Game 2 - Christmas Knight

RMU's Adam Haluska has the Knights focused




Around the Super through Game 2 (12/24) ... Robert Montgomery U was in a giving mood this Christmas, so they gave UNC a whuppin', and gave the scoreboard a workout, in a 104-65 win over the Doves. Adam Haluska scored 36 points as the Knights became the first team to break the century mark since the 2004/2005 season. Freshman Kevin Coble, who is making Coach Mockler look like a genius for recruiting him, added 23 points, and Daequan Cook tacked on 21. RMU had an outside shot at the single game scoring record (116), but Brian Butch (11 points) couldn't find his outside shot. Kammron Taylor paced Nelson Christian with 17 points ... Carl Landry poured in 26 points and Drew Neitzel added 20 as Superior Baptist moved to 2-0 with an 80-62 win over Oskee Wow-wow. Shaun Pruitt had 19 points to lead the Warriors, who dropped to 0-2 ... Geary Claxton and DJ White combined for 37 points as Great Lakes Christian turned back Hershey, 54-50. Greg Oden finished with 18 for the Red Storm, but it wasn't enough to overcome single digit efforts by Lawrence McKenzie (5) and Dion Harris (2).

SUPER 6 STANDINGS

Week 2 results/boxscore
RMU 104, UNC 65
SBU 80, OWW 62
GLC 54, UH 50

Game 3 - 12/27-12/30
SBU (2-0) @ RMU (2-0)
OWW (0-2) @ GLC (2-0)
UH (0-2) @ UNC (0-2)

*** 'Tis The Season ... RMU always seems to play well during Christmas Week.

*** Where's The D? ... In the first 2 games, UNC fell to the week's top scoring team. GLC got 'em for 74 points in Game 1, followed by RMU 's 104 point explosion this week.

Opening Neitzel - '06/'07

Drew Neitzel torched Hershey as Superior Baptist came out of the gate with a 70-46 rout of the Red Storm to tipoff the new Super 6 season. Despite being benched to start the second half, Neitzel still managed to rack up a career-high 32 points to earn Player of the Week honors. Ivan Harris and Carl Landry combined for 25 more as the Crusaders looked like a legitimate title contender, at least in the early going. Greg Oden tossed in 14 in his first game for the Red Storm ... Dan Coleman scored a career-high 29 points and Geary Claxton added 21 to lead Great Lakes Christian to a 74-67 win over Nelson Christian. Coleman, who rode the pines for a good portion of last season, finally lived up to his potential as a solid starter and carried the Crusaders to the win. The Doves were paced by Warren Carter's 21 points, and freshmen Tyler Smith tacked on 16 points in his Super 6 debut ... Adam Haluska had 21 points as Robert Montgomery U tipped off the '06/'07 campaign with a 61-51 win over Oskee Wow-wow. Freshman first-rounder Kevin Coble tacked on 12 for the Knights. Alando Tucker had 20 points to lead the two-time defending champion Warriors, who have already equaled last year's loss total.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS

GAME 1 BOXSCORE

*** Players of the Week
Drew Neitzel SBU - 32 points
Dan Coleman GLC - 29 points

*** Notable Freshmen Debuts
Tyler Smith UNC - 16 points
Greg Oden UH - 14
Kevin Coble RMU - 12
Daequan Cook RMU - 9
Mike Conley OWW - 8

*** Wouldashouldacouldadidn'tmatter ... On Saturday, RMU missed 27 from Brian Butch, while OWW missed 32 from Alando Tucker, but it wouldn't have changed the outcome of the game.

Game 2 - 12/19-12/24
GLC (1-0) @ UH (0-1)
SBU (1-0) @ OWW (0-1)
UNC (0-1) @ RMU (1-0)

Super 6 - Signing Day - 12/10/06

Click here for the complete Signing Day list

Round 1

1. UH - Lawrence McKenzie - Min
2. SBU - Eric Gordon - IU
3. GLC - Raymar Morgan - MSU
4. UNC - Tyler Smith - Iowa
5. RMU - Kevin Coble - NW
6. OWW - Mike Conley - OSU

Supporting Cast

Hershey's Greg Oden (broken wrist) will sit until January, and Brian Randle, (groin surgery, not depicted here), is out until mid-December, leaving the Red Storm offense scrambling.

