Looking forward: Janae’ McKinney on her life and basketball

For redshirt senior Janae’ McKinney, basketball has been a part of her life from a young age. She grew up playing pick-up games at the local Boy’s and Girl’s Club and the game stuck. McKinney said she faced a lot of challenges being a female basketball player. “Basketball, for a female to want to come […]

The worst free-throw ever

Appalachian State University’s Brian Okam made quite possibly the worst free-throw attempt ever in a Southern Conference men’s basketball game against Western Carolina University on Saturday, Dec. 8, which WCU won 70-64. Okam, a junior at App State, is the team’s reserve center and is 7 feet tall, according to AOL Sporting News. Okam dribbled […]

Despite early shooting woes, U.S. has little trouble against France

The men’s basketball team tipped off Sunday in London with an opening round matchup against France. A sloppy start to the contest that consisted of turnovers, foul trouble and poor shooting. With everything going wrong, the U.S. still found themselves with a 22-21 lead after the opening quarter. The U.S. would turn that around in the […]

Inside look at WCU’s NBA prospect Harouna Mutombo

As children, many of us dream of being the next famous athlete.  Former WCU standout basketball player Harouna Mutombo has the opportunity to pursue his dream. After graduating on May 5, Mutombo will embark on his journey to the NBA beginning with workouts in Virginia on May 15.  Here is a clip of just one day in […]

Washington Post: Legendary Lady Vols coach, Pat Summitt steps down

Eight months after disclosing her diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Pat Summitt announce that she will step aside as the Tennessee women’s basketball coach, making way for longtime assistant Holly Warlick take over the Lady Vols. In an exclusive interview with The Washington Post on Wednesday morning, Summitt said the decision to step aside after […]

Come supports the Catamounts men’s basketball team!

The Western Carolina Men’s basketball team is off to a 2-0 Southern Conference record and is leading the North Division race for the Southern Conference crown. They are riding a three game winning streaking and have two home games to finish out the 2011 year.  They have nine home games beginning in 2012 and the […]