Follow the Bouncing Ball by Zach Van Hart There is nothing like the NBA Draft Lottery. Thirteen executives, coaches or players sitting around, hoping their little ball pops up first so their team can select the best college, or high school, or foreign player out there. Forget the playoffs, this […]
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Ohio Valley 2002-03 Season Recap
Ohio Valley Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart During the regular season, Morehead State and Austin Peay were the cream of the crop, while Tennessee State made the most headlines for their poor antics on and off the court. The final weekend of the season saw the Eagles […]
Conference USA 2002-03 Season Recap
Conference USA 2002-03 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart During the first half of the season, the Louisville Cardinals were not only the story of C-USA, but of the whole country. The Cards won 18 of their first 19 games and climbed to as high as No. 2 in the […]
Ohio Valley Finals
Ohio Valley Conference Finals by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Austin Peay vs. No. 3 Tennessee Tech They say it takes a team to win a championship. Nothing personified this statement more than the Austin Peay Governors Saturday afternoon. All five starters scored in double figures as the Govs won […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Passing the torch Marquette needed a win Saturday to claim the outright C-USA regular season title. Fittingly, they played the team that had won the previous seven titles, Cincinnati. After trailing the entire first half, the Golden Eagles and certain player of the […]
Ohio Valley Semifinals
Ohio Valley Conference Semifinals by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Austin Peay vs. No. 4 Murray State The Governors barely escaped an upset for the second straight game, this time needing an extra five minutes to finish the job. But after two nail bitters, they are exactly where they were […]
Ohio Valley Quarterfinals
Ohio Valley Conference Quarterfinals by Zach Van Hart No. 1 Austin Peay vs. No. 8 Eastern Kentucky Who would have guessed the No. 1 vs. No. 8 game would turn into the thriller of the quarterfinals? Probably not too many, especially the Governors. But when Corey Gipson’s three-pointer with 0.9 […]
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Zach Van Hart The tango for the title It all came down to the regular season finale between Austin Peay and Morehead State to decide the OVC regular season championship and the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. Playing on their home court, the […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Dropping like flies Louisville did lose their third straight game this week, 78-73 to Marquette Thursday, but the loss was the least of their concerns. They not only lost their power forward for the remainder of the season, but their starting center is […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Moving up, moving down, and staying alive Two huge games last week involved three of the leagues’ elite teams. After the week’s transgressions, one team is up, one team is down and one team appeared to save their season. The team involved in […]
