The Bearcat offense struggled at times, but we have hope and his name is Dylan Talley.  Talley was obvious the best player on the court for the Bearcats.  He showed off an all-around offense game.  He hit jumpers, he penetrated, he drived, and he even got called for a foul trying to post up a smaller guards.  It was just a DII opponent but there was star potential there.

Binghamton’s rotation is going to be tight but we are not going to be completely devoid of players.  I really liked the lineup of Lukusa, Talley, Camara, Wright, and Sutton.   Lukusa was gritty as usual and did a pretty good job running the point but had too many turnovers.  Camara and Wright looked great in transition and showed some range out to the three-point line.  Sutton did a good job playing defense and rebounding.

I would like to see more out of Taylor Johnston.  He was just  jacking up shots in the first half and got benched for a good portion of the second.  I didn’t like what I saw from Mahamoud Jabbi offensively, but he did grab 7 rebounds and had 2 steals.

I still think this season going be bad, but maybe not too bad.

• SUNY Research Foundation is under federal investigation for fraud.  Ironically, the Research Foundation is bankrolling the Binghamton basketball investigation.
• Yahoo has posted its Binghamton season preview.  Yahoo has our lineup slated at PG Christian Lukusa (not my typo), SG Moussa Camara, SF Greer Wright, PF Pina Guillaume, C Kyrie Sutton.  I never seen these guys before but I think that Taylor Johnson or Dylan Talley gets the start over Guillaume.  Will be interesting to see who picks up the slack after Lukusa and Camara
• Missed this article over the weekend in the Daily News on how Binghamton disgraced itself for money.  I hate how people slander the Event Center in articles like this.  Binghamton was selling out the West Gym.  The only other venue in town is the decrepit Broome County Arena.  In hindsight, I wish the Event Center bigger with the opportunity to add on ice.   That being said, I wouldn’t be surprised if Binghamton led the America East in attendance again this season.