Conference Notes

Mid-American Conference Notebook

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble Bowling Green maintained its half-game lead in the West Division over Central Michigan by defeating Akron 74-60 Saturday, while Kent State took control of the East Division with a 71-58 decision over Marshall. Falcons falter on road Bowling Green could have a full one […]

Conference-USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart National showcase Louisville and East Carolina each had a chance to show the nation a thing or two Thursday when the two played each other at ECU’s dreaded Minges Coliseum live on ESPN2. The Cardinals were trying to show the country they deserve […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 18th, 2003 by Brian Strong Journalism teaches you to be objective, but I despise Duke. No amount of professors and their rah-rah-rah for “just the facts” could allow me to hide the truth on this point. Loved the Devils from age seven to age […]

Sun Belt Notebook

Sun Belt Notebook by Andria Wenzel Road Trip Proves Profitable Alone at the top of the heap is where the University of Denver Pioneers sit. They are not flashy or record breakers – they don’t sell out their arena every night. But after going on the road to open up […]

Ivy League Notebook

Ivy League Notebook by Jason Haslam Harvard Continues To Get By With Very Little Depth The Crimson have won three straight, including back-to-back wins over Dartmouth, to open up league play (10-5, 2-0). Led by Ivy League Player of the Week, guard Patrick Harvey, the Crimson defeated the Big Green, […]

West Coast Notebook

West Coast Notebook by James Burns Behind Cory Violette’s 15th career double-double, Gonzaga cruised by fellow West Coast Conference preseason favorite Pepperdine, 92-72 at The Kennel. Both teams were picked by the coaches before the season to share the conference’s regular season crown. But with the win, Gonzaga (11-5, 2-0) […]

Atlantic 10 Notebook

Atlantic-10 Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy Double fresh. Double smooth. Double delicious to chew. David West continued his dominance of LaSalle and turned in a stellar double-double performance as the Chalmer-less Musketeers won back-to-back games for the first time since 2002. West racked up eighteen points and fifteen rebounds in […]

WAC Notebook

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey Following a legend There’s no doubt that Jerry Tarkanian is an absolute legend when it comes to college basketball. Lets not be stupid here, but his final years at Fresno St. were anything but legendary, leaving the Bulldogs under investigation for NCAA violations and not […]

Pac-10 Notebook

Pac-10 Notebook by Joaquin Mesa Lavin for President, ’cause he ain’t staying here As Steve Lavin combs his hair back and Jason Kapono sighs, the alumni whisper to each other. Is this the year? Is this the year they finally get what they have been asking for each of the […]

Big 12 Notebook

Big 12 Conference Notebook by Mitch Schneider Three for the road Three Big 12 teams have each the lost the service of a key player within the last few days. On Jan. 12, Missouri coach Quin Snyder announced sophomore forward Najeeb Echols is leaving the team for good. Apparently, Echols […]