Tarleton State started the season strong last weekend as they defeated Rogers State 65-46 last Friday and then won 79-69 over St. Mary’s (Tex.) on Saturday. Kaylee Allen averaged 18.5 points and Katie Webster averaged 13 points and 6.5 boards to lead a Texanns team expected to be a challenger to West Texas in the Lone Star Conference
St. Edward’s had an incredible start to the season last week. The Hilltoppers began the week with a solid 77-76 exhibition win at NCAA DI UTSA before returning home to host two games against teams from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
It’s still the early part of the season which means teams are still sorting out lineups and figuring out which group of players meshes best. You don’t want to get too bogged down with early season results, but in some cases, it’s probably not a bad idea to raise a few red flags – looking at you Texas.
Don’t call Amy Okonkwo a post.
During the off-season, every player on the TCU women’s basketball roster was asked to fill out a profile sheet to give their name and fill out other attributes.
It’s the first full weekend of college basketball and there have already been some…uh let’s say, eye-opening results from the first few nights.
Abilene Christian returns four of its top five scorers from a year ago, led by the Three J’s – Jalone Friday, Jaylen Franklin and Jaren Lewis – who combined to average nearly 37 points a game last season.
Gary Blair has something no other coach in the major sports at A&M owns: a national title won at A&M. The 2011 championship will always guarantee Blair a special place in Aggies’ fans hearts – but they also believe it’s high time for another Final Four showing.
Billy Kennedy is a man on a mission – a coach bent on proving Texas A&M won’t careen from the Sweet Sixteen to a trudging dozen.
Compared to the $400 million his company sunk into the glitzy Post Oak Hotel in Houston’s Galleria area, Landry’s magnate Tilman Fertitta is getting a relative bargain for his $20 million investment in the University of Houston’s revamped basketball arena.