Jump Ball

This blog will focus on college basketball while venturing into the other sports as their season's take shape. Since it's starting in February the first few posts may be outdated but will be a sampling of the hoops ideas from this season.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Day 1

UNC-Asheville vs Arkansas-Little Rock @ 630, Dayton Arena, truTV.
UNCA is going off as around a 4 point favorite. UNCA is 19-13 and won the Big South Tournament, but finished 3rd in the league in the regular season.
Arkansas-Little Rock is 19-16 and won the Sun Belt Tournament, but finished fifth in their division and eighth  overall in the regular season.
Matt Dickey and J.P. Primm lead UNCA with 15 and 14 ppg, respectively.
For ALR, Solomon Bozeman leads the team with 16 ppg, including a game winning three in the final seconds of the Sun Belt championship game and taking home the Sun Belt Player of the Year award.
League RPI. Big South 22, Sun Belt 23.
UNCA RPI 147 SS 198.
ALR RPI 188 SS 209.
I'll take ALR 68-62.

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