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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 26, 2006 18:05:50 GMT -5
Loyola's Blake Schilb Declares for 2006 NBA Draft Rambler junior will not hire the services of an agent
April 26, 2006
CHICAGO - Loyola University Chicago junior Blake Schilb has announced his decision to declare for the 2006 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-7 guard will not hire the services of an agent, so he would be eligible to return for his senior year at Loyola if he so chooses. Underclassmen have until June 18 to remove their name from the draft and still maintain their eligibility, provided they do not sign with an agent. The NBA Pre-Draft Camp will be held in Orlando, June 6-10, with the NBA Draft scheduled for June 28 in New York City.
"We are behind Blake 100 percent," said Loyola head coach Jim Whitesell. "It has always been Blake's dream to play in the NBA. This is not an uncommon step for a player of Blake's caliber. We believe this will be a beneficial and educational process for him. We are assisting Blake and his family throughout every step of this decision-making process. I am proud of the way he is handling this situation."
This season, Schilb became the first Rambler since Alfredrick Hughes in 1985 to earn All-America honors as he was named honorable mention. The versatile guard was a First Team All-Horizon League selection for the second consecutive season after posting team-leading marks of 19.1 points and 3.9 assists per game. He also grabbed 5.2 rebounds and added 1.3 steals per contest.
"This is something that I have thought about for awhile and after consulting with some people close to me, came to the conclusion that this was in my best interests," Schilb said. "This is a fun time for me and is good for our program. The whole process has been interesting. It's always been my dream to play in the NBA. I have no intention of hiring an agent at this point and just feel this is a good way for me to test the waters and get some more exposure."
The only Rambler to start all 30 games this season, Schilb scored in double figures in all but one contest, scoring 20 or more points on 17 occasions, including in five of the last six outings of the year. For the second consecutive season, Schilb racked up over 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists and he joined the ranks of the Rambler elite when he became the 35th player in Loyola history to score 1,000 points in a game versus Detroit on Jan. 5. He finished his junior campaign ranked 15th on the school's career scoring chart with 1,351 points. Loyola finished the 2005-06 season with a 19-11 mark, its best since 1984-85.
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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 20, 2006 20:41:23 GMT -5
The Horizon League cannot afford to add another bottom of the barrel team like Chicago St. We still haven't fully recovered from adding Youngstown State.
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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 20, 2006 6:21:59 GMT -5
Horizon League Announces Academic All-League Teams for Winter Sports Wright State boasts most honorees (12); Detroit next with 11, UIC and UW-Milwaukee each have ten April 18, 2006 INDIANAPOLIS -- As one of its platforms, the Horizon League stresses the importance of academic achievement. That emphasis was evident Tuesday (April 18) with the announcement of its 2005-06 Winter Academic All-Horizon League teams. A total of 79 student-athletes from six sports were honored in balloting by the League's faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors. Wright State University led the way with 12 selections, followed by the University of Detroit Mercy (11). The University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee each had ten student-athletes recognized, followed by Youngstown State University (nine) and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (eight). Butler University and Loyola University Chicago boasted seven honorees apiece, with Cleveland State University receiving five awards. Three members of Butler's men's basketball team gained Academic All-League recognition, led by A.J. Graves. The sophomore guard finished 12th in the League in scoring, averaging 13.4 points per game, while his .819 free-throw percentage was fourth-best in the League. Graves owns a 3.32 grade-point-average as an exploratory major. Junior teammates Julian Betko (3.64, marketing) and Drew Streicher (3.95, chemistry) joined Graves on the honor roll after helping BU to a runner-up showing in the regular season and Horizon League Championship tournament in 2005-06. Butler finished 20-13 overall and won its initial game in the Postseason NIT. Loyola sophomore Tom Levin (3.52, economics) and Cleveland State senior Cory Rojeck (3.40, social studies) rounded out the men's basketball honorees. Levin started 20 games for the 19-11 Ramblers, averaging just over 20 minutes per game. The 19 victories were the most for the program since the 1984-85 campaign. In women's basketball, Butler junior guard Jackie Closser headlined the five-member Academic All-League team. Closser was a First-Team All-League choice as well as a Second-Team Academic All-District pick by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) after averaging 15.1 points per game this season and leading the League in both free-throw percentage (.867) and assists (5.21 per game). In the classroom, Closser boasts a 3.48 grade-point-average as an elementary education major. Three other honorees each averaged double figures in scoring, with UW-Green Bay junior Amanda Popp (3.731, psychology/human development) scoring 10.7 points per outing