The Austin Index by Dean Austin Lots of upsets the past couple of weeks as has been the trend throughout the season. Connecticut finally beat a team of consequence in Oklahoma only to fall subsequently to North Carolina. The good news for the Tar Heels is that they enter the […]
Columns
Cincinnati-Louisville and Technology
Bearcats, Cardinals and Technology, oh my! by Zach Van Hart LOUISVILLE – I traveled from Cincinnati to Louisville Wednesday night expecting a great game between two of the top six teams in the nation. Instead I got a blowout and a different battle that was intense – me versus technology. […]
Crunch Time
Crunch Time: Breaking Down the Game’s Final Minutes by Jim Woods If you are sitting at your computer and you watched a game this past week go down to the last possession, raise your hand. Well, I hope you are not sitting by yourself at the computer with your hand […]
Interview with Sebastian Telfair
Insight into Sebastian Telfair by Keith Irizarry When you talk about a point guard, you desire confidence, leadership, pizzazz (especially if you are from New York City), and you want him to be well respected by his peers and coaches. When you discus great point guards, you want a guy […]
Assistants on the Way Up
“March Madness” of a Different Kind by Jim Woods Hop On-Board the Coaching Carousel Friday, December 19th St. John’s University parted ways with Head Coach Mike Jarvis in the first ever in-season firing of a Big East head coach. Many, including myself, were shocked and appalled that a coach could […]
Top Recruiting Classes Part 2
Top Early Recruiting Classes, No. 6-10 by Keith Irizarry Last week I broke down the Top 5 recruiting classes for 2004 and there are some amazing players headed into college next season. This week I will round out my top 10 and list some of the big names that have […]
Green Bay-Milwaukee War for First
Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Wisconsin-Green Bay: A First-Place War by Nick Dettmann GREEN BAY – It was one of the most anticipated match-ups of the season. Not only was it for in-state bragging rights for the next three weeks, but it was for first place in the competitive and tight Horizon League. […]
Bruce Weber
Live from Chicago – Illinois head coach Bruce Weber by Alan Rubenstein Preceding Illinois’ third Chicago-area appearance of the season with an excursion to Evanston to face Northwestern, Niketown Chicago featured a pep rally with a talk by Illini Head Coach Bruce Weber. A few hundred fans turned out to […]
TCU’s Corey Santee
TCU’s Hard-Working Corey Santee by Zach Van Hart He looks like Mekhi Phifer, except not as big. His shot looks like Steve Logan’s, except not as pretty. His job is to lead his team; however his team is not very good. Who is this possible unfortunate soul? Corey Santee, junior […]
Battle of the Sexes
Battle of the Sexes by Nicholas Lozito I belong on the basketball court as much as Dick Vitale belongs in a preschool’s napping room. I’ve stared sheepishly into the eyes of teammates after my man scored eighteen points in a game of 21. I’ve stood flat-footed at the 3-point line […]
