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By Stephanie Storm
Beacon Journal sports writer
POSTED: 01:30 p.m. EDT, Oct 28, 2009
It's a good thing Geno Ford has a good sense of humor.
Otherwise, the second-year Kent State coach might have to be watched closely after another starter on the men's basketball team went down in practice with a serious injury Tuesday.
In addition to losing starting senior Chris Singletary for a couple of weeks to a right high ankle sprain Sunday evening in practice, junior Rodriquez Sherman dislocated his left elbow in a fall during Tuesday's practice, and could be out even longer.
''Chris will be out for a little while, but we're hopeful he'll be back for the season opener,'' said Ford of the team's initial tipoff Nov. 13 against Samford in the first game of the three-day Hispanic College Fund Classic at the M.A.C. Center.
The length of time Sherman is expected to miss depends on the results of X-rays.
''Trainers were able to pop (Sherman's elbow) back in, and he's wearing a sling right now,'' Ford said. ''But we're honestly not expecting him back anytime soon.''
Ford got more interesting news Wednesday when the Golden Flashes were picked to finish second in the MAC East behind the University of Akron in a media poll.
''We have won more championships when we were picked fourth than when we were picked first,'' Ford said. ''Sometimes you can use it as a motivation if the kids rally around it and buy into it.
''That was as high as we were going to be picked because Akron returns as many guys as they do.''
As for Singletary and Sherman, both players will likely miss the team's Nov. 2 exhibition game against Ohio Northern, and possibly the entire preseason slate that is still being finalized.
The temporary loss of the duo will impact the team significantly as Singletary reportedly had been playing with a renewed focus heading into his final year of college ball and Sherman, who gets the offense started, is one of the team's best on-ball defenders.
Singletary, a guard who's built like a power forward at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, was the second highest scorer on the team last year at 12.1 points per game. He was also one of the Golden Flashes' best defensive rebounders.
Sherman, a shooting guard who is transitioning to the point with the graduation of senior point guards Al Fisher and Jordan Mincy, is no stranger to injury after sitting out all of last season while recovering from microfracture knee surgery.
There are other upper classmen to cover for Singletary, but Sherman's injury leaves freshman Randal Holt from Cleveland's Glenville High School as the only scholarship point guard on the roster. Redshirt freshman Cam Joyce, from nearby St. Vincent-St. Mary is also on the team as a walk-on.
''These injuries kind of stunt the growth of what we're trying to do offensively,'' Ford said. ''They are the two main guys we were running our offense through.
''The hope now is that somebody emerges and plays well enough to help get us through. When you're dealing with adversity, good teams step up and find someone to fill in, because injuries happen to every team.''
Ford was able to find a silver lining in the tough situation.
''We're lucky this happened now before the season started as opposed to later in the season in the middle of (Mid-American Conference) play. Hopefully, they'll both have enough time to rest and get better and not miss too much time.''
Kent State women
The Flashes' women's team also was picked second in the preseason media poll in the MAC-East, behind perennial power Bowling Green.
Bob Lindsay, who has a 353-204 record in 19 years as KSU head coach, said he prefers to think of the East as having six contenders.
''Just about every team is capable of winning it,'' he said. ''Bowling Green is picked to win it and deservedly so. There are five other teams in the division that could do very, very well also. We got picked second because we get picked second every year.''
The Flashes have four starters back in guards Jamilah Humes (11.4 points per game), Rachel Bennett (10.0) and Stephanie Gibson (6.1) and forward Chenel Harris (8.9).
The lone starter not back is post Anna Kowalska, who led the team in scoring (16.1) and rebounding (8.1).
Stephanie Storm can be reached at sstorm@thebeaconjournal.com. Sports writer Tom Gaffney contributed to this report.
It's a good thing Geno Ford has a good sense of humor.
Otherwise, the second-year Kent State coach might have to be watched closely after another starter on the men's basketball team went down in practice with a serious injury Tuesday.
In addition to losing starting senior Chris Singletary for a couple of weeks to a right high ankle sprain Sunday evening in practice, junior Rodriquez Sherman dislocated his left elbow in a fall during Tuesday's practice, and could be out even longer.
