Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing I’m just confused. Last week, I said Kansas was on the way up and Missouri and Iowa State were on the way down. The Jayhawks, Tigers and Cyclones proceeded to prove me dead wrong. One thing I do know for sure: the last […]
Month: February 2004
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Jeremy Speer Western is toppled in overtime Last season, Central Michigan looked as if it would not lose another MAC game before a middle-of-the pack Akron squad stunned the Chippewas in a mid-February upset. In a very similar scenario, Western Michigan’s surprising loss to Marshall snapped […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos A Matter of Respect Quick. Name the best teams in the ACC. Duke – sure, they’re 10-1 in conference play and ranked number one in some polls. North Carolina – well, they’re good, but the Tar Heels are actually tied for fifth in […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Placing Bids With the demise of the Pac-10, it’s interesting to see which western conference will end up with the most NCAA Tournament bids this season. With Stanford and Arizona the only locks, the Pac-10 would need somebody else to win its conference tournament […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap Getting that First Win Charleston Southern has spent the last two weeks flirting with victory but coming up just short time and time again. A last second tip-in by Radford, an overtime miracle shot by High Point, and a second-half comeback and overtime […]
National Prep School Invitational
2004 National Prep School Invitational by Phil Kasiecki The 2004 National Prep School Invitational was held at the University of Rhode Island, featuring several top prep schools. Most are from New England, with a few emerging ones from outside the region being among the more notable participants. The event also […]
Classic Games, Classic Reality TV
The Season’s First Bracket by Matt Jones We have now reached that time in the season where thoughts start to turn to tournament time. You begin checking the internet every 30 minutes to see if there is a new bracket projection or if your team is on or off someone’s […]
Atlantic Sun Notebook
Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Tight at the Top With just about two weeks remaining in the Atlantic Sun conference’s regular season, there are three teams with a legitimate chance of winning the conference title. Central Florida, Troy State and Belmont rest on top of the Atlantic Sun […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Adam Reich Green Mountain Showdown Vermont and Boston University will square off in the Green Mountain State on Sunday with first place in the America East conference up for grabs. The match-up, which is one of the best rivalries in college basketball no one knows about, […]
Interview with Mick Cronin
An Interview with Murray State Coach Mick Cronin by Jeff Smith (Ed. note: interview conducted in mid-December, 2003) I was fortunate to catch up with Murray State coach Mick Cronin during a press luncheon the week after the Racers defeated Western Kentucky in a double overtime thriller to move to […]
