Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann The season has officially begun. Thank goodness! It has been all too long since the Horizon League season ended with Butler falling to Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. Over the weekend, league favorite Illinois-Chicago took part in the annual Dell […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 19th One Year Anniversary: Today marks the one-year anniversary of our daily Morning Dish feature. 340 dispatches (there were some slow news days this offseason and a few holidays), all starting November 19th, 2002. News that day included North Carolina’s new freshmen Rashad McCants, […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 18th Huskies Bark Louder Than Bulldogs: But not by much. UConn, No. 1 in the Hoopville Top 25, had to overcome a 31-28 halftime deficit, but defeated in-state rival Yale, 70-60 in Round 1 of the Preseason NIT. Preseason All-America Emeka Okafor led Connecticut […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Minnesota will be the first Big Ten team to take the court when they host Missouri-Kansas City of the Mid-Continent conference Monday night. The Kangaroos return dynamic senior Michael Watson. Watson averaged 25.5 PPG landing him fourth in the nation in 2003. 6-10, 300-pound […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 17th Former Desert General Dies: Former Arizona State coach Ned Wulk died of cancer Saturday night. Wulk led the Sun Devils to 25 years of success, compiling a 406-272 record. In 1961, 1963 and 1975, he led his teams to within one game of […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 14th Coaches vs. Cancer Classic: After an eight month wait, the college basketball season has resumed. Wake Forest’s Taron Downey, just eight days after receiving an emergency appendectomy, scored a career-high 20 points in an 85-76 win over Memphis. Downey was not scheduled to […]
West Coast Conference Preview
West Coast Conference Preview by Andria Wenzel All-WCC first team G – Blake Stepp, Sr., Gonzaga G – Alex Acker, So., Pepperdine G – Brandon Worthy, Fr., Loyola Marymount F – Ronny Turiaf, Jr., Gonzaga F – Cory Violette, Sr., Gonzaga Player of the Year G – Blake Stepp, Sr., […]
D-1 Independents Preview
D-1 Independents Preview by Brian Hassler It isn’t easy being an Independent. Playing without membership in a conference, and without any big-name recognition, the seven D-1 Independents have managed to piece together solid schedules. Add to that the diamonds in the rough that many of the coaches have found, and […]
Big Ten Conference Preview
Big Ten Conference Preview by Alan Rubenstein The best thing about freshman is that they become sophomores is what the late Al McGuire used to say. The national spotlight will shine brightly on the Big Ten this winter if that is true. Three of the media’s five all conference players […]
Atlantic Sun Conference Preview
Atlantic Sun Conference Preview by Ashley Burns For the fourth straight year the Panthers of Georgia State are predicted to clean up in the A-Sun Conference. Troy State is expected to finish close behind GSU, however the Trojans will likely not repeat their dynamic performance in last season’s A-Sun tournament. […]
