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Richie Saunders (basketball)
Richie Saunders (born September 19, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the BYU Cougars of the Big 12 Conference. Early life and high school A great-grandson of Ore-Ida founder and inventor of the Tater Tot F. Nephi Grigg, Saunders attended Wasatch Academy. Coming out of high school, Saunders was rated as a three-star recruit and was the 3rd ranked prospect from Utah in the class of 2020. He committed to play college basketball for the BYU Cougars over offers from Creighton, Utah State, Oregon State, and Utah. College career As a freshman in 2022-23, Saunders appeared in 34 games with two starts, averaging 5.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. In 2023-24, he appeared in 34 games with one start and averaged 9.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. Saunders entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal after the season, but ultimately chose to return to play for BYU. Heading into his junior year, he become a full-time starter for the first time in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player on the court. Point guards are expected to control the pace of the game. They effectively "run" the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that it gets to the right player at the right time. Generally, point guards are expected to be proficient in passing the ball and being able to get Assist (basketball), assists to teammates. In a pick and roll offense, the point guard typically moves off of screens to facilitate the ball to a Power forward, big. Likewise, point guards can also shoot off of screens if given separation. In transition, the point guard must be able to pass and handle the ball without committing excessive turnovers. Defensively, the point guard is generally responsible for guarding above the Key (basketball), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freshman
A freshman, fresher, first year, or colloquially frosh, is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions. Albania In Albania the freshman/woman is called "fruth", which literally means "measles". The etymology of it is "a person that has not yet passed the social measles", social measles referring to the transformation of social skills that usually takes place in the first year of university. Freshmen/women are regarded as socially inept. Arab world In much of the Arab world, a first-year is called a (; plural , ), which is Arabic for "beginner". Brazil In Brazil, students that pass the vestibulares and begin studying in a college or university are called "calouros" or more informally "bixos" ("bixetes" for girls), an alternate spelling of "bicho", which means "animal" (although commonly used to refer to bugs). Calouros are of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guards (basketball)
Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning * Prison guard, who supervises prisoners in a prison or jail * Security guard, who protects property, assets, or people * Conductor (rail) § Train guard, in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and India Computing and telecommunications * Guard (computer science), in programming language, an expression that directs program execution * Guard (information security), a device for controlling communication between computer networks * Guard interval, intervals in transmission, used in telecommunications * Aircraft emergency frequency, commonly referred to as "guard" Governmental and military * Border guard, a state security agency * Coast guard, responsible for coastal defence and offshore rescue * Colour guard, a detachment of soldiers assigned to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BYU Cougars Men's Basketball Players
Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). BYU offers a variety of academic programs including those in the liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing, and law. Its undergraduate and graduate programs are organized into 11 colleges and schools at its main Provo campus, with some colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. The university also administers four satellite campuses, one in Jerusalem, Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C., and London, while its parent organization the Church Educational System (CES) sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho. The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and has an "R1" Carnegie clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Players From Utah
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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2001 Births
The following is a list of notable births in 2001. January–April * January 1 – Angourie Rice, Australian actress * January 3 – Deni Avdija, Israeli basketball player * January 5 – Mykhailo Mudryk, Ukrainian footballer * January 9 ** Eric García (footballer, born 2001), Eric García, Spanish footballer ** Rodrygo, Brazilian footballer * January 15 ** Alexandra Agiurgiuculese, Romanian-Italian rhythmic gymnast ** Charline Schwarz, German archer * January 17 – Enzo Fernández, Argentine footballer * January 24 – Leevi Aaltonen, Finnish ice hockey player * January 25 – Michela Pace, Maltese singer * January 29 – Melania Rodríguez, Spanish trampolinist * February 12 – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian footballer * February 13 – Kaapo Kakko, Finnish ice hockey player * February 23 – Rinky Hijikata, Australian tennis player * February 19 – David Mazouz, American actor * February 24 ** Ramona Marquez, British actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Tommy Lloyd in his fourth season as head coach. The season marked the Wildcats' 51st season at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and their first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 27–9, 15–5 in Pac-12 Conference play, winning their 18th and final Pac-12 regular season title and overall 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament. They lost their semifinal match up against eventual tournament champion Oregon 75–68. The Wildcats were invited to their 34th NCAA tournament appearance, receiving the number 2 seed in the West Regional. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to number 6 seed Clemson 77–72. Offseason Coaching staff changes Former assistant coach Riccardo Fois accepted an assistant coaching job with the Sacramento Kings in the NBA. TJ Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Jamie Dixon and played their home games at Schollmaier Arena located in Fort Worth, Texas as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Previous season The Horned Frogs finished the 2023–24 season 21–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Due to a tiebreaker, as the No. 8 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Oklahoma in the second round, before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the West Region, where they were defeated by Utah State in the first round. Offseason Departures Incoming transfers Recruiting classes 2024 recruiting class Preseason Big 12 Preseason Poll Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team ;First Team ;Second Team * Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by 10th-year head coach Bobby Hurley, played their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona as first-year members of the Big 12 Conference. The team finished the season 13–20, 4–16 in Big 12 play to finish in 15th place. They lost to Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. The Sun Devils were selected to participate in the inaugural 2025 College Basketball Crown tournament. There they lost in the first round to Nebraska. Previous season The Sun Devils finished the 2023–24 season 14–18, 8–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. As the No. 11 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, the lost to Utah in the first round. The season marked the school's last as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, as the team left to join the Big 12 following the sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior (education Year)
A junior is a person in the third year at an educational institution in the US and some other countries, usually at a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of Post-secondary school, post-secondary educational institutions. In United States high schools, a junior is an eleventh-grade student; juniors are considered upperclassmen. Education in the United States High school In the United States, the Education in the United States#School grades, 11th grade is usually the third year of a student's high school period and is referred to as junior year. High school juniors are advised to prepare for college entrance exams (ACT or SAT) and to start narrowing the list of colleges / universities they want to attend. A common assumption is that colleges and universities place greater emphasis on the junior year when making admissions decisions, as the last complete academic year before the college admissions process. College In the U.S., colleges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Transfer Portal
The NCAA transfer portal is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) application, database, and compliance tool created to manage and facilitate the process for student athletes seeking to transfer between member institutions. It is intended to bring greater transparency to the transfer process and to enable student athletes to publicize their desire to transfer. The transfer portal is an NCAA-wide database covering all three NCAA divisions, although most media coverage of the transfer portal involves its use in the top-level DivisionI (D-I). The portal launched on October15, 2018. New regulations adopted in 2021 allowed student-athletes in D-I football, men's and women's basketball, men's ice hockey, and baseball to change schools using the portal once without sitting out a year after the transfer, creating uniform transfer rules for all NCAA sports across all divisions. In 2024, the NCAA ratified a change to the transfer rule that granted college athletes immedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
