Month: November 2003

Season Tip-Off

Are You Excited Yet? by Phil Kasiecki College basketball fans, it’s that time of the year again. Midnight Madness has come and gone as teams have begun preparing for the 2002-03 college basketball season. The Road to the Final Four leads to San Antonio this time around, and it is […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 13th It Starts Tonight: The 2003-04 college basketball season officially tips off tonight with the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Madison Square Garden. The event, which is sponsored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, has raised almost $2.5 million for the American Cancer […]

NBDL Draft

The 2003 NBDL Draft by Jed Tai On November, 6, 2003, the NBDL – the NBA’s official developmental league – had its third annual draft. Held by conference call and broadcast via RealAudio on the internet, the league’s six teams took turns stocking up their rosters by picking players through […]

Interview with Colorado State’s Dale Layer

An Interview with Colorado State’s Dale Layer by Bill “CigarBoy” Kintner In his third year at Colorado State, Dale Layer has a 46-45 record and 19-14 last year with a surprise NCAA appearance. The Rams were playing great ball toward the end of last year beating UNLV in the Mountain […]

Atlantic Sun Conference Preview

Atlantic Sun Conference Preview by Ashley Burns For the fourth straight year the Panthers of Georgia State are predicted to clean up in the A-Sun Conference. Troy State is expected to finish close behind GSU, however the Trojans will likely not repeat their dynamic performance in last season’s A-Sun tournament. […]

Big Ten Conference Preview

Big Ten Conference Preview by Alan Rubenstein The best thing about freshman is that they become sophomores is what the late Al McGuire used to say. The national spotlight will shine brightly on the Big Ten this winter if that is true. Three of the media’s five all conference players […]

D-1 Independents Preview

D-1 Independents Preview by Brian Hassler It isn’t easy being an Independent. Playing without membership in a conference, and without any big-name recognition, the seven D-1 Independents have managed to piece together solid schedules. Add to that the diamonds in the rough that many of the coaches have found, and […]

West Coast Conference Preview

West Coast Conference Preview by Andria Wenzel All-WCC first team G – Blake Stepp, Sr., Gonzaga G – Alex Acker, So., Pepperdine G – Brandon Worthy, Fr., Loyola Marymount F – Ronny Turiaf, Jr., Gonzaga F – Cory Violette, Sr., Gonzaga Player of the Year G – Blake Stepp, Sr., […]

Colgate Offers Scholarships

Colgate Goes with Scholarships by Steve Sheridan October 18 was a very important day in the history of Colgate University athletics. The Colgate University Board of Trustees approved a measure that would grant athletic scholarships to Raider student-athletes for the first time in the school’s history. This decision culminated a […]

Big 12 Preview

Big 12 Conference Preview by Mitch Schneider After enduring an off-season full of accusations, complications and migrations, not many may remember the fact that the Big 12 conference had two participants in last year’s Final Four. Clearly, the Big 12 was top dog last season, and even though Syracuse and […]