Stan ‘Superman’ Gouard returns to USI as men’s head coach
Riley Guerzini and Nik Cunningham
April 7, 2020
USI athletics announced Stan "Superman" Gouard as the new head coach for the men’s basketball team Tuesday afternoon in a Zoom press conference. He will be the 10th men’s head coach in USI’s history. “I love USI,” Gouard said. “It’s been that way and has never changed since my playing days… It...
Little humbled by college success
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
February 25, 2020
Emmanuel Little’s family encouraged him to play basketball after growing three or four inches in the summer of his eighth-grade year. Despite his height increase, Little wasn’t considered the best player on his team. “I'm getting defended differently than I was in t...
GALLERY: USI men’s basketball defeats Lewis 85-82
Jordan Auker, Chief Photographer
February 24, 2020
The transition of a basketball player
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
February 18, 2020
Clayton Hughes started playing basketball seriously in high school and in one summer was able to gain 17 inches in his jump as a result. “I was born athletic,” Hughes said. “One summer I just put in a lot of work and gained like 17 inches on my vertical in like eight weeks and became known as ...
Homecoming game ends in narrow victory
February 16, 2020
The men's basketball team fought hard against the Missouri - St. Louis, narrowly edging out the Tritons on their way to a 67-66 victory. The Eagles struggled to keep up the Tritons for much of the game, falling behind to open the third quarter. “This is the best team we’ve beaten so far and w...
What we’ve missed while on break
Nik Cunningham, Sports Editor
January 14, 2020
Dec. 15 The men’s basketball team defeated the Lincoln Lynxes by 20 points, 81-61. Junior Forward Emmanuel Little compiled a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Senior Guard Darnell Butleradded another 18 points, shooting 5-8 on three-pointers. Little was named the GLVC Player of the We...
GALLERY: USI men’s basketball fall to top ranked Bellarmine University 65-79
Jordan Auker, Chief Photographer
January 14, 2020
GALLERY: Head coach Rodney Watson surpassed Bruce Pearl to become winningest coach in USI history after defeating Kentucky Wesleyan College
Jordan Auker, Jalon Dowell, Chief Photographer, Photographer
November 19, 2019
FINAL FOUR: Men’s basketball team falls short against Point Loma 71-81
Jordan Auker and Katie Thompson
April 1, 2019
GALLERY: Men’s Basketball vs Maryville University (WIN 61-59)
Jordan Auker, Photographer
February 2, 2018
GALLERY: USI Men’s Basketball vs. University of Wisconsin Parkside (WIN 74-55)
Jordan Auker, Photographer
January 27, 2018
GALLERY: USI Men’s Basketball vs.Truman State University (WIN 85-76)
Jordan Auker, Photographer
January 22, 2018