Game 3 - Koufas and Karma

The inside/outside combo of Kosta Koufas and Jamar Butler helped Hershey move into second place with a 68-57 win over Superior Baptist in Game 3 (12/22-12/29). Butler nabbed Player of the Week honors with a game-high 22 points and Koufas added 17 as the Red Storm climbed to 2-1 on the year. Eric Gordon had 15 points for the Crusaders, who fell for the first time this season ... Great Lakes Christian took over sole possession of first place and Coach Shipman whispered about dominance after their 87-49 win over Oskee Wow-wow. D.J. White and Dan Coleman combined for 41 points as the Crusaders improved to 3-0, then talked some trash about re-creating Oskee Wow-Wow's league dominance of a few seasons ago. The Crusaders have been impressive early, but OWW's streak lasted two years. Karma Alert: GLC could be without Trevon Hughes this week when they battle UNC. Hughes, the #1 overall pick on Signing Day, is questionable for the Big Ten opener on Wednesday. Evan Turner had 17 points to lead OWW (0-3) ... Robert Montgomery got their first "W" of the year, 50-30 over Nelson Christian. Jason Okrzesik paced the Knights with 12 points. DeShawn Sims (12 points) was the only starter to finish in double digits for the 1-2 Doves.

Game 3 results/boxscores - (12/22 - 12/29)
UH 68, SBU 57
GLC 87, OWW 49
RMU 50, UNC 30

Game 4 schedule/ in-game box - (12/30-1/5/08)
RMU (1-2) @ UH (2-1)
UNC (1-2) @ GLC (3-0)
OWW (0-3) @ SBU (2-1)

The Legion Awaits

Game 2 - A Good Start

Dan Coleman made the most of his first start as Great Lakes Christian trounced Hershey, 90-51 in Game 2 (12/12-12/20). Coleman didn't start Game 1 for the Crusaders (he had 22 points as the O.T. player), but took advantage of the P.T. in Game 2, scoring 24 points and earning Player of the Week honors. Geary Claxton and DJ White added 21 apiece for GLC (2-0), which is averaging 85 points a game. Jamal Butler and Kosta Koufas finished with 16 each for the 1-1 Red Storm ... Superior Baptist U improved to 2-0 with a 70-45 win over Robert Montgomery U. SBU's Eric Gordon scored 26 in his Super 6 debut after missing the season opener with a tailbone injury. (Or was he waiting to start his career in front of RMU coach Mockler?) Gordon got help from Jordan Crawford and Drew Neitzel, who combined for 37 points to put the game away. Jason Okrzesik and Manny Harris scored 12 each to lead the 0-2 Knights ... DeShawn Sims scored a game-high 22 points and Spencer Tollackson tacked on 14 as Nelson Christian posted its first win, 60-32 over Oskee Wow-wow. The Doves won without Armon Bassett, who was suspended for violating team rules. OWW's Shaun Pruitt was the only player to score in double figures as the Warriors dropped to 0-2.

Game 2 results/boxscores - (12/12-12/20)
GLC 90, UH 51
SBU 70, RMU 45
UNC 60, OWW 32

Who's Number 1?

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Game 1 - Shooting For Two

Around the Super 6 through Game 1 -- (12/8 - 12/10/07) ... Superior Baptist's quest for a second straight title got off to a good start, with a 51-38 win over Nelson Christian in the Super 6 season opener. Jordan Crawford had 20 points and Drew Neitzel added 15 to lift the Crusaders to victory. SBU won without star guard Eric Gordon, who was sidelined with a back injury. Spencer Tollackson (16 points) and DeShawn Sims (12) were the only UNC starters in double figures ... Great Lakes Christian put up the biggest numbers of the week, cruising past Robert Montgomery U, 80-61. Geary Claxton tossed in 21 points to pace the Crusaders attack. Brian Butch scored 17 to lead the Knights, who also got solid performances from new starters E'Twaun Moore and Jason Okrzesik ... Trent Meachem scored 16 points and Jamar Butler added 13 as Hershey beat Oskee Wow-wow, 50-43. Meachem came thisclose to riding the bench for the Red Storm, but the game day decision to put him in the lineup (instead of Brian Randle) paid off. OWW's Shaun Pruitt finished with a league-high 24 points, but his Illini teammates, Rodney Alexander and Demetri McCamey, only scored two points combined.

