Syracuse Orange Basketball Team

The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday (12/18/09) Edition

WVUIE97 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:08:13 -0000

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's best place for sports links, information and a bit of entertainment. Today we're being brought to you by Layla Dirty Blonde Lager in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.

The men and women both get back into action tomorrow as basketball gets back into the swing of things all around the country. There's a full slate of BE ranked teams in action. Football starts practice again for the bowl tomorrow as well, which means news there should pick up a bit next week. If you're anywhere where snow is being called for, stay warm and be careful if you have to go out. There's plenty to keep you warm in this edition. Suggestions and requests are always encouraged. Have a safe and great weekend!!! Let's GOOOOOOOO...........

What You May Have Missed:

Gold and Blue Report for Friday - WVMETRONEWS.COM

Bill Stewart Statement - MSNsportsNET.Com

Men's Basketball: No Tickets Remain for Seton Hall - MSNsportsNET.Com
Looks like I missed this one. Sorry.

Syracuse Orange enters top 3 of College Basketball Power Rankings - SI.com
We've slid back to #6 from #4 last week.

West Virginia 25th in Director's Cup Standings - MSNsportsNET.Com

Forde Yard Dash - ESPN
"From the starting block in Albuquerque to the finish line in Pasadena, The Dash sprints through all 34 bowls -- and picks the winners."

BCS National Championship, Rose Bowl headline bowl Pickoff - Stewart Mandel - SI.com

News of Note:

West Virginia - Team Notes - USATODAY.com

Let rivalry begin again - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

Will Doc's loss impact WVU all that much? - 'Eers to the Ground/PPG

Unfinished Business - MSNsportsNET.Com

WVU's Brown takes aim at home-state team - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Sporting News All-Big East first team - Sporting News

Florida State's head-coach-to-be Jimbo Fisher still fond of West Virginia - St. Petersburg Times

Not just another week for FSU football - Tallahassee Democrat

Chris Henry:

Chris Henry's WVU teammates remember the life of Slim - WVIllustrated.com

Chris Henry's death interrupted his redemption with Bengals - Paul Daugherty - SI.com

NFL Videos: Brown, Lewis on Henry - NFL.com

Chris Henry rocked the Carrier Dome in 2003 as a West Virginia freshman receiver - syracuse.com
Orange beat writer remembers Henry's performances against Syracuse.

What's On Tap:

The WVU women take on Fresno State tomorrow at 7 pm from the Coliseum (couldn't find a link).

West Virginia vs. Cleveland State - SI.com
Saturday from Cleveland at 2 pm on ESPN 360 and MASN.

Lipscomb vs. Cincinnati - SI.com
Saturday at 2 pm from Cinci on ESPN 360.

Villanova vs. Fordham - SI.com
Saturday at 2 pm from East Rutherford, NJ.

Old Dominion vs. Georgetown - SI.com
Saturday at 7 pm from the Phone Booth in DC on ESPN 360 and MASN.

St. Bonaventure vs. Syracuse - SI.com
Saturday at 7 pm from the Dome.

UCF vs. Connecticut - SI.com
Sunday at 1 pm from Hartford on ESPN 360 and MASN.

St. Petersburg Bowl - UCF Knights vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights - ESPN
Sunday night at 8 on ESPN. Rutgers is favored by 3.

Around the League (and Beyond):

See No Big Ten, Hear No Big Ten, Speak No Big Ten - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

Cincinnati's Lance Stephenson talks about transition to college game - Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati holds first Sugar Bowl practice without Brian Kelly - ESPN

Samuels is battling huge expectations - Courier-Journal

Pitt coach Dixon demands big improvement - PPG

What now? - TheUConnBlog.com
Ater Majok makes his debut this weekend

Bulls ease back into practice - Tampa Tribune

If The Big East Expanded... - Pitt Blather

Rutgers tailback Joe Martinek ready to go in St. Petersburg Bowl whether Tim Brown plays or not - Star Ledger

Schiano More than Wins and Losses - Protect R Turf

Doc not a perfect hire, just a terrific one - Charleston Gazette

How about Big 14? -- chicagotribune.com

Videos of (Dis)Interest:

We've seen the music synced light displays before, but music and video game synced? Impressive.

