America East Conference Preview by Phil Kasiecki The America East Conference began a new era in the 2001-02 season, as four teams left to join the Colonial Athletic Association, replaced by three schools from the SUNY system: Albany, Stony Brook (relative newcomers to Division I, in just their second season), […]
Conference Notes
Big West Preview
Big West Conference Preview by Shaan Hassan The Big West Conference lost two valuable players in guards from UC Irvine, Jerry Green, and Utah State, Tony Brown, but the departure of those two leaders, along with some resurgence from unproven, young talent only paves the way for what should be […]
Colonial Preview
Colonial Conference Preview by Beth Iskoe After UNC Wilmington’s outstanding NCAA Tournament run in which it shocked No. 4 seed USC 93-89 before falling 76-67 to eventual runner-up Indiana, the CAA has gained the respect it deserves. Because the Seahawks are heavily favored to grab the automatic berth, if George […]
Mountain West Preview
Mountain West Conference Preview by Bob Thurman Once upon a time, not long ago, the eight members of the Mountain West Conference were shackled and chained to a monstrous beast of a conference called the WAC. The rocky marriage came to an end a few years ago and they got […]
Metro Atlantic Recap
Metro Atlantic Recap by Michael DiPiazza At last season’s Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) media day held at Madison Square Garden the talk amongst the crowd was the parity that the conference endured. When the 2001-02 Preseason Coaches Poll was released that early November morning it was Iona who was […]
SoCon Recap
Southern Conference Recap by David Smotherman Since we last danced “the Charleston” A lot has happened since a rainy night in Charleston when the Davidson Wildcats outlasted an upset-minded Furman Paladin squad 62-57 in the finals of the Southern Conference championships. The SoCon placed two teams in post-season tournaments and […]
Big Sky Recap
Big Sky Conference Recap by Nicholas Lozito Post Season Recap The Montana Grizzlies, who finished fifth place in the conference standings last season, ran the table in the Big Sky Tournament, earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Grizzlies knocked off the Big Sky’s No. 1 seed, Montana […]
Next Generation Pac-10 Stars
Pac-10 Generation Next by Nicholas Lozito Each and every college basketball season, the Pac-10 Conference sends at least five teams to the NCAA Tournament and is considered one of the deepest conferences, from top to bottom, in the nation. But due to the loss of All-Americans Casey Jacobsen, Sam Clancy, […]
C-USA Recap
Conference USA Recap by Zach Van Hart What a season in Conference USA during 2001-2002. With two teams in the Top 10 throughout the second half, and the most electrifying freshman in the land, all eyes were on the conference as March came rolling around. The C-USA Tournament had its […]
Big South Recap
Winthrop Connects on 4 in a Row by Doug McKinney When we last left off with Big South Conference basketball, we witnessed Winthrop win a fourth consecutive BSC championship and earning a fourth straight bid to the NCAA tournament. The Eagles also became the first school in NCAA history to […]
