Adam Klie has home court, but Connor Looney has the hot hand. The two Alaskans are starting guards for their respective college basketball teams competing at the NCAA D2 West Regional, which tipped off today in San Diego, California. Anchorage’s Klie and UC San Diego are the No. 1 seeds and tournament hosts while Palmer’s… Read more »
Whether he’s taking charges, making steals or forcing turnovers, Connor Looney of Palmer is all-in on defense. He can’t help it. That’s the culture at Hawaii Pacific. “We take pride in getting stops and making teams work for their points, then turning those stops into points on the other end,” Looney told me. The senior… Read more »
Palmer’s Connor Looney made sure his last home game at Hawaii Pacific University ended on a high note. He nearly single-handedly led the nationally ranked Sharks to a 76-66 victory over a strong Dixie State team in a battle of Pac West powers on Senior Night in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 6-foot-2 guard registered a team-high… Read more »
Connor Looney of Palmer is the ultimate two-way terror for the Hawaii Pacific University men’s basketball team, and his performance in a 91-79 win over BYU-Hawaii emphasized that point. The 6-foot-2 senior guard scored 17 points and made three 3-pinters and two steals – the 10th time in 20 games this season that he has… Read more »
His 3-point shot was off and he attempted only one free throw, but Connor Looney of Palmer still managed to reach the 20-point plateau. The senior guard used a marvelous 8-for-11 shooting on midrange shots to help him score 13 of his 20 game-high 20 points in a 76-58 victory over Azusa Pacific in Honolulu,… Read more »
If you had to point to the reason the Hawaii Pacific University men’s basketball team is the best defensive team in the Pacific West Conference, it would be guard Connor Looney of Palmer. The senior has been a defensive stalwart all season as the NCAA D2 Sharks enter the Christmas break with an 11-0 record…. Read more »
Like the midday sun, Hawaii Pacific guard Connor Looney of Palmer was relentless as he scorched Alaska’s two college basketball teams in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 6-foot-2 senior put it on his fellow Alaskans with a pair of 20-point-plus performances as the Sharks beat the Seawolves and the Nanooks in NCAA D2 play. “It felt great… Read more »
Palmer’s Connor Looney scored 17 of his career-high 30 points in the first half as Hawaii Pacific beat Chaminade 90-85 in Honolulu. The 6-foot-2 junior guard sank 8-of-12 field goals, including 5-of-7 from deep, as well as 9-of-10 free throws. Looney, of Palmer High fame, sank four free throws inside the final 15 seconds to… Read more »
The remarkable rise of Connor Looney‘s basketball game continues to gain traction at Hawaii Pacific University. The junior guard from Palmer reached double figures for the ninth consecutive game with a game-high 15-point effort in a 73-49 win over the Academy of Art in San Francisco, California. Looney, of Palmer High fame, is averaging a… Read more »
The best high school basketball players in the state were recognized today as the boys and girls Alaska All-State Teams were unveiled for Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. The teams were voted on by members of the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches and tabulated by Alaska Media LLC, which owns and operates weekly newpapers… Read more »
