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USA hold off Iran in opener - Jul 2, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
USA U19 - Iran U19 106:55
The USA Junior National Team brushed by Iran in the opening game of the U19 World Championship in New Zealand. Seven players scored in double digits for the winners. Tyshawn Taylor (6'3''-G-90) delivered 13 points to pace the charge.
The teams traded baskets early in the game but the USA stepped on the gas late in the quarter. John Shurna (6'8''-F-90) scored 7 points to ignite a 16:1 rally that propelled the North American team to a 30:13 advantage
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USA U19 - Iran U19 106:55
The USA Junior National Team brushed by Iran in the opening game of the U19 World Championship in New Zealand. Seven players scored in double digits for the winners. Tyshawn Taylor (6'3''-G-90) delivered 13 points to pace the charge.
The teams traded baskets early in the game but the USA stepped on the gas late in the quarter. John Shurna (6'8''-F-90) scored 7 points to ignite a 16:1 rally that propelled the North American team to a 30:13 advantage. The US team were well in control from now on. They fired 25 points in the second stanza to accumulate a 55:27 advantage at the interval. Things never changed in the third period as the USA maintained the pressure and ran away to a 42-point cushion with one quarter to go. The North American team cruised to the victory in the fourth stanza gaining the lead in Group B.
Seth Curry (6'1''-G) knocked down 12 points for the USA. Terrico White (6'5''-G) and John Shurna added 11 points apiece in the win. Ali Hassanzadeh replied with game-high 17 points. Arsalan Kazemi (6'8''-F-90) canned 15 points in the loss.
The USA will face France, while Iran to play against Egypt tomorrow.
USA: Tyshawn Taylor 13, Seth Curry 12, Terrico White 11, John Shurna 11+10 boards
Iran: Ali Hassanzadeh 17, Arsalan Kazemi 15
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Dave Rose is back on the bench at BYU - Jul 2, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
The words BYU coach Dave Rose delivers to his players aren't much different from comments made in meeting rooms across the country each year.
Only in this case, the familiar message carries a whole new meaning.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Rose didn't know whether he would get a chance to coach BYU this season. Frankly, he had much more pressing concerns
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The words BYU coach Dave Rose delivers to his players aren't much different from comments made in meeting rooms across the country each year.
Only in this case, the familiar message carries a whole new meaning.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Rose didn't know whether he would get a chance to coach BYU this season. Frankly, he had much more pressing concerns.
After undergoing emergency surgery for pancreatic cancer earlier this month, Rose announced last week that his tumor had been removed and that his cancer was in remission. He plans to coach the Cougars for the 2009-10 season.
Rose's announcement represented the latest twist in an offseason full of emotional ups and downs.
'It's definitely been a roller coaster,' BYU point guard Jimmer Fredette said in a phone interview. 'Our emotions were very down at the beginning. We weren't knowing if he's going to be coaching again or even alive for a long period of time. You don't know what's going to happen. We definitely were down and hoping for the best and praying. To hear the news that he's going to be OK, it's a great relief.'
BYU has a knack for dealing with adversity. You don't win three consecutive Mountain West Conference regular-season titles without figuring out how to overcome obstacles.
But nothing could have prepared the Cougars for the events of the past month.
Rose's health scare actually began during a family vacation. The Roses were on the last day of a trip to Disneyland when Rose began to feel light-headed. His condition worsened on a flight to Las Vegas.
He was assisted off the plane and taken to Spring Valley Hospital, where it was discovered he had begun bleeding internally. That's when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the most serious forms of the disease because symptoms rarely occur until late in the process. The silver lining for Rose is that he had a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, a rare form of the disease with a much more successful record of treatment.
'We live in a time when we can deal with this,' Rose said in a press conference last week. 'I've got to be smart and do what I'm supposed to do, but I believe that if I take this challenge the way it's supposed to be taken and accept it, and if I listen to those who can help me, then everything is going to work out just fine.'
Rose also addressed his players and let them know exactly what he had learned from this sobering experience.
'Coach is a guy who tries to keep his emotions inside,' Fredette said. 'He doesn't like to broadcast things to a lot of people. But he opened up a little more and talked about life a little more. He talked about having to enjoy relationships and how he's very lucky. He considers himself a lucky guy that he's still on this earth.'
Fredette doesn't expect Rose's health status to serve as a distraction as BYU begins its quest for a fourth consecutive NCAA tournament bid. He instead believes the situation will make the Cougars more focused than ever.
