WAC Notebook The Skinny The WAC has created quite a stir this season as both Hawaii and Tulsa reached the 20-win plateau (each is at 20-4, 11-2 in conference play) last week. Tied for third in wins are Fresno State and Louisiana Tech with 15 apiece, though Tech has three […]
Author: Hoopville Staff
MEAC Notebook
MEAC Notebook Pirates To MEAC Foes: Walk The Plank! Hampton’s coming out party came last March when they became only the fourth No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed as they stunned Iowa State 58-57 in Boise during last year’s NCAA Tournament. Riding high off of that “one […]
She’s Got Game
She’s Got Game by Tracy Granzyk She’s Got Game To give our Hoopville Fans a true representation of college hoops, it’s only fair to include coverage of the women’s game. With attendance numbers growing across the nation, competition levels rising consistently and the tournament drawing near, interest in women’s NCAA […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Notebook The General Last year Texas Tech finished a dismal 9-19 and tied for last in the league at 3-13. However, last season may go down as the conclusion of the BTG (Before The General) era in Lubbock. Could anyone have ever envisioned that Bobby Knight would have […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Notebook At Last!! Sure it took two coaches and 17 games but the LIU Blackbirds finally got into the win column this weekend with an 80-64 decision over St. Francis. For interim coach Ron Brown it will take much more than one win to shed the interim title for […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook The Skinny The Big East has surprised more than its share of fans this season, including the outcome of the Georgetown/Syracuse game. After seven tries against ranked opponents so far this season, Mike Sweetney was finally able to lead his team to a victory, scoring a game-high […]
Mid-American Notebook
Brian Seymour has approached the podium, and is about to announce his MAC halfwaypoint award winners. Mid-American Notebook OK, it’s time for some midseason awards. Without further ado… Player of the Year: This is an incredibly tight race and the truth is that any one of three or four players […]
WAC Notebook
WAC Notebook The Skinny The WAC no longer has an undefeated tenant in the league house following Hawaii’s loss on January 19th. Ironically, the Rainbow Warriors lost to the only other team in the league that had not yet won a divisional contest, San Jose State. Hawaii has since rebounded […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic 10 Notebook Midterm reports for the new guys As we pass the midpoint of the college baskeball season, now is a good time to grade the performances of the seven new coaches in the A10: Xavier – Thad Motta: A Having one of the premier power forwards in the […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook The Cat(amounts) Meow When people think of basketball up in Burlington, Vermont, names like Eddie Benton and Tony Ociarri come to mind. Well neither of those Catamount alums has anything to do with them having the top record in the America East at 14-4 (7-1 in conference). […]