She may be past her prime and carry hepatitis...but this video still does it (and her friend is nice too).

Holiday Picture of the Week:

I think the guy on the right wins, for creativity alone. Thanks to Jimmy T. of Hot Clicks for the find.

via thesurlybirds.com

Brazilian Gallery of the Week:

via coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is easily one of Israel's finest. Please wish Happy Hanukkah to Miss Bar Rephaeli.

via i.cdn.turner.com

Layla image via www.abarbanel.com

The Can Ball Report's NC-Double-Eh Player of the Week - Dec 13

rbala — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:42 -0000

After a slow start for Kyle Johnson at Long Island University this season, the Ajax, ON native may hit a turning point this season in the past week where he averaged a double-double on his way to being named The Can Ball Report's NC-Double-Eh Player of the Week.

Player of the Week

Kyle Johnson (Ajax, ON) – Jr., Long Island University

Kyle Johnson has been able to fill the bucket up since his break out freshman season with the Blackbirds in 2007 and this season he is doing the same. After starting the season a little sluggish he had seemed to find his stride this past week after averaging a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 57% from the three point line and picking up 2.5 steals a game as well. With those great numbers, Johnson is this week’s Can Ball Report Player of the Week.

In the Blackbirds’ 80-64 loss to Iona on Dec 9, Johnson recorded his double-double of the season posting 15 points and 11 rebounds. He also added four steals and shot 3 of 7 from the three line, 6 of 14 overall from the floor in 29 minutes.

In following game against Lafayette (Toronto’s Jared Mintz) on Dec 12, Johnson put up 15 points and grabbed nine boards in the LIU close loss, 73-77. He also had a steal and shot 5 of 12 from the floor and went for a season high five treys in his productive 29 minutes.

For the season, Johnson is averaging a team high 6.7 rebounds per game to go along with his 10.4 points, which is good for second on the team, as well as an assist and a steal.

Honorable mention: Andrew Nicholson, St Bonaventure – 18 pts, 5.5 rbs, 14-22 FG, 8-8 FT, 25 mpg.

Line of the Week

Rob Sacre (Vancouver) – Soph., Gonzaga

For this week’s winner we present Rob Sacre. In the Zags tighter-than-should-have-been win over Davidson Dec 12, Sacre had a great game. He put up 23 points in a very efficient 25 minutes going a perfect 6 of 6 from the floor. From the line, Sacre was less than stellar but he managed to go to the line 18 times making 11of his attempts. If he had made the seven he missed he would have cracked the 30 point plateau for the first time in his college career. Great game indeed but the oddest thing about his stat line is that the imposing, 260 lbs paint monster only had one rebound to compliment his point total! Gonzaga is in trouble if Sacre continues with these numbers any further.

Honorable mention: Murphy Burnatowski, Maine – 13 pts, 6 rbs, 9 asts, 4 stls, 5 of 6 FG, 3 of 3 FT, 23 mins.

Poll

Who has impressed so far this NCAA season?

Canadian Content

rbala — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:00:37 -0000

We have the second episode of The Score's On the Brink, huge news regarding the best junior college player, a great look in SLAMonline on Harouna Mutumbo, a Mississuaga native earns Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honors, an interview with Cory Joseph and other assorted basketball news in this edition of Canadian Content.