based on a .515 field-goal percentage which was fourth-best in the League. Youngstown State senior Ashlee Russo (3.93, biology/pre-med) and Wright State sophomore Whitney Lewis (4.00, psychology) each finished at 10.3 points per outing, while the final representative---Detroit senior Caitie Goddard (3.864, business)---ranked fourth in the League as a 45.3 percent shooter from three-point range. She averaged 8.6 points per outing in 2005-06. In men's swimming, Cleveland State's Bjorn Schantz was one of three Vikings to earn Academic All-League honors. The junior earned League Athlete of the Year recognition after winning three events and setting a pair of League records at the 2006 Horizon League Championship. Schantz supplemented his record-setting performances in the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle events with the 1,650-yard freestyle title in pacing CSU to the League title---the school's first in any sport since 1999. In the classroom, owns a 3.88 GPA as a marketing and international business major. Senior teammates Daniel Thomasson (3.69, international relations) and Adam Wroblewski (3.84, mechanical engineering) were other CSU representatives gaining Academic All-League notice. Thomason won the 200-yard freestyle title at the League summit. The team also included five UIC swimmers led by junior Blake Booher (3.42, political science), who set a League standard in winning the 50-yard freestyle. Fellow Flame Bill Hare (3.64, biology) and UW-Milwaukee senior Tim Watt (3.421, civil engineering) gained academic honors for the third consecutive year, with eight other competitors---including 100-yard freestyle kingpin Elvis Cirikovic (3.442, accountancy) of Wright State---drawing repeat notice on the 17-member group. The women's swimming team also features 17 student-athletes, led by League Swimmer of the Year Lindsay Caldwell of UW-Milwaukee. Caldwell, who owns a 3.537 GPA as a journalism/mass communications major, was one of four repeat selections after winning the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events at the League championships. The junior also posted the 79th-fastest time (:50.58) in the country with her performance at the Wheaton College Invitational in December. Senior Allison Kreb's championship efforts in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke paced UW-Green Bay to the team title and helped draw Academic All-League acclaim. Kreb's work as a human biology major features a 3.47 GPA. Senior Amy Cron (3.539, middle childhood education) was one of six Wright State swimmers selected for the Academic All-League squad. Cron captured the 100-yard backstroke crown, with sophomore Jessica Weidert's selection following her second-place showing in the 200-yard breaststroke at the loop summit. Weidert boasts a perfect 4.00 GPA in her studies as a modern languages major. Also among the WSU contingent was senior Katie Rippl, who received her third Academic All-League citation. In men's track, Detroit had six of the 17 honorees, with Loyola and Youngstown State each claiming four. The YSU contingent featured graduate student Jarrod Davis (3.70 undergraduate/4.00 grad, computer information systems), who set a League record in the weight throw at the 2006 Horizon League Championship. Loyola's Marcus Myrick (3.35, business) finished second in the high jump, while UW-Milwaukee senior Josh Nygren (3.930, political science) captured his third Academic All-League certificate after taking fifth place in the 3,000-meter run and fourth place in the 5,000 meters at the loop summit. He was one of six repeat selections. The women's track team included 18 student-athletes (due to a tie in the voting), with each of the seven schools sponsoring the sport boasting at least two honorees. Five of the 18 capturing individual events at the League Championship, with Butler senior Katie Stuckey winning the 3,000-meter run and Detroit senior Andrea Karl pulling away for the one-mile title. Stuckey is a biology major with a 3.70 grade-point-average, with Karl compiling a 3.525 GPA in her elementary education major. Loyola junior Marcia Faustin (3.47, biology) was one of six repeat selections after taking top honors in the high jump, with UW-Milwaukee sophomore Angie Huebner (3.628, architecture) crossing the line first in the 5,000 meters and Youngstown State sophomore Bethany Anderson (3.34, health) winning both the shot put and weight throw competitions. UW-Milwaukee's Katie Slamka (3.924, kinesiology) and Wright State's Stephanie Francis (3.883, biological sciences) each won a third consecutive Academic All-League citation. The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with Academic All-League teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.25 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits. horizonleague.cstv.com/genrel/041806aad.html
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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 20, 2006 6:20:38 GMT -5
