EAST REGIONAL NOTEBOOK: SETON HALL INSPIRED BY ITS INJURED STAR.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. - On paper, the biggest upset Sunday could have been Seton Hall's 67-65 overtime victory over second-seeded Temple. The eventual result became even more improbable after the Pirates lost their best player, Shaheen Holloway, because of a badly sprained ankle A sprained ankle, also known as a ankle sprain, ankle injury or ankle ligament injury, is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn. eight minutes into the game. Holloway was X-rayed at a Buffalo area hospital, then returned in a wheelchair, watching the second half from the sideline. Seton Hall is hopeful Holloway will play this weekend against Oklahoma State. ``When I went down I was afraid this was going to be my last college game,'' Holloway said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what's going to happen now, but it's great that we advanced.'' --Incoming: The future is bright for Pepperdine. In addition to bringing back underclassmen Brandon Armstrong Brandon Simone Armstrong (born June 16 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played college basketball at Pepperdine University, and was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd overall pick of the 2001 NBA , Craig Lewis Craig Lewis (born December 30, 1976) is an Australian baseballer. In 2004, he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, who achieved a Silver Medal in the baseball tournament at the Athens Olympics. , Kelvin Gibbs and David Lalazarian, they'll also get top recruits Robert Turner (Anaheim Western High) and Will Kimble (San Bernardino Pacific). Turner is a 6-7 swingman swing·man n. Basketball A team member who can play effectively in two different positions, especially forward and guard. who should make an immediate impact. Kimble is a 6-9 forward. Pepperdine coach Jan van Breda Kolff For the Dutch footballer called Jan van Breda Kolff, see Jan van Breda Kolff (footballer) Jan Michael van Breda Kolff (born December 16, 1951) is an American former college and professional basketball player and college basketball head coach. is hopeful the Waves will soon land some others. ``I'm very excited with the players we're involved with,'' van Breda Kolff said. --Four times Three Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton has taken two schools to the Final Four (Arkansas and Oklahoma State) and four to the Sweet 16. But it never gets old. In fact, with all the media attention and hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. now, Sutton considers today's Sweet 16 almost as significant as getting to the Final Four was 15 years ago. This year he wanted to get there for players like Doug Gottlieb and Desmond Mason, a pair of seniors. ``I wanted to get to the Sweet 16 because I told them they were good enough to get there,'' Sutton said. Sutton has an interesting approach, breaking the tournament into three,four-team mini tournaments. Win two games and move on. ``You can't worry about the Final Four, you have to worry about your next opponent,'' Sutton said. |
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