Other early injuries include GLC's Geary Claxton, sidelined with a broken hand.

Class is in session

RPI? R.I.P.

The Big Ten, with its #1 RPI ranking, doesn't survive opening weekend? Next year we'll use D1 Scheduling.

At least Michigan made the finals of the NIT.

So, it's a traveling trophy?

Super 6 Tournament - Championship Game

Oskee Wow-Wow capped off a great two year run by beating U Nelson Christian 73-40, in the Super 6 Championship Game. OWW's record over the last two seasons is 24-4 including tournament play, an .857 winning percentage. It's the 7th banner for the Warriors, tying them with UNC and UH for most all-time. Can OWW three-peat? It won't be easy. Their graduation list reads like a Big Ten "Who's Who". UNC knows all about graduation rates. Six Doves played their swansong, including Paul Davis and Dee Brown ... Great Lakes Christian and Hershey needed overtime to settle the third place consolation game. Dan Coleman outscored Jamar Butler 10-9 in the extra session to give GLC a 77-76 victory. Ron Lewis and Geary Claxton scored 17 points apiece for the Crusaders, who say sayanora to Vincent Grier, Je'kel Foster, Matt Kiefer and Graham Brown. UH seniors Jeff Horner (26 points) and JJ Sullinger (9) logged their last minutes for the Red Storm.

Championship Round
(3/9 - 3/10)

#1 Oskee Wow-Wow 73
#2 U Nelson Christian 40

#3 Great Lakes Christian 77
#4 U Hershey 76 (ot)

Final Four results - (2/28 - 3/5)
#1 Oskee Wow-Wow 89, #4 U of Hershey 34
#2 U Nelson Christian 81, #3 Great Lakes Christian 57

5th Place Consolation Game
#5 Robert Montgomery U 56, #6 Superior Baptist U 32
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1st Round results - (2/21 - 2/26)
#3 Great Lakes Christian 64, #6 Superior Baptist U 52
#4 U of Hershey 42, #5 Robert Montgomery U 32
Bye: OWW, UNC

Tick Tock

In a negotiated compromise, Mike Davis was allowed to say goodbye, but only until the shot clock expired.

Who's Next? It's Tournament Time!

Nelson Christian earned the #2 seed and a first-round bye in the Super 6 Tournament with an 87-67 win over Great Lakes Christian in the regular season finale (2/14-2/19). Shannon Brown led the way with 26 points and Travis Parker added 18 in his first start of the season for the Doves, who will join Oskee Wow-Wow as spectators for the opening round of the tourney. OWW wrapped up its championship season by topping Superior Baptist, 79-38. Alando Tucker led all scorers with 27 points and claimed the individual scoring title as the top-seeded Warriors completed an 11-1 campaign ... Brian Randle scored 12 points in overtime to give Hershey its fourth straight win and the fourth seed, 70-58 over Robert Montgomery U. JJ Sullinger finished with 16 points to pace UH, while Robert Vaden and Brian Butch led the Knights with 17 points apiece. The game didn't mean much, because both teams knew they would be squaring off again in the first round of the Tournament this week.

Super 6 Tournament - 1st round (2/21 - 2/26)
#3 Great Lakes Christian (7-5) vs #6 Superior Baptist U (1-11)
#4 U of Hershey (5-7) vs #5 Robert Montgomery U (4-8)

Final Regular Season Standings

Game 12 results - (2/14-2/19)
UNC 87, GLC 67
UH 70, RMU 58 (ot)
OWW 79, SBU 38

Indiana's New Man ?

I ain't saying he's a Gold Digger ...

Wave your Orange and Blue, Rah! Rah!

Hail to Oskee Wow-Wow, the Super 6 Champions, again! The Warriors claimed their second consecutive regular season title with a 90-67 win over Great Lakes Christian in Game 11 (2/8-2/12). Alando Tucker scored 29 points and Vedran Vukusic added 26 as the Warriors became only the second team in Super 6 history to repeat as regular season champs. Nelson Christian pulled off the three-peat from 1996-1998. The championship is Oskee Wow-Wow's third since 2001. No other team has won more than one title over that time span ... Seeding for the upcoming Super 6 Tournament will be decided in the final week. Nelson Christian Christian beat Robert Montgomery U 54-49 to move back into a tie for second place tie with Great Lakes Christian at 7-4. GLC and UNC will square off in this week's season finale with a first round tourney bye on the line ... The other Super 6 race features a battle for the # 4 seed between Hershey and RMU. UH has won three straight, including a 58-39 win over SBU in Game 11. The Red Storm will face RMU this week.

