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Sam Houston State’s Scorer: ‘We Reward Good Team Play’

I recently wrote an article about the college teams whose official scorers are the most generous about handing out assists. The capital of assist liberalism was in Huntsville, Texas, where Sam Houston State scorers ranked first in Division I in each of the past three seasons. I interviewed Bearkats spokesman Jason Barfield and emailed questions to […]

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Sam Houston State’s Scorer: ‘We Reward Good Team Play’

I recently wrote an article about the college teams whose official scorers are the most generous about handing out assists. The capital of assist liberalism was in Huntsville, Texas, where Sam Houston State scorers ranked first in Division I in each of the past three seasons. I interviewed Bearkats spokesman Jason Barfield and emailed questions to […]

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The Best College Basketball Program of All Time

The University of Connecticut’s men’s and women’s basketball players won a pair of national titles this week, repeating the feat of their Huskies predecessors in 2004. The championships moved UConn into an indisputable lead as the most successful overall Division I college basketball program, when accounting for men’s and women’s achievements. UConn’s men’s and women’s teams, […]

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