Game 1 results/boxscores
SBU 51, UNC 38
GLC 80, RMU 61
UH 50, OWW 43

Super 6 Signing Day

Super 6 Signing Day
Sunday, 12/2/07
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Assorted News

(From CBS Sportsline) - Northwestern's Kevin Coble has left his team to be beside his mother, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer in Phoenix. Coble averaged 13.4 points and 5.2 rebounds last season, so the Wildcats are missing him. But it's impressive to see a basketball player put something above basketball, and if it's time with his ailing mother, then I say good for him. And her. As for the other indefinite leave, it's less clear-cut. Wisconsin's Michael Flowers announced Thursday that he's taking a "medical" leave. An explanation was not given, nor was a timetable for a possible return. But either way, the Badgers are now down their top perimeter defender, and Flowers is the second Wisconsin player to take a medical leave in the past three years (Greg Stiemsma, who has since rejoined the team, took a leave in 2005 to deal with a case of depression).

Can You Hear Me Now?

Practice is barely underway, and he's already cheating.

***UPDATED 10/23 - Indiana will open its men's basketball practice to the public Friday. Fans will be able to watch the practice, which is normally closed, from the west stands in Assembly Hall starting at 4 p.m., coach Kelvin Sampson said Monday.

Recording devices are not permitted. However, unlimited text messaging will be provided, courtesy of "The Sampson Foundation."

The Madness Has Begun!

Super 6 Championship Game - Nothing But Net

Before the start of the 1998 season, Hershey was dead-set against creating a Super 6 Tournament. It was voted in anyway, and the Red Storm moped around, playing bad basketball in each of the first four postseason events. Fast forward to 2007. Hershey is finally warming up to this tourney idea.

UH won the Super 6 Tournament for the fourth time in five years, 58-54 over Great Lakes Christian in the '07 Championship Game. Greg Oden closed out his first season with 22 points as the Red Storm hoisted its eighth banner to the rafters, more than any other team. (see complete championship listing below)

Superior Baptist, the 2006/2007 regular season champions, finished its season on a winning note, beating Robert Montgomery 54-49 in the third place consolation game.

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U Hershey Red Storm
8 Championships - 4 regular season, 4 tourney

U Nelson Christian Doves
7 Championships - 5 regular season, 2 tourney

Oskee Wow-wow Warriors
7 Championships - 5 regular season, 2 tourney

Robert Montgomery U Knights
2 Championships - 2 regular season, 0 tourney

Superior Baptist U Crusaders
2 Championships - 2 regular season, 0 tourney

Great Lakes Christian Cursaders
2 Championships - 1 regular season, 1 tourney



ALL-TIME SUPER 6 CHAMPIONS
1991 - U of Hershey
1992 - U Nelson Christian / Oskee Wow-Wow *
1993 - U of Hershey
1994 - Oskee Wow-Wow
1995 - Robert Montgomery U
1996 - U of Hershey / U Nelson Christian *
1997 - U Nelson Christian / Superior Baptist U *
1998 - U Nelson Christian (Tourney - UNC)
1999 - Vaughn U (Tourney - VU)
2000 - U of Hershey (Tourney - UNC)
2001 - Oskee Wow-Wow (Tourney - OWW)
2002 - U Nelson Christian (Tourney - UH)
2003 - Robert Montgomery U (Tourney - UH)
2004 - redshirt season
2005 - Oskee Wow-Wow (Tourney - UH)
2006 - Oskee Wow-Wow (Tourney - OWW)
2007 - Superior Baptist U (Tourney - UH)
* = co-champs

Super 6 Final Four (2/27 - 3/4)

#1 Superior Baptist U vs #4 Great Lakes Christian
#2 Hershey Red Storm vs #3 Robert Montgomery U
#5 OWW vs #6 UNC (5th place consolation)

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#1 Superior Baptist U vs #4 Great Lakes Christian

Top-seeded Superior Baptist went from worst to first to capture the regular season title. The Crusaders were 1-11 last year, but Drew Neitzel led an impressive turnaround this season. SBU (8-4) held at least a share of first place for 11 of 12 regular season games, and swept the season series vs GLC, 2-0. Great Lakes Christian (7-6) lost four straight to end the year, but have started to score big lately. The Crusaders put up 86 in a Game 12 loss to UH, and scored 78 points in an opening round win over OWW.

