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Jacks look for payback against Sun Devils
NAU aims to even season record at the expense of ASU.
The Lumberjacks' last visit to Tempe ended in heartbreak.
The Jacks went toe-to-toe with host Arizona State last season in the championship game of the team's holiday tournament, but had no answer for Sun Devil sharpshooters Kevin Kruger and Bryson Krueger down the stretch and lost, 72-55.
NAU (0-1) will look to erase the bad memories of that mild December night when it takes on the Sun Devils in their season-opener at 8 p.m. today.
The Jacks, who fell to 91-57 to third-ranked Kansas in the season opener for both teams Saturday, won't have to worry about a repeat of last season as Kruger transferred to UNLV and Krueger was kicked off the team after his arrest for both gun and drug possession.
That doesn't mean, however, ASU is without weapons.
Senior forward Serge Angounou, who scored 10 points and hauled down five boards in last season's win over NAU, scored 10 points off the bench on 4 of 5 shooting in a 58-53 exhibition win over the University of Victoria (Canada) Tuesday.
First-year ASU coach Herb Sendek will also look to sophomore forward Jeff Pendergraph and freshmen guards Christian Polk and Jerren Shipp to produce.
Pendergraph --who was held in check by NAU defenders last year, scoring just four points -- had 12 points on 6 of 8 shooting Tuesday.
Polk scored a team-high 15 points, but had to take 13 shots and six free throws to get there. He was 3-for-8 from 3-point land. Shipp had nine points and five assists, but turned the ball over five times.
ASU was outrebounded 34-29 and outshot 39.6 percent to 39.2 percent.
NAU coach Mike Adras said those numbers could be explained by the new offense first-year Sun Devils coach Herb Sendek's installed.
"He ran a Princeton-style offense back at N.C. State and from what I saw on tape, he's brought that over here with him," Adras said. "(In my experience) that's the kind of offense players have to do for a while to get comfortable with because there are certain rules you have to follow.
"It's not just a lot of movement."
Adras, whose team will take on 10th-ranked Arizona in Tucson on Wednesday, said his boys have something to prove after Saturday's lop-sided loss.
In that game, the Jacks committed 21 turnovers, were out-rebounded 42-32 and saw 2006 Big Sky Conference first-teamer Ruben Boykin Jr. held to four points on 1 of 8 shooting.
It wasn't all bad news for NAU as freshman Deveric Taylor came off the bench to score a team-best 12 points in 12 minutes of play.
Jacks post Kyle Landry, who had 13 points and six rebounds against ASU last year, showed no ill effects from an ankle injury he sustained recently, scoring seven points and grabbing seven boards against the Jayhawks.
"This is their season opener and they're going to be excited (to play)," Adras said of ASU. "Hopefully we can rebound from the disappointment of Saturday's loss (and play well)."
07:00 PM 750 Arizona State -8 -108 UNDER 140 -105
playing under 140 -105
Jacks look for payback against Sun Devils
NAU aims to even season record at the expense of ASU.
The Lumberjacks' last visit to Tempe ended in heartbreak.
The Jacks went toe-to-toe with host Arizona State last season in the championship game of the team's holiday tournament, but had no answer for Sun Devil sharpshooters Kevin Kruger and Bryson Krueger down the stretch and lost, 72-55.
NAU (0-1) will look to erase the bad memories of that mild December night when it takes on the Sun Devils in their season-opener at 8 p.m. today.
The Jacks, who fell to 91-57 to third-ranked Kansas in the season opener for both teams Saturday, won't have to worry about a repeat of last season as Kruger transferred to UNLV and Krueger was kicked off the team after his arrest for both gun and drug possession.
That doesn't mean, however, ASU is without weapons.
Senior forward Serge Angounou, who scored 10 points and hauled down five boards in last season's win over NAU, scored 10 points off the bench on 4 of 5 shooting in a 58-53 exhibition win over the University of Victoria (Canada) Tuesday.
First-year ASU coach Herb Sendek will also look to sophomore forward Jeff Pendergraph and freshmen guards Christian Polk and Jerren Shipp to produce.
