Jacksonville State University NCAA News

Dion Waiters is on a bus traveling six hours to a Division I basketball game on a weeknight.

The Jacksonville State men's basketball team grabbed an early lead on Morehead State and never let up, handing the Eagles a rare 69-55 loss in Ohio Valley Conference play at Ellis T. Johnson Arena.

The Governors return their entire regular lineup, led by So. 2B , who hit the game-winning homer against the Yellow Jackets, and Jr.

StatSheet's Ohio Valley Player of the Week for February 6th goes to Tennessee Tech's Kevin Murphy.

Murray State moves up one spot in the poll following a week that began with a win at home over Southeast Missouri State, 81-73. After that came another win at Tennessee-Martin, 65-58. Kentucky stays number one for the second straight week.

Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks, and No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.

Jud Dillard had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Kevin Murphy added 23 points as Tennessee Tech defeated Jacksonville State 76-68 Saturday to split the season series.

Ronnie Boggs led five players in double figures with 17 points and Jacksonville State beat Tennessee-Martin 85-74 Thursday night, snapping a 10-game losing streak to the Skyhawks .

Tim Benford, Red Bank: The two-star recruit was a standout at wide receiver and safety in high school but found his niche immediately at wideout at Tennessee Tech.

Ty Greene's 17 points paced five South Carolina-Upstate players in double figures as the Spartans downed Jacksonville State 82-77 Monday night, tying a season high with their fourth straight win.

StatSheet's Ohio Valley Player of the Week for January 30th goes to Tennessee Tech's Kevin Murphy.

Murray State is the only team from the Ohio Valley is in this week's AP Top 25 poll.

Jacksonville State dominated play on the glass pulling down 18 offensive rebounds as the Gamecocks beat visiting Eastern Illinois, 63-45, on Thursday night at Pete Mathews Coliseum.

Brian Williams hit three 3-pointers in the final two minutes to help Jacksonville State build a double digit lead heading into the half at 32-22. Williams led all scorers with 18 points.

Murray State moves up one spot in the poll following a week that began with a win at Morehead State, 66-60. After that came another win at SIU Edwardsville, 82-65. Kentucky gets back the number one ranking following a week in which they first got a victory at home against Arkansas, 86-63. After that came another win at home against Alabama, 77-71.

Jacksonville State head football coach Jack Crowe recently announced the addition of three football signees that have enrolled in spring classes at the university.

Presumably in line for at least a shot at an increased role in Arkansas' secondary in 2012, Darrell Smith has instead decided to transfer from the Razorbacks.

Though the ending did not turn out like the Tennessee Tech men's basketball team would have liked, Thursday night's 63-62 loss to Jacksonville State was a breakout performance for redshirt freshman forward Javon McKay.

Dion Waiters scored three of his nine points in the game's final second, converting a three-point play to push Jacksonville State past Tennessee Tech 63-62 Thursday night.

Donte Poole from Murray State has earned StatSheet's Ohio Valley Player of the Week award for January 16th.