The second installment of The Score's series on Canadian basketball. On The Brink Episode 2 | Video | The Score

The Canada Basketball newsletter where yours truly has a little piece in it. And don't forget to check out the the line of vintage tees as well. The holidays are coming up. Canada Basketball | JOY TO THE WORLDS CB OUR GAME NEWSLETTER

A great story on one of our wheelchair players. CANOE -- CNEWS - Good News: There's no holding him back

A great little story on Pickering's own Harouna Mutumbo in the only basketball magazine that matters. SLAM ONLINE | " Hardest Working ‘Cat in the Game

Mississuaga native Andrew Nicholson earns conference Player of the Week honors for the first time this season. St. Bonaventure Official Athletic Site:Nicholson named A-10 Co-Player of the Week

Big recruiting news as Sault Ste Marie, ON native DJ Wright, the top Junior College player in the US, has committed to the Bulldogs. Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site

Some news on the our favorite east coast minor league basketball team. novanewsnow.com > County of Yarmouth > The Rainmen cometh

Coach K is honored for his feat. StFX

Our collegue Mark Wacyk at cishoops.ca gives us the low down on all things CISCIS from the weekend.

One the Can Ball's collegues Tariq Sbeit gives us a great look at a great Toronto high school basketball tourney. Humber College Classic Standout Players | Flagrant Fouls

Nolan Shulman at Flagrant Fouls has a good interview with Findlay Prep's star shooting guard. Q&A with Findlay Prep Point Guard, Cory Joseph | Flagrant Fouls

And more high school news from around Canada ...

Colby Maier: West Uprising | Crown Magazine

Hoops phenom has no trouble getting noticed

Fighting Irish hoping Mullins leads them to basketball gold - thestar.com

The Can Ball Report NC-Double Eh Player of the Week(s)

rbala — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:00:21 -0000

Being away for a week in very warm climes is a gift and a curse. Gift in that you are in very warm climes where you are catered to hand and foot (well not really but I’ll leave that story for another time). Curse in that you miss an entire week of hoop action since internet costs about $20 an hour to use on the resort - US dollars that is! But regardless, the Can Ball Report is back and since we missed last week’s installment, this week we give you a double hit of the NC-Double-Eh Player of the Week.

Jared Mintz (Toronto, ON) – Soph., Lafayette

Second year forward Jared Mintz made it really easy for us this week(s) to pick our standout Canadian baller. He had four outstanding games in a two week span, including an impressive showing against Georgetown, Jared has earned the Can Ball Report’s Player of the Week for both Nov 22 and Nov 29.

Having been a starter in the second half of last season for the Leopards, this year should be a break out type year for Mintz. If the last two weeks are an indication of the year he will have, then this may be the first of many honors for him.

In the previous week, Mintz helped his team to two victories. The first came on Nov 18 against St Francis (PA) where he had posted career high in scoring hanging 24 on a perfect 9-9 from the floor and a near perfect 6-7 from the line. He also added six rebounds and a steal as well in his efficient 28 minutes of action.

Three nights later, Mintz would put up 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a block in Lafayette’s 69-52 win over N.J.I.T. He would go 8-10 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw in the game also.

For the week of Nov 22, Jared averaged 21.5 pts, 5.5 rbs and 1.5 asts. He shot 89% from the floor (17-19) and 82% from the charity stripe (9-11).

In Lafayette’s two games this past week, Mintz continued his great playing. In the Leopards win over Hartford on Nov 24, he put up 18 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He added 10 rebounds for his fourth career double-double to go with a steal and a block. He also shot 6 of 8 from the free throw line.

In his last game of the week Saturday, Mintz held his own against an always tough Georgetown team. Going up against sure shot future NBA draft pick Greg Monroe, Mintz posted a team high 16 points on 5 of 7 from the field including making his only three attempt. He also added four boards along with an assist and steal in the loss.

For the week of Nov 29, Mintz averaged 17 points, 7 rebounds and a steal. He shot 78.5% from the floor (11 of 14) and the free throw (11 of 14).

For the season, Mintz is the team’s leading scorer at 18.2 a clip and second leading rebounder at 6.7. He's shooting 69.1% from the field and 86.5% from the free throw line.

Honorable Mentions:

Week of Nov 22 – Rob Sacre, Gonzaga – 16 pts, 6 rbs, a block, 12 of 19 from the field, 8 of 9 from the line in two games.

