If you're a careful follower of the American Hockey League, you'll recognize those gentleman to the right as members of the Binghamton Senators. Contrary to popular belief, that's not the only sporting game in town. The Bearcats of Binghamton University, a proud SUNY school like Albany and Stony Brook, field a basketball team. It's okay if that's new information, they've only been around Division I for six years and their 78-94 record hasn't found them any postseason glory. Things are looking up in Upstate New York, though, because they just knocked off George Washington 71-59 for their first win against an Atlantic 10 opponent. Colonials coach Karl Hobbs took his team up to play the Bearcats because his former assistant Kevin Broadus runs the Binghamton program. He had his boys ready to play from the opening tip. They hit eight of their first 13 shots and jumped to a 25-9 lead. Serbian sensation (it's the first I've ever actually heard of him but I assume he's sensational) Lazar Trifunovic led the Bearcats with 23 points.
GW obviously hasn't gotten the memo that the Atlantic 10 has been among the best conferences to this point. While their mates have been cleaning up on the Big East, they've spent the early season losing to Maryland-Baltimore County and Binghamton. President Bush has cited ongoing debate about the legacy of George Washington, for the first time I'm inclined to agree with him.
Elsewhere on the mid major hardcourts:
