By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor The men's basketball team may have whipped visiting opponent Texas-Permian Basin, 96-75, Saturday in its regular season opener, but head coach Klint Pleasant wasn't impressed. "I was very displeased with our effort," the second-year coach said. "We didn't play with much energy. I don't know if it was a mental lapse ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor After a seemingly long and intense preseason, the men's basketball team kicks off its regular season at home against the University of Texas-Permian Basin 4 p.m. Saturday. After a 3-29 finish in the first year of their program, the Falcons-competing in the NAIA Red River Athletic Conference-are 0-3 so far this ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor When senior shooting guard Rodney Lee walked into United Supermarket earlier this fall, he was pleased with what he saw. "I saw this big dude coming down the aisle, and I was like 'oh, yes,'" Lee said. "It was a big relief." The "big dude" Lee speaks of is 6-foot, 9-inch junior center Matthias Krieg, one of nine ... [Read More…]

By Joel Weckerly, Sports Editor Under the direction of second-year coach Klint Pleasant, the ACU men's basketball team kicked off its 2003-04 campaign Wednesday morning with the first official team practice. "We're ready to get going," Pleasant said of the team, which finished 13-14 last season. "We have a lot of new players, and I'm excited ... [Read More…]