WORD ON THE STREET: Senior big man Nic Rios recently enrolled at Laingsburgh High School and should be eligible for his final season after returning to Michigan to live with his mother. Rios, now 6-7 and 250 pounds, had been a member of the varsity team before moving to live with his father in upstate New York.
Archive for November, 2009
Back in the CMAC: Big man Nic Rios returns to Laingsburg
Posted: November 24, 2009 by Jared Field in High SchoolTags: Laingsburg, Nic Rios
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Nice of you to show up: Delvon Roe’s performance against Valpo a sign of things to come?
Posted: November 23, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Delvon Roe, Goran Suton, MSU basketball, Tom Izzo
After not scoring in Michigan State’s two wins over Florida Gulf Coast and Gonzaga, sophomore forward Delvon Roe is showing signs that he’s rounding into form. Roe has the ability to dominate in the Big Ten and the Spartans really need him to do it. The loss of Goran Suton has been glaring in MSU’s [...]
Mott takes down Schoolcraft after lopsided second half, 93-60
Posted: November 21, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Bobby Lewis, Demetrius Miller, Doug Anderson, Sam Burton, Steve Schmidt, Torian Oglesby
Schoolcraft saw a lot of this on Saturday, as Mott’s freshman forward Doug Anderson accounted for six of the team’s nine dunks: Here’s the story from Hotbed Hoops…
Flint Metro League Preview: Somebody has to win it
Posted: November 19, 2009 by Gavin Raath in High School, RankingsTags: Cody Campbell, Hickoff, Josh Fugate, Lance Hopkin, Lucas Sorenson, Thomas Lovachis
The Flint Metro League has always been a bit of a wasteland for subpar class A schools. If you can’t hack it in a regular conference, then move to the Metro like Swartz Creek, Clio and Kearsley [and for heaven’s sake don’t let competitive teams like Grand Blanc and Davison follow]. What develops is some [...]
Oopsy Noopy? Former Flint SWA star named primary suspect in USF thefts
Posted: November 19, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Anthony Crater, Flint Southwestern, Stan Heath, University of South Florida
Amid allegations of impropriety against Stan Heath’s basketball program at The University of South Florida, Flint-area basketball fans will be interested to read this about former Flint Southwestern standout Anthony “Noopy” Crater. From Fanhouse: Besides the alleged violations, three current USF players — Dominique Jones, Anthony Crater and Justin Leemow — were the primary suspects [...]
Mott runs away from archrival Lansing to win by 24
Posted: November 18, 2009 by Jared Field in College, JUCO, MottTags: Bobby Lewis, Sam Burton, Steve Schmidt
From Hotbed Hoops: LANSING, Michigan — Steve Schmidt couldn’t lose this one. Mott’s longtime head coach was raised in Lansing, played high school basketball at Waverly High School and even helped coach Lansing Community College to the NJCAA national championship in 1988. The ’88 LCC squad was honored at halftime in front of a larger-than-normal [...]
Capital City Clash: Mott set to take on archrival Lansing tonight
Posted: November 18, 2009 by Jared Field in High School, JUCO, MottTags: Bobby Lewis, Doug Anderson, Joe Powers, Marshawn Norris., Sam Burton, Torian Oglesby, Willie Brown
The no. 5-ranked Mott Community College Bears will renew their rivalry tonight at 7:30 p.m. on the road against Lansing Community College. The Bears come into the contest at 3-1, fresh off a near-blowout victory over Sinclair (Ohio) on Saturday afternoon. Mott has gotten the best of Lansing more times than not over the past several [...]
Former Detroit PSL standout, Jordan Crawford, dismantles Bowling Green
Posted: November 18, 2009 by Jared Field in College, Tri-Valley ConferenceTags: Brad Redford, Jordan Crawford
Jordan Crawford turned in one of the top overall performances of the young college basketball season on Tuesday night, almost single-handedly taking apart Bowling Green. From goxavier.com: CINCINNATI – Sophomore swingman Jordan Crawford poured in a career-high 24 points, chased down seven rebounds and dished-out five assists to lead the Xavier University men’s basketball team [...]
The People’s Mr. Basketball, Ben Simons, scores 24 against Iowa State
Posted: November 18, 2009 by Jared Field in CollegeTags: Ben Simons, Domonique Buckley
Ben Simons, coming off a solid performance in his first collegiate game, poured in 24 points against Iowa State Tuesday night. Dominique Buckley, a standout in Michigan’s MEGA Conference, is a sophomore at Iowa State. He played only two minutes in the game. Buckley was among the finalists for the Mr. Basketball award in 2008.
Former Flint Northwestern star, Damon Franklin, surfaces in New York
Posted: November 18, 2009 by Jared Field in Citybeat, College, JUCO, MottTags: Damon Franklin
Damon Franklin, former standout at Flint Northwestern, played his sophomore season at Mott Community College after playing at division one Texas Pan-American. He’s now doing his thing at division three SUNY Cobleskill. From cobleskill.edu: The Fighting Tigers hung tough in the second half and were able to cut the lead to six with 5:55 remaining [...]
