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Reaching the Summit Men’s Postseason Awards

Posted on March 3, 2021March 4, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Reaching the Summit Men’s Postseason Awards
Reaching the Summit Men’s Postseason Awards

Player of the Year There are many deserving candidates for player of the year in the Summit League this year too. Nothing highlights this better than the fact that five players received votes for player of the year from our voters. These players included South Dakota’s Stanley Umude and AJ Plitzuweit, Oral Roberts’ Max Abmas…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Uncategorized, Western Illinois

KC Roos Season Update

Posted on February 26, 2021 By Tim Hill No Comments on KC Roos Season Update
KC Roos Season Update

With one final weekend remaining in Summit League Play, Billy Donlan, has his squad peaking at the right time. After a second straight weekend sweep, the Roos have now rattled off 5 straight wins putting their league record at 7-5. That record puts them at 5th in the league. If they push their streak to…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, South Dakota State

Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/22/21

Posted on February 22, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/22/21
Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/22/21

1. South Dakota State: 107. (4) LW 1. The Jacks split with NDSU and remain on top but don’t get the most first-place votes 2. South Dakota: 103pts. (4) LW 4. The Coyotes beat ORU in a shootout and then game 2 was canceled. The series with NDSU next week is up in the air…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Western Illinois

Friday Notebook

Posted on February 20, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Friday Notebook
Friday Notebook

Here’s a quick recap of Friday’s action South Dakota State at North State: SDSU 68 NDSU 67 The Jackrabbits led most of the game and then the Bison battled back. A Charlie Easley dagger 3 gave the Jackrabbits a late lead. North Dakota State couldn’t get the buzzer-beating shot off as Douglas Wilson played some…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, South Dakota State

Reaching the Summit Men’s Players of the Week

Posted on February 16, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Reaching the Summit Men’s Players of the Week
Reaching the Summit Men’s Players of the Week

Senior: Will Carius, Western Illinois; During Western Illinois, graduate transfer Will Carius has been big for the Leathernecks and in this last weekend’s sweep of Denver, Carius delivered the goods again for the Leathernecks. In Friday’s 75-69 win, Carius finished with 27 points while grabbing seven rebounds. Carius was efficient from the floor, going 9-13…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, Oral Roberts, Western Illinois

Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/15/21

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/15/21
Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/15/21

1. South Dakota State: 109. (8) LW 1. The Jacks split with ORU and things are starting to get tight at the top 2. North Dakota State: 97pts. (3) LW 3. The Bison were idle during a week with some surprising outcomes. This led to NDSU moving to second and receiving 3 2nd place votes…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Uncategorized, Western Illinois

Weekend Preview 2/12/21

Posted on February 12, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Weekend Preview 2/12/21
Weekend Preview 2/12/21

Starting a new every Thursday series where I give you 3 keys for every team this weekend, and what I think happens Omaha @ Kansas City Omaha 0-8 Summit League move the ball via the pass and not the dribble: Really tough matchup for Omaha. Kansas City hounds ball handlers all the time every game….

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Uncategorized, Western Illinois

Recap of the Weekend

Posted on February 1, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Recap of the Weekend
Recap of the Weekend

Maybe you were sitting at home on Sunday thinking that you really enjoy Summit League basketball and would love to watch more of it. The dilemma you had is you have a life and don’t have time to watch all this basketball. Well with a mixture of excitement over the fact that I did have…

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Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, South Dakota, Western Illinois

Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/1/21

Posted on February 1, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/1/21
Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings 2/1/21

1. South Dakota State: 116. (12) LW 1. The Jacks were idle but remain on top. 2. South Dakota: 103 pts (1) LW 3. South Dakota remains undefeated after sweeping Omaha and climbs to their highest spot on the season. They also are the first team to steal a first-place vote from the Jackrabbits. 3. North…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Western Illinois

Reaching the Summit Men’s Players of the Week

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Reaching the Summit Men’s Players of the Week
Reaching the Summit Men’s Players of the Week

Senior: Brandon McKissic played 79 minutes in two games against Oral Roberts over the weekend and extended his double-digit scoring streak to 11 games. The Kansas City senior finished with 20 points, four rebounds, and three assists in Saturday’s 60-58 loss to ORU on the road. McKissic followed that stat line up with a 24-point…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, Uncategorized

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