SBU vs GLC - 2006/2007
Game 4 - SBU 62, GLC 49
Game 9 - SBU 73, GLC 69

#2 Hershey vs #3 Robert Montgomery U

Hershey caught fire after a 1-4 start and wound up leading the league in scoring (in a low-scoring season). The Red Storm (6-6) swept the season series with the Knights, averaging 79.5 ppg in two victories. RMU (7-6) stumbled down the stretch, but salvaged a #3 seed with a Game 12 win over UNC, then beat the Doves again in the opening round of the tournament.

UH vs RMU - 2006/2007
Game 4 - UH 72, RMU 71
Game 9 - UH 87, RMU 56

#5 Oskee Wow-wow vs #6 U Nelson Christian
(5th place consolation)
What A Difference A Year Makes ... #1 OWW beat #2 UNC in last year's Tournament Championship Game. This season, they'll play again - as the #5 & #6 seeds in the 5th place consolation game.

OWW vs UNC - 2006/2007
Game 4 - UNC 57, OWW 55
Game 9 - OWW 52, UNC 50

Super 6 Tournament - Opening Round results - (2/20 - 2/25)
#3 RMU Knights 54, #6 UNC Doves 47
#4 GLC Crusaders 78, #5 OWW Warriors 49
bye - #1 SBU, #2 UH

Game 12 - Still Up for Grabs

Geary Claxton can't explain GLC's collapse











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Game 11 - Championship Mojo!

SBU's MoJo & Drew - 2007 Super 6 Champions
















Around the Super 6 through Game 11 - (2/6 - 2/10) .... Superior Baptist U has clinched their first Super 6 championship in 10 years! Despite losing to Hershey in Game 11, SBU (7-4) still has a one-game lead on Great Lakes Christian with one game to play in the regular season, giving the Crusaders their first banner since a co-championship with UNC in 1997.

Great Lakes Christian (6-5) can still earn a share of the title. For that to happen, GLC has to beat UH in Game 12, and SBU has to lose to OWW. If that's how it shakes out, SBU would be the #1 seed after sweeping the season series vs GLC, 2-0.

*** If GLC loses Game 12, second place is a free-for-all!
Four teams could finish at 6-6. GLC, UH, OWW and the UNC @ RMU winner. (see below)

Super 6 Standings through Game 11

Game 12 schedule - (2/13 - 2/20)
GLC (6-5) @ UH (5-6)
SBU (7-4) @ OWW (5-6)
UNC (5-6) @ RMU (5-6)

Game 11 results - 2/6-2/10
UH 69, SBU 56
UNC 59, GLC 56
OWW 77, RMU 72

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UH finishes in second place if:
UH beats GLC and SBU beats OWW. (OWW is the only team that can win a tiebreaker with UH. Everything else is TBD)

Game 10 - Up Goes Frazier! Up Goes Frazier!

Chester Frazier, Warren Carter and UNC are going toe-to-toe with the Super 6 heavyweights. The Doves beat #1 SBU in Game 10. They'll take on #2 GLC this week.

Around the Super 6 through Game 10 (1/30-2/3) ... Nelson Christian pulled off the upset of the week, beating top-ranked Superior Baptist, 66-47. The loss ended a four game winning streak for SBU, but didn't actually didn't affect the standings. SBU (7-3) still holds a one-game lead over Great Lakes Christian (6-4), after GLC lost to Robert Montgomery U, 77-65.

SBU could clinch at least a share of the Super 6 title this week against Hershey, while GLC faces upset-minded UNC. RMU, still mathematically alive at 5-5 (ok, I'm really reaching there), will play Oskee Wow-wow. OWW continued its late season turnaround, beating Hershey in Game 10 to join UH and UNC in a fourth place tie at 4-6.

