Men's basketball heating up down final stretch of season
Kevin Allen
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Sports
By Kevin Allen
The Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team is beginning to look like the team that they were expected to be for the 2009-2010 season. The Knights got off to a rough start when they suffered their first loss in just their fourth game against Wayne St. University in Detroit, Michigan. But after a rough start, the Knights seem to be on a roll. They have won their last four out of their last six games and are coming off a huge road win against their in-state rival Northern Kentucky University. The Knights seemed to have made major changes in their play since the start of the season, and whatever the changes they made were, they seem to be working.
After starting the season ranked the number one team in the country, the Knights quickly dropped out of the top 25 after a couple of unexpected early season losses. The Knights were not playing like the team they were expected to be and they were having trouble closing the game on teams and they were still suffering close losses.
The last four games for the Knights, which all resulted in a victory, were a different story than the beginning of the season. The Knights defeated the University of Indianapolis, St. Josephs College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Northern Kentucky University. Each of these wins were quality wins, and they look like they might be a start to a big run for the team as they head for the home stretch of the regular season.
In each of the last four games, it seemed as if the Knights knew they were going to win through out the whole game. They had double digit leads in all of these games, and they seemed to finish these games strong by hitting big shots and free throws down the stretch.
"We have put a lot of emphasis on finishing strong in our games, and that plays a big part in holding off opponents in close games. We always have to make a certain amount of free-throws at the end of each practice, and setting those goals get us prepared to make free-throws in late game situations," said sophomore starting guard Braydon Hobbs.
The Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team is beginning to look like the team that they were expected to be for the 2009-2010 season. The Knights got off to a rough start when they suffered their first loss in just their fourth game against Wayne St. University in Detroit, Michigan. But after a rough start, the Knights seem to be on a roll. They have won their last four out of their last six games and are coming off a huge road win against their in-state rival Northern Kentucky University. The Knights seemed to have made major changes in their play since the start of the season, and whatever the changes they made were, they seem to be working.
After starting the season ranked the number one team in the country, the Knights quickly dropped out of the top 25 after a couple of unexpected early season losses. The Knights were not playing like the team they were expected to be and they were having trouble closing the game on teams and they were still suffering close losses.
The last four games for the Knights, which all resulted in a victory, were a different story than the beginning of the season. The Knights defeated the University of Indianapolis, St. Josephs College, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Northern Kentucky University. Each of these wins were quality wins, and they look like they might be a start to a big run for the team as they head for the home stretch of the regular season.
In each of the last four games, it seemed as if the Knights knew they were going to win through out the whole game. They had double digit leads in all of these games, and they seemed to finish these games strong by hitting big shots and free throws down the stretch.
"We have put a lot of emphasis on finishing strong in our games, and that plays a big part in holding off opponents in close games. We always have to make a certain amount of free-throws at the end of each practice, and setting those goals get us prepared to make free-throws in late game situations," said sophomore starting guard Braydon Hobbs.
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