WSU Insider WSU leads Horizon in All-Academic Team members By Marc Katz Staff Writer I know, I know. Give me a team that wins and players who don't end up on a police blotter and everybody's happy. Well, there's something to be said for academics, too, and Wright State this week led the Horizon League in All-Academic Team members. The Raiders had 12 student-athletes honored, with six from the women's swimming and diving team, three from women's indoor track and field, two from men's swimming and one from women's basketball. Senior swimmer Katie Rippl and Stephanie Francis of the track team received the honor in each of their three eligible years, while senior swimmer Elvis Cirikovic was honored for the second straight year. Detroit had 11 athletes honored, while Illinois-Chicago and Wisconsin-Milwaukee had 10 each. Students must have cumulative grade-point averages of 3.25 or higher with at least three complete semesters at the same institution and must be starters or important reserve on their teams. Selections are made by faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors. Rippl, an anthropology major, is joined by senior swimmers Amy Cron (middle childhood education) and Svetlana Nepocatych (physical education), juniors Dani DiMasso (language arts education) and Amanda Mueller (marketing) and sophomore Jessica Weidert (modern languages). Francis, in biological sciences, is joined by track mates Jennifer Williamson (senior, business economics) and Jill Britton (junior, accountancy). Cirikovic, studying accountancy, is joined by fellow swimmer Ryan Klasmeier, a junior in mechanical engineering. Whitney Lewis, a sophomore basketball player, is studying psychology. Lest you think only bad teams have good students, consider the swimming teams, which regularly win the Horizon League and this year each finished second in the league finals. Team reports Men's tennis: For the second time this season, Lance Koetter was named the Horizon League men's tennis player of the week. He won a singles match at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne and two doubles matches against IPFW and Butler. The doubles wins improved Kotter and teammate Nick Camilleri's record to 16-3. Koetter won the first league player of the week honor of the season and, now, the last. The Raiders host Wittenberg today at 4 p.m. and play in the Horizon League championships at Indianapolis' North Central High School this weekend. Baseball: Three Raiders are among national statistical leaders. Infielder Ross Oeder's four triples (0.13 per game) rank 35th in the nation, Robert Barrett's 1.79 ERA is 33rd and Joe Smith's seven saves are 25th. Looking ahead: With the spring semester winding down, there's still time to see some teams in action. The baseball team hosts Youngstown State for three games — 6 p.m. Friday, then a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. The women's softball team also hosts a doubleheader Saturday, taking on Loyola beginning at 1 p.m. www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/wsu/daily/0420inside.html
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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 15, 2006 9:51:38 GMT -5
The K-State game is only happening because Xavier is located in Cincinatti. Huggins wants to rub his success in the face of UC and Xavier is the only other university in town.
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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 15, 2006 9:14:41 GMT -5
ESPN to televise Huggins/XU? BY DUSTIN DOW | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER ESPN is intrigued with the opportunity to televise a proposed men's basketball game between Xavier and Kansas State that would bring Bob Huggins back to Cincinnati during the upcoming season. "It's something we are definitely interested in," said Mike Humes, spokesperson for the all-sports television network. "Bob Huggins returning to Cincinnati for the first time since going to Kansas State. And going up against Xavier. We look for games with national interest. The fact that it's Xavier, that just adds to the storyline." Kansas State hired Huggins March 23, seven months after he was ousted from the University of Cincinnati, where he coached for 16 seasons. Xavier was a sort of nemesis for Huggins; the Musketeers beat UC eight times during his career at UC, twice when UC was ranked No. 1 in the country. Xavier and Kansas State are working toward a deal that would bring Kansas State to U.S. Bank Arena each of the next two seasons and send Xavier to Manhattan, Kan., during the 2008-09 season. The first game of the series tentatively is scheduled to occur somewhere between late December and early January. Each season, Xavier holds open a spot on its schedule to play a neutral-site game. In the past, Xavier has played that game at places such as Indianapolis, Miami, New York and Cleveland. For the next two seasons, a completed deal with Kansas State would give Xavier the opportunity to play its "neutral-site" game 4 miles from its campus. "That's a deal you can't say no to," said Sporting News analyst Mike DeCourcy. "I don't see any potential downside for Xavier other than it's against a competitive opponent. But any team you're going to schedule there would be. This is as good of a scheduling deal as Xavier will ever get." The completion of the Kansas State negotiations would set the final piece of Xavier's schedule for 2006-07; the school announced Thursday that Bucknell would be one of XU's home opponents. Xavier will not have to return the game to Bucknell in 2007-08. E-mail ddow@enquirer.com news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060414/SPT0102/604140337/1065/SPT
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Post by Fastbreak on May 10, 2006 6:16:19 GMT -5
As if!
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Post by Fastbreak on May 9, 2006 21:42:59 GMT -5
Your original post: They also just signed a home and home with Pitt and have re-signed their home and home with UC but let's not let the facts get in the way.
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Post by Fastbreak on May 9, 2006 21:16:07 GMT -5
Keep changing your story. At the time of your last comment, you didn't say the series was going to be continued. You said that the contract was already signed. That is making up facts to prove your point.
I wouldn't be calling you out on that now if you weren't such a smart-ass in that post to begin with.