*** Only 2 Games To Play ...
(7-3) SBU plays: UH / OWW
(6-4) GLC plays: UNC / UH
(5-5) RMU plays: OWW / UNC

Game 10 results: 1/30 - 2/3
UNC 66, SBU 47
RMU 77, GLC 65
OWW 66, UH 56

Game 11 schedule - 2/6-2/10
UH @ SBU
GLC @ UNC
RMU @ OWW

This Week In The Big Ten - 2/6-2/10

Tuesday, 2/6
Michigan at Ohio State, 7:00

Wednesday, 2/7
Illinois at Northwestern, 7:00
Michigan State at Purdue, 8:00
Iowa at Minnesota, 8:00
Wisconsin at Penn State, 8:00

Saturday, 2/10
Purdue at Ohio State, 12:15
Illinois at Indiana, 1:00
Iowa at Wisconsin, 2:00
Penn State at Northwestern, 2:30
Minnesota at Michigan, 8:00

Game 9 - Dishin' The Rock, Dissin' The Badgers

*** Those Steeeeenkin' Badgers ... You heard it here first: Wisconsin is NOT the second best team in America. Let's make sure we have this right... the Badgers are one of the worst shooting teams in the Big Ten, but one of the top teams in the nation??? In fact, Slick Vitalis thinks Wisconsin is likely to be stunned by a #15 or #16 seed in March. I mean, how can you take a team seriously when Chris Rock is the two guard?

Around the Super 6 through Game 9 - (1/23 - 1/28) ... Superior Baptist won the battle for superiority in the Super 6 (for now), beating GLC 73-69 in Game 9. Going into Saturday's game, SBU needed 14 points from Carl Landry to get the win. Landry got 17 to give the Crusaders (7-2) sole possession of first place with three games to play. Ivan Harris paced SBU with a season-high 18 points to help the Crusaders win their fourth straight and wrap up a season sweep of GLC (6-3). SBU also beat GLC in Game 4 ... David Teague exploded for a career-high 28 points to lead Hershey past Robert Montgomery U, 87-56. Lawrence McKenzie and Greg Oden added 19 each as the Red Storm continued their (too) late season charge. Following a 3-0 start, RMU has lost 5 of 6 to tumble into a third-place tie with UH at 4-5 ... It's been a rough season for Oskee Wow-wow. The Warriors are struggling through a rebuilding year, but they've turned it around lately by winning three of their last five, including a 52-50 squeaker over Nelson Christian in Game 9. Alando Tucker, Rich McBride and Shaun Pruitt did most of the work in the victory. Tyler Smith and Warren Carter were the only starters to finish with double digits for the Doves, who have been colder than Kammron Taylor's jumpshot.

*** En el Ojo de la Tormenta ... Since hitting bottom with 35 points in a Game 5 loss to OWW, Hershey has been on a roll, scoring 91, 88, and 87 points while winning 3 of their last 4.

*** Only 3 Games Left To Go ...
GLC plays: RMU / UNC / UH
SBU plays: UNC / UH / OWW

This week's Big Ten schedule

Tuesday 1/30
Michigan State at Illinois, 9:00 pm

Wednesday 1/31
Wisconsin at Indiana, 7:00
Ohio State at Purdue, 7:00
Iowa at Michigan, 8:00
Minnesota at Northwestern, 8:00

Saturday 2/3
Purdue at Penn State, 12:05
Northwestern at Wisconsin, 2:00
Indiana at Iowa, 2:05
Ohio State at Michigan State, 4:00
Minnesota at Illinois, 8:00

SUPER 6 STANDINGS

SUPER 6 SCORING LEADERS

Game 9 results (1/23-1/28)
SBU 73 , GLC 69
UH 87, RMU 56
OWW 52, UNC 50

Game 10 - 1/30-2/3
SBU (7-2) @ UNC (3-6)
RMU (4-5) @ GLC (6-3)
UH (4-5) @ OWW (3-6)

