After taking on George Washington University tonight, the Boston University men’s basketball team remains home to take on Ohio University in its final contest before exams. The Bobcats (3-3) are led by forward Brandon Hunter, who just scored 28 points with 11 rebounds against Providence College, and 25 points and 13 rebounds against Toledo College. Hunter is an explosive leaper who can get to the basket and will give the Terriers’ forwards another tough defensive assignment on the perimeter.
The Terriers will then travel to Cleveland State University for a Dec. 21 contest. Junior guard Jermaine Robinson leads the Vikings in scoring at just over 13 points per game. Inside, they will face Tahric Gosely, who holds the Cleveland State single-season record for blocked shots.
After a week off during the holidays, BU will return to action in the Fiesta Bowl Classic for games on Dec. 28 and 30. The Terriers open the tournament with Florida State University, a program that is more known for football, but has a basketball team on the upswing. The Seminoles recently lost to the University of Florida, a top 10 team, by only one point, largely due to the contributions of junior guard Tim Pickett. Pickett scored 23 points in that matchup and is averaging 16.2 on the season. Like Troy Bell and Jameer Nelson, Pickett will provide the defensive-minded Terrier backcourt with another tough challenge.
If the Terriers can get by the Seminoles, the odds are they will face the top-ranked University of Arizona. Arizona faces Davidson in its first-round game, and will be heavily favored to win the tournament. The Wildcats are led by the star senior tandem of guard Jason Gardner and forward Luke Walton. Sophomore center Channing Frye and sophomore guard Salim Stoudamire are both stars in the making and would present matchup problems all across the floor for the Terriers.
BU will start the new year by beginning its America East schedule with games against the State Universities of New York at Binghamton and Albany and versus the University of Vermont. Binghamton (4-2) and Vermont will be home games, held on Jan. 4 and 11, respectively. In between, on Jan. 8, the Terriers will travel to Albany. Binghamton and Albany (1-3) are both picked in the bottom half of the conference, at 6th and 8th respectively, out of nine teams.
Vermont, on the other hand, was picked to finish second, and first overall by Wolff, who was not allowed to vote for his own team. The Catamounts (3-4) were the only team other than the Terriers to receive a first-place vote. Vermont suffered a potentially devastating injury when it lost last year’s conference MVP T.J. Sorrentine with fractures in both wrists. In his place, sophomore Taylor Coppenwrath, last year’s Rookie of the Year, has stepped up his game. Coppenwrath is averaging 21.7 points per game, which leads all conference players.
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