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Here's an article from 2 years ago: Firecracker freshman, Holmes offered scholarship to UNH Published January 18, 2016 | By Firecrackers Gorham post receives first offer during visit to America East school Mackenzie Holmes and her dad visited the University of New Hampshire on Sunday to observe practice and get a tour of the school and facilities. At the end of the visit they sat down with Coach Maureen Magarity … A scholarship offer was the topic of that conversation! For those that know Mackenzie, this is something she has dreamed about for a long time. You could say she was born into a basketball family. Both Mom and Dad were outstanding players in high school and continued their careers in college. Being in a gym was like home in many ways. Lenny and Denise have been involved with basketball as high school coaches and more recently (last 12 years) in AAU. They are very knowledgeable about the process. But with that said, the offer from UNH came as a pleasant surprise halfway through Mackenzie’s freshman year. “When I received the call from Mackenzie on the way home from UNH last night I couldn’t have been more excited” said Don Briggs, her Firecracker coach. “I know how much time she has put into the game … I know the commitment she has made … And no one has a better team first attitude. She is an absolute pleasure to coach and today is just a testament to her and her family for the sacrifices they have made over many years.” It wasn’t always easy. Mackenzie recently joined the Firecracker program (a year ago), and it became painfully clear she needed to improve her conditioning. To her credit she allowed herself to be coached, put in the extra effort outside of practice, and transformed herself into a Division I athlete. “I speak with a lot of college coaches on a daily basis”, said Briggs. “The consistent theme in those conversations is Mackenzie’s motor … She is an active post player both on offense and defense. It is very rare to have that mindset at such a young age. I am reminded of a sequence this past fall at a Division I viewing period game at a Tabor Academy. Mackenzie blocked a shot at one end and scored a layup at the other end as she sprinted the floor in front of 50-plus coaches. That is a differentiator …” Seldom do people achieve success without the support of others and this is the case with Mackenzie. Mom, Dad, her stepmother Joan and big brother Cam (lot’s of games of one-on-one) have worked tirelessly in their support of helping her develop the necessary basketball and life skills. Also included in her support is her time playing for Dudley Davis and the YES! program, and more recently playing for Coach Berthiaume and the Gorham Rams. “I am confident there will be more offers coming”, said Briggs. “With our recent agreement to join the ASGR Summer League visibility will be the highest it’s ever been. Mackenzie has the skills, footwork, soft hands, physicality, and attitude to have a lot of options as to where she wants to go to school before her high school career is over. For now, she can enjoy this offer from UNH and stay focused on her teammates and the pursuit of a Gold Ball.” With this offer, Mackenzie becomes the 16th Firecracker to receive a basketball scholarship.

3/15 Gonzaga

Xfinity isn’t updated to having men’s CBB in quarters. There’s a function that shows scores for various sports. Each game in 3rd shows OT, and games in 4th show 2 OT, lol Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

Watching the Vermont vs MTSU game. Gotta pull for Vermont here. I have a lot of respect for them after honoring Josh Speidel’s scholarship!http:// https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/sports/ncaabasketball/speidel-vermont-basketball.html Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

^^ Really can't believe I'd have to say this, but the above is a joke. Totally made up. Not real. Snooper is a fake paper. BatBoy may or may not be real. I have too much time on my hands this morning. Sorry for getting hopes up.

Sounds like a CTM player!

Not up in arms, just hate it when grown people bash a player. Didn't say you'd said anything about coaches, just pointing out what the rules of this forum are.

name calling and player (and to a lesser extent, coaches) bashing is not permitted. You've been around boards long enough to know what that means.

Easy there- getting pretty close to player bashing....

Selection for NCAA tourney is Monday on ESPN

IU but nothing would surprise me Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University track and field will travel south to College Station, Texas for the 2018 NCAA Men's and Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Texas A&M at Rhonda and Frosty Gilliam Jr. Indoor Track Stadium. Junior Treyton Harris will be the first Hoosier to compete on Friday, March 9 at 6:30 pm EST in the men's long jump. Harris comes in with the 12th best mark of 7.86m (25'9.5"), which he jumped at Hoosier Hills. There will be one single flight with the top 9 advancing to a reverse-order final. Senior Daniel Kuhn will run in the men's 800m semifinals on Friday at 8:15 pm EST. There will be two heats and the top three finishers, and the next two fastest times will advance to the finals on Saturday at 6:30 pm EST. Kuhn has the 14thfastest time of 1:47.89, which he ran at the Iowa State Classic. Last year, Kuhn finished seventh but ended up moving into sixth place after a protest disqualified one of the other runners. The men's distance medley relay (DMR) team will be finalized Friday before the race begins at 9:45 pm EST. The women's DMR team enters the Championships with a time of 11:00.77, the eighth fastest time. Senior Brenna Calderwill be responsible for getting the Hoosiers started in the 1200m leg. She will pass the baton to freshman Natalie Price for the 400m carry. Junior Kelsey Harris will be the third runner for the Hoosiers, completing the 800m leg. Redshirt junior Katherine Receveur will close out the race in the 1600m leg. Day two of the Championships will feature two Hoosiers, redshirt senior Andrew Miller and redshirt sophomore Kyle Mau. Miller set the school record at the Alex Wilson Invitational with the mark of 22.10m (72'6.25"), which landed him the tenth best mark in the NCAA. The men's weight throw is set to start at 3:00 pm EST. There will be one single fight with the top 9 advancing to a reverse-order final. Mau travels to College Station with the 3000m time of 7:50.85, which is the eighth fastest time in the NCAA. The men's 3000m run is scheduled to start at 7:10 pm EST. All meet information can be on the NCAA Track website here. Live results will be available here. Live coverage will be available on ESPN3 day one can be streamed here and day two can be streamed here.

