By Craig Meyer/DFP Staff
Senior forward John Holland: C-
Cliche as it may read, it literally was a tale of two halves for Holland, a preseason all-conference selection in America East. It's no secret that he's struggled shooting the ball, as he's posted an underwhelming 34 percent clip this year and those struggles certainly continued in the game tonight, at least in the first half.
Coming off the bench in the first half, Holland played limited minutes, but then heated up in the second half to produce what looks like a passable score line of 15 points and five rebounds. However, Holland, despite hitting a 3-for-3 stretch beyond the arc in the second half, consistently struggled to make baskets (shot 5-of-15 from the field) and came short in several big situations when the best player on the team is expected to come through, especially on a squad as young and inexperienced as BU's. His five turnovers certainly didn't help his cause either.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
BU vs. La Salle Live Blog
Starting lineups:
La Salle Explorers
F Jerrell Williams
C Aaric Murray
G Tyreek Duren
G Ruben Guillandeaux
G Earl Pettis
Boston University Terriers
F Jake O'Brien
F Patrick Hazel
G Darryl Partin
G Matt Griffin
G Mike Terry Jr.
Final score: La Salle 84, BU 81
Team leaders:
Points
LS: Ruben Guillandeaux, 21
BU: Darryl Partin, 20
Rebounds
LS: Steve Weingarten, 10
BU: Dom Morris, 8
Assists
LS: Jerrell Williams, 3
BU: D.J. Irving, 5
From the FreeP: M. basketball set to face Partin’s old squad La Salle
By René Reyes/DFP Staff
Boston University men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers recruited La Salle University sophomore forward Aaric Murray back when Murray was a senior in high school and Chambers was the associate head coach at Villanova University. But Murray chose to bring his talents to La Salle instead, and Villanova ended up with another skilled forward by the name of Mouphtaou Yarou.
Chambers knows his BU squad will have its hands full defending the 6-foot-10, 250-pound Murray when the Terriers (4-5) welcome the Explorers (5-3) to Agganis Arena Thursday night with tip-off set for 7 p.m.
A triad of forwards – 6-foot-6 junior Patrick Hazel, 6-foot-8 junior Jake O’Brien and 6-foot-7 freshman Dom Morris – will be called upon to slow down Murray, who is averaging team-highs of 17.1 points and 9.5 rebounds through eight games.
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
Boston University men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers recruited La Salle University sophomore forward Aaric Murray back when Murray was a senior in high school and Chambers was the associate head coach at Villanova University. But Murray chose to bring his talents to La Salle instead, and Villanova ended up with another skilled forward by the name of Mouphtaou Yarou.
Chambers knows his BU squad will have its hands full defending the 6-foot-10, 250-pound Murray when the Terriers (4-5) welcome the Explorers (5-3) to Agganis Arena Thursday night with tip-off set for 7 p.m.
A triad of forwards – 6-foot-6 junior Patrick Hazel, 6-foot-8 junior Jake O’Brien and 6-foot-7 freshman Dom Morris – will be called upon to slow down Murray, who is averaging team-highs of 17.1 points and 9.5 rebounds through eight games.
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
From the FreeP: M. basketball drops another close one on the road
By Craig Meyer/DFP Staff
The trend of close road losses continued on Saturday night as the Boston University men’s basketball team dropped a 52-49 decision to Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.
Junior forward Jake O’Brien, after a series of below-average performances, responded with a game-high 19 points to go along with seven rebounds, but it was ultimately not enough as the Terriers (4-5) lost their second straight game and fell back below .500.
For a team that has shot a listless 37 percent for the season, BU continued to struggle from the field against the Bison (4-6), going 20-of-60 on field goal attempts.
“We couldn’t make shots,” said BU coach Pat Chambers. “When you can’t make shots, it becomes very difficult. You start to grind a little bit, and that basket becomes very tiny.”
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
The trend of close road losses continued on Saturday night as the Boston University men’s basketball team dropped a 52-49 decision to Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.
Junior forward Jake O’Brien, after a series of below-average performances, responded with a game-high 19 points to go along with seven rebounds, but it was ultimately not enough as the Terriers (4-5) lost their second straight game and fell back below .500.
For a team that has shot a listless 37 percent for the season, BU continued to struggle from the field against the Bison (4-6), going 20-of-60 on field goal attempts.
“We couldn’t make shots,” said BU coach Pat Chambers. “When you can’t make shots, it becomes very difficult. You start to grind a little bit, and that basket becomes very tiny.”
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Follow the Bucknell Game Live
Due to logistics, the Daily Free Press is not present at the BU-Bucknell game tonight, but One Bid Wonders, a conference blog operated by Sam Perkins and former DFP contributor/DFP Staff Writer Matt Whitrock, is live-blogging the game.
