Northeast Conference Preview by Keith Burdette Departure was the consistent theme of the Northeast Conference this offseason. Wagner, the conference’s lone NCAA tournament team, was hit hardest losing coach of the year Derek Whittenburg to Fordham and player of the year Jermaine Hall to graduation. Mount St. Mary’s is the […]
Month: November 2003
Southern Conference Preview
Southern Conference Preview by Robby Trail After a conference tournament last season that featured neither number one seeded team making it to the championship game, the Southern Conference returns this year with many of the usual suspects picked to do well in the conference. The biggest development of the off-season […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 7th A-12 Expanding: As expected, the Atlantic 10 Conference made a play to add their 13th and 14th teams yesterday, by inviting Charlotte and Saint Louis to join up for the 2005-06 seson. Charlotte planned a Monday press conference to announce their decision, while […]
The Bigger East
The Bigger East by Adam Shandler I just saw this commercial for a razor with four blades, which one-ups its competitors with only three blades. How soon before we’re shoving our faces into a John Deere wood chipper for the closest possible shave? This brings me, in a roundabout way, […]
Interview with Marty Monserez
An Interview with Marty Monserez by Bill “CigarBoy” Kintner Marty Monserez is a former Butler basketball player, who is now a sales manager for Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati. His son Michael plays for Butler University and his other son Nick plays for Lehigh University. As you will see, both […]
America East Conference Preview
America East Conference Preview by Adam Reich The excitement level of America East basketball is on the rise. The conference placed two teams in the postseason a year ago and this season welcomes Maryland-Baltimore County to the mix. Two former conference Players of the Year are back, three teams are […]
Big Sky Conference Preview
Big Sky Conference Preview by Nicholas Lozito Dear Jermaine Boyette, No offense, but thanks for getting the hell out of the Big Sky Conference. Your dominance has sickened me over the years. The conference is better off without you, as its newfound parity will make the other seven universities very […]
Horizon League Preview
Horizon League Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Thanks to the magical run to the Sweet 16 by the Butler Bulldogs and UW-Milwaukee’s near upset of Notre Dame in last season’s NCAA tournament, the Horizon League is now more powerful and competitive as ever. With three very prominent programs excelling […]
SEC Conference Preview
SEC Conference Preview by Phil Kasiecki Last season, the story of the Southeastern Conference was the Kentucky Wildcats, as the storied program did not lose a single game in the conference in 2002-03. The Wildcats were the team to beat entering the NCAA Tournament, not even cutting down the nets […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 6th More Shuffling: The dust hasn’t settled after Conference Shuffle Tuesday, as now the Mountain West is officially eyeing expansion, though no timetable has been set. Probable expansion candidates include TCU, whose football team remained undefeated last night against Louisville, as well as WAC […]
