A Special Thanksgiving Note by Andrew Flynn Hoopville Managing Editor Greetings, everyone. While everyone is recovering from Thanksgiving and the effects of Tryptophan, I thought I’d pass along a letter of thanks we received recently that really touches home, especially in this time of giving thanks. It’s in regards […]
Month: November 2002
Giving Thanks
Giving Thanks by Bill Thayer It’s late November which means its time for turkey, stuffing, potatoes … yes, it’s Thanksgiving. So, here’s a list of thanks from a college basketball fan: Thanks for the Preseason NIT, which has given us such gems as Henry Domercant’s first round effort against Boise […]
Patriot Leauge Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Matt DaSilva American University A Cinderella 2001-2002 season saw the Eagles take a new conference by storm when they seized the regular season Patriot League title in its inaugural campaign. The unlikely turn of events drew attention across the country. Two games into a fresh 2002-2003 […]
Portland work paying off
Hard Work Paying Off by Jed Tai Not many have faith in the Portland Pilots. After finishing with a 6-24 record last season, the Pilots are picked to finish last in the West Coast Conference by most national media members and basketball publications. But that doesn’t faze Portland head coach […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Nanooks deny Weber State tournament title Jermaine Boyette was on top of his game at the BP Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, AK. The Weber State guard averaged 19.3 points over three games, as the Wildcats (2-1) won their first two games […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly With the season openers behind us I decided to take a close look at some Big East rosters and come up with a few players worth your watching this winter. None of them are mentioned for preseason honors but all of them should emerge […]
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 28, 2002
by Brian Seymour Well, that didn’t take too long. North Carolina announced its return to national prominence with an impressive win over the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks, 67-56, in a semifinal of the Preseason NIT in New York. UNC freshman Rashad McCants scored 25 points and a mixture of tough […]
Kansas-UNC Preseason NIT
Gettin’ Juiced for the Big Apple’s Big Throwdown by Brian Strong In the realm of basketball cliché, the University of North Carolina is being faced with the “statement game” of all “statement games” in one of tonight’s Preseason NIT Semifinals. In essence, the country has seen the kids play, but […]
Alaska Fairbanks
Forget Chaminade, this was Historic by Brian Seymour After one of the greatest performances ever for a Division II college basketball team, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks and the people of Fairbanks are on top of the world — literally and figuratively. The Nanooks became the first Division II team […]
Musings Column
Musings and Myopia by Michael Ermitage Sometimes you just sit back in your recliner after watching another riveting episode of “Fish On,” and you just are overwhelmed by the amount of differing tidbits floating through your head, college basketball and otherwise. Ok, maybe this is just me, but every month, […]
