Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine Shine in Crucial Week During a week when all four of the top teams played one another, it was UC Santa Barbara (10-3) and UC Irvine (9-4) that shined the brightest. The biggest game of the week came […]
Month: February 2003
Seton Hall
The Kids in the Hall by Adam Shandler It was the year 2000, NCAA tournament. The Seton Hall Pirates scourged through a bracket with such troublesome foes as Oregon, Temple and Oklahoma State. Tommy Amaker’s first Pirate tournament team surprised the first two opponents before succumbing to the Cowboys in […]
Atlantic Sun Notebook
Atlantic Sun Notebook by Kristy Shonka Knights, Bears Control Their Destiny The University of Central Florida stumbled Thursday against Jacksonville, but with Mercer’s help, the Golden Knights (18-8 overall, 10-3 A-Sun) and the Bears (17-5, 10-2) control their fates heading into the final two weeks of the season. In a […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Leaving ACC Opponents in Their Wake I owe an apology to No. 17 Wake Forest – the team, the fans and coach Skip Prosser. Before the season started, I picked the Demon Deacons to finish eighth in the ACC. As of Sunday, Feb. […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Notebook by Joaquin Mesa Bubbles Anyone? It may be cold, a blizzard wreaking havoc in New York, rain where rain shouldn’t be in Los Angeles, but yet there is still talk of bubbles in the college basketball circuits. Something usually saved for the springtime is already being spoken of […]
Patriot Notebook
Patriot Notebook by Harry Adams Crusaders Demonstrate League Dominance Patrick Whearty scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds along with Jave Meade scoring 18 points and dishing out seven assists as Holy Cross defeated Lafayette 73-65 Saturday. The Crusaders (19-4, 9-1 PL) are now two games ahead of Lehigh and […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Mitch Schneider We’re No. 5! With three weeks remaining in the Big 12 season, the top spot in the conference is still up for grabs. The leading four teams – Kansas (9-1), Texas (9-2), Oklahoma State (8-2) and Oklahoma (8-2) – are separated by just […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Notebook by Matt Amis While three feet of snow cover the eastern seaboard, things are certainly heating up in the Mid-Contintent Conference. Valpo is still comfortable at the top, but Oakland and IUPUI are in a dogfight for second. Sixth straight for Oakland Oakland got there by upending UMKC […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour Don’t underestimate one of the more important races in the Horizon League standings over the season’s final three weeks — the quest for third place. There’s a huge gulf of a difference between finishing in third or fourth place, as the third place team […]
Conference USA
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Losing in St. Louis, mayhem in Milwaukee It’s not easy being the No. 2 team in the land. Louisville found this out the hard way last week, but managed to recover in dramatic fashion. Entering last week the Cardinals were 18-1, the last […]
