Author: Hoopville Staff

Atlantic Sun Notebook

Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook by Kristy Shonka Down The Stretch They Come The stage is already set for the Atlantic Sun Tournament heading into the final week of the regular season. Now all that’s left to determine is the dancing order. Belmont (11-4 A-Sun), Samford (9-6), Jacksonville State (8-6) and […]

Atlantic 10 Notebook

Atlantic Ten Notebook by David Francis The Atlantic 10 Conference this year is reminiscent of that old Clint Eastwood movie, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Not the greatest movie ever made, but still pretty darn entertaining. After sending only one team to the NCAA tournament last year for […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 23rd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki It was a day mid-major fans awaited for a while, but the top story involves a recent national champion from the Big East. Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun had prostate surgery on February 6, and was expected to be […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 22nd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The day many mid-major fans have awaited has now arrived. Bracket Buster Saturday is upon us, with nine matchups on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNPlus. Unfortunately, the day has lost some of its luster, as this doesn’t appear to be […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Friday, February 21, 2003 by Jon Gonzalez By the time it was all said and done, there were fans streamed across the hardwood at Pauley Pavilion and UCLA players with grins the size of watermelon slices. The scene in Westwood Thursday night was reminiscent of past […]

Patriot Notebook

Patriot Notebook by Harry Adams Crusaders Demonstrate League Dominance Patrick Whearty scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds along with Jave Meade scoring 18 points and dishing out seven assists as Holy Cross defeated Lafayette 73-65 Saturday. The Crusaders (19-4, 9-1 PL) are now two games ahead of Lehigh and […]

Atlantic Sun Notebook

Atlantic Sun Notebook by Kristy Shonka Knights, Bears Control Their Destiny The University of Central Florida stumbled Thursday against Jacksonville, but with Mercer’s help, the Golden Knights (18-8 overall, 10-3 A-Sun) and the Bears (17-5, 10-2) control their fates heading into the final two weeks of the season. In a […]

SWAC Notebook

Southwestern Athletic Notebook by Kendrick Marshall It was put up or shut up time in the SWAC conference this week as there were big games that would determine who would be a step closer to entering the conference tournament, or who will be one step away from watching the whole […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 16th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The day after Valentine’s Day was not one filled with love for Top 25 teams on the road. Six teams were upset victims on the road, including three in the Big East. (One could debate the use of ‘upset’ […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 15th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Friday nights usually belong to the little guys in college basketball, as most teams from the major conferences are busy preparing for games on Saturday, the busiest day of the week. With that in mind, we turn our attention […]