Game 7 & 8

Around the Super 6 through Games 7 & 8 (1/20) ... It was an easy week for Great Lakes Christian, as they racked up two wins without scoring a lot of points. In fact, GLC hasn't been a high-scoring team all year, breaking the 70-point mark only twice, but that hasn't stopped them from piling up the victories and hanging on to first place. Coach Shipman's crew beat UNC 67-57 in Game 7, then got past Oskee Wow-wow, 69-65 in Game 8 to up their record to 6-2 on the year. GLC shares the lead with Superior Baptist, which has won three straight. Drew Neitzel's bye-assisted 28 points helped SBU beat Hershey 69-58 Game 7, but Neitzel really wasn't needed in Saturday's 76-32 blowout of RMU in Game 8. With GLC and SBU both at 6-2, it sets up this week's Game of the Century, as the co-leaders square off in Game 9 (1/23-1/28) ... While SBU and GLC were winning two games, Robert Montgomery U lost a pair and fell out of first place. The Knights started the year with three straight wins while posting some big offensive numbers, but they're 1-4 over their last 5 games and averaged only 38.5 points per game in two losses this week, dropping them into third place ... Hershey and Nelson Christian are tied for fourth place at 3-5, after the Red Storm beat the Doves 88-63 in Game 8. Greg Oden tossed in 29 points to earn Player of the Week honors. UNC has dropped three in a row since losing Spencer Tollackson to a broken hand. Oskee Wow-wow sits alone in the basement at 2-6, while grumbling about might have been, like signing Greg Oden to a scholarship (instead of Nate Minnoy) in 2005.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS THROUGH GAME 8

He's Still Around? ... GLC's Lester Abram was the forgotten man for the Crusaders this year. The senior had zero starts until he got the call in Game 8 and finished with a respectable 12 points.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow ... Nelson Christian's Warren Carter originally signed with GLC (then Vaughn U), but was cut at the December '04 draft. No team signed him (not even Oskee Wow-wow!) in that draft, or the '05 draft. Finally, UNC grabbed him in the second round this year and Carter's been a steal, ranking among the top 10 scorers. More importantly, Warren's hair has earned him a spot on the '06/'07 All-Ugly team.

Game 9 schedule - 1/23-1/28
GLC (6-2) @ SBU (6-2)
UH (3-5) @ RMU (4-4)
OWW (2-6) @ UNC (3-5)

Game 8 results - 1/20
GLC 69, OWW 65
SBU 76, RMU 32
UH 88, UNC 63

Game 7 results - 1/16 - 1/17
SBU 69, UH 58
GLC 67, UNC 57
OWW 50, RMU 45

Over 2 years passed ...

... before this 2004 picture made its way
to a certain basketball office in Texas ...













... but the elapsed time didn't lessen the
devastating impact.

Game 6 - Jammed Up

Greg Oden and UH slam GLC, creating a log jam at the top of the standings









Around the Super 6 through Game 6 (1/13-1/14) - Every once in a while (maybe twice a season), Hershey manages to play like a quality basketball team. Unfortunately for Great Lakes Christian, it happened in Game 6. Greg Oden scored 24 points as UH coasted to a 91-65 win over GLC. David Teague and Dion Harris added 21 apiece to help the Red Storm (2-4) climb out of the Super 6 basement. Dan Coleman (19 pts) was the leading scorer for the Crusaders, who came into the game alone at the top of the standings, but left in a three-way tie for the lead with RMU and SBU at 4-2 ... Superior Baptist turned up the offense in an 80-59 win over Oskee Wow-wow. Carl Landry (22 pts) and Drew Neitzel (19) paced a balanced Crusaders' attack. OWW's Alando Tucker and Mike Conley combined for 31 points in the loss ... Robert Montgomery U didn't score much, but still had enough to get past Nelson Christian, 49-44. Adam Haluska finished with 22 points for the Knights, who played without the injured Kevin Coble. UNC had its own injury to deal with, as Spencer Tollackson was sidelined with a broken hand. The loss snapped the Doves three-game winning streak and dropped them back to .500 at 3-3.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS

