MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears down Newberry, continue red-hot start (6-0)

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – With five players in double-figure scoring, Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men continued their red-hot start with an 88-82 home basketball victory over Newberry (S.C.) on Tuesday night. The Bears are off to a 6-0 start after winning their first South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game. Corey Thomas’ 24 points led LRU, Djibril Diallo added 20 points and R.J. Gunn had …

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne senior guard named SAC Player of Week

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Cory Thomas, a senior guard for Lenoir-Rhyne University, on Monday won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Player of the Week for games played Nov. 5-11. Conference officials announced Thomas, from Louisville, Ky., gained the award for averaging 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, three assists and two steals per game as the Bears opened the season with …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears cruise, score 101 points to start 1-0

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Jumping to a 30-point lead, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men cruised in their season-opening game on Friday night. The Bears rolled 101-72 over visiting Young Harris after leading 41-11 at one point. They scored more than 100 points for the first time since mid-November of 2016. LRU (1-0) plays Emmanuel on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The Bears shot …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cobras halt Red Hawks’ unbeaten start

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI) halted an unbeaten start by the Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) men on Wednesday night with a 68-63 men’s basketball win at the Tarlton Complex. CCC&TI broke a 34-all tie at the half and won behind their free-throw shooting, going 22 of 39 while CVCC went 14 of 39, including …