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Game 11 boxscores (2/8-2/12)
OWW 90, GLC 67
UNC 54, RMU 49
UH 58, SBU 39

Game 10 - The Home Stretch

Oskee Wow-Wow got back in the win column and clinched a share of the regular season championship with a 90-51 win over Robert Montgomery U in Game 10 (2/4). Vedran Vukusic threw in a game-high 23 points and Alando Tucker added 22 for the Warriors (9-1), who can claim the title outright in the front of the Oskee Wow-Wow fanatics this week when Great Lakes Christian comes to the House of Paign ... GLC (7-3) kept its hopes of a co-championship alive with a 72-56 win over Superior Baptist. Jekel Foster's 25 points and Geary Claxton's 20 overshadowed another strong game by Matt Kiefer (16 pts). An afterthought when the season began, Kiefer is averaging a team-leading 17 ppg a game during GLC's current three-game winning streak. Mo Ager (21 pts) and Rodrick Wilmont (14) led the way for SBU ... Here's the unexpected sentence of the season: Hershey is riding a winning streak. Jeff Horner scored 14 points as the Red Storm made it two straight, 54-52 over Nelson Christian. The win pulled UH (3-7) to within one game of fourth-place RMU. Shannon Brown's 22 points weren't enough to keep UNC from falling to 6-4 and out of title contention.

Game 10 Boxes
OWW 90, RMU 51
GLC 72, SBU 56
UH 54, UNC 52

Game 9 - Nobody's Perfect

Where did that come from???? In the shocker of the year, Hershey upset Oskee Wow-Wow 93-60, ending the Warriors shot at a perfect season. Jeff Horner scored a career-high 32 points as the lowly Red Storm offense suddenly exploded to snap an 0-for-January losing streak. Alando Tucker had 19 points to lead the Warriors (8-1), who missed a chance to clinch at least a tie for the regular season title, although they still own a two-game lead with three to play ... Je'Kel Foster finished with 18 points to lead a balanced attack as Great Lakes Christian coasted past Robert Montgomery U, 78-43. Vincent Grier, Geary Claxton and Matt Kiefer added 17 points each for the 6-3 Crusaders ... Nelson Christian also moved to 6-3 on the year with a 50-26 win over Superior Baptist. Both teams were affected by MSU's bye, which left UNC without Paul Davis and Shannon Brown, and SBU minus Mo Ager and Drew Neitzel.

Game 9 results - (1/29-2/1)
UH 93, OWW 60
UNC 50, SBU 26
GLC 78, RMU 43

Game 8 - Great Lakes Rising

Ron Lewis and Matt Kiefer combined for 37 points to lead Great Lakes Christian past Hershey, 76-32 in Game 8 (1/24-1/28). Geary Claxton added 17 to help lift the Crusaders into a second-place tie with UNC at 5-3 ... Make it eight straight for OWW! Vedran Vukusic had 29 points as the undefeated Warriors rolled over Nelson Christian, 90-68. Alando Tucker and Greg Brunner added 17 each for Oskee Wow-Wow, who answered the "last chance to stop them" talk by clinching the win before Terence Dials took the court on Saturday night. Dee Brown scored 17 for the Doves, who had a four-game winning streak snapped ... Everybody expected an Indiana player to lead RMU this year. But who expected it to be number 24? Robert Vaden had 26 points as Robert Montgomery U beat Superior Baptist, 80-51. It was Vaden's fourth Super 6 start with 20 points or more this season, one game better than #5, Knight teammate Marco Killingsworth. Mo Ager led SBU with 18 points, and actually got help from Drew Neitzel, who scored a season-high 15.