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Post by Fastbreak on May 9, 2006 19:09:56 GMT -5
UC: No room for UDBY BILL KOCH | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER One of the University of Cincinnati's most familiar opponents won't be on the Bearcats' basketball schedule next season. For the first time since 1999-2000, UC will not play area rival Dayton. The Bearcats have played the Flyers 89 times since the two schools first met in 1906-07. UC holds a 59-30 edge in the series. UC athletic director Mike Thomas said because of "the diversity of our schedule," there wasn't room on the Bearcats' non-league schedule, which includes such powers as Ohio State and Memphis, both of which could be ranked among the top 5 at the start of next season. But Thomas said he and UD athletic director Ted Kissell have agreed to have "an ongoing dialogue" about playing each other in the future. "Ted and I left it that we will continue to pursue future opportunities," Thomas said. Last season, UC played Dayton twice, with the Flyers winning the first game, 75-66, at Fifth Third Arena on Nov. 29. The two schools met again on Dec. 22 in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic, with UC winning, 81-63. Only Miami, which has played UC 142 times, has appeared on the Bearcats' schedule more frequently than Dayton. The Bearcats' non-league schedule is virtually set for next season. UC will play at Illinois State and at Memphis. In addition, the Bearcats will play Ohio State on Dec. 16 in the Wooden Tradition in Indianapolis - the first meeting between the two schools since UC beat the Buckeyes in the 1962 national championship game - and will play Ohio U. at Cleveland's Gund Arena. UC will play home games against Alabama-Birmingham, North Carolina State, Xavier, Oakland and Miami University. The Miami game is at U.S. Bank Arena. The North Carolina State game is a home-and-home contract UC must return. The Bearcats will open their first season under coach Mick Cronin at Fifth Third Arena in the Nov. 10-12 Jim Thorpe Association Classic. The tournament will feature UC and three other schools in a round-robin format in which each team will play the other three once. The field was still being finalized. UC will play 16 Big East games, which leaves them with two non-league games to schedule for 2006-07. news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060509/SPT0101/605090393/-1/CINCI
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Post by Fastbreak on May 9, 2006 19:08:53 GMT -5
They also just signed a home and home with Pitt and have re-signed their home and home with UC but let's not let the facts get in the way. That's pretty funny. Maybe you should check your own facts. UC just announced that they dropped UD from their schedule. I hope you weren't letting the facts get in the way of making your argument.
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Post by Fastbreak on May 3, 2006 21:20:00 GMT -5
They also just signed a home and home with Pitt and have re-signed their home and home with UC but let's not let the facts get in the way. They also agreed to a 2 year contract with Louisville at Louisville and in Cincinnati. These aren't the type of contracts UD fans are used to seeing.
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Post by Fastbreak on May 3, 2006 19:46:50 GMT -5
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Post by Fastbreak on May 1, 2006 9:36:28 GMT -5
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Post by Fastbreak on Apr 28, 2006 18:35:49 GMT -5
April 28, 2006 NCAA changes rules for basketball schedule They include increasing the number of games teams can play, switch in start date for season By Mark Alesia mark.alesia@indystar.com The NCAA on Thursday increased the maximum number of games in basketball and instituted a uniform start date to the season. Beginning in 2006-07, teams will be allowed 27 games, plus the following: Up to four games in what used to be known as "exempt" tournaments such as the Maui Invitational. A conference tournament. The NCAA Tournament or postseason National Invitation Tournament. In another change, schools will be allowed to participate in "exempt" tournaments every year. The season will begin on the second Friday in November for all teams. The measure simplifies the old rules, which had early start dates for certain events and limited teams to two "exempt" tournaments in any four-year period. The old rules allowed a maximum of 28 games, with a conference tournament counting as one game and an exempt tournament counting as one game. The exempt events were popular because teams could play up to four games and only have one count against the maximum. The NCAA successfully fought a court battle upholding the "two-in-four" rule. The lawsuit was brought by promoters of exempt events. A year ago, recognizing that members wanted to abolish "two-in-four," the NCAA said it couldn't do anything because it might harm the organization in a lawsuit brought by the NIT. That case ended in the middle of a trial last summer with the NCAA paying a settlement and taking over operation of the NIT. "Even though it's been quite a road to endure the various court challenges over the basketball season, we have been able to identify a position that reasonably satisfies everyone," NCAA vice president David Berst said. In other action, the Division I Board of Directors -- all of whom are school presidents -- gave the NCAA increased power to investigate academic fraud in high school transcripts and "diploma mills." It also voted to allow teams with a 6-6 record to be eligible for bowl games in football. Call Star reporter Mark Alesia at (317) 444-6039. www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060428/SPORTS/604280509
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