Texas Tech was unsure about Josh Mballa. Now at Buffalo, he’s a star.
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Josh Mballa was told he should transfer after his freshman season at Texas Tech. Now, he s taking on a larger role at UB.
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As Josh Mballa left the Texas Tech Rec Center, wrapping up treatment, or homework, or some other task in his routine he can’t remember, the then-freshman’s phone buzzed. Max Lefevre, a Red Raiders’ staff member, needed him to come to Chris Beard’s office.
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Syracuse faces off against Buffalo in the Carrier Dome on Saturday.
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Buffalo comes to the Carrier Dome on Saturday night to face Syracuse (5-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) in its second-to-last nonconference game of the season. The Bulls (3-2, 1-1 Mid-American) will be without head coach Jim Whitesell, who’s currently quarantining after a COVID-19 exposure outside of the program, and the team has won its last two games.
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DePaul called off two more men’s basketball games because of positive COVID-19 tests, pushing back the start of the season until at least next week.
The Blue Demons were scheduled to play at Providence on Thursday and Butler on Monday. But with team activities paused, those Big East games were postponed and no makeup dates were announced. DePaul is scheduled to host Connecticut on Dec. 23.
DePaul has canceled or postponed 10 games. The Blue Demons were scheduled to open Nov. 25 against Western Illinois at home.
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The University at Albany women’s basketball game scheduled for Dec. 23 against Siena has been postponed.