Post by hawaii bill on Jul 1, 2011 13:48:51 GMT -5
Per John Gasaway, ESPN:
1. Festus Ezeli, Vanderbilt
2. Mike Glover, Iona
3. Reggie Hamilton, Oakland
4. Arsalan Kazemi, Rice
5. Jeremy Lamb, UConn
Michael Glover, Iona
Three years is a very, very long time in college basketball, so you might not remember Glover's major-conference-headline-making moment. In 2008 Glover sued the Big East and the NCAA, after he'd been ruled academically ineligible to play for Bobby Gonzalez at Seton Hall. Alas, as you've probably noticed, both the Big East and the NCAA still are doing business at the same old stands, so Glover had to move his game up I-95 a few exits, to New Rochelle, N.Y., and the campus of Iona.
Of course given what subsequently transpired at the Hall, one could well ask whether Glover isn't better off as a Gael. Certainly Tim Cluess is happy to have him. At 6-7, Glover cleans the glass at both ends of the floor, draws fouls and drains 61 percent of his 2-point attempts. Most importantly he stays in the game, averaging just as many minutes as standout point guard Scott Machado. As one opposing coach put it succinctly, Glover "belongs in the Big East, he doesn't belong in the MAAC."
1. Festus Ezeli, Vanderbilt
2. Mike Glover, Iona
3. Reggie Hamilton, Oakland
4. Arsalan Kazemi, Rice
5. Jeremy Lamb, UConn
Michael Glover, Iona
Three years is a very, very long time in college basketball, so you might not remember Glover's major-conference-headline-making moment. In 2008 Glover sued the Big East and the NCAA, after he'd been ruled academically ineligible to play for Bobby Gonzalez at Seton Hall. Alas, as you've probably noticed, both the Big East and the NCAA still are doing business at the same old stands, so Glover had to move his game up I-95 a few exits, to New Rochelle, N.Y., and the campus of Iona.
Of course given what subsequently transpired at the Hall, one could well ask whether Glover isn't better off as a Gael. Certainly Tim Cluess is happy to have him. At 6-7, Glover cleans the glass at both ends of the floor, draws fouls and drains 61 percent of his 2-point attempts. Most importantly he stays in the game, averaging just as many minutes as standout point guard Scott Machado. As one opposing coach put it succinctly, Glover "belongs in the Big East, he doesn't belong in the MAAC."
