A Conversation with Marist head coach Matt Brady by Adam Shandler In a quote on the Marist College basketball website St. Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli states, “[Matt Brady] has proven himself as a recruiter, and more importantly, as a teacher of the game of basketball.” Marist will get a […]
Month: September 2004
Big East Recap
Big East Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Jim Woods This past season in America’s deepest conference was great one. Beyond just Connecticut capturing their 2nd National Championship in 5 years, this season was filled with great individual performances, surprise teams, great coaching jobs, and breakout stars. At a time when […]
SEC Recap
SEC 2003-04 Season Recap by Thomas Beisner Mississippi State and Kentucky were in a two way battle for SEC supremacy throughout the season. After a last second victory in Starkville, it looked like UK had the upper hand. In the end, Mississippi State was a game better and claimed the […]
Colonial Recap
Colonial Athletic Association 2003-04 Season Recap by Jesse Ullmann Heading into the final week of play Colonial teams were tied for first, third, fifth and ninth place emphasizing one of the most balanced years in CAA history. VCU finished with the best mark at 14-4 in conference play, 20-7 overall. […]
Mid-American Recap
Mid-American Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Matthew Moll MAC run by Six The Mid-American Conference had six teams with double digit conference wins (Kent State, Miami, Buffalo, Western Michigan, Toledo, and Ball State) three of which had 20 win seasons (Western Michigan, Kent State, Toledo), placing the MAC, once again, […]
Southland Recap
Southland Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Zach Ewing After a regular season that finished with three teams tied atop the standings and another just a game behind, it came as no surprise that parity ruled the Southland Conference Tournament. The top four teams all survived the first day of quarterfinals, […]
NEC Recap
Northeast Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Keith Burdette Coming into the season, the conference race looked wide open. I said in the conference preview that any one of five teams could take the title. The Monmouth Hawks were one of those teams and, thanks in large part to the conference’s […]
Radford on the Move?
Radford on the Move? by Doug McKinney In his last year as President of Radford University, Dr. Douglas Covington is trying to make one last big move before he leaves office. However, that one move could affect RU athletics for years to come while he’ll be long gone and the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, September 23rd Still the Prince of Kentucky: Former Kentucky Wildcat and current Detroit Piston Tayshaun Prince has been honored by the school’s board of trustees, which approved a resolution of congratulations. That’s a fancy, bureaucratic way of saying: “Thanks for representing Kentucky so well.” Prince […]
Conference USA Season Recap
Conference USA 2003-04 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart In a word, last year was a classic one for C-USA. The conference achieved something that had never happened before in the history of Division I college basketball – a five-way tie for first place. Cincinnati, Charlotte, DePaul, UAB and Memphis […]