Basketball heating up in hopes of season
Christian Rigg and Nathanial Barbee
October 8, 2020
Seven months ago, the men’s basketball team was on their way to Indianapolis for the regional tournament. It was at the Cracker Barrel in Bloomington where the team found out their season was over. There were more troubles to come for the team. Former head coach, Rodney Watson, announced his ret...
Athletes may not be getting eligibility this year
Nik Cunningham, Publications Editor
September 14, 2020
Athletes were still able to get eligibility this semester, but only if they were able to come back next year. Now next semester is here and even more, athletes can’t play. Right now the plan is for the students who can’t play this semester is to play next year, which won’t be possible for stud...
Students have to come back for eligibility
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
April 20, 2020
The NCAA announced that spring athletes are able to get their eligibility for the next year back next year, if the athletes decide they want to. “Right now, we're just trying to make sure we get clarification on all the ins and outs of the NCAA stuff and in just gauging the interest of some of tho...
All sports cancelled until April 6
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
March 17, 2020
The NCAA, GLVC and USI Athletics have cancelled all athletic season games and practices until April 6. After April sixth the Athletics department will review the situation brought by COVID-19. They will either extend the cancellation or slowly start practicing again based on how the virus develops. ...
Column: parking lot continues to close
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
January 21, 2020
A section of parking lot C, in front of the Orr Center, will be closed all day on a few Thursdays and Saturdays because of home basketball games. Despite the lack of parking on campus, the athletics department thinks this is a good idea, meanwhile students are having a hard time finding a place t...
Season ticket prices have increased for the new arena
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
November 12, 2019
With a new arena comes the challenge of finding the perfect seat to watch the Screaming Eagles battle their opponents. For those that have always had the same seats, game in and game out, the challenge becomes even harder and with a price increase, but the Athletics Department has a game plan. “...
What does it take to get into the USI sports Hall of Fame?
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
October 29, 2019
Entering the Hall of Fame is a dream that athletes hope to achieve, but very few of them actually make it there. “For the athletic hall of fame, we’re really looking at accomplishments on the fields and on the courts and also see how well how well their academic career would be factored in,” s...
Athletic director named chair of NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Committee
Noah Alatza, News Editor
September 11, 2018
The university's director of athletics Jon Mark Hall has been named the NCAA Division II Basketball Committee chair. The committee has direct oversight responsibilities for the men’s basketball championship. Hall is serving out a five-year term through 2019-20. Hall has served on many other...
Coaches embrace teaching roles
Dennis Marshall
October 29, 2013
USI men’s soccer coach Mat Santoro said if he wasn’t a college soccer coach, he would want to be a professor. “That’s kind of like my other dream job,” Santoro said. “I think the thing about teaching is it just gives me a chance to work with students in that educational environment.” Santoro te...
