March Predictions from Pre-Season Tournaments by Jed Tai In the early going of each and every basketball season, college basketball fans are treated to some fun, tournament-style action in several pre-season events. Teams often make early impressions in tournaments such as the Pre-Season NIT, Great Alaska Shootout, and Maui Invitational […]

The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 5th, 2002 by Brian Seymour And the Commissioner’s Cup goes to…the ACC!!! The sad truth of the matter is that I didn’t know there WAS such a thing as the Commissioner’s Cup until ESPN belabored the point over and over Wednesday night, but the […]

The Wooden Tradition by Michael Ermitage You have to love early season college basketball. The fouls, the errors, the bad shooting and the sloppy play all highlighted The Wooden Tradition games at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday. In the first game, Duke absolutely dominated UCLA, 84-73. Never has the […]

Recapping the Tip-Off Classic by Phil Kasiecki Friday night, the 24th annual Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic was played at the Springfield Civic Center near the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. It was a snowy night outside, which might have kept some fans away since the crowd had […]

RiverCity Rivalry by Jed Tai Portland State University and the University of Portland might share the name of the Rose City in their titles, but that’s about all they share in common. Portland State is a public school, filled with local commuter students, and is located in the heart of […]

New England State of Mind by Phil Kasiecki Boston College: New Season, Same Results? Boston College fans were surely hoping that the Eagles would be an important year older and have better results than last season’s inconsistent team that barely made the NCAA Tournament. It goes without saying that they […]

Hard Work Paying Off by Jed Tai Not many have faith in the Portland Pilots. After finishing with a 6-24 record last season, the Pilots are picked to finish last in the West Coast Conference by most national media members and basketball publications. But that doesn’t faze Portland head coach […]

Giving Thanks by Bill Thayer It’s late November which means its time for turkey, stuffing, potatoes … yes, it’s Thanksgiving. So, here’s a list of thanks from a college basketball fan: Thanks for the Preseason NIT, which has given us such gems as Henry Domercant’s first round effort against Boise […]

Musings and Myopia by Michael Ermitage Sometimes you just sit back in your recliner after watching another riveting episode of “Fish On,” and you just are overwhelmed by the amount of differing tidbits floating through your head, college basketball and otherwise. Ok, maybe this is just me, but every month, […]