Game 8 results - (1/24-1/28)
GLC 76, UH 32
OWW 90, UNC 68
RMU 80, SBU 51

Only Y and Z To Go

A new deal with XM Radio brings Coach K thisclose to his goal: spokesman for every company in America.

Game 7 - Surviving Slick's Kiss

Can a game be on the All-Ugly team? Less than 24 hours after Slick Vitalis' Oskee Wow-Wow butt-smooch At The Half, the Warriors took the floor in Game 7 and were lucky to escape with a not-so-pretty 48-43 win over Great Lakes Christian. Greg Brunner's 17 points kept the Warriors perfect season alive, while the rest of team took the night off to read their press clippings. GLC looked like a sure winner heading into the 8pm game, with Lester Abram and Vincent Grier needing only 15 points combined to close it out. But the duo scored only 10, leaving Coach Shipman mumbling about missed opportunities ... Nelson Christian took over sole possession of second place with a convincing 89-58 win over Robert Montgomery U. Paul Davis and Kammron Taylor had 19 apiece as the Doves remained two games off the pace heading into this week's showdown with the Warriors. The trio of Killingsworth, Haluska and Vaden led RMU, but they didn't get much help ... Superior Baptist notched its first win of the season by crushing Hershey, 68-37. Mo Ager snapped out of his recent funk with a 25-point night, while Jamelle Cornley and Rodrick Wilmont added 14 each. The win moves SBU into a tie with UH at 1-6.

Wouldacouldashoulda Of The Season ... GLC actually had the 15 points they needed to beat OWW, but they came from Ron Lewis, the overtime guy ...

Message From The Doghouse ... OWW head coach Scott Slocum announced on Friday that Daniel Horton, who scored four points in Game 6, would ride the pines for the rest of the season. Horton poured in a career-high 32 on Saturday.

Hmmmm ... Slick wonders where Tom Izzo got this idea?

Game 7 results
UNC 89, RMU 58
OWW 48, GLC 43
SBU 68, UH 37

CLICK HERE FOR GAME 7 BOXSCORES


NORTH DAKOTA STATE?!
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Game 6 - CMS40

CMS40 ... Remembering Chris Street, Superior Baptist / Iowa star, on the 13th anniversary of his untimely death. The quote from Bob Knight still says it all. Read it here

Around the Super 6 through Game 6 (1/18) ... A quick update, because Slick Vitalis is trying to get the Mid-Term Report Card written, and needs to use the "typewriter". Look for Slick's update Friday night ... Nelson Christian beat Great Lakes Christian 80-68, leaving both teams tied for second place at 4-2. Kammron Taylor scored a game-high 21 points to help the Doves win their third straight. Geary Claxton's 20 led the Crusaders, who had their four-game winning streak snapped ... Oskee Wow-Wow kept its perfect record intact with a 78-45 victory over Superior Baptist. Alando Tucker had 21 points for the Warriors, while Daniel Horton scored only 4 in his first, and probably last, start of the year. Jamelle Cornley led SBU with 18 points and Rodrick Wilmont added 17, but Mo Ager couldn't buy a bucket and finished with just 2 points ... Marco Killingsworth scored 23 points, flashed some attitude, and earned his second Player of the Week Award as Robert Montgomery U held off Hershey, 51-46. Brian Butch tacked on 11 points for the 3-3 Knights.

Does he, or doesn't he? Only Sherron Collins knows for sure.

Observant Dennis in Atlanta writes: "Is Bill Self’s hair darker than when he coached the Fighting Illini?" Well, let's see. The picture on the left is Self Light. The picture on the right is Self Not-So-Light. The picture on the right also shows the coach demonstrating how he'll look after his next Self improvement - a boob job.

