Atlantic 10 Rips Martelli After Martelli Rips Officials: The Atlantic 10 rep-rimanded Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli after he made disparaging comments about officials following St. Joe’s loss to Penn State Saturday. Official Mike Sanzere “chose to become involved in the outcome of the game…. We got cheated in the […]
Month: November 2006
Fresno State: Former Fresno State Guard Sandy Dies in Car Accident
Former Fresno State Guard Sandy Dies in Car Accident: Chris Sandy, 27, died in southeastern Finland in a car accident. After leaving Fresno State, he played for the Harlem Globetrotters. He was in Finland playing for Kouvot of Kouvola. [11/27/06]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by Brad Best No matter whom you asked – coaches, players, the media – everyone was saying that the Mountain West Conference would be tougher this season, both in and out of conference. So far, that prediction is proving true, at least in non-conference play. Collectively, […]
Butler Is Back
Butler Returns to Prominence by Phil Kasiecki NEW YORK – For a couple of years, Butler may have faded from the consciousness of the casual college basketball fan. If that was the case, it probably isn’t after Friday night. The Bulldogs’ 79-71 win over Gonzaga – one of the breakthrough […]
NBA Draft 2007 Introduction
NBA 2007 Draft Player Rankings by George Rodecker Welcome to Hoopville’s 2007 NBA Draft preview. For the uninitiated, draft preview work has no off-season. It runs continuously from each draft to the next with stops at AAU tourneys, summer leagues, NBA summer camp, college basketball practices and their season of […]
Florida: Gators’ Luck Runs Out in Vegas
Gators’ Luck Runs Out in Vegas: Kansas knocked off No. 1 Florida 82-80 in the championship of the Las Vegas Invitational — a possible national championship preview. The Jayhawks held off the Gators, whose 17-game winning streak came to an end as Kansas overcame a dogged rally by the defending […]
North Carolina’s Potential
Tar Heels Show Potential and the Growing Needed to Get There by Phil Kasiecki NEW YORK – North Carolina gave a snapshot on Friday of everything about their team. You saw the superb young talent, the size, the quickness on the perimeter. You also saw a team with a penchant […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos As families finish turkey leftovers from Thanksgiving, the ACC’s 12 teams prepare for the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. If it’s the week after Thanskgiving, it’s time for one conference to claim supremacy early in the season. Despite the made-for-TV thrill of two conferences […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the week: Paul Butorac, Eastern Washington Eastern Washington Eagles (1-2 overall) Last week’s results At Las Vegas, Nov. 14: UNLV 82, Eastern Washington 79 At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 18: Eastern Washington 85, Lewis-Clark State 70 This week’s games Nov. 21 vs. […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The Big Ten enjoyed familiar non-conference success last week, preying mostly on out-matched opponents just happy to be playing on a major conference court. The conference posted an overall record of 20-5, and no team had a losing record for the week. Illinois […]
