The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 28th Pitino may be back in action: Louisville coach Rick Pitino is saying that he’d like to be pacing the sidelines this weekend after previoiusly stating that he was going to take a leave of absence. Pitino has been sufferring from an undisclosed illness […]
Month: January 2004
Early Bracket Projections
The Season’s First Bracket by Matt Jones Well we have now passed the midpoint of the season and are in the homestretch towards glory. Yes we have now reached the time of year where everyone’s attention begins to focus on the upcoming NCAA Tournament and announcers begin to use terms […]
College Quotebook 7
College Quotebook – January 15th – 24th by Nicholas Lozito Alisa Lewis: Long Socks And Big Smiles “Can’t you just see her watching over us? I can see her, sitting on that rim, smiling that smile, swinging her legs and just smiling down on us.” — California women’s basketball coach […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing A howdy to all college basketball and Big 12 fans out there, and an apology for the absence last week. This notebook will cover two weeks, so grab a snack and read up. Tech keeps on raiding The team in the Big 12 […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Neck injury, what next injury? Marquette fans, coaches and players probably feared the worst when Travis Diener went down with a gruesome neck injury during the second half of the Golden Eagles’ 84-76 loss to Charlotte Tuesday. With 13:03 remaining in the game, […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman No Harm, No Foul During his tenure at Utah, Rick Majerus has always been close to his players, even after they have left Salt Lake. However, recently some rumors and allegations have put a minor stain on the Ute basketball program. The latest involved […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle would cite the Big Ten Standings as the model of his perfect league. Just one game separates ten of the 11 teams after two weeks. Next season should be less taxing for Big Ten teams. To ease some […]
Wright State at Butler
Raiders off to best start ever by Nick Dettmann INDIANAPOLIS – During the off-season, Cleveland State and Wright State made coaching changes. In Cleveland, former Michigan State assistant Mike Garland was selected as their new coach. In Dayton, Ohio, another Big Ten assistant, Paul Biancardi was picked as the Raiders’ […]
Gonzaga at Portland
No Upset This Time by Jed Tai You’d never guess it from their relative places in the WCC standings the past few years, but Gonzaga has had a devil of a time with the Portland Pilots. Last season in their two meetings, the Zags beat Portland by only three on […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – January 27th Pitino in Pain: Louisville coach Rick Pitino is tough, but the pain has taken its toll. Pitino will take an indefinite leave of absence to tend to a discomfort that he describes as a “urological related” pain. The Cardinals coach said he first felt […]
