Basketball Manager Dejon Knight is inspiration for team
Knight was born with cerebral palsy, which affects his ability to walk. As he got older, the sport he loved became more difficult to pursue. Becoming a manager allowed him to still
Local star stays home
Coming from a basketball family, expectations followed him from the moment he stepped onto the floor at Wilbur Cross High School, where the pressure was on to live up to his name
Historic season ends
The Owls tallied 25 wins this season and won the NE10 Tournament, the most wins and the first conference title since their 2006 championship-winning campaign. They lost only two conference games all
Basketball plays exhibition with UConn
Michael Apotria – Special to the Southern News The men’s basketball team traveled to Storrs, Conn. on Nov. 5 to play an exhibition game against the four-time NCAA Division I champions UConn
Kate Lynch named head women’s basketball coach
Philip Zoppi – Sports Writer Kate Lynch helped Southern Connecticut State women’s basketball win a National Championship in 2007, as a player. She has now come back to the school as the head coach
Scott Burrell hopes to have major impact as new men’s head basketball coach
Aaron Johnson – Sports Editor The name Scott Burrell has been synonymous with excellence and Connecticut state pride for several decades. Now, the former University of Connecticut standout and NBA player can add head
Men’s basketball coach signs new player, recruitment continues
Edgar Ayala – Special to the Southern News Southern Connecticut State University men’s basketball Coach Michael Donnelly announced the signing of Isaiah McLeod from Cambridge Mass., who is set to join the
Column: Owls say final farewell until next basketball season
Aaron Johnson – Sports Editor Well even though it did not quite end like most in Blue Crew nation may have liked, boy was the ride fun. The men’s basketball season came
Basketball teams’ average GPA on the rise
Edgar Ayala and Jared Klim – Special to the Southern News As one of the most recent rising sports program at Southern Connecticut, the men’s and women’s basketball team numbers are improving not only
Women’s basketball team donates hand-made cards to hospitalized children
Edgar Ayala – Special to the Southern News The Southern Connecticut State University women’s basketball team created and donated cards to hospitalized children for charity organization, Cards for Hospitalized Kids. CFHK is a
Men’s basketball team defeated at NCAA Sweet 16 against Southern New Hampshire
Bobby Martinez – Sports Writer It was a season that had its ups, and had its downs for the Owls men’s basketball team who saw their season come to an end after
Women’s basketball coach reveals recruitment strategies
Coach Bert DeSalvo talks to the team. Photo Credit: Derek Torrellas Bobby Martinez – Sports Writer Recruiting players for any team, at any level, isn’t as easy as it sounds, especially in
Michael Mallory reaches 1,000 career-point sophomore year
Bobby Martinez – Sports Writer It was just a few years ago when Owls sophomore guard, Michael Mallory, tore his knee his senior year, second game into the season at Holy Cross