Game 5 - Robbed By A Masked Man

Around the Super 6 - The best game of the season to date came down to the final minute, but in the end Oskee Wow-wow stole another victory. James Augustine scored 23 points and Alando Tucker added 22 as the Warriors held off Robert Montgomery U, 92-91 in Game 5. The win kept the Warriors alone atop the Super 6 Standings at 5-0. Adam Haluska had a career-best 29 points & Marco Killingsworth added 27 for the Knights, who had a chance to win in the final minute, but freshman Korey Spates came up one basket short, leaving RMU at 2-3 on the season ... This just in: The Crusaders beat the Crusaders! Vincent Grier scored 17 points as Great Lakes Christian continued their Cinderella season with a 66-51 win over Superior Baptist. Geary Claxton and Je'Kel Foster added 15 apiece as the (GLC) Crusaders stayed one game off the pace at 4-1. Mo Ager had 28 to lead the (SBU) Crusaders, but he didn't get much help from the rest of the lineup. SBU missed a 20-point game from Jamelle Cornley on Saturday, but it wouldn't have been enough to change the outcome ... Dee Brown had the hot hand again as Nelson Christian downed Hershey, 77-59. Brown scored 26 points to break open a close game and Paul Davis chipped in with 23 to give the Doves their second straight "W". Jeff Horner and Courtney Sims paced the Storm, who haven't won since the season opener.

Game 5 results (1/10-1/14)
OWW 92, RMU 91
UNC 77, UH 59
GLC 66, SBU 51

Game 5 - Heading into the weekend

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The Speed Stick ACC Challenge

Basketball in the ACC is a little "different"...

Game 4 - No Dee-fense

Around the Super 6 - Dee Brown was unstoppable, pouring in a career-high 34 points as Nelson Christian handled Superior Baptist, 82-43 in Game 4 (1/3-1/8). Brown's explosion came at the expense of Michigan State, which has been criticized for their lack of Dee-fense so far this season. Shannon "The Other" Brown added 17 as the Doves snapped a two-game skid and edged a little closer to OWW in the overall points race. SBU was led by 20 points from Jamelle Cornley, who has emerged as the early leader for Freshmen of the Year (it's not even close at this point) ... Oskee Wow-wow stayed unbeaten by embarrassing Hershey, 75-28. Vedran Vukusic's 28 points and Alando Tucker's 27 carried the Warriors to the victory. Actually, Vukusic alone would have been enough to tie the Red Storm. There might be rumors about point shaving if the UH offense doesn't get it together soon ... Geary Claxton and Vincent Grier combined for more than half of Great Lakes Christian's points, as the Crusaders topped Robert Montgomery U, 62-47. Claxton finished with 17 points and Grier had 15 as GLC took sole possession of second place at 3-1. Marco Killingsworth and Adam Haluska had 15 points apiece for the Knights, who were hurt by single digits from Brian Butch and no digits from Jamar Smith.

*** Not A Friend Of The Program ... UNC's Dee Brown goes for 34 against Michigan State on Thursday. UNC's Kammron Taylor lights up the Spartans for 27 on Sunday. Hmmmm. Is UNC coach (and life-long MSU fan) Nelson sharing insider info with his Doves?

Game 4 results - (1/3-1/8)
GLC 62, RMU 47
UNC 82, SBU 43
OWW 75, UH 28

Game 4- Heading into the weekend

In a desperate attempt to boost attendance in the Maize Rage, Michigan eases age restrictions on student seating...

Game 3 - Deja Wow-wow New Year

It's a brand new year, a brand new season, but the same old brand of Oskee Wow-wow dominance. Alando Tucker topped all scorers with 25 points and Terence Dials added 24 to help the defending champs run their record to 3-0 with a 96-70 win over Nelson Christian in Game 3 (12/30-1/1). OWW heads to Hershey this week to kick the Red Storm while they're down. UNC fell to 1-2 despite a disciplined performance by Moe Hargrow (23 points), and Shannon Brown had 21 points to hold onto the individual scoring lead ... Robert Vaden scored 22 for the second straight game as Robert Montgomery U posted its second straight win, 66-49 over Superior Baptist. Vaden has quietly put up great numbers and actually is ahead of RMU teammate Marco Killingsworth on the Super 6 Scoring List. Adam Haluska added 17 for the Knights. SBU highlights included Mo Ager's 25 points and 14 from consistent frosh Jamelle Cornley ... Great Lakes Christian rode a balanced attack to beat Hershey, 78-62. Lester Abram had 19 points to lead all five Crusader starters in double figures. Courtney Sims paced UH with 22 points, and Jeff Horner scored 17 in his season debut.

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Game 3 results (12/30-1/1)
OWW 96, UNC 70
GLC 78, UH 62
RMU 66, SBU 49
Click here for Game 3 Boxscores