Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos As families finish turkey leftovers from Thanksgiving, the ACC’s 12 teams prepare for the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. If it’s the week after Thanskgiving, it’s time for one conference to claim supremacy early in the season. Despite the made-for-TV thrill of two conferences […]
Conference Notes
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The Big Ten enjoyed familiar non-conference success last week, preying mostly on out-matched opponents just happy to be playing on a major conference court. The conference posted an overall record of 20-5, and no team had a losing record for the week. Illinois […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Gregg Lavoie Player of the week: Though Loyola Marymount’s Brandon Worthy struggled against an athletic Mississippi State team, he led the Lions to a big two-point victory over New Mexico State later in the week. The senior guard averaged 19.5 points over the two games. […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Early season surprises Through Nov. 18, the Valley fought to a 14-8 non-conference record – slightly lower than what the quickly rising mid-major conference has been used to seeing the past two seasons. Wichita State has cruised to a 3-0 mark and is […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Gregg Lavoie Player of the week: After sitting out last season due to transfer rules, San Francisco’s Antonio Kellogg proved he still has some game left. The sophomore guard led the Dons to a season-opening 87-73 win over Sonoma State. Kellogg finished the game with […]
Southern Notebook
Southern Conference Notebook by Tyler Annett Star Power The outstanding play of the returning stars of the Southern Conference led the way in these week’s games as well as new players arriving on the scene to give the league some fresh faces. Kyle Hines of UNC-Greensboro, a potential player of […]
Big Sky Preview
Big Sky Conference 2006-07 Preview by Nick Dettmann Two things happened in the Big Sky Conference last season that made the 2005-06 season one to remember. One was that Eastern Washington’s Rodney Stuckey became the first freshman to ever win the conference player of the year award. Stuckey averaged 24.2 […]
Big Ten Preview
Big Ten Conference 2006-07 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Every year, it seems, the pundits label the Big Ten as “down.” Midwesterners (and the dozens of Penn State fans) are used to hearing it around the first freeze of the year. But every year, five or six teams get dance invitations, […]
Southern Conference Preview
Southern Conference 2006-07 Preview by Tyler Annett The Southern Conference is preparing to once again be as competitive and exciting a conference as it has always been. There were three coaching changes made and numerous strong players have left in league, which then in turn means its time for some […]
MAAC Preview
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2006-07 Preview by Matthew Moll Thirty years of experience has exited the MAAC since the end of last season. Canisius, Fairfield, Manhattan and St. Peter’s are starting anew on the coaching end while veteran players hope to adjust to new systems as new players are introduced […]
