MEN'S BASKETBALL: Berry leads team to new season
By Evan Barnum-Steggerda / November 4, 2013For the past three years, at least one thing was true for the Ball State men’s basketball team: Jesse Berry could score.
For the past three years, at least one thing was true for the Ball State men’s basketball team: Jesse Berry could score.
Ball State women’s basketball coach Brady Sallee said he thinks the 2013-14 team has all the key pieces and sees a world of potential heading into this season.
Layout was not the only new aspect of the Fan Jam 2013 in Worthen Arena. In previous years, fans were able to remain on the court and interact with the men’s and women’s basketball teams as they shot around.
Chief reporter Mat Mikesell sat down with the new Ball State men’s basketball head coach James Whitford to discuss his first few months on the job and expectations for the upcoming season. Whitford enters his first season at Ball State after spending eight seasons as part of Sean Miller’s staff at Xavier and Arizona.
Johnny Manziel was suspended for half of Texas A&M’s opening game against Rice for what was called an “inadvertent” violation of NCAA rules by signing autographs.
The Ball State athletic department is announcing the installation of video boards in Scheumann Stadium and Worthen Arena on Sunday.
Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel said the signing of free agent Chris Copeland gives the team “great versatility off our bench.”
In searching for the ideal replacements of former coaches Craig Nicholson and Nadalie Walsh, athletic director Bill Scholl has two very different roles to fill.
The Boston Celtics hired 36-year-old Brad Stevens from Butler as their next head coach Wednesday, the first time the Celtics have hired a college coach since 1997.
The 6-foot-7-inch forward was a Wildcat for the entirety of his career. Whitford spent the last four years alongside Solomon, most recently, two as associate head coach.
The Pacers might add another scorer to the bench or consider dealing their first-round pick for a veteran player, even thinking about a possible trade up.
Although the Heat will insist otherwise, the common belief is that everything hinges on four-time NBA MVP Lebron James’ shoulders for Game 7.
With the old Manu Ginobili back, the San Antonio Spurs looked like champs again. One more victory and their Big Three, not Miami’s, will be the one that rules the NBA.
Parker had an MRI on Wednesday that revealed a Grade 1 strain of his hamstring, the mildest level of strain. He’s listed as day to day.
The Heat trailed by a point late in the third quarter before unleashing the lethal brand of basketball that led them to a franchise-record 66 wins this season.
Whenever a head-coaching vacancy is created in the NBA, it usually isn’t long before the league’s top assistants get mentioned as candidates to fill the role.
The coaches of the two teams moving to the NBA finals could not be more different, from their coaching style to their personalities.
Essence Carson scored 21 points and Alex Montgomery added six of her 13 points in overtime as the New York Liberty rallied past Indiana 75-68 Wednesday.
To the winner, a trip to the NBA Finals. To the loser, an offseason loaded with regret. It’s that simple now for the champion Heat and the confident Pacers.
