The IUS men’s basketball team, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, defeated the No. 2 seed, the Brescia University Bearcats, 78-71 to win their third-straight Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Frankfort, Ky.
Ruth Garvey-Nix, vice chancellor of Student Affairs, said there will be no disciplinary actions taken against the six players, even though she said she disagrees with their behavior.
The IUS women’s basketball team defeated the St. Louis College of Pharmacy Eutectics 72-35 on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the first round of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament.
The Student African American Brotherhood is a national organization, consisting of more than 200 chapters on college campuses and high schools in 39 states.
SAAB is not a fraternity — a point they want to make very clear.
Kevin Slaughter, 20-year-old finance sophomore, plays guard for the IUS men’s basketball team, but that’s not all he does.
Even though he said he loves playing basketball, he doesn’t see it in his future after graduation. His goal is to become a stock broker, hopefully in Chicago.
“My father used to live there,” Slaughter said. “I think that’s where I want to live, too.”
The Student Program Council held their “SPC’s Children’s Hour: Magical Fun,” in the Hoosier Room on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m.
The free event showcased magician Rusty Ammerman and offered pizza, juice and water to all in attendance. .
Before the show started, the audience was treated to pizza and juice prepared by the IUS catering service.
Rick Bodiford, communications junior, has come a long way to be a key player on the IUS men’s basketball team.
Bodiford grew up in Atlanta and moved to Louisville when he was a sophomore in high school. He said he met a coach in Georgia who told him how much bigger and more competitive basketball was in Kentucky.
The IUS women’s basketball team defeated the Asbury College Eagles on Saturday, Jan. 23, 77-54 in the Activities Building.
The win pushes the Grenadiers’ record to 14-7 overall and is the fifth in a row for the IUS women, who remain undefeated in conference play, with a 7-0 record in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The IUS men’s basketball team defeated Asbury College 84-55 on Homecoming Day, which was Saturday, Jan. 23. This pushes their record 17-3 overall and 6-0 in Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. The game was played in front of over 1,000 fans, nearly a record for IU Southeast.
Jazzmarr Ferguson, IUS junior guard, doubled the next-highest scorer in the game, finishing with 24 points and he also handed out a game high six assists.
The IUS men’s basketball team defeated Miami Middletown 91-58 on Saturday, Jan. 16.
The win was the seventh straight for the Grenadiers and pushes their overall record to 15-3.
After the loss, the ThunderHawks fell to 9-6 on the season.