Horizon Madness – Midnight at UW-Milwaukee by Nick Dettmann It is a long-standing tradition on college campus all across the United States and has been for the better part of 20 years. The pumped up student section, the school band playing the fight song, the free food and beverages and […]
Conference Notes
North Carolina Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness in Chapel Hill by Michael Protos Tar Heel faithful – your savior has arrived. To welcome Roy Williams as the new coach of North Carolina men’s basketball, more than 21,000 fans flocked to the Dean E. Smith Center on Friday night for North Carolina’s Midnight Madness. Although the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, October 21st Deacon Surgery: Wake Forest sophomore center Chris Ellis broke a bone in his foot Saturday, and will be out of action for the start of the season. Ellis, who broke the fifth metatarsal of his right foot in the first practice of the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, October 20th Montgomery Honored: Stanford head coach Mike Montgomery was named the winner of the 2004 John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. The award is given annually for long-term contributions to the game, and success at one institution. Previous recipients include Coach K, Dean […]
Missouri Valley Offseason Update
Missouri Valley Offseason News Update by Michael Ermitage The major news to hit the Missouri Valley conference during the lengthy off-season was the announcement that all 10 of its member schools will be involved in ESPN’s 2004 Bracket Buster event on Saturday, February 21. The Bracket Buster originated last year […]
Ivy League Offseason Update
Ivy League Offseason News Update by Owen Bochner More Restrictions, Less Restrictions: The annual Ivy Group Council of Presidents meeting in June brought some good news and some bad news to Ancient Eight athletes and teams. The bad news is a tightening of admissions standards for varsity athletes, including placing […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, October 17th The Summit: Over 300 head coaches attended the NABC meeting in Chicago Wednesday, and agreed to establish an ethics code. Coaches also agreed to provide the NCAA with recommendations on stiffer penalties for violations, including a new type of NCAA infraction – the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, October 16th Conference Madness: You can now add Marshall to the conference fray. Thundering Herd Athletic Director Bob Marcum has announced that he has been contacted regarding a possible Conference USA expansion slot. A Tampa paper reported yesterday that Marshall, along with SMU, Rice, Tulsa […]
Big South Offseason News Update
Big South Offseason News Update by Jeremy Dunlap Swap Meet: The biggest off-season news in the Big South occurred on July 1, when VMI officially became a member of the conference and Elon officially left. VMI left the Southern Conference, of which they had been a member since 1925, and […]
Patriot League Offseason News Update
Patriot League Offseason News Update by Steve Sheridan American The Eagles were very excited about their incoming first-year class for the 2003-2004 season, which includes co-State Player of the Year in Virginia Linas Lekavicius and 6-foot 10-inch Brayden Billbe. Lekavicius, a native of Silale, Lithuania, averaged over 25 points and […]
