ISU wins

[tornado]

ISU beats Nicholls State 67-50

Bobby Hill and Brandon Holtz both play for the very first time, but each got only one minute, so neither will redshirt.
Greg Dilligard got 20 pts, 5 rebs, and
Boo Richardson got 23 pts, 7 asst.

Previous leading scorer Dom Johnson was 1-11, only 3 pts,
and Osiris Eldridge was 1-6 (now 1-17 on the year) 3 pts.

[Braves4Life]

Re: ISU wins

ISU beats Nicholls State 67-50

Bobby Hill and Brandon Holtz both play for the very first time, but each got only one minute, so neither will redshirt.
Greg Dilligard got 20 pts, 5 rebs, and
Boo Richardson got 23 pts, 7 asst.

Previous leading scorer Dom Johnson was 1-11, only 3 pts,
and Osiris Eldridge was 1-6 (now 1-17 on the year) 3 pts.

Maybe somebody should introduce these guys to the broad side of a barn.........

[MacabreMob]

LOL!

That's a good one B4L!

[Da Coach]

Pantagraph article--

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/11/15/isusports/doc455a89cd528c8618814081.txt

[tornado]

Whoa........the paper says the attendance for the ISU-McNeese State game was 35!!!
(that's not a typo, it really says thirty five!)

[DannyCooksey]

Finally!!!!!! a win!!!!!!! and a win away from RA.....been awhile since they did that.

Not a good start record-wise, but the Redbirds played decently at times in this tourney. Boo Richardson got it together yesterday with 23 points 7 assists and just 2 turnovers. Eldridge finally scratched in a college game and he also collected 5 boards. Dilly had a strong game.

There are some things to build on, but it's safe to say that Redbirds played 1 very good team, 1 better than average team and 1 poor team. Perhaps this early season test will pay dividends down the road. This team has a long ways to go, but there is some promise, I think.

The newcomers: Eldridge, Slack, Richardson and especially Johnson have all made their presence felt. 4 of the next 5 are at home with the 1 road game being at St. John's. A win in NY would be a big feather in their cap.

DC

[Da Coach]

Whoa........the paper says the attendance for the ISU-McNeese State game was 35!!!
(that's not a typo, it really says thirty five!)

I am sure there were many more by the end of the game, since it was the opener for the Florida State- SMU game.

Nice to see ISU win one. I saw some video highlights of Boo Richardson. He is fun to watch. Reminds me of little Carl Golston who played for Loyola. Anyone else remember him?
He had a pretty good career.

http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/cba86/golston.htm

[DannyCooksey]

Reminds me of little Carl Golston who played for Loyola. Anyone else remember him?
He had a pretty good career.

but of course.......Carl "Go-Go" Golston. He was jet quick and those were some great Loyola teams in the mid 80's

Golston
Andre Battle at the 2-guard
Andre Moore who led the nation in rebounding as a frosh
last but not least

Alfredrick Hughes. he was a prolific scorer who was a 1st rounder with the Spurs, I believe in '85. They went to the sweet 16 that year and were a tough ballclub. Golston was the PG that made the team run.

Richardson to Golston is a good comparison and one I'd never heard before. good call Coach

[tornado]

There's another point guard who fits that mold, and Wichita State found out about him last night.

Royce Parran from Chicago State is a tough little point guard, and he along with his backcourt mate David (rhymes with Golston) Holston scored a combined 30 points incuding six 3-pointers to keep Chicago State close...within 2 points in the final 5 minutes or so.
The local news story in the Wichita Eagle notes the game was much tighter than people expected,
"Shockers Struggle to Win"

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/sports/colleges/wichita_state_university/16015847.htm

[MacabreMob]

Royce Parran from Chicago State is a tough little point guard, and he along with his backcourt mate David (rhymes with Golston) Holston scored a combined 30 points incuding six 3-pointers to keep Chicago State close...within 2 points in the final 5 minutes or so.

I remember those guys last year in Peoria. They lightning quick and play great together. They had me worried for a little while in Bradley's game last season. We won only by 10.

[Braves4Life]

Alfredrick Hughes

Reminds me of little Carl Golston who played for Loyola. Anyone else remember him?
He had a pretty good career.

but of course.......Carl "Go-Go" Golston. He was jet quick and those were some great Loyola teams in the mid 80's

Golston
Andre Battle at the 2-guard
Andre Moore who led the nation in rebounding as a frosh
last but not least

Alfredrick Hughes. he was a prolific scorer who was a 1st rounder with the Spurs, I believe in '85. They went to the sweet 16 that year and were a tough ballclub. Golston was the PG that made the team run.

Richardson to Golston is a good comparison and one I'd never heard before. good call Coach

This Alfredrick Hughes was a card I remember his freshman year at Loyalo he once went 0-28 shooting in a game. I'm pretty sure it was against us in Peoria in his first game ever.

Does anyone else remember this and am I correct in saying he was 0-28? He also had some funny nickname about his want and need to always shoot the ball, but I can't remember what it was.

Funny how he turned out to be a really good player.