Thursday link

By Drew Champlin

Published: July 1, 2009

Here’s the basketball story I wrote about today with Troy selecting an architect. Bear in mind that it’s still in the very early stage, so no designs/plans are in place, but the money’s there and they’re ready to get going.

UALR was the prime school mentioned by Steve Dennis as schools they want to take a trip to. He didn’t mention other schools, but said the trips to other arenas would be a short one. Nearby schools to UALR are Arkansas State and Memphis (which plays in the FedEx Forum downtown), but I think UALR is the facility they really like. Hot Springs, Ark., where the Sun Belt Tournament is held, is also nearby. No idea how their facilities compare.

I’ve got a Q and A with Courtland Fuller coming up Friday. It was supposed to run earlier this week, but I wrote about baseball and basketball gyms instead.

Also later today will be the fourth installment of Look ahead/look back Thursdays, as we look back at the debacle that was Oklahoma State, and look ahead to Arkansas State, a very pivotal game early in the season.