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2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons Men's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by first year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. Previous season The Falcons finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC tournament where they lost to Eastern Michigan. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Saint Francis (PA) in the first round before losing in the second round to Canisius. Departures Incoming Transfers Recruiting class of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Huger
Michael Anthony Huger (born June 27, 1970) is an American college basketball Coach (basketball), coach who is an assistant coach for Temple Owls men's basketball, Temple. Prior to Temple, he was the head coach for his alma mater Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball, Bowling Green Falcons team. Huger is a native of New York City, New York, New York City. Playing career He was a star player at Bowling Green from 1989 to 1993, playing under Coach Jim Larranaga. As a player at Bowling Green, Huger was named second-team all-MAC as a junior and first-team all-MAC as a senior. He is 6th all-time on BG's 3-point FG% list. He made two appearances in the National Invitational Tournament as a player. After Bowling Green, Huger played professional basketball in Europe from 1993 to 2005, including Finland, Holland and Belgium. He was the Dutch League MVP in 1996, scoring 25.3 points and adding 5.8 assists and later was First-Team All-Belgium for 2000 and 2004—both seasons in which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina Central Eagles Men's Basketball
The North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents North Carolina Central University, which is located in Durham, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina, United States. The team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Prior to 2011, the Eagles competed in NCAA Division II and won the 1989 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. For much of the university's tenure in Division II, the school (formerly "North Carolina College") was a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The Eagles have appeared four times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2019. Eagles in the NBA NBA & ABA players who attended North Carolina Central: * Lee Davis - Selected in the 10th round by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA draft. * Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933), Sam Jones - Selected 8th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1957 NBA draft. * David Young (basketball), David Young - Selected in the 2nd round by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antelope Valley College
Antelope Valley College (AVC) is a Public college, public Community colleges in the United States, community college in Lancaster, California. It is part of the California Community College system. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. Instruction is offered at several sites, including Palmdale and Lancaster, and through online and instructional television courses. The college offers Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees in 71 fields as well as certificate programs in 59 vocational areas. The main campus in Lancaster hosts the satellite location of California State University, Bakersfield-Antelope Valley (CSUB-AV), where students can obtain bachelor's and master's degrees in select subjects. History Average daily attendance (ADA) at the college reached 100 by 1939, but with World War II, attendance plummeted. Attendance reached a low of 13 during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayward, California
Hayward is a city located in Alameda County, California, United States, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 162,954 as of 2020, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area, and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 36th most populous List of municipalities in California, municipality in California. It is included in the San Francisco Bay Area Combined Statistical Area, San Francisco–Oakland–San Jose Metropolitan Statistical Area by the US Census. It is located primarily between Castro Valley, California, Castro Valley, San Leandro, California, San Leandro and Union City, California, Union City, and lies at the eastern terminus of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, San Mateo–Hayward Bridge. The city was devastated early in its history by the 1868 Hayward earthquake. From the early 20th century until the beginning of the 1980s, Hayward's economy was dominated by its now defunct food canning and salt production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daytona State College
Daytona State College (DSC) is a public college in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It is part of the Florida College System. History Established by the Florida Legislature in 1957 as Daytona Beach Junior College, the college initially operated as a division of Volusia County Schools. It was one of Florida's first comprehensive colleges."History of Daytona State College" . ''Daytona State College Catalog''. Daytona State College. Retrieved June 17, 2011. In 1968, the college's administrative structure was reformed into an independent District Board of Trustees. Renamed Daytona Beach Community College in 1971, it became a four-year institution in 2006 and was renamed "Daytona State College" in 2008 to reflect its expanded degree offerings. Campuses The ma ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a population of 6.14 million, is the second-largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States, Southeast after Atlanta metropolitan area, Atlanta, and the Metropolitan statistical area#United States, ninth-largest in the United States. With a population of 442,241 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Miami is the List of municipalities in Florida, second-most populous city in Florida, after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville. Miami has the List of tallest buildings in the United States#Cities with the most skyscrapers, third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over List of tallest buildings in Miami, 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton, Ohio
