Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Stephen Murphy “Went to my car to get a crow bar and saw my gun there and I took it. But it had no clip or anything”. – Former Tennessee State head coach Nolan Richardson III Stay Home Nolan!! So much for my theory of […]
Conference Notes
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 16th, 2003 by Brian Seymour Just two weeks after Lefty Driesell announced his retirement, another coaching legend is stepping down. Mount St. Mary’s coach Jim Phelan has never been a household name, even among some college basketball insiders, but few coaches have had a […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 14th, 2003 by Andrew Flynn The new Hoopville Top 25 poll is out (see the link at the right), and there were two newcomers to the group – No. 23 Syracuse, and No. 25 Oklahoma. Nice. Welcome to the club. Congratulations. And nice knowing […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble You’d have to excuse followers of the Mid-American Conference looking at the latest standings for thinking the standings are flipped. Ohio and Ball State were picked to win the East and West divisions, respectively. Today, they stand at 1-2 and 0-3. Meanwhile, Marshall, picked […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin As the first part of the season drew to a close last week, it became apparent that one conference seemed to be slightly better than the rest. Featuring five teams in the Top 25 rankings, the SEC flexed its muscle, as its affiliated schools achieved […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Early Cinderella stories Okay, so maybe week one in conference play is just wrapping up, but is it too early to proclaim two surprises in C-USA this season? Well, the proclaiming will begin anyway. To find these two surprises, one must head south. […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman A New Year, A New Season Ah yes, the New Year is upon us, which means college basketball’s second season is starting. Obviously, what I am referring to is the start of conference play. Most conferences tipped it off this weekend, but since the […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Adam Reich In Boston, the Terriers (8-6, 3-0) jumped out to an early lead and looked as if they were going to blowout the Catamounts (8-7, 3-1). However, trailing 53-35 with just over 8:00 minutes remaining in the game, Vermont started to rally. Fueled by a […]
Southland Notebook
Southland Notebook by Jason Orts Conference Play in Full Effect Southland Conference action is in full swing now, and Stephen F. Austin has raced out to a perfect 5-0 start, including a big win over preseason favorite McNeese State. But the Lumberjacks can not afford to relax, as Sam Houston […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos And Then There Was One… Entering January 12th, two teams in the land of Division I collegiate basketball had successfully turned back each and every opponent. These two teams were on a collision course slated to occur in Cameron Indoor Stadium. No. 1 […]
