Men's Basketball News
Most Recent Story: Game 3: at Pittsburgh (1-0)
Pittsburgh began their season with an 86-63 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. The Panthers are ranked in or just outside the top 5 in every national poll, largely because the Big 3 of Levance Fields, Sam Young, and DeJuan Blair are back. Add in a mix of veteran role players and highly touted recruits and the Panthers have Final Four potential. Coach Jamie Dixon is fiery and intense, which is how his teams play. Coach Dixon was UCLA Coach Ben Howland's 1st assistant when Howland was at Pitt. The two teams play a similar brand of basketball, except Pittsburgh is arguably the more physical team. What the Panthers may lack in height, they make up for in strength and determination. When you play at Pitt, especially in the Oakland Zoo, you better be ready to compete and battle for 40 minutes because if you're not, you'll get run out of the building.
Probable Starters:
Levance Fields, 5'10" 190 Sr. 15 pts, 8 ass, 67% FG, 50% 3PFG, 100% FT. At first glance, doesn't look like an All-American candidate, but after you see him play, you're convinced he's one of the top point guards in the country. He's great at getting into... [Read the entire story]
Other Recent Stories
Thu, November 13, 2008
- Game 2: 2KCoaches vs. Cancer Classic Quarterfinal at UCLA (1-0)
- The Opener: Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 1st Round vs. Weber St.
- Miami Basketball Offers To The Class Of 2009
- 2008 Deveroes Summer Basketball League Information
- Princeton Will Be Scary in 2008-09 (and could get scarier!)
- 2008 Point Guard Options For This Spring Signing Period
- Miami (13-12) at Valparaiso (15-12)
- Miami (12-11, 6-5) at Buffalo (8-15, 2-9)
- Miami (12-10, 6-4) at Western Michigan (13-10, 7-3)
- Toledo (7-13, 4-4) at Miami (10-10, 4-4)
- Miami (9-10, 3-4) at Ball State (3-16, 2-5)
- Miami (8-10, 2-4) at Northern Illinois (5-13, 2-4)
- Eastern Michigan (7-10, 3-2) at Miami (7-10, 1-4)
- Miami (7-9, 1-3) at Bowling Green (7-9, 2-2)
- MAC Opener: Miami (6-6) at Akron (10-3)
- Miami (6-5) vs. UC (4-7)
- Miami (6-4) at Kansas (11-0)
- Miami (5-4) at Illinois (6-3)
- Chicago State (4-9) at Miami (4-4)
- Miami (4-3) at Wright State (3-3)
- Indiana State (3-3) at Miami (3-3)
- Dayton (3-1) at Miami (3-1)
- Anaheim Classic 3rd Place Game: Miami (2-1) vs. Mississippi State (3-2)
- Anaheim Classic Semifinals: Miami (2-0) vs. USC (3-1)
- Anaheim Classic 1st Round: South Alabama (2-1) vs. Miami (1-0)
- 2007-08 MAC Basketball Preview: Kent State Golden Flashes
- MAC Basketball Preview 2007-08: Western Michigan Broncos
- MAC Basketball Preview 2007-08: Miami Redhawks
