Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Well, no team will threaten to run the table in the Pac-10 like Stanford did for most of last season after Arizona and Washington were dealt their first conference losses last weekend. Arizona State and UCLA continue to impress, Stanford got a huge lift […]
Conference Notes
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing Three great games You know it’s time for conference play when one conference has three hotly-contested, down-to-the-wire games in the span of two days like the Big 12 did last weekend. Let’s start with a non-conference tilt between Kansas, one of the country’s […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 12th Wake Forest Cooks the Terrapins: Wake Forest embarrassed Maryland – suddenly not all that difficult a task – 81-66 as the Demon Deacons remained focused despite an impending match up with ACC-heavyweight North Carolina Saturday. The Demon Deacons once again relied on junior […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 11th Orange Down Irish: Syracuse used a 14-0 run late in the second half to erase a six-point deficit in South Bend, Ind., and Jim Boeheim became the first coach with 300 Big East victories as part of the Orange’s 70-61 win. Gerry McNamara […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Milestone weeks The landscape of college basketball has changed in recent years for many reasons. Preps going straight to the pros, coaches’ revolving doors, recruiting violations, transfers, and the emergence of JuCo players have all become storylines that have changed the dynamic […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki The first full week of America East play is in the books. Already, just two teams have emerged without a loss in conference play as Boston University and Vermont both sport 4-0 records. By the end of next week, there will be no more […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 10th Game of the Week: After a 10-0 start, the Kansas Jayhawks hit the road for the first time to face the Kentucky Wildcats in front of the second largest crowd in Rupp Arena’s history. Kansas committed a season-high 21 turnovers, but walk-on Christian […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 9th Tar Heels Stay Hot: North Carolina kept rolling Saturday in its first big ACC Test, routing Maryland 109-75 in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels (13-1, 2-0 ACC), who have now scored over 100 points in three straight games, shot 57 percent from the […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by John Sahly Here’s wishing you and yours a happy and healthy New Year. The Big Ten teams rang in the New Year on various streaks and it was business as usual for the nation’s top team in No. 1 Illinois. Conference play set to begin […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 8th Henson Remains Hospitalized: Just as New Mexico coach Lou Henson was ready to rebound from viral encephalitis and coach his first game of the season, he fell ill with pneumonia. The veteran coach is expected to make a full recovery, but it is […]
