When Northwestern Wildcat forward Kevin Coble injured his left ankle during a practice last spring, he took the team's heightened chances of making the NCAA Tournament with him. Little did the team, or Coble, know that his ankle would also claim their 2010-11 season and the 6'8" forward's college basketball career that had already seen its fair share of road blocks. … [Read more...] about Kevin Coble calls it a career as a Northwestern Wildcat
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Big 10 All-Injured Team
By Paul M. Banks Injuries are just part of sports; the natural order of things, the way it is. But during the 2009-2010 college basketball season, the injury bug has seemed to infested the Big Ten a little more than usual. In fact, you could make a pretty good starting five out or Big Ten stars that have missed a couple months or will miss a couple months this season. … [Read more...] about Big 10 All-Injured Team
Injuries Piling up for Wildcats Hoops, 2011 Looking Good Though
By Paul M. Banks First Kevin Coble, now this. An official statement just released from Northwestern University reads: that senior guard/forward Jeff Ryan suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the Wildcats’ season-opening contest against Northern Illinois Friday night and will miss the remainder of the 2009-10 season. Ryan is expected to … [Read more...] about Injuries Piling up for Wildcats Hoops, 2011 Looking Good Though
Kevin Coble Suffers Serious Foot Injury at Practice
By Paul M. Banks Is this is the year Northwestern makes the tourney? Well, those hopes took a huge blow on Tuesday when NU's most important player, and star Kevin Coble seriously injured his foot. He'll be further evaluated by doctors on Friday, but preliminary reports say he'll be out 4-6 weeks. How legitimate are these estimates that he's going to miss a month to a month … [Read more...] about Kevin Coble Suffers Serious Foot Injury at Practice