Canton () is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, eighth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 70,872 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Canton–Massillon metropolitan area, which includes all of Stark and Carroll County, Ohio, Carroll counties, had 401,574 residents. Canton is located approximately south of Cleveland and south of Akron, Ohio, Akron in Northeast Ohio on the edge of Ohio's Amish Country. Founded in 1805 alongside the Nimishillen Creek, Canton became a center of heavy industry because of its numerous railroad lines. As shifts in the manufacturing industry led to the relocation or layoff, downsizing of many factories and workers during the late 20th century, the city's industry diversified into tertiary sector of industry, the service economy, including retailing, education, finance and Health care in the United States, healthcare. Canton is best known as the home of the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 NBA Draft
The 2015 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was televised nationally in the U.S. by ESPN. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place on May 19, 2015. The Minnesota Timberwolves won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft. It marked the first time in Timberwolves history that they would receive the first overall pick through the lottery. The player selected would also be the third consecutive number one pick on the Timberwolves roster, joining Andrew Wiggins (2014) and Anthony Bennett (2013) - who were traded to Minnesota for forward Kevin Love. This draft also gave the Los Angeles Lakers the second overall pick after jumping over the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks within the draft lottery. Highlights from the draft include the first Dominican to be the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockport, Illinois
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 26,094. The city was incorporated in 1853. It is situated along the Illinois and Michigan Canal, Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal, and was the headquarters of the canal when the canal was operating. A section of the canal runs through Lockport, including the remains of the canal's Lock No. 1 from which the town received its name. The canal right-of-way is now the Illinois and Michigan National Heritage Corridor. Geography Lockport is located on the east bank of the Des Plaines River just north of Joliet, Illinois, Joliet. The village of Lemont, Illinois, Lemont is about two miles to the north along the river. Demographics 2020 census 2000 Census Although the population was 15,191 at the 2000 census (and then estimated it would be 22,161 in 2005), a special census of 2003 counted 25,191 people, 13,599 househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richaun Holmes
Richaun Diante Holmes ( ; born October 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons where he was named to multiple All-Mid-American Conference teams. Holmes previously played for the Philadelphia 76ers for three seasons before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in the 2018 offseason. He played one season with the Suns before signing with the Sacramento Kings in the 2019 offseason. He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks. High school and college career Holmes is the son of two Doctors of Divinity who run a Chicago-area church. In high school, Holmes grew from a 6' 2" guard into a 6' 9" forward, but did not receive any Division I college basketball scholarship offers until he had already committed to playing for Moraine Valley Community College, located in Illinois. In his only season at Moraine Valley, Holmes averaged 19.3 points, 9.3 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii Pacific Sharks
The Hawaii Pacific Sharks are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent Hawaii Pacific University, located in Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ..., in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Sharks compete as members of the Pacific West Conference. Hawaii Pacific University's first venture into intercollegiate athletics came with the formation of the men's basketball team. The university previously competed in the NAIA before joining the NCAA in the mid-1990s. On August 1, 2014, HPU athletics announced that they had changed their name from the Sea Warriors to the Sharks as part of a fundraising effort. As part of the new logo rollout, then-HPU Executive Athletics Director Vince Baldemor promised to secure 1,000 memberships in the HPU "Shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 30,808 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located southwest of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, it is part of the Toledo metropolitan area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University. History Settlement Bowling Green was first settled in 1832, was incorporated as a town in 1855, and became a city in 1901. The village was named after Bowling Green, Kentucky, by a retired postal worker who had once delivered mail there. Growth and oil boom In 1868 Bowling Green was designated as the county seat, succeeding Perrysburg. With the discovery of oil in the area in the late 19th and early 20th century, Bowling Green enjoyed a boom to its economy. The results of wealth generated at the time can still be seen in the downtown storefronts, and along Wooster Street, where many of the oldest and largest homes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
