Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Jeff Smith The regular season came to an end last weekend for the Ohio Valley Conference, and it was a season of firsts. Austin Peay (19-8, 16-0) became the first school to go undefeated in conference play since the 1960-70 season when Western Kentucky went […]
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Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Thomas Hart Conference Play Heads Towards Finish Line Pittsburgh continues to show it is the team to beat in the Big East, putting some distance between itself and the rest of the pack with several big wins. Connecticut is hanging tough despite losses to both Notre […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Notebook by Toni Jainez VCU and Drexel battle for Colonial crown So far this year in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the battle for seeding has been fierce. As of today, eight of ten teams are tied in the standings, including VCU and Drexel at No. 1. After starting […]
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Jeff Smith February 14 means hearts, love and Valentines for most of the free world, but not so this past Saturday night for 6,000 plus fans of the Austin Peay Governors or the Murray State Racers. The two teams met for a regular season showdown […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Thomas Hart Conference Play Heads Towards Finish Line It is hard to believe that teams are into the second week of February already and soon after that will be heading into their conference tournaments and NCAA March Madness. As January drew to a close and February […]
Interview with Mick Cronin
An Interview with Murray State Coach Mick Cronin by Jeff Smith (Ed. note: interview conducted in mid-December, 2003) I was fortunate to catch up with Murray State coach Mick Cronin during a press luncheon the week after the Racers defeated Western Kentucky in a double overtime thriller to move to […]
Big West Notebook
Big West Conference Notebook by Marcus Vanderberg 12 wins and slowly creeping towards the Top 25 Utah State is proving to the Big West that they are head and shoulders above the rest of the teams in the conference. The Aggies are on a remarkable winning streak which is currently […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook by Thomas Hart Conference Play in Full Swing The second week of conference play saw Pittsburgh remain undefeated, Connecticut wield its mighty force, and Syracuse show it is still a team to be reckoned with even without Carmelo Anthony. The Panthers had two tough wins, one over […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic-10 Conference Notebook by Stephen Dahl Hawks Steamrolling Through Competition St. Joseph’s, which is ranked 6th in the Hoopville top 25, could very well be the 2nd Atlantic-10 member to make the Final Four. At 13-0 and 3-0 in the conference, the Hawks could legitimately go undefeated heading into conference […]
Big West Notebook
Big West Conference Notebook by Marcus Vanderberg Missing… the real Long Beach State 49ers Ok, where are the hidden cameras? When did Candid Camera cross over to college basketball? Someone obviously played a prank on UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly this past weekend. The Gauchos, up by 21 in […]