''Chris will be out for a little while, but we're hopeful he'll be back for the season opener,'' said Ford of the team's initial tipoff Nov. 13 against Samford in the first game of the three-day Hispanic College Fund Classic at the M.A.C. Center.
The length of time Sherman is expected to miss depends on the results of X-rays.
''Trainers were able to pop (Sherman's elbow) back in, and he's wearing a sling right now,'' Ford said. ''But we're honestly not expecting him back anytime soon.''
Ford got more interesting news Wednesday when the Golden Flashes were picked to finish second in the MAC East behind the University of Akron in a media poll.
''We have won more championships when we were picked fourth than when we were picked first,'' Ford said. ''Sometimes you can use it as a motivation if the kids rally around it and buy into it.
''That was as high as we were going to be picked because Akron returns as many guys as they do.''
As for Singletary and Sherman, both players will likely miss the team's Nov. 2 exhibition game against Ohio Northern, and possibly the entire preseason slate that is still being finalized.
The temporary loss of the duo will impact the team significantly as Singletary reportedly had been playing with a renewed focus heading into his final year of college ball and Sherman, who gets the offense started, is one of the team's best on-ball defenders.
Singletary, a guard who's built like a power forward at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, was the second highest scorer on the team last year at 12.1 points per game. He was also one of the Golden Flashes' best defensive rebounders.
Sherman, a shooting guard who is transitioning to the point with the graduation of senior point guards Al Fisher and Jordan Mincy, is no stranger to injury after sitting out all of last season while recovering from microfracture knee surgery.
There are other upper classmen to cover for Singletary, but Sherman's injury leaves freshman Randal Holt from Cleveland's Glenville High School as the only scholarship point guard on the roster. Redshirt freshman Cam Joyce, from nearby St. Vincent-St. Mary is also on the team as a walk-on.
''These injuries kind of stunt the growth of what we're trying to do offensively,'' Ford said. ''They are the two main guys we were running our offense through.
''The hope now is that somebody emerges and plays well enough to help get us through. When you're dealing with adversity, good teams step up and find someone to fill in, because injuries happen to every team.''
Ford was able to find a silver lining in the tough situation.
''We're lucky this happened now before the season started as opposed to later in the season in the middle of (Mid-American Conference) play. Hopefully, they'll both have enough time to rest and get better and not miss too much time.''
Kent State women
The Flashes' women's team also was picked second in the preseason media poll in the MAC-East, behind perennial power Bowling Green.
Bob Lindsay, who has a 353-204 record in 19 years as KSU head coach, said he prefers to think of the East as having six contenders.
''Just about every team is capable of winning it,'' he said. ''Bowling Green is picked to win it and deservedly so. There are five other teams in the division that could do very, very well also. We got picked second because we get picked second every year.''
The Flashes have four starters back in guards Jamilah Humes (11.4 points per game), Rachel Bennett (10.0) and Stephanie Gibson (6.1) and forward Chenel Harris (8.9).
The lone starter not back is post Anna Kowalska, who led the team in scoring (16.1) and rebounding (8.1).
Stephanie Storm can be reached at sstorm@thebeaconjournal.com. Sports writer Tom Gaffney contributed to this report.
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Kandi, SL
Posted 03:40 PM, 10/28/2009
Singletary's 6-2 but built like a power forward -- or a boxer, if you will. I hear he's got a heck of a straight right hand to the solarplexus.
Canton, OH
Posted 05:15 PM, 10/28/2009
C'Mon, Geno , NUT IT UP !!!! Injuries are part of the game. . .
cuyahoga falls, oh
Posted 07:11 AM, 10/29/2009
not gonna get too worked up about basketball. we still have an East division football title to win.
Posted 03:05 PM, 10/29/2009
Uhhh, Hey Ski, you might want to remind yourself of that fact when talking about your football team!To Sri Longka, that`s good, very funny. It seems to me that it fits right up there with your football player choking incident several weeks ago. Aaahhhhh! More Zippy fans blasting KSU and showing their idiocy. Jealousy rears its ugly head again with Akron sports.
