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Southern Illinois hires Barry Hinson as head coach

Published by Source on March 27th, 2012

ESPNChicago’s Scott Powers reports that Kansas Director of Basketball Operations Barry Hinson has agreed to be the next head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis men’s basketball team. Hinson has been on the Kansas’ staff since 2008 and prior to that spent eleven seasons as a Division I head coach (two at Oral Roberts then nine at Missouri State) accumulating a head coaching record of 205-140.

Hinson comes to Carbondale with Missouri Valley experience, as well as solid postseason history – he led Missouri State to four NIT berths. As far as the eye test goes, Hinson is a good hire for Southern and brings winning experience to a team desperate to reclaim its position at the top of the MVC.

Hinson replaces Chris Lowery, who was fired back on March 2nd after a disappointing eighth season in which the Salukis went just 8-23. Many thought that former Illinois and SIU coach Bruce Weber could be the next Saluki head coach, since he is recently unemployed and had a successful tenure in Carbondale from 1998-2003. A number of other Big Ten assistants were thought to be candidates, as well, including Illinois’ Jay Price and Indiana’s Tim Buckley.

 

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Bruce Weber, Doc Sadler both fired

Published by Source on March 9th, 2012

Two Big Ten head coaches were relieved of their duties on Friday, both after losing in the first round of the conference tournament on Thursday. Illinois has cut ties with Bruce Weber, the Illini head coach for the past nine seasons. Several hours later, Nebraska athletic director Tom Osbourne announced the firing of Cornhusker men’s basketball coach Doc Sadler after six seasons in Lincoln.

There was much speculation throughout the last two months that Weber would not be retained by Illinois and those suspicions became reality Friday morning. Back in February, following a disappointing home loss to Purdue, Weber admitted that he had coached “not to lose” all season and apologized to a lot of people in what seemed to be a sign that his tenure was nearing its end. The Illini started the season out hot, jumping out to a 10-0 record and eventually finding themselves in first place in the conference at 15-3 (4-1). Then the losses started happening as the Illini finished the season losing 12 of their final 14 games.

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Conference Opener Results (Tues, Wed, Thurs Games)

Published by Source on December 30th, 2011

Conference play got underway for most of the college basketball world this week. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday featured some high quality match-ups in the B1G, Big East, MAC, Horizon and Missouri Valley. Below are the results for the 3 days worth of games, plus some highlighted individual performances.

Note: Bottom team is home, bold italic indicates winner, all ranks are from the AP, any overtimes are indicated above the score.

TUESDAY:

**2OT**

72    Minnesota (12-2, 0-1 B1G) – R Sampson III: 22 pts, 9 reb, 2 blk / J Welch: 15 pts, 3 ast

81    Illinois (12-2, 3-0 B1G) - M Leonard: 20 pts, 11 reb, 5 blk / B Paul: 21 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast

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64    #11 Wisconsin (12-2, 1-0 B1G) - R Evans: 22 pts, 6 reb, 9-11 FG / J Taylor: 15 pts, 5 ast, 3 stl

40    Nebraska (8-4, 0-1 B1G) - T McCray: 16 pts, 9 reb, 2 stl / B Ubel: 8 pts, 9 reb

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59    #22 Pittsburgh (11-3, o-1 Big East) - T Zanna: 13 pts, 12 reb, 5-10 FG / A Gibbs: 12 pts, 5 ast

72    Notre Dame (9-5, 1-0 Big East) - A Dragicevich: 22 pts, 2 reb, 4-7 3pFG / J Cooley: 8 pts, 14 reb, 2 blk

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1 Weekend Down!

Published by Source on November 14th, 2011

One weekend down and all 12 B1G teams have officially kicked off their seasons. Also, the local Big East teams Marquette, DePaul and Notre Dame have gotten things going as well, in addition to all the local mid-major programs.

All 12 B1G teams have won a game so far except for Michigan State, who fell to top-ranked North Carolina in the Carrier Classic Friday night, 67-55. The schedule does not get easier yet for the Spartans, who travel to Madison Square Garden to face #6 Duke in the Champions Classic Tuesday night. Also facing off that night are #2 Kentucky and #12 Kansas in the new event that will feature these four teams for the next several seasons as they all get the opportunity to play each other.

