An Interview with Marty Monserez by Bill “CigarBoy” Kintner Marty Monserez is a former Butler basketball player, who is now a sales manager for Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati. His son Michael plays for Butler University and his other son Nick plays for Lehigh University. As you will see, both […]
Columns
Rolando Howell’s Last Shot
The Sixth Man by Doug McKinney Rolando Howell hasn’t exactly had the ideal college basketball career. Both on the court and off the court, Howell along with South Carolina Gamecock fans have been waiting for his breakout year. Coach Dave Odom, the fans, and himself would like to see that […]
The New Big East
The New Big East by Michael Ermitage Like a boxer entering the ring to “Cop Killer,” the new Big East is sauntering into the college basketball landscape with a significant swagger in its step. This is thanks to the addition of five schools to the conference (Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, […]
Recruiting Miss Cleo
Miss Cleo and the Art of Recruiting by Michael Ermitage Miss Cleo has nothing on recruiting experts. As far as scams go, these guys rank up there with lead-pipe locks and interest-free loans. Yet every year, college basketball fans flock to their rankings and rejoice or despair at what they […]
Conversation with Cy Alexander
A Conversation with Cy Alexander by Adam Shandler Last year the Tennessee State basketball program had more issues than a corner newsstand. The Tigers’ 2-25 record, 0-16 in the OVC was nothing to write home about, unless you were writing home to say, “GET ME OUT OF HERE!!!” Even worse […]
Utah Valley State Profile
Welcome to the Club by Brian Hassler If building a team and schedule from scratch wasn’t hard enough for UVSC men’s basketball coach before the beginning of the 2002-03 season, it hasn’t been any easier since Hunsaker has had to repeat that task again in preparation for the 2003-04 season. […]
Pac-10 For Dummies
Pac-10 For Dummies by Joaquin Mesa 2003-2004, a year that holds so much promise for the Pac-10. This is the year that Ben Howland will rise to bring back the boosters to UCLA so that they can tear down the atrocity that is Pauley Pavilion and they can build a […]
Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems – The Best Players You’ve Never Heard Of by Phil Kasiecki Now that we’ve revealed the Hoopville pre-season All-Americans, it’s only fitting that we look at some of the best players no one knows about. Every season, there are players who start to emerge seemingly out of nowhere, […]
Outside Shooter Book Review
Philip Raisor’s Outside Shooter Review by Adam Shandler Not everyone can say they were on the winning side of the most enchanting games in basketball history. And for that matter, not many can say they were on the losing side of those games either. But Phil Raisor can, and those […]
Cincinnati Midnight Madness
Bearcat Madness by Zach Van Hart After a year hiatus, Midnight Madness returned to Cincinnati Friday. There were autograph signings, prizes thrown into the crowd, performances by the cheerleaders and an introduction to the dance team. But what the fans came to see was the men’s team. In fact, quite […]
