Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2008-09 Preview by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. Few will argue that Coppin State’s unlikely run to the MEAC championship was the one of the biggest stories in the conference last season. Perhaps playing a grueling out-of-conference schedule against powerhouse opponents like Ohio State and Missouri provided the […]
Conference Notes
Horizon Preview
Horizon League 2008-09 Preview by Nick Dettmann Two Horizon League teams solidified their respective coaching situations this offseason. The first came in April when the Detroit Titans hired Ray McCallum to take over the program. McCallum replaces Perry Watson, who retired from the post in March, but took a leave […]
Colonial Preview
Colonial Athletic Association 2008-09 Preview by Jay Pearlman CAA fans tighten your belts: with all due respect to Michael Litos’ Cinderella 2005-06, you just may be in for the ride of your lives! When we last convened in this space, we looked back at a balanced, competitive, but slightly down […]
Atlantic 10 Preview
Atlantic 10 Conference 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki Last season was perhaps one of what could have been for the Atlantic 10. The season started with tremendous promise in non-conference play, as conference teams scored a number of great wins. As January began, there was much discussion that the conference […]
ACC Preview
Atlantic Coast Conference 2008-09 Preview by Michael Protos Entering the 2008-09 season, the biggest story is the North Carolina Tar Heels’ potential to dominate the entire country, from the opening game Nov. 15 against Penn to someone at Ford Field and the Final Four in April. The Tar Heels return […]
D-I Independents Preview
D-I Independents 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The landscape among Division I independents has been changing constantly, and that’s no different as the 2008-09 season approaches. With conference affiliation the easiest route to having an opportunity to reach the NCAA Tournament, independent schools have plenty of incentive to find a […]
Mid-American Preview
Mid-American Conference 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki In the Mid-American Conference, multiple bids to the NCAA Tournament remain elusive. Last season, Kent State looked to have the resume to get an at-large bid, but the Golden Flashes won the conference tournament and were the only team to advance. The conference […]
West Cost Preview
West Coast Conference 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The 2007-08 season was a historic one for the West Coast Conference, as three teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in its 56-year history. On nine other occasions, two teams from the conference received bids, four of them […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Zach Smart Stephenson Considering SJU, Rumors Are Rumors Basketball is our city’s game. So how come, for the better of a decade, has there been a search warrant out for top-profile players at St. John’s University? In the heart of a traditional basketball breeding ground, […]
MAAC Recap
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2007-08 Season Recap by Matthew Moll How the MAAC interrupted your Office Pool Everyone likes cheering for the little guy and the MAAC is a conference filled with little guy-esque schools. This season the Siena Saints embodied the role of David slaying two of the NCAA’s […]
