Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Streak and Juan snapped Luckily very few fortnights passed before Jimmy Patsos is able to earn his first victory as a head coach of the Loyola Greyhounds as his Hound’s defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles 97-89. The win clotted an already bleeding […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 22nd Cardinals Win in Spite of Setbacks: Despite two injured forwards and an ineffective starter, Louisville pounded IUPUI 80-60. Good shooting and a breakout game for freshman forward Juan Palacios helped the Cardinals win without Otis George or Ellis Myles. Myles was scratched from […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 21st Majerus Sorry, USC Searching…Knight Interested?: Rick Majerus apologized to Southern California athletic director Mike Garrett for changing his mind after accepting the Trojans’ head coaching job last week. Majerus, who at the press conference announcing his hiring indicated that his health was not […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 20th A Star is Back: Sophomore Sean Banks has been reinstated by the Memphis Tigers and will return to action tonight when the Tigers take on Louisiana Tech. He was suspended Dec. 14 for violating multiple team rules. He missed several practices and Saturday’s […]
West Coast Conference Preview
West Coast Conference 2004-05 Season Preview by Bob Thurman For the last seven seasons, the West Coast Conference has become Gonzaga and the Seven Dwarfs. The Zags have dominated this conference and have become a national power, which has provided the WCC plenty of deserved publicity. However, Gonzaga’s success has […]
MAC Notebook
Mid-American Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Ryan Lyle Commings The change in weather and the sighting of face paint can mean only one thing: it’s time for college basketball. Last week, the MAC’s basketball programs opened their programs for their 2004-2005 seasons. The first two weeks has whet the appetites […]
Atlantic Sun Notebook
Atlantic Sun Conference Notebook by Darren Lowry UCF dominates early The Atlantic Sun Conference got some national exposure in the early part of the 2004-2005 season with a number of their teams playing in national tournaments and against some big-name teams, but for the most part, they have been less […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Missouri Valley gaining strength As only one team carries a losing record, the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) boasts a No. 5 ranking in the latest RPI. Through Nov. 28, Southern Illinois led all MVC teams with its No. 11 rank, followed by Drake […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap Beating the Big Boys Teams from conferences such as the ACC and Big East generally give Big South teams fits during the non-conference portion of the season. It is not uncommon to see Big South schools come home from games against the big […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (6-0 overall, 1-0 Horizon League) The Panthers are off to a hot start. The preseason favorites are certainly proving why they were worthy of that selection as they have jumped out to their best start since 1992-93 when they started 8-0. […]
