(08-10-2017 11:32 AM)MT FAN Wrote:  

(08-10-2017 11:04 AM)Rojogrande Wrote:  WKU took the first 2 of the 3 games they are playing in Costa Rica.

1st game WKU beat Laurentian (Canadian University who beat Montana the night before we played them) by a final score of 104-98. WKU played most of the game with only 1 active post player in Justin Johnson (19 points and 10 rebounds) after starting center Dwight Coleby (Kansas Transfer) went out with a sprained ankle early in the game.

2nd game WKU beat the Costa Rican Men's National Team by a final score of 99-69. Justin Johnson was the only active post player and and played about 20 minutes.

Junior guard Lamonte Bearden (Buffalo transfer who sat out last season) has led WKU in scoring both games by dropping 23 and 21 respectively. Juco product Jordan Brangers has been lighting it up from downtown with 8 three-pointers in the 2 games.

Tops play 3rd and final game today against Laurentian from Canada again.

Why is Justin Johnson the only post player playing?

Where to start, lets see of course Robinson is gone now, we found out Wed. our 6-9 4 star Syracuse transfer Diagne has been ruled ineligible to play by NCAA (can travel and practice just cannot play in games as of now)as they are still determining his amateurism, 6-9 Dwight Coleby played 7 min. in 1st game but sprained his foot so he is out rest of trip and then our other 6-9 guy Idelhan is not eligible until 2nd semester....Justin only came back Sunday(JJ put on 25 lbs for football, he admitted not in basketball shape yet) so if not for him our center right now would be 6-5 starting....We went from a ton of big men depth to now on a shoestring...

Always something with WKU hoops last few seasons, just wish we could get a few breaks just once....Almost determined we cannot have football and basketball be great at the same time...