http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/831 Recent articles about the North Carolina Asheville Bulldogs en-us Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/385783 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/385783 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/385558 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/385558 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:00:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/374219 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/374219 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:00:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/368573 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/368573 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:00:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/363280 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/363280 Kenny George, the 7'7" Center out of UNC-Asheville had part of his foot amputated over the weekend... If you haven't seen Kenny George play, its actually quite entertaining. Especially since a lot of the teams UNC-Asheville goes up against rarely have guys who are even a foot shorter than him. Take for example this short clip of a game against Montreat.... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:10:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/353199 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/353199 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:47:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/323471 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/323471 Today features some big games like UAB-Memphis, Louisville-Georgetown and of course, Duke-North Carolina. But let`s look at the games that may be even more important to the particular teams playing the games. These are games where these Mid-Major teams can punch their tickets to the NCAA Tournament, also known as "The Big Dance." ATLANTIC SUN CHAMPIONSHIP: Belmont vs. Jacksonville The Belmont Bruins are no stranger to the A-Sun Championship game and will look to repeat thieir championship of last year. Belmont is led by junior forward Shane Dansby, who averages 14 points and 6 rebounds per game. The Bruins are currently on a 12-game winning streak and finished the season 24-8 overall, including a solid 14-2 in A-Sun play. On the other hand, the Jacksonville Dolphins are new to this game. The trio of guard Ben Smith, forward Lehmon Colbert and center Marcus Allen lead this time, all with scoring averages in double figures. Jacksonville finished the year 18-12 overall and 12-4 in conference play. Belmont and Jacksonville played each other once during the regular season and the Bruins were victorious on their home floor, 85-78. In that game, Dansby had 28 points for the Bruins while Colbert and Allen each had 24 for the Dolphins. BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP: UNC Asheville vs. Winthrop This one is going to be a very interesting game. On one side you have the Winthrop Eagles, who have dominated this conference this entire decade and have been almost a shoe-in every season to win this conference`s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. On the other side you have the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, who are the #1 seed in the Big South tourney this year and have a 7`7", 360-pound center in Kenny George. The Bulldogs are a well-rounded team as they have 4 other players averaging in double-figures in points in addition to George. Senior guard Michael Jenkins leads the Eagles with an average of 14 points per game. But Winthrop relies on their defense to win games, giving up only 59 points per game this year. So will it be the Bulldogs offense or the Eagles defense that prevails in this Big South Championship game? OHIO VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP: Austin Peay vs. Tennessee State This OVC tournament has been crazy this week and it is mainly because of the Tennessee State Tigers. The Tigers came into this tournament as the #6 seed, finishing the regular season 14-15 overall and 10-10 in OVC play. But in the OVC tourney, they have knocked off the #3 seed Morehead State and then the #2 seed Murray State in the past two days. Junior guard Bruce Price has really played well all season for Tennesse State and has scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, in the two OVC tournament games. So now that the Tigers have defeated the #3 and #2 seeds in the OVC, can they take down #1? That`s a tall order as the #1 seeded Austin Peay Governors finished the regular season with a 23-10 overall mark, including a record of 16-4 in OVC play. Austin Peay had a tough take with #4 seed Tennessee-Martin in the semi-finals, winning by a score of 78-77. Another well-balanced squad, the Governors have 5 players scoring in double figures led by junior forward Drake Reed with 15 points and 6 boards per game. This is just the beginning! Be sure to watch all the championship games this week on ESPN and ESPN2! Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:42:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/185900 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/185900 After the success of this two-part series last season, FIO staff writer Dan Mesday is back with his conference-by-conference outlook of the Mid-Majors in college basketball. However, this time around, he invites fellow FIO NCAA writer, Dan Rossi, to lend his thoughts as well. See which teams the FIO writers believe will be dancing in March. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:43:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/145283 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/145283 Psycho T, Big Roy and the Love aren't the only stud big men in the game... Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:24:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/120373 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/120373 I couldn't find the embed code for this video (sorry) but it's worth stepping away from the Yard for a second. Giant-man Kenny George dunks on his opponent without his feet ever leaving the floor. The best part is that the dunk was a follow-up shot. How do you miss a lay-up when you're nearly eight-feel tall? Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:51:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/81361 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/81361 Mark Teixiera song, Miss Teen South Carolina, Jim Rome, Kenny George, Tyler Hansborough, Slamball, and more on today's update. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:48:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/73227 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/73227 Pyscho T dunks all over UNC-Asheville's 7'7 Kenny George on their way to a Tar Heel victory. George said it was the first time he has been dunked on for like 3 years. One of his quotes was "I didn't realize that a 6'10 player with that much athleticism could dunk over my outstretched hands. I forgot to jump." Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:46:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/67451 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/67451 This is Kenny George and he can't play basketball at all, his mechanics are slow, but you would expect that for a guy his size. Watch Tyler Hansborough of UNC dunk over George Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:50:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/67299 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/67299 The tallest player in the NCAA this season is UNC-Asheville's Kenny George, a huge 7 foot 7 inch center who weights 360 lbs. George is a likely descendant of NBA giants Gheorghe Muresan, Manute Bol, and Shawn Bradley but his size does come with some limitations. George can't drive a car because he's too big, and his shoe size is 26, three sizes higher than what companies make and what Shaq wears. The Tar Heels will be facing UNC-Asheville and their 7-7 giant this week, let's hope Tyler Hansbrough has a better game this season. 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