Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Recap by Michael Protos Quarterfinals No. 1 Gardner-Webb 64, No. 8 Troy 62 Despite poor shooting and no support from its bench, No. 1 Gardner-Webb slipped past No. 8 Troy 64-62, overcoming a four-point halftime deficit. Junior center Simon Conn was a beast in the paint, […]
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Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 9th Cinderella Is a Grizzly: With a storybook run through the Mid-Continent Tournament, the Oakland Grizzlies became this year’s Cinderella team with a 61-60 miracle win at Oral Roberts. The 12-18 Grizzlies have one of the worst records of any NCAA Tournament team in […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos ACC Teams at Work Entering this season, the ACC appeared stacked with six, maybe seven, teams worthy of an NCAA Tournament bid. But after the completion of the regular season an astonishingly small number – three – can feel comfortable about receiving an […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball – March 7, 2005 by Michael Protos The regular season is officially over, and we’re approaching full-fledge March madness. But don’t tell that to this past weekend’s underdogs, who got the party started early. This weekend featured an uncharacteristically large number of upsets among top 10 […]
CAA Tournament Recap
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Recap by Michael Protos First Round No. 9 William & Mary 68, No. 8 James Madison 54 No. 9 William & Mary picked up a 68-54 opening round upset victory against No. 8 James Madison in a battle of two teams with less than 10 wins […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Michael Protos As we quickly approach Selection Sunday, the Crystal Ball will be consulted biweekly, starting this coming Monday and culminating with a final entry the morning of Sunday, March 13. This week, top teams maneuver, and I foresee the biggest upset yet in the […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Dissecting Yellow Jackets After a run to the Final Four in last season’s NCAA Tournament, Georgia Tech entered this season with hopes of winning a national championship. But at 16-9 and 7-7 in the ACC, the team’s critics would have fans believe that […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 2nd St. Joe’s President Speaks Out: St. Joseph’s president Timothy Lannon commended Temple coach John Chaney for suspending himself for the Atlantic 10 tournament but expressed disapproval about the lack of action by Temple and A-10 officials. Chaney extended a regular-season ending three-game suspension […]
NCAA Crystal Ball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Michael Protos The field of 65 is becoming a little clearer as February winds down and March Madness approaches. But the seeding of these teams is extraordinarily fluid. The top teams are beating each other up right now. Boston College rejoins the No. 1 seeds […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 24thd Illinois Embarrasses Wildcats: Illinois closed in on an undefeated regular season with a resounding 84-48 stomping of in-state rival Northwestern. The Wildcats haven’t been a legitimate threat to upset the Illini in years, so the rivalry is based solely on proximity. But the […]
