BURN THE HORSE
UALR’s first opponent Tennessee-Martin gets its season
started on Friday with an exhibition game against Illinois College.
Tennessee-Martin was picked to finish last in the Ohio
Valley Conference’s West Division during a preseason poll. They were picked behind Murray State,
Southeast Missouri, Austin Peay, SIU-Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois. The
Skyhawks do return four starters from last year’s team, but none were selected
to the preseason All-Ohio Valley team.
Junior Mike Liabo certainly had good enough numbers to merit
selection, averaging 15.2 points per game last season.
The Illinois College game is being played at 11 a.m. and
billed as one of those children’s games like the Arkansas Travelers play each
year.
One thing Illinois College won’t be able to do is prepare
for the height UALR has the potential to utilize. The tallest players on the
Blueboys’ roster are only listed at 6-6. If Tennessee-Martin, which has four
players at 6-7 and another at 6-8, isn’t able to dominate the paint it will be
telling.
Also keep an eye on the Skyhawks’ Little Rock contingent.
Senior Jeremy Washington and sophomore Myles Taylor (both 6-7) are from Little
Rock Hall.
Hear what Tennessee-Martin Coach Jason James had to say at Ohio Valley Conference Media Day:
