Back in the Hunt by Nick Dettmann CHICAGO – March Madness is quickly approaching as the season flips into February. Thus, creating bigger games and more much needed wins. On Thursday night, the Illinois-Chicago Flames got one of those ‘must wins’ in an 86-82 win over first-place University of Wisconsin […]
Month: February 2004
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Hitting the home stretch The Ohio Valley Conference is quickly approaching the final sprint of the regular season, and the teams are jockeying for the best spot – or any spot – in the OVC tournament. Here’s quick refresher course in the OVC […]
Sun Belt Notebook
Sun Belt Conference Notebook by Zach Van Hart Bench performers Starting is overrated, according to several bench performers throughout the Sun Belt Conference. During the past seven days alone, four players came up huge for their respective teams. Starting with the conference’s frontrunner Louisiana Lafayette, the Cajuns discovered another reliable […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 9th Delayed Reaction: Ohio State freshman guard Nick Dials could miss a month of action because of a stress fracture in his right wrist, which first occurred nearly two weeks ago. Already struggling in the not-exactly-dominant Big Ten, Ohio State becomes even shallower as […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 6th St. John’s players falsely accused: Three St. John’s basketball players have been suspended from the team, just hours after a woman told police she was raped in a hotel by the men she met in a strip club. The school said leading scorer […]
Coaching Lifestyle
The Life of a College Basketball Coach by Jim Woods Garden State Parkway: Montvale, NJ Travel Plaza: Burger King, Nathan’s, Dunkin’ Donuts. Route 91 Exit 21: Middletown, CT: The first Wendy’s you can stop at if you travel the Merritt Parkway to Route 91 to get to Hartford from New […]
Rivalry Week
Rivalry Week is a Sham by Michael Ermitage ESPN’s rivalry week is a crock. It’s as fake as Janet Jackson’s breast – the one we saw anyway. As media-manufactured as any tabloid headline. The clear and simple fact is that this week is deemed “Rivalry Week” by the mega-network because […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen As Ernie Kent and the Oregon Ducks can attest, one half does not a game make. So what should we make of the past five weeks of basketball as the second half of the Pac-10 season kicks off on Thursday? Here’s what we know…and […]
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann It is time to do a little Bracket Busting. It was announced on Monday, the pairings for Bracket Buster Saturday on Feb. 21. Eight teams from the Horizon League are featured among the 46 mid-major that will participate in the ‘last-chance’ game to impress […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nicholas Lozito The Slammies For two years I’ve been waiting to see Sacramento State’s dunking duo of Jameel Pugh and Joel Jones do their thing. And Saturday night against Montana, I finally got my wish. Dunk No. 1: As me and my student-radio broadcast partner […]