Follow Matt's blog at:
http://www.onebidwonders.com/
Enjoy.
Follow Matt's blog at:
http://www.onebidwonders.com/
Enjoy.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Bucknell presents final test of a tough road stretch for Griffin, Terriers
By Luke Coughlan/DFP Staff
After starting just one game of eight on the year for the Boston University men’s basketball team and accepting his role as the team’s strongest spark from off of the bench, junior guard Matt Griffin will be back in the starting five again when the Terriers take on Bucknell University on Saturday evening.
The tri-captain transfer from Rider University is in his first year with the Terriers (4-4), and his recent success as the team’s leader in shooting percentage with .458—for players with more than 22 field goal attempts—has caught BU coach Patrick Chambers’ attention and earned him the start against the Bison (3-6).
After starting just one game of eight on the year for the Boston University men’s basketball team and accepting his role as the team’s strongest spark from off of the bench, junior guard Matt Griffin will be back in the starting five again when the Terriers take on Bucknell University on Saturday evening.
The tri-captain transfer from Rider University is in his first year with the Terriers (4-4), and his recent success as the team’s leader in shooting percentage with .458—for players with more than 22 field goal attempts—has caught BU coach Patrick Chambers’ attention and earned him the start against the Bison (3-6).
Thursday, December 2, 2010
From the FreeP: Griffin, Morris stand out among BU newcomers
By Luke Coughlan/DFP Staff
The fact that the Boston University men's basketball team is young is old news.
The Terriers (4-4) brought in seven new freshmen, three transfer students and one walk-on transfer this year to join just three returning players. But fans have known that watching BU basketball would be a new experience this year for some time now.
It has been eight games since the Terriers opened up the 2010-2011 season, and the newcomers have had an early chance to make a name for themselves. So far, the greenhorns who have stood out from the rest on this BU squad have undoubtedly been junior guard Matt Griffin and freshman forward Dominic Morris.
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
The fact that the Boston University men's basketball team is young is old news.
The Terriers (4-4) brought in seven new freshmen, three transfer students and one walk-on transfer this year to join just three returning players. But fans have known that watching BU basketball would be a new experience this year for some time now.
It has been eight games since the Terriers opened up the 2010-2011 season, and the newcomers have had an early chance to make a name for themselves. So far, the greenhorns who have stood out from the rest on this BU squad have undoubtedly been junior guard Matt Griffin and freshman forward Dominic Morris.
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
From the FreeP: Beaten down the stretch
By Luke Coughlan/DFP Staff
The Boston University men's basketball team showed that it can hang with the best of them Tuesday night when it took on the No. 10/11 University of Kentucky. For one half, at least.
While the Terriers (4-4) managed to stay with the Wildcats (5-1) through the first 20 minutes of the showdown and enter the locker room at halftime trailing by only seven points, they were run off of the floor in the second stanza. Kentucky outscored them, 51-24, en route to a 91-57 final. The loss marks the Terriers' fourth of the season and second in as many games against ranked teams.
"All I can say is that must have been one heck of a halftime speech," said BU coach Patrick Chambers. "I'm going to have to ask [Kentucky coach John Calipari] for a copy of that. We played pretty hard for 20 minutes, and then their talent, their strength between them. . .I mean, they're really talented and Coach Cal's a great coach. We were hoping to just hang and hang as long as we could. And that spurt in the first five minutes [of the second half] was just crushing, absolutely crushing. I'm proud of our kids. I didn't think they stopped competing and they didn't stop playing."
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
The Boston University men's basketball team showed that it can hang with the best of them Tuesday night when it took on the No. 10/11 University of Kentucky. For one half, at least.
While the Terriers (4-4) managed to stay with the Wildcats (5-1) through the first 20 minutes of the showdown and enter the locker room at halftime trailing by only seven points, they were run off of the floor in the second stanza. Kentucky outscored them, 51-24, en route to a 91-57 final. The loss marks the Terriers' fourth of the season and second in as many games against ranked teams.
"All I can say is that must have been one heck of a halftime speech," said BU coach Patrick Chambers. "I'm going to have to ask [Kentucky coach John Calipari] for a copy of that. We played pretty hard for 20 minutes, and then their talent, their strength between them. . .I mean, they're really talented and Coach Cal's a great coach. We were hoping to just hang and hang as long as we could. And that spurt in the first five minutes [of the second half] was just crushing, absolutely crushing. I'm proud of our kids. I didn't think they stopped competing and they didn't stop playing."
Read more at www.dailyfreepress.com
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