Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Well, it wasn’t the five-way tie witnessed last season, but it was a great regular season in Conference USA. The Louisville Cardinals finally made it through February without collapsing and earned their first ever C-USA regular season championship. Along with the Cards, Cincinnati […]
Author: Zach Van Hart
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Rivalries end, ending Half of C-USA is ecstatic about what changes next season present, because those universities are moving to more talented basketball leagues. But even the likes of Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville and others understand the sad part of the move: the ending […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Banks gone Sean Banks’ season is over. After starting slow this season and being suspended for one game for a poor attitude, Memphis announced on Sunday that Banks is academically ineligible for the remainder of the season. But head coach John Calipari sounded […]
Wish For an All ACC Channel
Zach’s Wish List, Part I by Zach Van Hart This is the first of many wishes in college basketball I will share throughout the season. None will happen, but a boy can dream right? This week’s wish: An All-ACC station (and that I have it) Beauty: The quality that gives […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Houston’s upset special It didn’t take long for head coach Tom Penders to make a difference at Houston. The Cougars beat a ranked team for the first time in eight seasons with a win against No. 16 Louisville, 70-67. Andre Owens scored 27, […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart New and old stepping up We all know the likes of Louisville’s Francisco Garcia and Marquette’s Travis Diener are going to star nearly every game. We knew it before the season started. However, several players we have known for the past few seasons […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Top teams missing top guns Injures have already left an effect on C-USA’s best teams so far this season. Each of the conference’s top four preseason teams have suffered some kind of injury (or the occasional suspension). We’ll start with Louisville, which may […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Looks can be deceiving Marquette is 9-0. Cincinnati is 6-0. South Florida has a winning record. While these all may seem like shocking developments, (really, South Florida has a winning record?!?), a closer look will shed light on why. It’s called a weak […]
Sun Belt Preview
Sun Belt Conference Season Preview by Zach Van Hart The entire Sun Belt Conference rejoiced during the 2003-04 season as Western Kentucky, who had dominated during the first few seasons of the millennium, finally returned back to earth. With the fall of the Hilltoppers to a fifth-place finish and quarterfinal […]
Cincinnati is Number One
Cincinnati can’t displace Tobacco Road by Zach Van Hart Recently, The Sporting News announced their annual ranking of the best college basketball cities in the nation, and, in their infinite wisdom, the brain trust at TSN proclaimed Cincinnati the “Best of College Basketball” for 2004. With the University of Cincinnati […]
