Team of the Day: South Alabama
February 22nd, 2008
by Raphielle Johnson
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South Alabama
22-5 (14-2 Sun Belt)
Computer numbers: 37 RPI, 131 SOS
While Thursday is a night when many train their eyes to the Pac-10, Ronnie Arrow's Jaguars picked up a huge road win that could go a long way in determining their fate come March. In the 69-64 win at Western Kentucky, USA completed a season sweep of the Hilltoppers and put themselves in the driver's seat in the Sun Belt's East Division. Despite eighteen turnovers, the Jaguars held WKU to 33.8% shooting from the field and took ten more foul shots (23-31 to WKU's 13-21) in the victory. Can the Sun Belt get two bids? It's definitely a possibility, and tonight's win should help USA if they need a boost in the room come selection time.
On the clock: Davidson. The Wildcats, winners of sixteen straight (they haven't lost in 2008), head to Winthrop for the TV opening of O'Reilly BracketBusters weekend in a game that will really help the winner's tournament resume.
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College sports has always been a source of excitement for Raphielle Johnson, be it through watching, writing, or taking a shot in the dark and walking onto a college football team just to live the life (Arizona Football, 2001). Raphielle reports on the schools in the NYC metro area, as well as some articles of national focus (including the Team of the Week). When not writing for CHN, you can usually find him in front of a television set watching one of many pay-per-view sports packages that he owns. Raised in Connecticut, Raphielle is an avid supporter of Connecticut and Big East athletics, yet he tries to be as objective as possible in his job.
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