The Cougars lose leading scorer Lee Cummard from the team that went 25-8 last season, but they return their other four starters. BYU received a big boost when 6-foot-6 forward Jonathan Tavernari withdrew his name from NBA draft consideration to return for his senior year.
And now they got an even larger emotional lift.
'I can promise you this,' Rose said. 'I will appreciate every day. I will appreciate every practice. I will appreciate every game more than I have before.'
Teams across the nation like to talk about playing each game as though it's their last. When the Cougars make those comments this season, they won't merely be speaking in clichs. They'll be drawing from their own experience.
'I think it's made us a little more focused,' Fredette said. 'You have to work hard and enjoy every minute you have. We've experienced that firsthand with Coach. We're all pretty motivated to be the best we can, while we can.'
NCAA changes criteria
How have they done in their last 12 games?
That was the popular question asked about every bubble team as fans put together their mock NCAA tournament brackets toward the end of each regular season.
Now that question isn't nearly as important.
The NCAA indicated this week that it would no longer use how a team has fared in its last 12 games as one of the selection criteria when it picks the 65-team tournament field.
'Parsing a particular segment of games and implying it had greater weight than others seemed misleading and inconsistent,' committee chair and SEC commissioner Mike Slive said in a statement released by the NCAA. 'The removal of this reference avoids confusion in the room and brings our reporting in line with our process.'
The arbitrary nature of the 'last 12 games' criterion may have helped a couple of teams earn bids the past two seasons.
Arizona earned one of the last remaining at-large bids in the 2009 bracket despite heading into the tournament with five losses in its last six games. Arizona had won six in a row before that skid, so its mark over its last 12 games was a much more respectable 7-5.
Villanova had gone 7-5 over its last 12 games but 7-9 over its last 16 contests when it was the lowest-seeded team to make the 2008 tournament.
Then again, those two examples showed that the 12-game criterion might have been a pretty good indicator of potential tournament success. The 2008 Villanova team and the 2009 Arizona squad both advanced to the Sweet 16.
Courtesy of www.collegebasketball.rivals.com
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NCAA rejects Kelvin Sampson's appeal - Jul 2, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
The NCAA on Tuesday rejected an appeal from former Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, who was slapped with five years of potential penalties for taking part in more than 100 impermissible calls to recruits while coaching the Hoosiers.
The NCAA said it upheld the violations found in the case, which prompted an overhaul at the program and led to Sampson's departure after 1 1/2 years. An NCAA spokeswoman said Sampson has used his only appeal, and the case is closed
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The NCAA on Tuesday rejected an appeal from former Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, who was slapped with five years of potential penalties for taking part in more than 100 impermissible calls to recruits while coaching the Hoosiers.
The NCAA said it upheld the violations found in the case, which prompted an overhaul at the program and led to Sampson's departure after 1 1/2 years. An NCAA spokeswoman said Sampson has used his only appeal, and the case is closed. Sampson is essentially barred from coaching in college until 2013.
Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith has been appointed chairman of the Division I Men's Basketball Committee for 2010-11, the NCAA announced.
Smith will succeed UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero.
Guerrero will be chair for the upcoming season.
Courtesy of The LA Times (www.latimes.com)
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UNC, Nike reach 10-year deal - Jul 2, 2009
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USA University Team topple Russia - Jun 30, 2009
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US World University Games Team arrive in Serbia - Jun 29, 2009
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USA get taste of victory in New Zealand - Jun 29, 2009
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Stephenson to Cincinatti? Lance Stephenson visiting Cincy - Jun 27, 2009
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Duke guard Wiliiams will transfer to Memphis - Jun 27, 2009
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Marquette guard Maurice Acker to skip last year of eligibility - Jun 26, 2009
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Second person charged in Pitino extortion case - Jun 26, 2009
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Junior Jordan (Jeff) dropping basketball for studies - Jun 25, 2009
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Duke's Williams transferring close to Memphis - Jun 25, 2009
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Coach K still highest-paid employee at Duke - Jun 25, 2009
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Forecasting college players' impact in NBA - Jun 24, 2009
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Prosecutors won't charge ex-Trojan Boseman for carjacking incident - Jun 24, 2009
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Fifty-five players withdraw from 2009 Draft - Jun 23, 2009
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Wojcik agrees to 6-year contract at Tulsa - Jun 23, 2009
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Ryan Thompson interview - Jun 23, 2009
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Ex-USC basketball player arrested in carjacking - Jun 23, 2009
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