Indiana has emerged as the “first place” team after a 2-game weekend with wins over Stony Brook (96-66 on Fri.) and Chattanooga (78-53 on Sun.). All other conference teams besides MSU and IU are 1-0, with the game results as follows:

FRIDAY: #3 Ohio State def. Wright State 73-42; #18 Michigan def. Ferris State 59-33; Purdue def. Northern Illinois 96-34; Minnesota def. Bucknell 70-58; Nebraska def. South Dakota 65-48; Iowa def. Chicago State 96-53; Illinois def. Loyola (IL) 67-59.

SATURDAY: #14 Wisconsin def. Kennesaw State 85-31; Penn State def. Hartford 70-55.

SUNDAY: Northwestern def. Texas-Pan American 60-36.

Other local teams, besides NIU, Loyola and Chicago State mentioned above, were in action and their results follow:

FRIDAY: #21 Marquette def. Mount St. Mary’s 91-37; DePaul def. Texas-Pan American 91-72; E Michigan def. Illinois-Chicago 68-57; Valparaiso def. Georgia Southern 90-81; Indiana State def. Eastern Illinois 79-72; Creighton def. N Carolina A&T 97-65; Fresno State def. Illinois State 55-47.

SATURDAY: Notre Dame def. Miss. Valley State 80-67; Evansville def. Butler 80-77 (OT); Ohio Dominican def. Southern Illinois 64-63.

SUNDAY: #16 Arizona def. Ball State 73-63; Creighton def. Chicago State 95-61; Bradley def. UMKC 68-58.

 

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ESPN The Magazine Preseason Power Rankings

Published by Source on November 4th, 2011

ESPN The Magazine, along with David Hanner from RealGM.com, have used mathematical formulas and statistics (like returning players, injuries, coaching and recruit/transfer talent level. After doing the calculations, the Magazine ranked ALL 344 Division-1 basketball programs in order.

Below, we have listed the Top-10 programs according to the Magazine, plus all other local programs that you readers are here to find out more about! If you want to see the whole list, just click the link above (PDF format). Following each team is where they are projected to finish in their prospective conference.

1. North Carolina (1st ACC)

2. Kentucky (1st SEC)

3. Ohio State (1st B1G)

4. Connecticut (1st Big East)

5. Syracuse (2nd Big East)

6. Duke (2nd ACC)

7. Vanderbilt (2nd SEC)

8. Florida (3rd SEC)

9. Memphis (1st C-USA)

10. Louisville (3rd Big East)

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Midnight Madness brings in a new season!

Published by Source on October 14th, 2011

Tonight marks the official beginning of college basketball practice for schools across the country. Usually this occasion is marked by Friday night “Midnight Madness” events, with some also being held on Saturday. Here’s a rundown of what all of the B1G and Chicagoland teams are going to up to tonight and tomorrow!

FRIDAY NIGHT:

DePaul Blue Demons – Blue Madness, McGrath-Phillips Arena

- Scrimmages for both the men’s and women’s programs will take place Friday night. Blue Madness gets started at 9pm and will also feature a dunk contest and 3-point shootout. Sophomore standout Cleveland Melvin will join newcomers Jamee Crockett and Worrell Clahar in the dunk contest. Chicago radio station B96 will be on hand for the event and fans will have the opportunity to win a number of prizes, including electronics and a trip to the Big East championship! The festivities continue on Saturday afternoon with open practices for both the men’s and women’s squads. Admission is free.

Loyola Ramblers – Midnight Madness, Halas Sports Center

- Before the event, fans can get free pizza and pop at 9pm in the Norville Center. Then at 10pm, everyone will head over to the Halas Center for the basketball festivities. The men’s and women’s teams will be introduced and there will be a number of fun promotions and giveaways. Admission is free for both events and are a part of Homecoming Weekend at Loyola.

Marquette Golden Eagles – Marquette Madness, Al McGuire Center

- The event kicks off at 7pm Friday night and is the official start to the men’s and women’s basketball season. Free shirts and posters will be given to those in attendance and doors will open at 6:40pm. The event will be available for live streaming at GoMarquette.com. The men’s team finished their Boot Camp training program on Wednesday and is looking forward to the fun and excitement that Marquette Madness provides. Admission is free.

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