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Melvin Council (St. Bonaventure, Wagner College; Monroe College; Rochester, NY) is transferring to the University of Kansas for his final year of NCAA eligibility next season. ![]()
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It's been quite an odyssey for Melvin, who played only one season at Bonaventure. He loved Bonaventure and they loved him. It was a great match, a great fit. But in today's world, that's not enough and they couldn't compete. ![]()
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Melvin led Bonaventure in almost every statistical category and was at or near the top of the league in a few. Still, it's his almost unparalleled motor that sets him apart.![]()
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Melvin, who is great on both ends of the floor, was selected 3rd team all A-10 this season and 1st team NABC all-district.![]()
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Despite appearances, it isn't just about money for Melvin and his mom. When he chose Bonaventure last year, he turned down "bigger" programs offering 2-3 times more money. ![]()
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Kansas plays in the Big 12 and is by any measure one of the great D1 men's basketball programs in the country. ![]()
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Melvin had his pick of top level Power 4 offers this year. His other final choices were Ole Miss and Georgia.
Melvin Council Jr. Signs with Kansas - University of Kansas
kuathletics.com
Guard Melvin Council Jr. has signed a financial aid agreement to play basketball at Kansas for the 2025-26 season, KU head coach Bill Self announced today. Council will have one season of eligibility ...
This Opinion piece written by the President of St. Francis University (PA) in today's Washington Post is very timely, well written, extremely powerful and irrefutable. It may be the most important article you’ll read on the current state of college sports. A must read for future and current athletes and families.
Opinion | The clock struck midnight at March Madness. We’re not coming back.
www.washingtonpost.com
What’s a Big Dance without Cinderella? Other smaller schools should join us by leaving Division I.
Melvin Council (Wagner College; Monroe College; Rochester, NY) has been chosen 3rd team all-A10 in his first year in the league while leading his team in almost every statistical category. ![]()
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A 6'4", 180 lb senior, Melvin averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.1 steals per game this season while playing 36.5 minutes per game. His minutes were 2nd in the league, assists 5th, assist to turnover ratio 5th, steals 1st and total field goals 4th. ![]()
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Given all he did while playing the most important position on the floor (point guard), you have to wonder how he was only picked 3rd team. Max Shulga plays a similar position, was Player of the Year and their numbers are almost identical. I'm not saying Melvin is that good. I am saying there isn't that much of a gap. Yes, it's a very big league and yes there are a lot of very good players and his team didn't finish near the top of the league. Still. you really have to wonder.
Council, Moore Earn Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards - St. Bonaventure
gobonnies.com
St. Bonaventure's Melvin Council Jr. and Chance Moore have each earned postseason All-Conference accolades, Atlantic 10 officials announced Tuesday. Council received Third Team All-A10 honors while Mo...
Olivia Hart (Central Magnet School, Murfreesboro, TN) has been selected 2nd team all conference in the NCAC. ![]()
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5'11", 145 lbs and only a sophomore, Olivia averaged 10 pts and 7 rebs, to go along with 22 steals and a team leading 22 blocks this season. ![]()
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Olivia was also recently named MVP of the league championship tournament and is a major reason why Depauw has won their league and gone the the NCAAs two years in a row. ![]()
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Three Tigers Earn All-NCAC Honors - DePauw University
depauwtigers.com
In voting by the league's coaches, three DePauw student-athletes have been selected to the all-North Coast Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Team.
Olivia Hart (Central Magnet School, Murfreesboro, TN) was named tournament MVP as she and her Depauw women's basketball teammates won the NCAC tournament for the second year in a row. ![]()
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Olivia, a 5'11", 145 lb sophomore is the heart of her Depauw team. In the championship game she had 11 pts., 18 rebs., and 1 block in 34 minutes of play. For the tournament she averaged 12 pts., 13 rebs., 1 blk, 2 steals and 2 assts.![]()
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A lot more people are now seeing what some of us were pretty sure we saw a couple years ago. ![]()
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Tigers Capture Ninth NCAC Tournament Title; Headed Back to NCAA Championship - DePauw University
depauwtigers.com
Delaware, Ohio - Second-seed DePauw held off fifth-seed Wittenberg in a defensive battle and captured its ninth North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 46-44 victory.
