HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Nas Tyson, the all-time leading scorer in Forest Hill High boys’ basketball, has signed to play basketball next season at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Tyson, a 6-foot-1 guard, scored 2,169 points for the Yellow Jackets as a four-time all-league player and was the Rocky River 2A Player of the Year three times. Forest Hills won the state 2A title …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hickory native Barnes wins Naismith Award as country’s top coach
HobbsDailyReport.com Hickory native Rick Barnes, who played high school basketball at Hickory and college basketball at Lenoir-Rhyne University, has been named the Naismith Award at 2019’s top men’s basketball coach in the country. His selection was announced at the Naismith Awards Brunch at the Final Four on Sunday in Minneapolis. Barnes was the runner-up for the award last season. He …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: In radio interview, Lutz says he’d love to talk to App State about opening
Bandys High grad would welcome opportunity to get back into game HobbsDailyReport.com Catawba County native Bobby Lutz says he would welcome any discussion with Appalachian State officials as the school searches for a new head coach in men’s basketball. Appalachian State did not renew a contract with Jim Fox, whose five Mountaineers teams went 56-99 with no postseason appearances. The …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Red Hawks’ Powell on first-team All-Region X
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Sophomore Jordan Powell of Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) has been selected to the All-Region X men’s basketball team. Powell, a 6-foot-7 forward from Hartford, Conn., is a first-team pick and 6-7 sophomore forward Isayah Johnson from Charlotte received honorable mention. “Both are very deserving,” CVCC head men’s basketball coach Bryan Garmroth said in a press release. …
NCAA DIVISION II MEN’S TOURNAMENT: USC Aiken eliminates Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE— Third-seeded USC Aiken eliminated No. 6 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University in the first round of the NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament Saturday, winning 84-71 at Queens University. The Bears, who finish 21-10, trailed 39-23 at the half. Cory Thomas led LRU with 24 points but the Bears did not have any other scorers reach double figures. He also …