Pendergraph --who was held in check by NAU defenders last year, scoring just four points -- had 12 points on 6 of 8 shooting Tuesday.
Polk scored a team-high 15 points, but had to take 13 shots and six free throws to get there. He was 3-for-8 from 3-point land. Shipp had nine points and five assists, but turned the ball over five times.
ASU was outrebounded 34-29 and outshot 39.6 percent to 39.2 percent.
NAU coach Mike Adras said those numbers could be explained by the new offense first-year Sun Devils coach Herb Sendek's installed.
"He ran a Princeton-style offense back at N.C. State and from what I saw on tape, he's brought that over here with him," Adras said. "(In my experience) that's the kind of offense players have to do for a while to get comfortable with because there are certain rules you have to follow.
"It's not just a lot of movement."
Adras, whose team will take on 10th-ranked Arizona in Tucson on Wednesday, said his boys have something to prove after Saturday's lop-sided loss.
In that game, the Jacks committed 21 turnovers, were out-rebounded 42-32 and saw 2006 Big Sky Conference first-teamer Ruben Boykin Jr. held to four points on 1 of 8 shooting.
It wasn't all bad news for NAU as freshman Deveric Taylor came off the bench to score a team-best 12 points in 12 minutes of play.
Jacks post Kyle Landry, who had 13 points and six rebounds against ASU last year, showed no ill effects from an ankle injury he sustained recently, scoring seven points and grabbing seven boards against the Jayhawks.
"This is their season opener and they're going to be excited (to play)," Adras said of ASU. "Hopefully we can rebound from the disappointment of Saturday's loss (and play well)."
USF Opens With Tough Task
TAMPA - This much is certain about the University of South Florida's season opener tonight: the Bulls are guaranteed to win.
But then again, the Bulls also are guaranteed to lose. That's what happens when USF's Bulls host the Buffalo Bulls at the Sun Dome.
"This is clearly our toughest season opener we've had in our tenure," said USF coach Robert McCullum, beginning his fourth season. "That's for two reasons. Buffalo has won 19 or more games the past three years and we're not starting with all our players. Those factors make it a difficult season opener."
For its first seven games, USF will be without transfers Jesus Verdejo and Kentrell Gransberry. USF also will be without Chris Howard and Zaronn Cann, who are recovering from knee injuries, for the season's first few weeks.
"When they come back, we'll welcome them with open arms," USF senior point guard Chris Capko said. "But we have to take care of business [without them]."
Capko, who averaged 2.9 points and 3.6 assists last season, will be joined in USF's starting lineup by senior forwards Melvin Buckley (12.7 points, 5.5 rebounds), McHugh Mattis (9.6 points, 7.2 rebounds) and Melvyn Richardson (1.9 points, 2.3 rebounds) and freshman guard Amu Saaka.
"Right now, we don't have many players," Mattis said. "It will be like a little like last year until everybody gets healthy and gets eligible."
Buffalo (1-0) is 20-4 against non-conference competition the past three seasons, including Friday's 72-69 win against Canisius.
"We know we have our work cut out for us," McCullum said. "We have to rebound the ball well, which is not a strength of the team especially at this point of the season.
"We have to take care of the basketball. If we can do those two things, I certainly like our chances."
TAMPA - This much is certain about the University of South Florida's season opener tonight: the Bulls are guaranteed to win.
But then again, the Bulls also are guaranteed to lose. That's what happens when USF's Bulls host the Buffalo Bulls at the Sun Dome.
"This is clearly our toughest season opener we've had in our tenure," said USF coach Robert McCullum, beginning his fourth season. "That's for two reasons. Buffalo has won 19 or more games the past three years and we're not starting with all our players. Those factors make it a difficult season opener."
For its first seven games, USF will be without transfers Jesus Verdejo and Kentrell Gransberry. USF also will be without Chris Howard and Zaronn Cann, who are recovering from knee injuries, for the season's first few weeks.
"When they come back, we'll welcome them with open arms," USF senior point guard Chris Capko said. "But we have to take care of business [without them]."
