The Morning Dish – Saturday, May 31st: Hoopville has an early tee time, so it’s the all-bullet point issue of the Morning Dish, lightning-round style. Enjoy! • Tubby Smith has decided to stay put at Kentucky, especially after signing a $20+ million contract last month. He had been identified by […]
Month: May 2003
Missouri Valley Conference 2002-03 Season Recap
Missouri Valley Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Mitch Schneider One season removed from first round victories in the 2002 NCAA Tournament, Southern Illinois and Creighton once again dominated the MVC landscape, earning dance cards for the second straight season. Unfortunately, those cards warranted only one spin for both the Salukis […]
D-1 Independent 2002-03 Season Recap
D-1 Independents 2002-03 Season Recap by Stephen Murphy The 2002-03 season was like most other independent basketball seasons – unawardful. No conference tournament to write about, no post season glamour. The NCAA does not keep official statistics for Independent teams, so while we’re paying attention, and giving tribute, most Athletic […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, May 29th: First a hearty welcome back to Army Reservist Stephen Murphy, who has been active in the War on Terror overseas since February. Stephen returns with a great D-I Indpendent Recap. Welcome back, Stephen! It’s Official: Michigan State made it official. As you’ll recall […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, May 28th: Big-Time Hoops: Well they’re at it again. Michigan State, who 19 months ago brought us college hockey under the stars in a football stadium, now wants to have a Spartan basketball game in the new Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. […]
Off the Front Rim
Off the Front Rim by Dean Austin find myself fascinated by the story of Jayson Blair, the disgraced former New York Times scribe who resigned after allegedly filing false reports. Tom Goldstein in an article well worth reading in the San Francisco Chronicle opinioned, “No breach of faith in modern […]
West Coast 2002-03 Season Recap
West Coast Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Jimmy Spencer The 2002-03 West Coast Conference season was highlighted yet again by another amazing run by the Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-9 overall, 12-2 in WCC). The Bulldogs, led by 2002-03 WCC Player of The Year, junior guard Blake Stepp, took No. 1-seeded Arizona […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, May 27th: We’re back, and hope everyone had a good holiday extended three-day avoid-work o’rama. Back to business. Trojans Jump to the Sun Belt: The theme of May seems to be schools jumping conferences, and today’s no different. Friday Troy State announced that they have […]
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The Morning Dish – Friday, May 23rd: Ping Pong Ball Show: The NBA Draft Lottery Selection Show Extravaganza was last night, and it looks like Cleveland go their man, er opportunity to get their man in June. Cleveland gets the first pick, followed by Detroit (passed on by Memphis in […]
NBA Draft Lottery
Follow the Bouncing Ball by Zach Van Hart There is nothing like the NBA Draft Lottery. Thirteen executives, coaches or players sitting around, hoping their little ball pops up first so their team can select the best college, or high school, or foreign player out there. Forget the playoffs, this […]
