Big West Conference Recap by Shaan Hassan The conference season started unusually with UCSB playing very poorly and teams such as Cal Poly SLO and Idaho starting well. But when all was said and done, it was the most consistent team in the conference, Utah State, which advanced through to […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Utah State Advances – As Predicted For once I was right. In last week’s column I said Utah State would win the conference title as the third seed, and indeed they did. Everything I predicted would happen did happen to a “T,” with […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan All as Planned in Final Week During the last week of the regular season, few upsets took place which means whatever seeding teams entered the week with, chances are they left with it. UC Santa Barbara (14-4) won both their games last week […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine Neck-and-Neck The top seed for the conference tournament has been up for grabs nearly all season, so it comes as no surprise that with just one week left in the regular season, we have a new first place […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Irvine Takes Advantage of Other’s Pitfalls Just weeks ago, UC Irvine (11-4) was in a rut, placed fourth in the conference and its outlook wasn’t looking too positive. This columnist even said that their winning ways were of the past. What do I […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine Shine in Crucial Week During a week when all four of the top teams played one another, it was UC Santa Barbara (10-3) and UC Irvine (9-4) that shined the brightest. The biggest game of the week came […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Down the Stretch They Go Just weeks ago we were able to guess that Utah State, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine and Pacific were the frontrunners for the conference crown. Now, we can nearly be certain of it. The next closest team to […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan The Rise of Pacific, the Fall of Irvine Anything is possible in the wild, wild west. Examples: Pacific (6-3) has found itself tied for second in the conference with Santa Barbara (6-3), while Irvine (5-4) has lost three games in a row, tying […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Three-Headed Monster Leads the Way Just a few weeks into the conference season, it’s becoming apparent that the same three teams that vied for the conference title last season may do so again this season. Utah State (6-2), UC Irvine (5-2), UC Santa […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Hood Dons the Cape in UCI’s Thriller over Utah State Jerry Green did it to them last year in Logan and guard Mike Hood did it to them this year in Irvine. With just 10 seconds left from the game being sent into […]