Summit League Update
January 5, 2009 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
From yours truly, via Rush the Court.
1. Western Illinois (3-0, 6-8)
2. North Dakota State (3-1, 8-5)
3. Oakland (3-1, 10-7)
4. IUPUI (2-1, 9-5)
5. Oral Roberts (2-1, 4-11)
6. Southern Utah (2-2, 4-11)
7. IPFW (1-3, 6-9)
8. South Dakota State (1-3, 6-10)
9. UMKC (1-3, 5-12)
10. Centenary (0-3, 2-13)
Highlights
SDSU – 2 days before Christmas the Jackrabbits beat Iowa State on the road by 7. While the Cyclones are anything but a powerhouse team, props to SDSU for getting this win and holding Iowa State’s second …read more
Summit League Digest
November 23, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
The first installment of “Summit League Digest” is up over at Rush the Court.
Correspondent duty at its finest by yours truly.
Checking in on the…Summit League
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Summit League Digest (NOV.21)
The first 10 days or so of the college basketball season has been refreshingly cosmic. My penchant has always been my college hoops fandom. It’s an impulse that will not die.
It’s like Rasheed Wallace snapping “Ball Don’t Lie” after an errant free throw.
It’s, you know, automatic.
Summit League Headlines
–Two days before Oakland’s opener at Cleveland St., star guard/forward Derick Nelson injured his foot. He’ll be out until late Decemberish. A huge blow …read more
Davidson @ Oklahoma 9:30 ESPN 2
November 18, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
The Sooners held the MVSU Delta Devils to 53 points in a 41 point victory. Blake Griffin scored 20, came down with 19 boards, and had 6 swipes.
Davidson hit 10 threes en route to a 35 point shellacking of James Madison.
Hence, now, the Davidson-Oklahoma dandy.
The winner will take on the winner of Arizona-UAB game.
Oklahoma is favored by (3.5)
Both teams are deep and certainly capable of putting a pounding on one another. Andrew Lovedale on Blake Griffin will be an important matchup to watch. Keep Blake under control and allow it to be close going into …read more
Summit League Preview
October 24, 2008 by Ryan Pravato
Filed under Basketball
As seen on Rush the Court.
From Yours Truly:
Summit League 08/09
Predicted Order of Finish:
North Dakota State Bison (19-10, 13-5)
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (20-10, 13-5)
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (18-13, 12-6)
IPFW Mastodons (16-13, 11-7)
IUPUI Jaguars (16-15, 9-9)
UMKC Kangaroos (14-17, 8-10)
Centenary College Gentlemen (11-19, 8-10)
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (13-18, 7-11)
Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks (9-20, 6-12)
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (6-23, 3-15)
What you need to know.
22 out of 31- Conference RPI ranking for the Summit League in each of the last two seasons.
Oregon, Marquette, Oklahoma St., Kansas, Texas Tech, Utah- Casualties at the hands …read more




