Ivy League Notebook As A Whole: According to IvyLeagueSports.com, the Ivy men’s basketball teams are on pace to break a record for collective regular season, non-conference wins. As of Friday, December 28, the league had compiled 43 wins and, if all goes well, is on its way to 59 for […]
Month: December 2001
Battle of the Bluegrass
Notes from the Battle of the Bluegrass by Brian Seymour I suppose I should come clean right off the bat and admit I am not a Rick Pitino fan. It flies in the face of journalistic objectivity for me to admit this, but I suppose if you faithful Hoopville readers […]
Metro Atlantic Notebook
Metro Atlantic Notebook Da King a’New Yawk: Manhattan Head Coach Bobby Gonzalez is certainly earning that 2-year contract extension awarded last year. The Jaspers are 9-1 and champions of the recent Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival. After out-dueling Fordham in the first round game, Manhattan bumped Iona 69-58 in an […]
How Big Are You?
How Big Are You? by Bill Thayer “Big players make big plays.” It’s a simple phrase. I don’t know who coined it, I don’t know when it started, but dammit, it’s one of my favorites. While watching the Duke/Kentucky game, something crossed my mind – Jason Williams is ready for […]
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Notebook There has only been one conference game so far this season (Murray State’s blowout of Tennessee State), but after the calendar changes from 2001 to 2002, OVC head-to-head action will heat up. In the first two months of this young season, OVC teams have played almost all […]
Southwestern Preview
2001-02 Southwestern Athletic Conference Preview by David Mosse The non-conference season has been unkind to the SWAC. With two teams still winless, two others with one win, and no team above the .500 mark, it will be interesting to see which teams can turn things around during league play. The […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Notebook Ram Tough – So Far: The Colonial has hosted a few early intra-conference games, and even though we have not reached the thick of conference play, one thing is certainly for sure. Uncertainty. Yes, as I look into my crystal ball (actually a souvenir snow globe of South […]
Southland Preview
2001-02 Southland Conference Preview by David Mosse With the defending champions McNeese State suffering a couple of key losses, this league should be Texas-San Antonio’s to win. The Roadrunners sport virtually the same roster that finished tied for second last season. With four senior starters including high-scoring guard Devin Brown […]
Big South Preview
2001-02 Big South Conference Preview by Jon Gonzalez For 2001-02, the Big South might as well be called the big four because that’s how many teams have a realistic chance of winning the conference. Winthrop, Radford, UNC-Asheville and Coastal Carolina will all butt heads in their quest for Big South […]
ACC Notebook
ACC Notebook What have you done for me lately? With the Seminole football team not playing in the national championship game for the first time in four years, the spotlight in Tallahassee is now shining brightly on the struggling basketball squad. If Florida State is unable to buck the trend […]