Capko, who averaged 2.9 points and 3.6 assists last season, will be joined in USF's starting lineup by senior forwards Melvin Buckley (12.7 points, 5.5 rebounds), McHugh Mattis (9.6 points, 7.2 rebounds) and Melvyn Richardson (1.9 points, 2.3 rebounds) and freshman guard Amu Saaka.
"Right now, we don't have many players," Mattis said. "It will be like a little like last year until everybody gets healthy and gets eligible."
Buffalo (1-0) is 20-4 against non-conference competition the past three seasons, including Friday's 72-69 win against Canisius.
"We know we have our work cut out for us," McCullum said. "We have to rebound the ball well, which is not a strength of the team especially at this point of the season.
"We have to take care of the basketball. If we can do those two things, I certainly like our chances."
ASU sees bright future, but present a bit dim
November 13, 2006
A rush of gold floods the Wells Fargo Arena court after a top-15 freshman class and a 6-foot-10 Duke transfer lead Arizona State to an upset win over Arizona. The victory all but clinches the Sun Devils? first NCAA tournament bid in five years. That?s the dream of tomorrow.
The reality of today is this: It would hardly be shocking if ASU dropped its season opener in its own gym tonight against Big Sky Conference favorite Northern Arizona. Two freshmen might start for a squad that is trying to learn a new system and must replace more than half of its scoring from last year.
?The future is bright, and it?s filled with hope, and there?s a lot of reason to be excited about Arizona State basketball,? first-year ASU coach Herb Sendek said. ?We have to look at the glass as not being half-full but three-quarters full. . . . It?s obvious we have a great deal of work to do. Nobody?s more aware of that than we are.?
The Sun Devils play six home games in the first 15 days of the season. The stretch is highlighted by the season opener against NAU, the defending Big Sky champion, and a Nov. 25 date against Big Ten tournament champion Iowa.
In between games, they will continue to work on Sendek?s complex Princetonstyle offense. Sendek compared the team?s three weeks of preseason installation to cramming for a final exam.
?It?s a jam for experienced teams,? Sendek said. ?It?s a crash course for a team with young players like ours and a team that?s employing a new system like ours.?
The learning process has not been easy.
?It?s mainly difficult because of how elaborate the system is,? said sophomore Jeff Pendergraph, the Sun Devils? top returning scorer. ?You really have to think in this offense. It?s tough.?
They?ll have to catch on quickly if they hope to replace the offense lost from last year?s squad.
Leading scorer Kevin Kruger transferred to UNLV and second option Bryson Krueger was removed from the team following his arrest on drug and weapons charges. Tyrone Jackson exhausted his eligibility, Chad Goldstein quit basketball and Craig Austin transferred to Montana?s Carroll College.
The cupboard is not completely bare though. Pendergraph earned conference all-freshman honors, and senior forward Serge Angounou and junior point guard Antwi Atuahene averaged more than seven points per game.
Their mission will likely be to shorten games by controlling the tempo. Such an approach resulted in Sendek?s first North Carolina State team scoring fewer than 60 points 17 times but also upsetting Georgia Tech, Duke and Maryland on consecutive days to advance to the ACC tournament championship game.
That team won eight of its final 11 games, and the Sun Devils believe similar improvement could come this year as they get a better feel for Sendek?s system.
?Once you get all (the offense installed) it?s going to be amazing to watch,? Angounou said. ?We?re not there right now, but when we get there it?s going to be beautiful.?
The roster will be supplemented by four freshmen, including guards Jerren Shipp and Christian Polk, who started and played the most minutes in the Sun Devils? 58-53 exhibition win over the University of Victoria.
It?s that crop of freshmen, and the crop to be harvested next season, that have given Sun Devil fans hope for the first time since Ike Diogu led the team to the NCAA tournament back in 2003.
Though official numbers won?t be released until closer to the start of Pac-10 play, about 8,000 season tickets have been sold ? an increase of about 1,000 from last year ? and renewals are near 100 percent.
