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Eugene German
Eugene German (born December 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball, Northern Illinois Huskies and left as the program's all-time leading scorer and a conference champion. High school career German grew up in crime-ridden Gary, Indiana and played basketball from an early age under his father's guidance. At age 10, he was noticed by an Amateur Athletic Union coach at a church camp tournament and began playing around the state and country. German started high school at Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana but moved to Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, Theodore Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana before playing a basketball game for Andrean. He did not play for Roosevelt either due to a left hip fracture. For his sophomore season, German transferred to 21st Century Charter School of Gary, 21st Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Above all, the point guard must understand and accept their coach's game plan; in this way, the position can be compared to a quarterback in American football. They must also be able to adapt to what the defense is allowing and must control the pace of the game. A point guard specializes in certain skills, like other player positions in basketball. Their primary job is to facilitate scoring opportunities for their team, or sometimes for themselves. Lee Rose (basketball), Lee Rose has described a point guard as a coach on the floor, who can handle and distribute the ball to teammates. This typically involves setting up plays on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of Northwest Indiana
''The Times of Northwest Indiana'' (NWI) is a daily newspaper headquartered in Munster, Indiana. It is the second-largest newspaper in Indiana, behind only ''The Indianapolis Star''. History The paper was founded on June 18, 1906, as ''The Lake County Times''. Its founder, Simon McHie, was a native of a small town along the Niagara River in Canada. In 1933, the name was changed to ''The Hammond Times'', and it became an afternoon paper serving Hammond, Whiting, and East Chicago. In May 1962, the McHie family sold the publication to Robert S. Howard of Howard Publications. The paper expanded to all of northwest Indiana in 1967 and dropped Hammond from its masthead to become simply ''The Times''. Offices were moved to Munster in 1989, and the paper began morning delivery and began printing different editions based on distribution region. The Howard papers were bought in April 2002 by Lee Enterprises. Distribution ''The Times'' prints different editions based on delivery region. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Panthers Women's Basketball
The Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The current head coach is Kyle Rechlicz replacing longtime head coach Sandy Botham in 2012. The Panthers have also won two conference titles in 2001 and 2006 with that they have won two conference tournament titles in 2001 and 2006. History The Milwaukee women's basketball teams' began with the 1971–72 school year where they competed at the AIAW level. It moved to NAIA in 1982 before moving to NCAA Division 2 in the 1987 season. Since 1990, the program has been competing in NCAA Division I. It made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001 and its second in 2006.http://mkepanthers.com/custompages/Women's%20Basketball/Media%20Guide/1617%20WBB%20Media%20Guide%20Online.pdf NCAA tournament results The Panthers have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2. WNIT Tournament results T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketbol Süper Ligi
The Basketball Super League ( tr, Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the Türkiye Sigorta Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replaced the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1966) to become the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) until 2015 when it adopted its current name while the TBL name became exclusive to the second-tier and third-tier divisions. The BSL is administrated by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) and is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the second-tier TBL and replaced by the top two teams of that division. Since the league's restructuring in 1966, 11 clubs have been crowned champions, with Anadolu Efes winning the title a record 15 times and Fenerbahçe 10 times. In recent years, Fenerbahçe dominated the league by winning 9 titles out of 15 from the 2006–07 season onward. History According to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball
The Miami RedHawks men's basketball team — known as the Miami Redskins until 1997 — is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Miami University. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The RedHawks play home basketball games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio on the university campus. Miami has reached the NCAA Championship's Sweet Sixteen four times and has been the MAC regular season champions 20 times. The team is currently coached by Travis Steele. In May 2013, the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame inducted 11 players and coaches who starred in the state including Miami's Wayne Embry, Randy Ayers, Ron Harper and Wally Szczerbiak. Postseason NCAA tournament results The RedHawks have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 17 times. Their combined record is 6–19. NIT results The RedHawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament, men's basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Tournament first-round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 11. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, now known as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, in Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio March 14–16, 2019. 2018-19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team, Buffalo defeated 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team, Bowling Green in the championship game to become the 2019 MAC tournament champions, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2019 NCAA tournament. Seeds All 12 MAC teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four teams received a bye to the quarterfinals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Bay Phoenix Men's Basketball
The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. The head coach for the Green Bay Phoenix is Will Ryan. History The Green Bay men's basketball teams' began in the 1969–70 school year where they competed at the NAIA level before it moved to NCAA Division 2 in 1973. In 1982, it moved to NCAA Division 1 where it competed in the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (now the Summit League). Since 1994, Green Bay has been competing in the Horizon League (formerly the Midwestern Collegiate Conference). The Phoenix saw success in the early to mid 1990s, making their first NCAA appearance in 1991 and their first second round appearance in 1994. In recent years, the team made another first round appearance in 2016. Division I seasons Postseason NCAA Division I Tournament results The Phoenix have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Michigan Broncos Men's Basketball
The Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and are coached by Dwayne Stephens. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2014. Postseason NCAA tournament results The Broncos have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4. NIT results The Broncos have appeared in three National Invitational Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 2–3. CBI results The Broncos have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 2–1. CIT results The Broncos have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2. Broncos in the NBA * Don Boven, 1950–1953 * Dillard Crocker, 1949–1953 * Paul Griffin, 1977–1983 * Ben Handlogten, 2004–2005 * Reggie Lacefield, 1969 * Walker Russell, 1983–1988 * Shayne Whitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toledo Rockets Men's Basketball
The Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1980. Their current head coach is Tod Kowalczyk. Postseason NCAA tournament results The Rockets have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4. * In 1979 there were two first-round games in their region prior to the second round but Toledo did not play in a first-round game. NIT results The Rockets have appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–12. CIT results The Rockets have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1. CBI results The Rockets have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1. CCA/NCIT results The Rockets appeared in one of the two National Commissioners Invitational Tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-Tribune (Indiana Newspaper)
The ''Post-Tribune'' of Northwest Indiana (formerly the ''Gary Post-Tribune'') is a daily newspaper headquartered in Crown Point, Indiana, Merrillville, Indiana, United States. It serves the Northwest Indiana region, and is owned by the Chicago Tribune Media Group. History The paper was founded in 1907 as ''The Gary Weekly''. It was established to serve steel industry residents. On September 7, 1908, the weekly became a daily and changed its name to the ''Gary Tribune''. Its founder, J.R. and H.B. Snyder, purchased the ''Gary Evening Post'' from Gary mayor Thomas Knotts on March 9, 1910. In July 1921 the two papers were merged producing the ''Post-Tribune'' a weekday evening and weekend morning paper. In August 1966, the Snyder heirs sold the publication to Northwest Publications, Inc., a subsidiary of Ridder Publications. "Gary" was dropped from the masthead to further "regionalize" the ''Post-Tribune'', although critics charged that it was an attempt to distance itself from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
