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Cancellations, postponements, rescheduling, and last-minute games are all apart of the New Norm that is COVID Era Hoops and the ORU Men’s Team has experienced its fair share of this new way of College Basketball Life. Coach Paul Mills and his staff has already had to postpone 2 games, cancel another, and added a late…
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Senior of the week: Stanley Umude had a phenomenal three days at the Dakota Showcase in Sioux Falls, S.D., over the weekend. The Univesity of South Dakota senior averaged 28.3 points per game including a career-high 41 points against rival South Dakota State on Saturday. Umude’s 41 points tied Iowa’s Luke Garza for the most…
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After taking Kanas down to the wire, there were many mentions of the NDSU Bison and one of if not the best 0-4 team in the country. While being the best is something to strive for, that is not exactly the category Dave Richman and his club were hoping to be in. The Bison entered…
Below are the weekly power rankings updated 12/14 1. South Dakota State: 90pts. (9) LW 1. As they have all season the Jacks receive all the first-place votes and remain on top. 2. North Dakota State: 77pts. LW 2. NDSU remains in second but gains points from last week. Impressive considering NDSU won their first…
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UND finished the Dakota Showcase 1-2, with a close win against USD, losing to favored SDSU, and dropping a tough one to NDSU. Brief Recaps of each game is below, along with some overall thoughts. Game 1: UND 75, USD 71 Big story in this one was the showdown between Stanley Umude and Filip Rebraca. …
Greg, Zack, and Todd start off by talking about some of the big individual performances by Summit League players this week. After that, they talk about their ideas for ways to boost the Net rankings and in turn tournament chances of Summit League teams, including an intriguing idea of a multi-team event featuring 4 midwest…
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Greg, Zack, and Todd start off by talking about some of the big individual performances by Summit League players this week. After that, they talk about their ideas for ways to boost the Net rankings and in turn tournament chances of Summit League teams, including an intriguing idea of a multi-team event featuring 4 midwest…
Read More “Dakota Showcase and Our Idea for a Multi-Team Event” »
Most fans and observers probably looked at the 3 day Dakota Showcase event in Sioux Falls as a chance to get a sense for the power balance in the Summit League. Through the first two days, it certainly appeared we would get that clarity. SDSU was 2-0 and looked the part. The North Dakota schools…
In their second game of the Dakota Showcase, the Jackrabbits took care of business against the Fighting Hawks of North Dakota winning 74-62. Even in an empty gym, the Jacks came out with unmatched energy. Getting the ball to Matt Dentlinger was the early theme of the night. Matt tallied a quick seven points in…
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The Denver University Men’s basketball teams 2020-21 journey started with a detour. A covid pause caused the team to put practice on hold and cancel their first game, add in another postponement against Air Force and I am sure it is not the start Coach Rodney Billups envisioned for the team. As the team looked…