CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Cedarville University graduate Tim Cary will be courtside to live blog Yellow Jacket basketball for the second straight season providing expert analysis beginning with the men's 32nd Annual Cedarville Invitational.
The live blogs are interactive. Readers can follow Tim's commentary as well as share comments, ask questions, and vote in polls.
LIVE COURTSIDE BLOG - YELLOW JACKETS vs. RIO GRANDE
Cary, a 2004 graduate of the University, has extensive experience covering college sports on the Internet and will live blog select Yellow Jacket men's and women's games this season. He has covered college football from the Illinois, Louisville, Ohio State, and Purdue press boxes for Bleacher Report.
Cary's articles have been featured on CBSSports.com & FOXSports.com, linked on ChicagoTribune.com & NYTimes.com, and syndicated to FirstandBigTen.com, among others.
Cary serves as Purdue Football featured columnist and Purdue Basketball featured columnist for Bleacher Report. He covered the 2009 Big Ten men's basketball tournament for B/R and CBSSports.com from Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In addition to his B/R projects, Cary works for STATS, LLC providing live, in-game soccer commentary for MLS matches, live-blogs basketball games for Cedarville University's athletics website, and serves on the Big Ten Network Fan Council.
Tim and his wife, former Lady Jacket basketball player Molly (Earley) Cary, reside in Springfield, Ohio.
READ TIM CARY'S CEDARVILLE INVITATIONAL PREVIEW
The NAIA Division II #15 Yellow Jackets open the home portion of their schedule this weekend with the 32nd Annual Cedarville Invitational. The Jackets welcome in Point Park, Rio Grande, and Trevecca Nazarene for Friday's doubleheader action. In the first game at 6:00 p.m., fellow AMC member Point Park is matched up with NAIA Division I foe Trevecca Nazarene, while Cedarville and Rio will tangle in the 8:00 p.m. nightcap.
The Jackets and RedStorm will be meeting for the second time in 13 days; the previous match-up saw Cedarville set a school scoring record in a lopsided 157-91 triumph. Rio enters this weekend with a 3-2 record, led by senior P.J. Rase's 17.5 ppg. The RedStorm also lean heavily on sophomore forward Bud Teer, who's averaging a double-double on the young season (11.3 points, 11.5 rebounds per game).
After more than 100 meetings between the in-state rivals, the all-time series is knotted at 52 wins apiece. If Cedarville can knock off the visitors for the second time this season, the Jackets will play the Trevecca Nazarene/Point Park winner on Saturday evening.
Trevecca has started the season strong, as they'll enter the weekend with a 4-0 record. The Trojans are outscoring their opponents by more than 30 points a game, led by three double-figure scorers: Matthew Elliott, Michael France, and Jeremy Dixon.
The Pioneers of Point Park are 2-3, but feature a balanced roster with five players averaging at least 12 points a game: T.J. Heatherington leads the way at 16.5 ppg, followed by Josh Trocchio, Devon Alexander, Eric Johnson, and Marcus Robinson.
It should be a great weekend of basketball in the Callan Athletic Center with some quality opponents coming to town, and I look forward to live-blogging both Cedarville games for any of you that can't make it out to see the Jackets in person. I'll provide in-game commentary and analysis from the opening tip to the final whistle, while the interactive format will allow readers to vote in polls, send in questions, and share comments and thoughts as the Yellow Jackets look for another Cedarville Invitational title.
