Pitt-Johnstown’s 95-73 win over Bloomsburg in men’s basketball on Saturday night at the Sports Center put a damper on former Mountain Cats assistant coach John Sanow’s homecoming.
Sanow, a Windber native who starred for the Ramblers basketball team, is in his third season leading the Huskies.
“He was with me for four years,” UPJ coach Bob Rukavina said. “I actually learned a lot from him as a coach. He really knows his stuff and it’s just a matter of time until he gets it turned around at Bloomsburg.”
Sanow said he hopes someday soon his Huskies will resemble the Mountains Cats on the court.
“My time here at UPJ was great,” Sanow said. “I learned a lot from Coach Rukavina, and now we’re trying to put our program together to mirror what Pitt-Johnstown has done.”
Sanow has 19 years of coaching experience with previous stops at the University of Vermont, a Division I program, and at Division II Gannon University. Sanow also was an assistant for 11 years at Division I St. Francis University.
He was a vital part in the Red Flash winning the Northeast Conference (NEC) title in 1991, earning St. Francis a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
During Sanow’s initial season (2006-07) at Bloomsburg, which participate in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, the Huskies reached double-digit wins for the first time in six years.
Sanow is the 21st coach in Bloomsburg’s 107 seasons of men’s basketball.
Sanow began his college basketball career at Clarion before transferring to IUP.
He graduated from IUP in 1987. While starring at IUP, Sanow was named to the PSAC All-Conference First Team in 1986 and led the Indians in scoring that season.
“I’m just very proud to be from this area,” Sanow said. “I had a lot of fun playing ball in the Johnstown area and close to home at IUP, and coaching here at UPJ and at St. Francis. It’s always fun to come back.”
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College basketball in brief
A closer look at Thursday night's men's and women's college basketball games:
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Penn State men absorb fifth straight loss
Penn State refused to be routed the first time No. 11 Michigan State had a chance to pull away for an easy victory.
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South Florida rebounds with win over Pitt
South Florida’s Hugh Robertson combined a perfect night offensively with a stellar defensive performance that helped the Bulls rebound from their worst-ever Big East loss.
Robertson had a season-high 18 points and helped USF
(14-10, 7-4) hold Pittsburgh star Ashton Gibbs to a season-low four points in a 63-51 victory over the Panthers on Wednesday night. Augustus Gilchrist added 10 points for the Bulls, who lost by 30 points at Georgetown last weekend. - Local sports in brief 2-9-2012
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Michigan board gives go-ahead on Winter Classic
The University of Michigan Board of Regents on Wednesday authorized athletic director Dave Brandon to seek a contract with the NHL that would allow the league to hold next year’s Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium.
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Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers dominate Seton Hill
Pat Pecora picked up his NCAA Division II record 498th career victory on Tuesday night, but just like almost every other one, he saw some things that his Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team could improve upon.
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Happy Valley readies itself for a new brand of football under Bill O’Brien
White placards with a set of rules were affixed to the glass doors of the players’ entrance at the Penn State football building about the time Bill O’Brien agreed to become the school’s next football coach.
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Panthers win fourth consecutive game
Pittsburgh senior Ashton Gibbs is a happy man now that his backcourt mate, junior Tray Woodall, is back and healthy in the starting lineup. He’s almost as happy as Woodall, who recovered from a groin/abdominal strain to turn in one of his best performances of the season.
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Panthers looking to extend winning streak
Even as the losses piled up, Pitt’s men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon said his players never abandoned hope. That can be tough in the face of an eight-game losing streak stretching from December into January.
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Nittany Lions drop 4th in a row
Bryce Cartwright has been in and out of Iowa’s starting lineup all season. Now the senior looks like he’s there to stay.
Cartwright, bothered with concussion-like symptoms earlier this season, scored 17 points to lead the Hawkeyes to a 77-64 victory over Penn State on Saturday. - More College Headlines
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