Author: Hoopville Staff

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, October 26th Boo Gone for Halloween: Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan has announced that junior guard Boo Wade has taken an indefinite leave from the Badger basketball program, citing personal reasons. Wade has had some trouble in the past, and was suspended for two games […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, October 20th Price Released from Hospital: UConn freshman point guard A.J. Price, who has been in Hartford Hospital since October 4th for a brain hemorrhage, was released from the hospital yesterday. Price was in critical condition for 10 days in the hospital’s neurological intensive care […]

WAC Season Recap

Western Athletic Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Joaquin Mesa When Kirk Snyder was taken in the draft by the Utah Jazz, everyone who supports the WAC conference jumped in joy. A first-rounder! An actual first-rounder! The WAC Player of the Year was probably just as surprised as most of the […]

USF Midnight Madness

Practice, cross-dressing kick off South Florida basketball season By Mark Lennox – The Oracle TAMPA, Fla. (U-WIRE) — As if homecoming weekend couldn’t get any wilder, the University of South Florida basketball program had to join the mix. The hoops season officially kicked off at the Sun Dome on Friday […]

New Mexico Midnight Madness

UNM basketball teams give fans something to howl about By Riley Bauling – Daily Lobo ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (U-WIRE) — Howls and booms could be heard from within the confines of the Pit on Saturday. The howls hyped up the UNM men’s and women’s basketball teams and the booms showed 6-foot-7 […]

Oklahoma State Midnight Madness

Cowboy basketball begins practices with Bash By Kylee Glover – Daily O’Collegian STILLWATER, Okla. (U-WIRE) — The Oklahoma State Cowboy basketball team kicked off the first day of practice Saturday with their annual Basketball Bash. After last year’s trip to the Final Four, 12,000 fans came out to support the […]

Kentucky Midnight Madness

Live from Lexington – Big Blue Madness by Thomas Beisner The Kentucky Wildcats kicked off their 101st basketball season Friday at midnight in a packed Memorial Coliseum with their appropriately named Big Blue Madness. Ashley Judd and former players Sam Bowie and Larry Conley emceed the festivities but it seemed […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, October 19th Nicholls State Coach Resigns: Nicholls State head coach Ricky Blanton resigned unexpectedly yesterday, a few days after the start of practice for his third season. In a statement through the university, Blanton cited family issues as the reason for his departure. Blanton’s record […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Monday, October 18th UConn’s Price Out of ICU: Connecticut freshman guard A.J. Price was released from Hartford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit ten days after being admitted for a brain hemorrhage. Price, who recently was upgraded from critical to stable condition, was moved to a private room, […]

Indiana Midnight Madness

Ewing Jr. wins slam dunk contest, Tapak captures 3-point crown By Josh Weinfuss Indiana Daily Student BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (U-WIRE) — For nine young men, Friday night was their introduction into the Hoosier mystique. Seven freshmen and two transfers donned the Crimson and Cream for the first time in front of […]