Big West Notebook SLO . . . but in a good way Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s basketball team is living the university’s guiding philosophy of ‘learn by doing’. What the Mustangs have been doing is nothing short of learning to win. At 2-1 in conference, 8-3 overall, this team […]
Author: Hoopville Staff
Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook With the arrival of the New Year, Big East conference play commences. Here’s a look around the Big East at some of the notable and not-so-notable: Boston College Look for super sophomore guard Ryan Sidney to return to form after breaking his jaw in a December practice. […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook Takin’ it to the Bank(s) UNLV’s Marcus Banks was named the MWC’s player of the week for the week ending December 31st. Banks led the Runnin’ Rebels to a pair of victories while averaging 30 points per game, 4 boards, 5 assists, and 3.5 steals last week. […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Notebook Not Quite Rodney Dangerfield, but Close The University of Oregon and the University of Southern California are getting little attention from the pollsters so far. The Ducks are 8-3 with a recent sweep of the Arizona schools. The win over the Wildcats was not your usual home crowd […]
Sun Belt Notebook
Sun Belt Notebook Judgement Day Mark January 24th on your calendar, Sun Belt fans. For this will be the day the world finds out if Arkansas-Little Rock is for real. The Trojans begin the conference schedule at 10-3, the same record as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The main difference in […]
Southeastern Preview
2001-02 SEC Preview by Alex Turell Florida and Kentucky are hands-down the two best teams in the SEC. Unfortunately they both are in the SEC East. Their March 2 date will decide the East championship. Tennessee has a chance to sneak up on one of them if they can split […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Notebook Dynasty in the Making? The Gonzaga Bulldogs have nothing to fear but devastating injury itself. The 22nd nationally ranked team is healthy and hitting on all cylinders. Senior guard Dan Dickau is providing the leadership needed for a national contender with an 18.5 point per game average. […]
WAC Preview
2001-02 WAC Preview by Jason Drucker This conference is totally WAC, literally. After just one season as a nine-team league, the Western Athletic Conference has expanded to ten teams this season, despite the loss of the TCU Horned Frogs. The two newcomers are the Boise State Broncos and the Louisiana […]
Big Ten Preview
2001-02 Big Ten Conference Preview by Mark McGrath It’s been the convenient benchmark in recent history to judge conference strength by the amount of teams invited to the big dance in March. However, here at the ‘Ville, we like to do things a bit differently. Our goal, at least my […]
Mid-Eastern Preview
2001-02 Mid-Eastern Athletic Preview by Adam Levinson The sights and sounds of the 2001 NCAA tournament will of course be remembered by Duke fans for the Blue Devil’s national championship. But if you ask people, many will say the most prolific lasting image is that of Hampton coach Steve Merfield […]
