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The Week Ahead: UD basketball
Schedule: Wednesday vs. Delaware State, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2 p.m.
Scouting Delaware State: After three straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles, including a tourney crown in 2005, the Hornets fell to 14-16 last season and graduated all-league first-teamer Roy Bright.
Scouting Bethune-Cookman: Another MEAC team. The Wildcats went 11-21 last season and have 10 new players on the roster.
Facts, figures: Trevor Welcher, a 5-11 guard, is averaging 27.5 points in two games for Delaware State (1-1). … Sophomore Alexander Starling had 18 points to lead four double-figure scorers in Bethune-Cookman’s 70-64 season-opening win over Edward Waters College.
Although its starting lineup was nearly two inches taller per man, UD was out-rebounded by 10 against Wofford, giving up 11 offensive boards in the 52-49 win. … Marcus Johnson and Chris Wright were a combined 14-of-23 from the field. The rest of the Flyers were 5-for-23. …
The UD freshmen — Chris Johnson, Paul Williams and Luke Fabrizius — displayed first-game jitters. They were 0-for-3 from the field while playing a collective 12 minutes. The slick-shooting Johnson air-balled a 3-pointer. Fabrizius had two turnovers in two minutes.
The other newcomer, junior-college transfer Rob Lowery, missed his first five shots but scored four crucial points in the final 48 seconds and had five assists with one turnover. …
UD coach Brian Gregory is closing in on his 100th career win with a 99-60 record. … The Flyers had 17 transition points in the slow-down affair but need to control the glass if they’re really serious about being an up-tempo team.
Quote, unquote “I’m really concerned only about our defensive rebounding,” Gregory said. “You can’t defend as well as we did and give them second chances, especially a team that’s going to hold the ball for 30 seconds.”
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By hampton
November 17, 2008 7:28 AM | Link to this
I just put on my rose colored glasses!!! What a great win over Wofford. Wofford is a top tier A-10 team and beating them tells me that the Flyers are ready for a national championship!By Mike
November 17, 2008 11:17 AM | Link to this
Its the first game of the regular season and we won, any win is better than a moral crushing loss. This pre-season line up is not much different than the last 5 years. We always play a lot of weak teams pre-conference. No sports writer has picked UD to do anything great, so don’t act like we aren’t living up to the hype. Wright and Johnson are doing what they need to, score points and set a pace for the team.By native
November 17, 2008 11:48 AM | Link to this
Lets be honest the Flyers are no better than last year. They may finish over .500 because of a lousy schedule but will continue to be crushed by real teams. Another year not in tournament(NIT)!!! Get a big man, not a poser like Huelsman.By Prior
November 17, 2008 2:25 PM | Link to this
To Hampton: Wofford is NOT an A-10 team. Conference play doesn’t start until January. And we should have killed Wofford last night, but a win is a win! Go Flyers!!!