SUPER 6 SCORING LEADERS

Game 6 results - 1/13-1/14
UH 91, GLC 65
SBU 80, OWW 59
RMU 49, UNC 44

Game 7 (MSU bye) - 1/16-1/17
SBU (4-2) @ UH (2-4)
UNC (3-3) @ GLC (4-2)
OWW (1-5) @ RMU (4-2)

Game 5 - Alone in the Spotlight

GLC's D.J. White dances to a 4-1 record

Great Lakes Christian took over sole possession of first place with a 62-51 win over Robert Montgomery U in Game 5 (1/6-1/10). DJ White, Dan Coleman and Tim Doyle did most of the damage for the Crusaders, who climb to 4-1 on the season. The RMU tandem of Brian Butch and Jamar Smith averaged 1.5 points as the Knights fell into a three-way tie for second place along with UNC and SBU ... Nelson Christian made it three straight wins by slipping past Superior Baptist, 52-48. Warren Carter continued his steady play for the Doves with 16 points. SBU's offense took the night off, with the exception of Carl Landry, who scored half of the Crusaders 48 points ... In the brickfest of the week, Oskee Wow-wow beat Hershey, 47-35. Shaun Pruitt finished with 16 points as the Warriors finally picked up their first win of the year.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS THROUGH GAME 5

Game 5 results/boxscores:
GLC 62, RMU 51
UNC 52, SBU 48
OWW 47, UH 35

Game 6 schedule - (1/13-1/14)
UH (1-4) @ GLC (4-1)
OWW (1-4) @ SBU (3-2)
RMU (3-2) @ UNC (3-2)

Game 4 - Rising To The Top

SBU's Carl Landry lifts the Crusaders into first place









Around the Super 6 through Game 4 (12/31-1/4) - Carl Landry and Drew Neitzel scored 20 points each as Superior Baptist handed Great Lakes Christian its first loss of the season, 62-49. The win pulled SBU into a three-way tie at the top of the Super 6 Standings with GLC and RMU at 3-1 ... Hershey picked up its first win, 72-71 over Robert Montgomery U. Lawrence McKenzie finally played like the top overall pick, scoring 23 points to lead the Red Storm. UH barely eeked out the win when RMU's Adam Haluska was held to a season-low 16 points on Thursday night ... Nelson Christian climbed to the .500 mark with 57-55 win over Oskee Wow-wow. Kammron Taylor and Warren Carter led the Doves with 14 points apiece. The loss spoiled a 29-point Player of the Week performance by OWW's Alando Tucker.

SUPER 6 STANDINGS THROUGH GAME 4

Game 4 results - (12/31-1/4)
UH 72, RMU 71
SBU 62 @ GLC 49
UNC 57, OWW 55

Game 3 - Warming Up

Around the Super 6 through Game 3 (12/30) - Great Lakes Christian's Geary Claxton is starting to warm up, and the Crusaders are keeping the heat on the rest of the league. Claxton was named Player of the Week after scoring 31 points in GLC's 73-35 win over Oskee Wow-wow. The Crusaders (3-0) would have scored 100 points if Goran Suton (27 pts) would have started. He may start soon, because Ron Lewis hasn't helped at all. Alando Tucker and Shaun Pruitt led OWW (0-3) with 11 points each ... Robert Montgomery U is the only other unbeaten team. Adam Haluska followed up his Game 2 explosion with a 29-point effort as RMU moved to 3-0 with an 88-72 win over Superior Baptist. Daequan Cook added 23 for the Knights, who take their high-powered offense to Hershey this week. SBU fell to 2-1 despite a career-high 25 points from Jamelle Cornley ... Spencer Tollackson had 21 points to help Nelson Christian win for the first time this season, 66-51 over Hershey. Tyler Smith added 18 for the Doves. Greg Oden (18) and Lawrence McKenzie (17) led the 0-3 Red Storm, who are keeping Oskee Wow-wow company in the Super 6 basement.

RMU's Milestone Man

Game 3 results/boxscores:
RMU 88, SBU 72
GLC 73, OWW 35
UNC 66, UH 51

Game 4 - 12/31-1/4
RMU (3-0) @ UH (0-3)
SBU (2-1) @ GLC (3-0)
UNC (1-2) @ OWW (0-3)