Hoosier Divers Ready for NCAA Zone C Championships BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University diving teams will head to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the NCAA Zone C Championships this week. The three-day meet will get underway on Thursday, March 8 and run through Saturday, March 10. Live results for the championships can be found at IUHoosiers.com. There are five zone meets spread across the country that allow divers to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Based on performances at the previous NCAA Championships, each zone earns a set number of qualifying spots. NCAA Zone C Schedule Thursday – Women's 1-meter/Men's 3-meter – 1:00 p.m. ET Friday – Women's 3-meter/Men's 1-meter – 1:00 p.m. ET Saturday – Women's and Men's Platform – 11:00 a.m. ET Top-18 in the opening round/prelims advance to the finals. Scores will carry over. Zone C NCAAs Qualifying Breakdown for 2018 Women's Auto Qualifiers 1-meter: 8 3-meter: 10 Platform: 10 Men's Auto Qualifiers 1-meter: 10 3-meter: 10 Platform: 11 Once a diver posts an auto-qualifying finish in an event, he or she only has to be among the top 12 to earn the NCAA Championships berth in the other events.

Indiana Travels to Oklahoma for Final Road Non-Conference Tournament BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana Softball heads to Norman, Okla. this weekend for its final non-conference road tournament of the season. The Hoosiers will play a single game against two-time defending national champions No. 5 Oklahoma, as well as No. 18-ranked South Carolina. Indiana will also play a pair of games against Illinois State. IU's game against Oklahoma will be available on Fox Sports Go through Fox Sports Oklahoma. A live radio broadcast for all games can be found on IUHoosiers.com as Griffin Weinberg will provide play-by-play. WEEKEND AT A GLANCE Friday, March 9 1 p.m. ET vs. Illinois State 6 p.m. ET at No. 5 Oklahoma Saturday, March 10 1 p.m. ET vs. Illinois State Sunday, March 11 Noon ET vs. No. 18 South Carolina CHECKING OUT THE COMPETITION Illinois State: The Redbirds currently sit at 8-12 on the season and are winners of four of their last six games. Illinois State is coming off a 3-2 weekend at the LSU Tiger Classic, where they earned a pair of wins against Purdue and defeated Florida Atlanta. The Redbirds took No. 10 LSU and No. 23 McNeese State to extra innings, but ultimately fell in both contests. Batting .203 as a team, the Redbirds are led by a .322 average from Allison Spence, who has 19 hits and four runs. In the circle, Illinois State has used six different pitchers but have primarily relied on Sarah Finck (2.85 ERA, 6-4, 66.1 IP) and Morgan Day (3.12 ERA, 2-5, 42.2 IP). Illinois State leads the all-time series, 21-17. The last time the two teams faced each other resulted in a 3-1 Redbird victory in 2011. Oklahoma: The Sooners, who have won four national championships in their program history, are coming off back-to-back titles and went 61-9 in 2017. This season, Oklahoma sits at 14-2 and are winners of five straight. At the plate, the Sooners are hitting .348 as a team, led by Sydney Romero (.511, 24 hits, 13 runs, 14 RBI) and Jocelyn Alo (.435, 20 hits, 15 runs, 17 RBI). Oklahoma's pitching has been stellar with a 0.61 team ERA. The Sooners have mostly relied on Paige Parker (0.30 ERA, 8-1, 46.1 IP), Paige Lowary (0.34, 2-1, 20.2 IP) and Mariah Lopez (1.67 ERA, 3-0, 21.0 IP). At No. 5, the Sooners are the highest ranked opponent for the Hoosiers since playing No. 2 Michigan in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament. In addition, they are the highest ranked non-conference opponent since playing No. 3 Auburn in 2016. Oklahoma holds a 9-2-1 series record and took all three games in 2012. South Carolina: The No. 18-ranked Gamecocks, who are coming off a third straight NCAA Regional final appearance, are riding a 16-game winning streak into the weekend. At 19-1, South Carolina is off to its best 20-game start in program history. As a team, the Gamecocks are hitting .307, led by Kenzi Maguire (.420, 21 hits, 24 runs) and Mackenzie Boesel (.410, 25 hits, 22 runs, 21 RBI). The South Carolina pitching staff is carrying an impressive 1.19 ERA, splitting innings between Dixie Raley (0.62 ERA, 5-0, 34.0 IP), Cayla Drotar (1.33 ERA, 9-0, 58.0 IP) and Kelsey Oh (1.51 ERA, 5-1, 37.0 IP). Indiana owns an 11-7-1 series advantage, but the Gamecocks have won the last five. South Carolina took a pair of games last season in the Texas Invitational, 13-5 and 8-0.

Not saying this is fact, but I'd been told that his off the court behavior and transgressions led Crean to give him the choice of being kicked off of the team, or transferring. That part I'm not sure on, but I do know there were more incidents that occurred than were known (publicly) - a couple of the times he was "transported" to Crean's house.

Wonder if she could redshirt and rehab a year?

More than once, and a couple of other behavioral issues :(

Grand Canyon with a nice run to make it closer- UMKC 33 GCU 29

Every time I give up on a game and click (watching online) to another, you post an update about a better game. it's a good day!!

Every time I see Jamie Dixon, I think of the guy who bought the orangutan to eat on Drake and Josh, lol.

Free throws guys, free throws....

I don't particularly like either coach in this one (TCU/K State)

Man I miss Chuck!

Great final few minutes of BC/NC State game