No surprise here. UAlbany coach Will Brown says that junior guard Peter Hooley will be in the starting lineup when UAlbany steps on the Nationwide Arena floor against Oklahoma Friday night.
?He?s arguably the best guard in our league,? UAlbany coach Will Brown said Thursday before the Danes? mandatory practice at the arena. ?It?s just that I think now is a good opportunity to get him back in the starting lineup. We?re going to see a lot of pressure from Oklahoma early and often. It?s another ball handler on the floor.?
Hooley was the starter and leading scorer for the Danes before he left the team on Jan. 17 and missed a month to be with his mum. Sue, who passed away from colon cancer on Jan. 30 in Australia. He missed eight games. Since returning, he has averaged 12.2 points per game. He made the game winning shot when the Danes beat Stony Brook 51-50 in the America East championship game.
Hooley will replace sophomore Dallas Ennema in the starting lineup. Ennema took over Hooley?s spot when he left for Australia.
?It doesn?t change much for me,? Hooley said. ?Even when I came off the bench, my game was still the same. It just means I start out a little earlier.?
?He?s arguably the best guard in our league,? UAlbany coach Will Brown said Thursday before the Danes? mandatory practice at the arena. ?It?s just that I think now is a good opportunity to get him back in the starting lineup. We?re going to see a lot of pressure from Oklahoma early and often. It?s another ball handler on the floor.?
Hooley was the starter and leading scorer for the Danes before he left the team on Jan. 17 and missed a month to be with his mum. Sue, who passed away from colon cancer on Jan. 30 in Australia. He missed eight games. Since returning, he has averaged 12.2 points per game. He made the game winning shot when the Danes beat Stony Brook 51-50 in the America East championship game.
Hooley will replace sophomore Dallas Ennema in the starting lineup. Ennema took over Hooley?s spot when he left for Australia.
?It doesn?t change much for me,? Hooley said. ?Even when I came off the bench, my game was still the same. It just means I start out a little earlier.?
