Missouri Valley Conference 2004-05 Recap by Neal Heston Most everyone thought the Missouri Valley Conference’s (MVC) success last season – two teams going to the NCAA Tournament and another two in the NIT – couldn’t be topped in the 2004-05 campaign. Well, topped it was, as three teams went dancing […]
Conference Notes
Northeast Recap
Northeast Conference 2004-05 Recap by Ray Floriani A common theme all season in the Northeast Conference was unpredictability. The conference coaches did agree that Monmouth was the favorite, but there was a unanimous feeling that anything could, and probably would, happen. Monmouth won the regular season title, but did not […]
America East Recap
America East 2004-05 Season Recap by Phil Kasiecki The America East Conference had one of its better seasons in 2004-05, though the conference looked a little top-heavy in the final standings. Two games separated first from third place, then five games separated third from fourth. The end result was three […]
ACC Recap
Atlantic Coast Conference 2004-05 Season Recap by Michael Protos The Champ Is Here For the third time in five years, the national champion resides in the ACC. North Carolina joined Duke and Maryland as the conference’s most recent national champions from the conference by virtue of the Tar Heels’ 75-70 […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, May 12th Nicholls State on Probation: NCAA officials placed Nicholls State on probation for four years following revelations that an academic adviser and assistant football coach completed schoolwork for several athletes, including two basketball players. The offenders remained nameless, but the report cited three former […]
Patriot League Recap
Patriot League 2004-05 Season Recap by Steve Sheridan Another incredible Patriot League season is in the books, and it certainly gave fans all they could possibly hope for. There were surprises (Holy Cross, Colgate), disappointments (Army), and a lot of shuffling in the standings as the league season progressed. But […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, May 11th Romar Hires Former Husky Star: Washington coach Lorenzo Romar hired Paul Fortier to be an assistant coach. Fortier comes to Washington after working at Cornell as an assistant for the past two seasons. He is one of Washington’s all-time leading scorers, playing four […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, May 10th Four More Years for Boeheim: Syracuse officials rewarded the continued excellence of coach Jim Boeheim by extending his contract by four years. Boeheim had only two years remaining on the contract before the extension. In 29 years as a coach, Boeheim has a […]
Mountain West Recap
Mountain West Conference 2004-05 Recap by John Eisel 2005 was the year of the Utah Utes in the Mountain West Conference. After Alex Smith led the football Utes to an undefeated season, a blow out win in a BCS bowl and a No. 4 ranking at the end of the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, May 9th Southern Miss Not Part of In-State Rivalries: Southern Miss coach Larry Eustachy tried and failed to add Mississippi and Mississippi State to the Golden Eagles’ schedule for next season. Eustachy said he sent a proposal that would have allowed Southern Miss to visit […]
