Worst of the Night: January 10, 2008
Basketbawful —
... Saint Louis Billikens: I'm not a big fan of college basketball (unless it's my alma mater or March Madness), but I couldn't not mention this travesty: The Billikens set a modern Division I record for fewest points in a game with 20. Saint Louis went 0 for their first nine shot attempts. At one point, they missed 23 consecutive shots and finished 7-for-48 (14.6 percent) from the field, including 1-for-19 from 3-point range. They had scored only 7 points by halftime, a performance that made their 13-point second half look positively scintillating. ...
I'm walking on at Saint Louis
Construda —
I've decided to transfer from Ball State and enroll at Saint Louis, in hopes of walking onto the basketball team. I've got a pretty good chance, too. The Billikens set a modern Division I record for fewest points in a game with their 49-20 loss to George Washington . No team since the shot clock was introduced in the 1985-86 season has scored fewer points. Saint Louis shot a dismal ...
Does Rick Majerus Know What He's Doing?
Sports articles at Blogcritics —
Try a little experiment: 1. Go to the nearest basketball hoop with the following objects: a basketball and a cell phone. 2. Take 20 shots. You may take them from anywhere on the court. 3. If you make 11 of 20 shots, check your cell phone. Have you received a call from Rick Majerus yet? If not, take solace that you still outscored his St. Louis University Billikens last night . Majerus surely expected some tough nights in his first year as the Billikens head coach, taking over players with dubious basketball credentials ("can identify basketball from one own's posterior", ...
A Team More Terrible than Iowa Basketball
Mac Gs World —
... Saint Louis set a modern Division I record for fewest points in a game, falling 49-20 to George Washington in the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams. ...
2007-08 NBA Worsties: Part 3
Basketbawful —
... Saint Louis Billikens remind me why I hate college basketball: I'm not a big fan of college basketball (unless it's my alma mater or March Madness), but I couldn't not mention this travesty: The Billikens set a modern Division I record for fewest points in a game with 20. Saint Louis went zero for their first nine shot attempts. At one point, they missed 23 consecutive shots and finished 7-for-48 (14.6 percent) from the field, including 1-for-19 from 3-point range. They had scored only 7 points by halftime, a performance that made their 13-point second ...
