Ohio State 83 UNC Asheville 59 (Final)

[Best Buckeye]

Next up for the Bucks is UNC Asheville Monday night in Columbus. Game Time is 7 pm. And the game will be telecast on the BTN. The Bulldogs have lost 6 of their last 7. Should be a good game for the Bucks to mesh some more before WV comes to town next Saturday.

[mercer_buckeye]

Do they still have the 7' 4" center? Not sure on the height but he was crazy big.

[Buckeye86]

Originally Posted by mercer_buckeye

Do they still have the 7' 4" center? Not sure on the height but he was crazy big.

he had a partial amputation of his foot and is no longer with the team, pretty sad story actually

and he was more like 7'7"

[billmac91]

Originally Posted by Buckeye86

he had a partial amputation of his foot and is no longer with the team, pretty sad story actually

and he was more like 7'7"

yup....I was just about to post that and saw your response. By all accounts hes a great kid, and is taking the amputation extremely well....I guess as well as one can expect.

[mercer_buckeye]

Originally Posted by Buckeye86

he had a partial amputation of his foot and is no longer with the team, pretty sad story actually

and he was more like 7'7"

Wow I never heard a word about it. That sucks.

[bucknutz]

7-foot-9, 375-pound center

[fourteenandoh]

script posted the article in the game thread from our last meeting. its on the last page. here you go...

NIT: #1 Ohio State 84, #8 UNC-Asheville 66

[buckeyemania11]

this one should be easy

the Bulldogs are 1-7 against D1 opponents and have been blown out by anyone worth noting they have played

[BuckTwenty]

I wish the best for big Kenny G. Would have been fun to play against him again. He was very fun to watch when we played them last year.

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

OSU men's basketball: Asheville without big man
7-7 George still recovering from deadly infection
Monday, December 22, 2008 2:59 AM
By Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

It was the second week in August, little more than a week before the fall semester began at North Carolina Asheville, when men's basketball coach Eddie Biedenbach heard his center had an infection. "An infection," Biedenbach said last week by phone as he and his team bused the third leg of a weeklong trip from Asheville to Durham, N.C., to Beckley, W.Va., to Buffalo and Columbus and back to Asheville.
An infection. Biedenbach (pronounced BEE-den-baw) said it in such a way as to make it sound like a blister.
"You figure he'll be out two or three weeks and maybe be late to school," he said. "We actually fixed up his schedule for him with anticipation he'd be back before the end of the first week of classes."
Kenny George still isn't back. He may never be.
The 7-foot-7 senior -- 7-9 in his shoes and orthotic inserts -- had everyone in Value City Arena agape during a National Invitation Tournament game against Ohio State in March. But he won't be in the arena tonight for the rematch between the Bulldogs and No. 17-ranked Buckeyes.
The infection George contracted at the Pete Newell Big Man Camp in Las Vegas was MRSA, a potentially fatal staph that is resistant to antibiotics commonly used to treat such infections.
After returning home to Chicago, he was hospitalized for three months in Des Moines, Iowa, and, according to news reports, had two surgeries on his right foot as he fought for his life.
"That was the first four days he was in the hospital. His kidneys began to fail," Biedenbach said. "That's when I realized we had something here a lot more serious than an infection."
George had part of his right foot amputated while in the hospital. He was released Nov. 20, is home with his parents and plans to return to school in January and graduate next spring with a degree in mass communications.
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Dispatch

OSU-UNC Asheville preview

Monday, December 22, 2008 2:59 AM




Game preview

OHIO STATE VS. NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE

7 tonight
• Where: Value City Arena
• TV: Big Ten Network
• Radio: WBNS-AM (1460), WBNS-FM (97.1)
• Records: Ohio State 8-0; UNC Asheville 4-7
• Matchup to watch: UNC Asheville has seven freshmen and sophomores in a 10-man rotation, averages 17.9 turnovers per game and is giving up 83.5 points per game. Look for the Buckeyes to pressure the ball-handlers and steal some early Christmas presents before heading home for the holiday.
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[jimotis4heisman]

major key to the game: the team who scores more points will win this game...

[bkochmc]

Pomeroy Rankings as of 12/21:
Ohio State: 11
UNC Asheville: 301


Pomeroy Game Prediction:
Score: Ohio State 84, UNCA 49
Pace: 66 possessions
OSU chance of winning: 100%


Ohio State Stats (rankings in parentheses):
Strength of Schedule: 150
Avg. Number of Possessions: 64.9 (270)
Offensive Efficiency (points scored per 100 possessions): 108.8 (65)
Defensive Efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions): 80.1 (4)
"The Dallas" Defensive Block Percentage: 22.3 (1)

[coastalbuck]

Really a shame about that kid. He got a mrsa infection, and I guess when you're that size, it's trouble. Much luck to him, I got to see him down here last year and his size was amazing. Hope all works out well for him.

[bucknutz]

wow, Kyle Madsen getting the start over Lauderdale.

[fanaticbuckeye]

Starting 5:
Turner
Simmons
Madsen
Buford
Diebler