Month: January 2003

Patriot League Notebook

Patriot League Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Holy Cross Looks Unbeatable Holy Cross ran its winning streak to six games this past week with an 86-43 thrashing of Colgate and a 76-70 win at Lafayette. The Crusaders are at or near the top in the Patriot League in many statistical categories, […]

Conference-USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart National showcase Louisville and East Carolina each had a chance to show the nation a thing or two Thursday when the two played each other at ECU’s dreaded Minges Coliseum live on ESPN2. The Cardinals were trying to show the country they deserve […]

Mid-American Conference Notebook

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble Bowling Green maintained its half-game lead in the West Division over Central Michigan by defeating Akron 74-60 Saturday, while Kent State took control of the East Division with a 71-58 decision over Marshall. Falcons falter on road Bowling Green could have a full one […]

Big West Notebook

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Hood Dons the Cape in UCI’s Thriller over Utah State Jerry Green did it to them last year in Logan and guard Mike Hood did it to them this year in Irvine. With just 10 seconds left from the game being sent into […]

Big East Notebook

Big East Notebook by Kevin Reilly Literally Lights out for the Hall A power failure couldn’t prevent the recently resurgent Seton Hall Pirates from lighting up the Miami Hurricanes this past Saturday. Coach Louie Orr’s crew shot an amazing 71% from behind the arc despite the game being stopped for […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Preseason means nothing In the world of mid-major basketball, the preseason means nothing. Very rarely does a mid-major team, especially in the Big Sky Conference, get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament based on the teams they played in November and December. So, […]

Fantasy Centers

Fantasy Centers: Combo Players are the Best by Rick Young Center is the position you have to have to win it all. Well not anymore! The player you want in today’s game can do more than dunk and shoot from the limited two – foot range of past centers. Today’s […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Monday, January 20th, 2003 by Andrew Flynn Today’s dish is really a buffet of news and notes. Hopefully more upscale than some hotels idea of a complimentary “Continental” breakfast, but not quite the deluxe made-to-order omelet station you see at some swanky places, either. What is […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 19th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki My colleague, Brian Strong, spoke of how big the rivalry between the last two national champions has become in yesterday’s Morning Dish. With the outcome of yesterday’s game between No. 1 Duke and No. 16 Maryland, the game took […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 18th, 2003 by Brian Strong Journalism teaches you to be objective, but I despise Duke. No amount of professors and their rah-rah-rah for “just the facts” could allow me to hide the truth on this point. Loved the Devils from age seven to age […]