Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki As the month of January starts drawing to a close, play in the Colonial continues to heat up. Entering this weekend’s play, two games separate the top eight teams in the conference, with just a game between the top six. On top of […]
Month: January 2006
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart If the Big East Conference was perhaps looking for one word to define what makes its lineup the best from top to bottom, the word might be “consistent.” Or maybe it would be “resilient.” In any case, the critics […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston On pace for a match: Last season the MVC saw four teams hit the 20-win plateau. Halfway through the conference slate, four are again on track for 20 wins before the league tournament in St. Louis during the first weekend of March. Not […]
Oklahoma: Bookout Injures Wrist
Bookout Injures Wrist: An MRI revealed that Oklahoma senior forward Kevin Bookout has a hairline fracture in his wrist, which he hurt after crashing to the floor against Texas Tech last weekend. Trainers placed a device to protect the wrist during practice that limited his action. Against Baylor tonight, he […]
Utah: Ute Tears ACL Again
Ute Tears ACL Again: Utah junior center Misha Radojevic tore his ACL again while rehabilitating from a tear he suffered in August 2005. Radojevic has not played a minute for the Utes yet, who could use the Belgrade native’s presence in the post. A transfer from Europe, Radojevic averaged 12 […]
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Bucknell and Lehigh Begin League Play Strong With most teams five games into the league schedule, Bucknell and Lehigh have started out very strong. The Bison have built an undefeated league mark by, for the most part, rolling over the opposition, having outscored their […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki It’s Up For Grabs All of sudden, America East is entirely up for grabs, and there’s not much in the way of trends to go with. Two and a half games separate the top six teams. Alone in first place are the Binghamton Bearcats, […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best Gonzaga (15-3 overall, 5-0 WCC) Last week, 2-0 Gonzaga did what good teams do this week: they found a way to take the lead with nine seconds to go in San Diego and hung on for a one-point victory. They looked shaky at […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel 1. San Diego State (10-6, 3-1) (LW: 5) Comment: Yes, I know Air Force beat them, but it was by three on the road. This is a different San Diego State team than at the beginning of the season. Last week’s results: Won […]
St. John’s: Gray Gone in New York
Gray Gone in New York: St. John’s sophomore forward Dexter Gray has decided to complete his college career at another school. He has left the school because of personal reasons, which coach Norm Roberts did not explain in detail. In 15 games, Gray averaged five points and 3.6 rebounds per […]