Month: January 2024

Western Carolina Men’s Basketball News: Senior guard Vonterius Woolbright Earns Fifth SoCon Weekly Honor

By Brenda June Temple   1/8/2024   WCU senior guard is tied for the national lead with 12 double-doubles   Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina senior guard Vonterius Woolbright made program history on Monday as he became the first Catamount men’s basketball player to collect Southern Conference Player […]

Western Carolina Men’s Basketball News: Vonterius Woolbright on Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List

By Brenda June Temple   1/11/2024   Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina senior guard Vonterius Woolbright appeared on the 2023-24 Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List that was announced on Wednesday by CollegeInsider through the award’s website, LouHenson.com. The 2024 Lou Henson Award, presented annually to the nation’s top Division […]

Quietly, Southern Conference member, Western Carolina Catamounts piling up wins; earns Ninth-Straight, Downing Mercer 64-52

By Brenda June Temple 1/13/2024   BOX SCORE https://catamountsports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=14906   Russell Jones Jr., Vonterius Woolbright lead WCU with 14 points   Macon, Ga. – Russell Jones Jr. and Vonterius Woolbright led a trio of Catamounts in double figures with 14 points apiece as Western Carolina used a balanced offensive […]

“Deuce” Holmes leads UD Flyers to 10th straight win, 72-62 At Duquesne

By Stretch Jenkinson 1/12/2024   BOX SCORE https://daytonflyers.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=16404   DaRon Holmes II Leads With 33-Point, 12-Rebound Double-Double   PITTSBURGH – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team won its 10th straight game and improved to 3-0 in the Atlantic 10 Conference  Friday night with a 72-62 […]

Wright State has cold shooting late in Friday night loss at Youngstown State

By Stretch Jenkinson 1/12/2024   BOX SCORE https://wsuraiders.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=9632   YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Wright State men’s basketball team went back-and-forth all night but came up just short Friday night in front of a national television audience, falling 81-71 at Youngstown State to close the three-game road […]

UC Men’s Basketball News: Bearcats showing they can play in Big 12; hangs tough to end in loss at #14 Baylor

By Stretch Jenkinson   January 13, 2024   BOX SCORE https://gobearcats.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=11428   GAME BOOK https://gobearcats.com/documents/2024/1/13/UC_at_Baylor.pdf   WACO, Texas – Two second-half pendulum runs, the latter by No. 14 Baylor, allowed the Bears to hold off an impressive Cincinnati rally in a 62-59 defeat on Saturday night. […]

Xavier wins by 20 at Providence behind play of Green and Claude

By Stretch Jenkinson Jan. 13, 2024   BOX SCORE https://goxavier.com/documents/2024/1/13/2342138.PDF   SEASON STATS https://goxavier.com/documents/2024/1/13/XavMBB0113.pdf   Green scores career-best 23, Claude adds 21 in 85-65 win   PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A career-game from Trey Green and a 21-point performance from Desmond Claude led four Musketeers in double figures as Xavier took […]

Miami, Ohio Basketball News: In battle of the birds, RedHawks Soar Past EMU Eagles, 71-54

By Stretch Jenkinson 1/13/2024   GAME BOX SCORE https://miamiredhawks.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=19278   OXFORD, Ohio— Eian Elmer scored a career-high 23 points and added six rebounds as the Miami University men’s basketball team topped Eastern Michigan in a 71-54 win Saturday afternoon. Bryce Bultman added 14 points and a game-high six assists […]

Ohio Bobcats News: Another Tight Road Game leads to 81-79 loss to Western Michigan

By Stretch Jenkinson 1/13/2024   GAME BOOK PDF https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/1/13/WMU_vs_Ohio_Gamebook.PDF   KALAMAZOO, Mich. –  The Ohio men’s basketball team (7-9, 1-3 MAC) returned to action on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 13) in snowy Kalamazoo, falling to Western Michigan (7-9, 4-0 MAC), 81-79 inside University Arena. Overall, Ohio shot […]

NFL News: 2024 Opponents Announced

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK ­— Jan. 12, 2024 — The NFL has determined each team’s 2024 regular-season opponents, the league announced today. Under the NFL scheduling formula, every team plays 17 games as follows: Home and away against its three division opponents (six games). The four […]