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Women’s Basketball Hit With Injuries, Tough Stretch

By Women’s Basketball Hit With Injuries, Tough Stretch

Following three straight losses, the University of Tampa women’s basketball team is now 7-8.  More conference games are approaching, and the team is currently 1-5 in SSC play.  Head Coach Tom Jessee explained that this ...

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Returning Players Outnumbered, W. Basketball Begins

By Returning Players Outnumbered, W. Basketball Begins

For the first time in eight years, University of Tampa women’s basketball coach Tom Jessee has to do something he never expected: rebuild. With only four players returning to the team, recruiting was even more ...

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Men’s Basketball Opens Season With New Lineup, Opportunities

By Men’s Basketball Opens Season With New Lineup, Opportunities

The season doesn’t officially start for another week, but it’s fair to say that the University of Tampa men’s basketball team has already faced its share of trials and tribulations. With five players graduating in ...

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Key Basketball Player Dismissed Due to Grades

By and Key Basketball Player Dismissed Due to Grades

The University of Tampa men’s basketball team enters the 2011-2012 season without guard Anthony Griffis, a second-team All-SSC player who finished last season second on the team in scoring. Following the spring semester, Griffis was ...

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Looking Back at Callaway’s Career as a Spartan

By Looking Back at Callaway’s Career as a Spartan

Three years ago, he was a freshman point guard under heavy fire. The University of Tampa was coming down hard on him, and his parents were pushing him to transfer. At the time, Rashad Callaway ...

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Extra Innings

Briefs from the UT Sports Scene

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Henriott Makes History Leading the Spartan softball team to a 6-1 victory over conference opponent Florida Southern College last Saturday, junior Deanna Henriott notched her 65th career win, setting a new school record. The University ...

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UConn Huskies Leave Houston NCAA Champions

By UConn Huskies Leave Houston NCAA Champions

A champion has been crowned in men’s college basketball and this time the trophy is going back to Storrs, Ct. The top dog to take the honors in this year’s 2011 Men’s College Basketball Championships ...

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Tourney Down to Final Four, All Unexpected Contenders

By Tourney Down to Final Four, All Unexpected Contenders

David and Goliath have met again, and this time, they have landed in Houston in a different form. The 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships have reached the Final Four with unexpected twists and a blueprint ...

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Bracketology: Picking With the Heart, Not the Statsheet

By Bracketology: Picking With the Heart, Not the Statsheet

This year, I decided that it is time for a change. I went against what I have been accustomed to doing when picking the winners of each NCAA March Madness game and picked with my ...

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UT Basketball Season Ends at Conference Tournament

Spartans go 22-7 on the year, but do not earn bid for south regionals

By UT Basketball Season Ends at Conference Tournament

On paper, the University of Tampa men’s basketball team had a great year. They went 22-7, and won their quarterfinal game in the Sunshine State Conference tournament before losing to regular season champion Rollins in ...

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Underdogs Have More Than a Fighting Shot in the Tourney

By Underdogs Have More Than a Fighting Shot in the Tourney

Everyone loves an underdog, right? As the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships kicked off last Thursday, this year’s tournament has proved to be a year of many surprising underdog wins. For sport fans who did ...

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Two Basketball Superstars Under the Microscope

Lebron has the freakish stature, Kobe has the rings

By Two Basketball Superstars Under the Microscope

A 6’8”, 250 lb. freak of nature, he is the combination of an explosive linebacker, resilient offensive lineman and agile wide receiver. LeBron James is a mutant, and he does not play football. He plays ...

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Second in the SSC Standings, Spartans Set to Host Lynn in Quarterfinal Round

By Second in the SSC Standings, Spartans Set to Host Lynn in Quarterfinal Round

The University of Tampa’s women’s basketball team enters the Sunshine State Conference Tournament with a bang. After facing a tough loss to conference rival Florida Southern last Wednesday, the Spartans rebounded nicely with a senior-night ...

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Men’s Hoops Aims to Strenghten Post Presence

By Men’s Hoops Aims to Strenghten Post Presence

After practice is finished, Rashad Callaway and Glyn Hunter stay a bit longer to take a few more shots. Callaway drills three, then four, then five jump shots in a row. As a big man, ...

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