Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Wildcats, Boyette deserve NCAA berth OK, let’s face it. Weber State (18-5 overall, 8-0 in Big Sky Conference) is going to take the conference crown and, barring any major upsets, win the conference tournament. And that’s a good thing. Why? Because the Wildcats are […]
Month: February 2003
Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook by Jason Haslam Brown’s In the “Hunt” For First Place Brown owns an eight game-winning streak, including six league victories, and are off to their best start in league play since 1981. Senior guard Earl Hunt scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half as […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 12th, 2003 by Michael Ermitage I voted for Louisville as the top team in the Hoopville Top 25 poll this week. Why? Why not? The Cardinals are the only team in the nation with just one loss. They routinely clobber weaker teams in Conference […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around New England by Phil Kasiecki A Crushing Defeat, or Another Small Setback For the Eagles? Boston College found a way to win a tight one in Chestnut Hill against St. John’s on Wednesday night, but was in a more hostile setting in Piscataway, New Jersey on Saturday as […]
Prime Time Shootout
Prime Time Shootout Recap by Phil Kasiecki The 2003 Prime Time Shootout was held in Trenton, New Jersey on February 7-9, after games were played in Elizabeth, New Jersey on the first day. It featured some of the nation’s best players and teams, though the focus was clearly on Akron […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Mitch Schneider Making the grade As the Big 12 conference enters the second half of its schedule this week, I thought it’d be fun to evaluate the play of each team thus far. With mid-terms just completed, here’s a quick look at the Big 12 […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Brian Seymour Just in case there was any question who the Horizon “big dog” is, Butler let Illinois-Chicago know. The Bulldogs put a 61-47 whooping on UIC Saturday in the biggest game in the conference to date this season. With a win, UIC could have drawn […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Notebook by Joaquin Mesa Order is being restored in the Pac-10 with the top six teams evening out. This makes sportswriters’ jobs easy when debating the top six teams; basically, we look at the standings and count down using the number of losses as our frame of reference. First, […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Southern Illinois and Creighton continue to Pace Valley Southern Illinois and Creighton concluded 2-0 weeks as the defending Valley Co-Champions again sit atop the Valley with matching 11-1 records. The Salukis’ week was very impressive with road wins at Drake and Southwest Missouri State. […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart From the ashes For most programs around the country, losing three of four games and dropping below .500 in conference play is a bad omen. But these programs are not Memphis, and they do not play in the National Division of Conference USA. […]
