The Morning Dish – Friday, November 7th A-12 Expanding: As expected, the Atlantic 10 Conference made a play to add their 13th and 14th teams yesterday, by inviting Charlotte and Saint Louis to join up for the 2005-06 seson. Charlotte planned a Monday press conference to announce their decision, while […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 6th More Shuffling: The dust hasn’t settled after Conference Shuffle Tuesday, as now the Mountain West is officially eyeing expansion, though no timetable has been set. Probable expansion candidates include TCU, whose football team remained undefeated last night against Louisville, as well as WAC […]
SEC Conference Preview
SEC Conference Preview by Phil Kasiecki Last season, the story of the Southeastern Conference was the Kentucky Wildcats, as the storied program did not lose a single game in the conference in 2002-03. The Wildcats were the team to beat entering the NCAA Tournament, not even cutting down the nets […]
Horizon League Preview
Horizon League Offseason News Update by Nick Dettmann Thanks to the magical run to the Sweet 16 by the Butler Bulldogs and UW-Milwaukee’s near upset of Notre Dame in last season’s NCAA tournament, the Horizon League is now more powerful and competitive as ever. With three very prominent programs excelling […]
Big Sky Conference Preview
Big Sky Conference Preview by Nicholas Lozito Dear Jermaine Boyette, No offense, but thanks for getting the hell out of the Big Sky Conference. Your dominance has sickened me over the years. The conference is better off without you, as its newfound parity will make the other seven universities very […]
America East Conference Preview
America East Conference Preview by Adam Reich The excitement level of America East basketball is on the rise. The conference placed two teams in the postseason a year ago and this season welcomes Maryland-Baltimore County to the mix. Two former conference Players of the Year are back, three teams are […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 5th It’s Official: Let the dominoes fall. The Big East made it official yesterday by announcing that five Conference USA teams will be jumping to swell the Big East ranks to 16 teams for the 2005-06 season. Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, and South Florida […]
SWAC Conference Preview
Southwestern Athletic Conference Preview by Joaquin Mesa Since moving from California and the luxury of watching Pac-10 basketball, I’ve gotten a chance to enjoy the Big Green at Dartmouth. Though they are not part of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, I mention it because I’ve played pick-up ball with the women’s […]
Pac-10 Conference Preview
Pac-10 Conference Preview by Scott Allen Some of the best playmakers in the Pac-10 of the past few years are gone, but there’s no shortage of talent ready to make the jump from menacing puppies to top dogs this season. Luke Ridnour, Jason Gardner, Luke Walton, Jason Kapono and Joe […]
Metro Atlantic Conference Preview
Metro Atlantic Preview by Todd Keryc The more things change, the more they stay the same. The 2002-03 MAAC season was the story of Luis Flores and the Manhattan Jaspers. The 2003-04 season could be similar thanks to the return of Flores, the senior guard who transferred from Rutgers in […]
