The Morning Dish – Monday, January 31st Huskies Back in First: Behind 23 points from Nate Robinson, Washington defeated Arizona State 79-70 in Tempe. The win moved the Huskies back into a first-place tie with Arizona in the Pac Ten. UW forced 21 Sun Devil turnovers and held Ike Diogu […]
Month: January 2005
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 30th Illini Keep Winning: On a day when the school celebrated 100 years of basketball, Illinois rode a fast start to an 89-66 blowout of visiting Minnesota. Over 300 former players and coaches watched the Illini (21-0, 7-0 Big Ten) open the game with […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 29th All It Takes Is a Few Wins: Minnesota coach Dan Monson was all but fired entering this season. His tenure at Minnesota had seen a lot of losing and a lot of turmoil in his short stint there. But this season, Monson has […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference 2003-04 Recap by John Eisel Mountain West Conference Power Poll 1. Utah (17-3, 5-0) 2. Air Force (12-7, 3-1) 3. San Diego State (9-8, 3-1) 4. UNLV (9-7, 2-2) 5. Wyoming (10-8, 2-3) 6. New Mexico (14-5, 1-3) 7. Colorado State (9-9, 1-4) 8. BYU (7-13, 1-4) […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Michael Protos Mirror, mirror or Crystal Ball, which conference is best among them all? The answer, my friend, is clear: The Big East is best with eight NCAA Tournament-worthy teams. Yes, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke and Georgia Tech are a more formidable foursome than […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Digging Deep As January comes to a close, the college basketball season approaches the two-thirds mark of the regular season. Some teams are streaking toward the tournament; others are limping toward the off-season. Players and coaches have a right to become weary when […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 28th Arizona Takes Command of Pac Ten: In Tucson, No. 11 Arizona overcame a ten-point first-half deficit and rode a 38-of-40 team effort from the foul line to capture round one of its first place showdown with No. 10 Washington 91-82. Channing Frye scored […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 27th Dukies Downed in Durham: Well now there are only two. Previously undefeated and No. 2-ranked Duke lost last night to Maryland 75-66. The Terrapins used a crushing second-half defense to stay with the Blue Devils, allowing only two points in the final four […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Thomas and Krauser Nominated Senior guard Chris Thomas of Notre Dame and Pittsburgh’s Carl Krauser have each been nominated as finalists for the Bob Cousy College Point Guard of the Year Award. Thomas, who was nominated last year for the award, is currently […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Midterm This writer thinks he’s so smart. But you can judge now by comparing my preseason picks compared to how everything stacks up midway through the conference slate. Be kind; there’s still a month left! Preseason Picks Through Jan. 24 Wichita State Wichita […]