Week of Nov 29 – Papa Oppong, Eastern Kentucky – 12.5 pts, 3 rbs, 2.3 asts, 1.3 stls, 15 of 28 from the field, 8 of 17 from the three in three games.

Stat Line of the Week (s)

Andrew Nicholson (Mississuaga, ON) – Soph., St Bonaventure

After beginning the Basketball Travellers Classic with a 15 point, 12 rebounds in the Bonnies thumping of Southeast Missouri State, Nicholson followed that up the next game with a career night. In his team’s easy win over Norfolk State, Andrew posted 29 points and 14 rebounds, both personal bests. He shot 11 of 13 from the floor and 7 of 10 from the line while adding two blocks in his 33 minutes of action. Look out for more of this from Nicholson as the season goes on.

Don't forget the games for today and tomorrow as well. As always the games that are highlighted are should see games ...

Nov 30

Columbia @ Sacred Heart

Stetson @ USC Upstate

Colgate @ (9) Syracuse

Tennessee State @ Belmont

St. Peter’s @ Lafayette

Cal State Bakersfield @ Cal State Northridge

Dec 1

Providence @ Northeastern

Vermont @ Dartmouth

Chicago State @ Central Michigan

Delaware @ Delaware State

Paul Quinn @ McNeese State

UTEP @ New Mexico State

Santa Clara @ UC Santa BArbara

RPI WATCH: 11/23/09

BracketCat — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:13 -0000

Well, it's officially basketball season here at BOTC, so I'm going to try and get some basketball-related stuff on here on a more consistent basis. Big 12 Outlook will return after New Year's, but in the meantime, I need to resume the Big 12 previews and shift them into overdrive a little in order to make up for lost time.

The other thing I want to do is update you on all of our opponents on a daily basis. I'll look at how they performed in yesterday's games and maybe track the RPIs a little, too. The idea is to get a general picture, on a day-to-day basis, of how strong our non-conference schedule is, because I've seen some concern from various corners of late.

For a more detailed discussion, hit the jump. But here's a short preview: We did ourselves a lot of good in Puerto Rico.

Here's how our opponents have performed to date, in order to provide a baseline comparison and bring everyone up to speed. (After all, not everyone has been paying attention to hoops like I have, given our North-contending football team and what have you.)

