Southern Conference Notebook by Jonathan Gonzalez After three consecutive close-but-no-cigar losses to Massachusetts, Seton Hall and Princeton, the Davidson Wildcats have run off six straight conference victories and are sitting pretty atop the Southern Conference’s Southern Division. Leading the charge for the Wildcats (11-7, 7-0) is Brendan Winters. The junior […]
Conference Notes
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap Halfcourt Heroics Saturday night proved to be an exciting night in Radford, Virginia as the Highlanders hosted High Point. After making a baseline jumper with about ten seconds remaining in overtime to put his team up by one, Radford junior guard Whit Holcomb-Faye […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 23rd The First Time Is Always the Hardest: Villanova rode hot three-point shooting and a big day from Allan Ray and Curtis Sumpter to an 83-62 rout of Kansas, handing the Jayhawks their first loss of the season. Ray scored 20 of his 27 […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 22nd Player Dies on Court: There is some sad news to pass along in college hoops. Eastern Connecticut guard Antwoine Key died Thursday night after collapsing during the opening minutes of a game at Worcester State, officials said. Police and emergency personnel used defibrillators […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Crowded at the top, but not for long Rider, Marist, and Fairfield look different than this writer’s Fairfield, Niagara, Manhattan prediction, but nevertheless there is plenty of drama. This next week will break up the trio when Marist and Fairfield battle for […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Bluejays still fly high Creighton was in danger of falling to 2-4 in MVC play for the first time in Head Coach Dana Altman’s stint there, but two rallies against Northern Iowa stopped that. The Bluejays trailed 28-17 in the first half, but […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Hurricane Force Miami and Virginia Tech officially joined the ACC quietly in the night this past summer – an ironically subtle conclusion to an often-controversial expansion process. No one disputes that ACC officials initiated the power play to gain financial and competitive advantages […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 21st Illini Keep It Going: Luther Head continued his hot streak with 25 points, as Illinois continued to roll with a hard-fought 73-68 overtime victory over Iowa in Champaign. Greg Brunner’s runner in the lane with 3.8 seconds left in regulation knotted the score […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Coppenrath Reaches Milestone Vermont senior forward Taylor Coppenrath, who leads the nation in scoring, surpassed 2,000 career points on Wednesday against Stony Brook. Coppenrath became the second player in school history and ninth in the conference’s history to surpass 2,000 career points. He scored […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Banks gone Sean Banks’ season is over. After starting slow this season and being suspended for one game for a poor attitude, Memphis announced on Sunday that Banks is academically ineligible for the remainder of the season. But head coach John Calipari sounded […]
