Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Notebook by Joaquin Mesa The beginning of conference play is now behind us, and I am already longing for the days before the season when I could legitimately say that there was a MEAC team with at least a five hundred record. It seems that MEAC teams […]
Conference Notes
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart The pulse of UAB Three players are averaging double figures for the Blazers – guards Ronell Taylor and Morris Finley and forward Gabe Kennedy. Donell Taylor is not averaging double figures and is only fourth on team in scoring, averaging 9.5 points per […]
Big South Notebook
Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap On Fire The Flames of Liberty University had a tough schedule to open the season, but even then, they were shaky at best heading into their conference slate with a 3-9 record. However, after losing the conference opener at Coastal Carolina on a […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Familiar territory for the birds The departure of its top two scorers from last season hasn’t stopped the Creighton Bluejays from rolling through the first half of the schedule. At 12-0, Creighton is off to its best start since beginning with 16 consecutive […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 12th Huskies Prove They’re Top Dogs: No. 1 Connecticut entered a marquis match up with No. 5 Oklahoma needing to prove they earned the ranking. Many of the top-ranked teams this season have received the No. 1 ranking by default more than by great […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Soaring Falcons It’s not often I get a chance to lead with good news on Air Force‘s basketball team, but they deserve some publicity for their early season success. At 9-2, the Falcons are off to their best start in school history. In addition, […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing Finally, the conference season is underway, and what a start for the Iowa State Cyclones, who are atop the standings in the Big 12. Cyclones take care of business at home Beating two unranked teams at home may not seem like too big […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Reviewing the preview Like other college basketball media outlets a couple of months ago, I did my best to predict the outcome of the upcoming season based on a haphazard formula including number of returning starters, last season’s final performances, coaching changes, recruiting […]
Mike Montgomery
Where’s the Love for Mike Montgomery? by Matt Jones Okay, quick, name the five best college basketball head coaches in America. Now if you are a fan who watches the sport fairly consistently you probably came up with the list: Coach K, Roy Williams, Lute Olson, Tubby Smith and Rick […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 11th Stanford Wins Showdown: Once upon a time, Arizona was the one team Stanford couldn’t seem to beat. Not anymore. On Saturday, the No. 4 Cardinal remained undefeated with an 82-72 win over the No. 6 Wildcats in Tucson, marking their fourth straight win […]