Kansas State RPI = 28

Great Wins (RPI 1-50) = Dayton

Good Wins (RPI 51-100) = Loyola

Bad Losses (RPI 100 or greater) = none

Loyola (2-1) | RPI = 64: Loss at Kansas State (92-54), Win over Canisius (89-69), Win at Holy Cross (76-73)
Western Illinois (2-2) | RPI = 112: Loss at Arizona State (87-35), Loss at Kansas State (82-50), Win over Truman State (71-59), Win at Central Arkansas (56-46)
Boston (1-4) | RPI = 141: Loss at Iona (82-73), Loss to George Washington (69-59), Loss to Kansas State (80-70), Win over Indiana (71-67), Loss to No. 21 Georgia Tech (85-67)
Ole Miss (4-1) | RPI = 76: Win over UALR (92-64), Win over Alabama State (90-53), Win over Indiana (89-71), Win over Kansas State (86-74), Loss to No. 5 Villanova (79-67)
No. 18 Dayton (2-2) | RPI = 32: Win over Creighton (90-80), Win over No. 21 Georgia Tech (63-59), Loss to No. 5 Villanova (71-65), Loss to Kansas State (83-75)
IUPUI (4-1) | RPI = 75: Win at Drake (88-82), Win at Eastern Illinois (69-66), Win over Austin Peay (77-63), Loss at Auburn (80-65), Win over Georgia State (67-56)
Fort Hays State (2-0) | RPI = N/A (D-II): Win over Friends (82-46), Win over Central Christian College (85-66)
Washington State (3-0) | RPI = 140: Win over MVSU (94-66), Win over Eastern Washington (67-61), Win over IPFW (89-70)
Xavier (3-0) | RPI = 79: Win over Youngstown State (83-57), Win over Bowling Green (101-57), Win over Sacred Heart (105-65)
UNLV (3-0) | RPI = 1: Win over Pittsburg State (91-52), Win over Nevada (88-75), Win over Southern Illinois (78-69)
Alabama (2-1) | RPI = 186: Loss to Cornell (71-67), Win over Jackson State (86-69), Win over Providence (84-75)
UAPB (0-3) | RPI = 166: Loss at Colorado (88-72), Loss at Denver (75-56), Loss at UTEP (70-52)
Cleveland State (3-1) | RPI = 260: Loss at St. Bonaventure (72-62), Win over Wilmington (99-74), Win over Florida A&M (78-64), Win over Sam Houston State (80-65)
South Dakota (2-2) | RPI = N/A (D-I transition): Loss at Texas Tech (88-49), Loss to Oregon State (62-47), Win over TAMUCC (76-73), Win over Mayville State (99-67)
Missouri (2-0) | RPI = 280: Win over UT Martin (83-68), Win over UTPA (100-64)
Texas A&M (3-0) | RPI = 135: Win over Angelo State (88-69), Win at SMU (80-68), Win over Samford (68-49)
Colorado (3-0) | RPI = 128: Win over UAPB (88-72), Win over Coppin State (82-58), Win over Texas Southern (88-77)
No. 3 Texas (2-0) | RPI = 17: Win over UC Irvine (89-42), Win over Western Carolina (73-41)
Oklahoma State (3-0) | RPI = 21: Win over Seattle (86-64), Win over Southern (93-61), Win over North Texas (82-68)
Baylor (4-0) | RPI = 60: Win over Norfolk State (86-58), Win over Hartford (71-69), Win over Southern (61-45), Win over Hardin-Simmons (106-45)
No. 1 Kansas (3-0) | RPI = 46: Win over Hofstra (101-65), Win over Memphis (57-55), Win over Central Arkansas (94-44)
Nebraska (2-1) | RPI = 134: Win over SCUU (76-49), Loss at Saint Louis (69-55), Win over TCU (90-77)
Iowa State (4-0) | RPI = 188: Win over Idaho State (88-68), Win over Chicago State (72-50), Win at Drake (90-70), Win over MVSU (96-55)
No. 17 Oklahoma (2-1) | RPI = 65: Win over Mount St. Mary's (95-71), Win over UL Monroe (72-61), Loss at VCU (82-69)
Texas Tech (5-0) | RPI = 86: Win over South Dakota (88-49), Win over TAMUCC (66-59), Win over Oregon State (64-60), Win over Northwestern State (94-75), Win over Lamar (77-54)

My plan is to update this daily with the games are played the previous day, and I'll probably start looking at RPIs some time after Thanksgiving (they're pretty meaningless before that point due to the disparity in scheduling).

Update: Got bored and added the RPIs around midnight. I'll save the analysis for tomorrow's edition.

SB Nation - St. Bonaventure Bonnies

The Can Ball Report's NC-Double-Eh Player of the Week - Dec 20

Cup Check Time: Syracuse Holds Off Bonnies 85-72

The Shotgun/Throwdown: Monday (12/21/09) Edition

What You May Have Missed:

News of Note (FB):

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Around the League (and Beyond):

Chris Henry:

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Miss Throwdown:

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Daily Links: H-O-R-S-E, G-Mac Style

The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday (12/18/09) Edition

What You May Have Missed:

News of Note:

Chris Henry:

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Holiday Picture of the Week:

Brazilian Gallery of the Week:

Miss Throwdown:

The Can Ball Report's NC-Double-Eh Player of the Week - Dec 13

Who has impressed so far this NCAA season?

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The Can Ball Report NC-Double Eh Player of the Week(s)

RPI WATCH: 11/23/09