?Those (freshmen) are obviously talented,? senior Allen Morill said. ?I believe in the future they?re going to be some stars. This program, the sky?s the limit.?
November 13, 2006
A rush of gold floods the Wells Fargo Arena court after a top-15 freshman class and a 6-foot-10 Duke transfer lead Arizona State to an upset win over Arizona. The victory all but clinches the Sun Devils? first NCAA tournament bid in five years. That?s the dream of tomorrow.
The reality of today is this: It would hardly be shocking if ASU dropped its season opener in its own gym tonight against Big Sky Conference favorite Northern Arizona. Two freshmen might start for a squad that is trying to learn a new system and must replace more than half of its scoring from last year.
?The future is bright, and it?s filled with hope, and there?s a lot of reason to be excited about Arizona State basketball,? first-year ASU coach Herb Sendek said. ?We have to look at the glass as not being half-full but three-quarters full. . . . It?s obvious we have a great deal of work to do. Nobody?s more aware of that than we are.?
The Sun Devils play six home games in the first 15 days of the season. The stretch is highlighted by the season opener against NAU, the defending Big Sky champion, and a Nov. 25 date against Big Ten tournament champion Iowa.
In between games, they will continue to work on Sendek?s complex Princetonstyle offense. Sendek compared the team?s three weeks of preseason installation to cramming for a final exam.
?It?s a jam for experienced teams,? Sendek said. ?It?s a crash course for a team with young players like ours and a team that?s employing a new system like ours.?
The learning process has not been easy.
?It?s mainly difficult because of how elaborate the system is,? said sophomore Jeff Pendergraph, the Sun Devils? top returning scorer. ?You really have to think in this offense. It?s tough.?
They?ll have to catch on quickly if they hope to replace the offense lost from last year?s squad.
Leading scorer Kevin Kruger transferred to UNLV and second option Bryson Krueger was removed from the team following his arrest on drug and weapons charges. Tyrone Jackson exhausted his eligibility, Chad Goldstein quit basketball and Craig Austin transferred to Montana?s Carroll College.
The cupboard is not completely bare though. Pendergraph earned conference all-freshman honors, and senior forward Serge Angounou and junior point guard Antwi Atuahene averaged more than seven points per game.
Their mission will likely be to shorten games by controlling the tempo. Such an approach resulted in Sendek?s first North Carolina State team scoring fewer than 60 points 17 times but also upsetting Georgia Tech, Duke and Maryland on consecutive days to advance to the ACC tournament championship game.
That team won eight of its final 11 games, and the Sun Devils believe similar improvement could come this year as they get a better feel for Sendek?s system.
?Once you get all (the offense installed) it?s going to be amazing to watch,? Angounou said. ?We?re not there right now, but when we get there it?s going to be beautiful.?
The roster will be supplemented by four freshmen, including guards Jerren Shipp and Christian Polk, who started and played the most minutes in the Sun Devils? 58-53 exhibition win over the University of Victoria.
It?s that crop of freshmen, and the crop to be harvested next season, that have given Sun Devil fans hope for the first time since Ike Diogu led the team to the NCAA tournament back in 2003.
Though official numbers won?t be released until closer to the start of Pac-10 play, about 8,000 season tickets have been sold ? an increase of about 1,000 from last year ? and renewals are near 100 percent.
?Those (freshmen) are obviously talented,? senior Allen Morill said. ?I believe in the future they?re going to be some stars. This program, the sky?s the limit.?
going to go ahead and also make a play on
Northern Arizona +8 -102
going to take 75 points by ASU to beat me twice...
Northern Arizona +8 -102
going to take 75 points by ASU to beat me twice...
I hope your right!
Buffalo looked very turnover prone on Friday night at that scares me a little bit. Canisius looked like they were fractions of a second from forcing a bunch of turnovers by intercepting passes. Seems to me Buffalo will have serious trouble against quicker teams with there style of offense. I hope I'm wrong!
was going to post the under 140 also, and i like the lumberjacks at +8.
g/l ie. looking forward to ncaa hoops this season.
g/l ie. looking forward to ncaa hoops this season.
