Next in Line? by Lon Samuelson When one thinks of New York City point guards, thoughts of Mark Jackson, Kenny Anderson, and Stephon Marbury are just a few that come to mind. But Smoosh? Just north of Manhattan at the Rose Hill Gymnasium on the Fordham campus is where one […]
Columns
On This December 7th
Thoughts on this December 7th by Andrew Flynn Today marks the 60th anniversary of the “date that will live in infamy” – the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Sadly, while the date has lost some of the stature of other days of remembrance in recent years (this year’s most notable […]
Best Backcourts in the Country
Best in the Nation? I think not . . . by Bill Thayer All summer, we were bombarded with propaganda from other sites and preseason magazines. I finally lost it. I couldn’t deal with reading one more story about how good Chris Duhon had become. I didn’t want to hear […]
West Coast Preview
2001-02 West Coast Conference Preview by Don Weinstein The West Coast Conference has Long been known as the conference of tournament sweetheart teams. Who can forget the 1990 Loyola Marymount team sans Hank Gathers, the various Pepperdine teams and the recent Gonzaga crews zigzagging deep into the tournament? Some perceptions […]
Mid-Continent Preview
2001-02 Mid-Continent Conference Preview by Mark McGrath The Mid-Continent Conference is at a crossroads. They lost the strong presence of Youngstown State (jumped to the Horizon League), and the viability of the conference has been questioned. But there are some bright spots, especially in Valparaiso, Indiana, where the Crusaders hope […]
Atlantic Coast Preview
2001-02 ACC Conference Preview by Bill Thayer I’m watching too much television recently, this ticker thing is starting to bug me … Williams back, Devils team to beat … Terrapins return to prominance, can they knock off Duke? … New Skip in Wake … Doom and gloom in Chapel Hill […]
Big West Preview
2001-02 Big West Conference Preview by Don Weinstein Apparently the West is just that . . . Big. There’s abundant collegiate talent from the Mountain time zone to the Pacific, and the Big West plays 120 of those players. While the Pac-10 is the picture of tradition and stability, the […]
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
Quotebook: ACC – Big Ten Challenge In conjunction with our three-part feature on the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, here are the notable quotes from the two-day tournament. Wake Forest vs. Minnesota “I feel like Tom Hanks on that island. I was starting to draw faces on the basketballs on the sideline. […]
Welcome to Hoopville!
Welcome to the Grand Opening of Hoopville! by Andrew Flynn – Managing Editor Hoopville.net (“The ‘Ville”) is an enterprise born to provide the average college hoops fan commentary and analysis of the sport they enjoy. For the die-hard college hoops fan, we offer in-depth analysis and keen insights into the […]
Big Sky Preview
2001-02 Big Sky Conference Preview by Chad Muszynski So here I sit, mere hours from my deadline. I’ve been hacking up a kaleidoscope of colors for the past 36 hours and my editor is breathing down my neck for a Big Sky Conference preview. I’ll keep this brief, I’m not […]
