The Gaels will open the season without its leading scorer from last season. Senior guard Paul Marigney will miss at least the first seven games of the season while resolving academic issues. The earliest expected date Marigney would be available to the team is the December 11 game at Hawaii.
Senior forward Frederic Adjiwaou was granted an additional year of eligibility by the NCAA. In order for Adjiwanou's year to be reinstated, he will have to miss the first four games of the 2004-05 season. Adjiwanou played in four games during the 2001-02 season at Foothill Junior College before the program was dropped midseason.
Junior forward Erik Bond will miss the first seven games of the 2004-05 Saint Mary's basketball season. Due to NCAA transfer rules, Bond must complete two semesters of course work at SMC before he's eligible to play for the Gaels. Bond transfered to SMC in the Spring of 2004 and will be available the the Gaels at the end of the 2004 fall semester, which ends on December 9. The first game for Bond will be when the Gaels play at Hawaii on December 11.
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Probable Starters for Belmont (per game averages):
# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Rebs.
10 Brian Collins G 6-4 Jr. 10.3 4.2
3 Jese Snyder G 6-3 Sr. 7.0 3.6
00 Adrian Jones F 6-5 So. 4.9 2.0
33 Will Peeples F 6-6 Fr. 0.0 0.0
45 Andrew Preston C 6-10 So. 2.3 1.3
Belmont is coming off a 2003-04 campaign that ended with a berth into the postseason NIT, where it was defeated by Austin Peay, 65-59, in the first round. Last year, the Bruins posted a 21-9 record for 18-year head coach Rick Byrd. Belmont posted a 15-5 record in the Atlantic Sun Conference, which was good for third place.
The Bruins return 10 players from last year's squad, including starters Brian Collins and Jese Snyder. Collins, the Bruins' starting point guard, is the top returning scorer, rebounder and assist leader on the squad. Collins averaged 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals as a sophomore. Snyder returns as the teams leading 3-point shooter after connecting on 40.6 percent of his 3-point attempts last season. Snyder made 52-of-128 attempts from downtown and was fourth in the A-Sun in 3-point field goal percentage. He also averaged 7.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as a junior.
Senior forward Frederic Adjiwaou was granted an additional year of eligibility by the NCAA. In order for Adjiwanou's year to be reinstated, he will have to miss the first four games of the 2004-05 season. Adjiwanou played in four games during the 2001-02 season at Foothill Junior College before the program was dropped midseason.
Junior forward Erik Bond will miss the first seven games of the 2004-05 Saint Mary's basketball season. Due to NCAA transfer rules, Bond must complete two semesters of course work at SMC before he's eligible to play for the Gaels. Bond transfered to SMC in the Spring of 2004 and will be available the the Gaels at the end of the 2004 fall semester, which ends on December 9. The first game for Bond will be when the Gaels play at Hawaii on December 11.
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Probable Starters for Belmont (per game averages):
# Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Rebs.
10 Brian Collins G 6-4 Jr. 10.3 4.2
3 Jese Snyder G 6-3 Sr. 7.0 3.6
00 Adrian Jones F 6-5 So. 4.9 2.0
33 Will Peeples F 6-6 Fr. 0.0 0.0
45 Andrew Preston C 6-10 So. 2.3 1.3
Belmont is coming off a 2003-04 campaign that ended with a berth into the postseason NIT, where it was defeated by Austin Peay, 65-59, in the first round. Last year, the Bruins posted a 21-9 record for 18-year head coach Rick Byrd. Belmont posted a 15-5 record in the Atlantic Sun Conference, which was good for third place.
The Bruins return 10 players from last year's squad, including starters Brian Collins and Jese Snyder. Collins, the Bruins' starting point guard, is the top returning scorer, rebounder and assist leader on the squad. Collins averaged 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.6 steals as a sophomore. Snyder returns as the teams leading 3-point shooter after connecting on 40.6 percent of his 3-point attempts last season. Snyder made 52-of-128 attempts from downtown and was fourth in the A-Sun in 3-point field goal percentage. He also averaged 7.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as a junior.
I'm not sure that's the preferred message here,
But I did it for baseball at another forum, and it worked very well. Over time people who repeatedly post "50 Unit Mega play of the year", and lose those a lot will stop posting due to sheer embarrasment inside of their thread. It also helps if someone can view your year/month in the aggregate, then they can view your trends and point out areas where u might not notice that you struggle.
Bud
I'll have my thread up within the week. I'll take ur word on St. Mary's.
But I did it for baseball at another forum, and it worked very well. Over time people who repeatedly post "50 Unit Mega play of the year", and lose those a lot will stop posting due to sheer embarrasment inside of their thread. It also helps if someone can view your year/month in the aggregate, then they can view your trends and point out areas where u might not notice that you struggle.
Bud
I'll have my thread up within the week. I'll take ur word on St. Mary's.
