By GREG MENGELT NASSAU, Bahamas — Freshman Kooper Jacobi didn’t score Tuesday, but his Toledo teammates didn’t need him to. The Rockets defeated Tulane 68-67 in the semifinal round of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Center in the Bahamas. After Tulane’s Jalen Cook’s layup cut Toledo’s lead to 68-67, […]

By GREG MENGELT NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Former Silver Creek star Kooper Jacobi went scoreless Monday during Toledo’s matchup with Charlotte, but the Rockets improved to 5-1 on the season with a 98-86 triumph in the first game of the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in the Bahamas. Jacobi — a freshman forward — went 0 […]

By GREG MENGELT ROCHESTER, Mich. — Kooper Jacobi and the Toledo Rockets suffered their fist loss of the season, 80-59 at Oakland (Mich.). Oakland (2-1) outscored the Rockets 49-27 in the second half Wednesday at the Athletics Center O’Rena. Jacobi, who helped lead Silver Creek to back-to-back state championships, scored five points and grabbed five […]

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — Freshman Kooper Jacobi scored a career-best eight points and his Toledo Rockets moved to 2-0 on the season with an 81-73 victory over Detroit Mercy on Saturday. Jacobi, who helped lead Silver Creek to two state championships, went 4-for-5 from the field and grabbed five rebounds in 17 minutes […]

By KENZIE WINSTEAD Content Editor SEYMOUR, Ind. — The Silver Creek community enjoyed an impromptu celebration Saturday afternoon — in the middle of the basketball floor at Seymour High School. “I’m speechless when I see the whole town of Sellersburg here,” said Silver Creek coach Brandon Hoffman. “That’s what it’s about. I’m just part of […]

BY KENZIE WINSTEAD Content Editor At Silver Creek, basketball is family. When Silver Creek Brandon Hoffman took over the program in 2010, the Dragons hadn’t won a sectional title in 11 seasons. It took Hoffman and the Dragons three years to win a single game in the sectional tournament. Then the tide turned. In 2014 […]