Mountain West Notebook by Brad Best The Mountain West Conference men’s basketball is off to a solid start in early non-conference play, with a combined record of 36-10. Going into Saturday, five teams were undefeated, but that got trimmed to two teams as BYU, San Diego State and Air Force […]
Conference Notes
Horizon Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Detroit senior guard Brandon Cotton has left the Titans’ basketball team, coach Perry Watson announced Nov. 16. “Brandon remains in school and he is on schedule to graduate in December,” Watson said in a statement released by the university. “We wish him well in […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Jay Pearlman Just over a week has gone by since the earlier-than-ever start of this college basketball season, and the CAA has started non-conference play a healthy 15-11. George Mason has defeated three mid-majors at home: Vermont, Cleveland State and Dayton. Drexel has also beaten […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Zach Smart Working Overtime, Bobcats Get First W It was around the mid-way mark of the second half when it hit Quinnipiac: capturing the first victory of the 2007-2008 campaign would entail a little less of DeMario Anderson, and a little more of their backcourt and […]
Atlantic 10 Preview
Atlantic 10 Conference 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Atlantic 10 has had its ups and downs ever since it seemed on the verge of competing with the BCS conference back in the mid-1990s. Back then, Temple and UMass ruled the conference and formed a big rivalry, Xavier was a […]
Horizon Preview
Horizon League 2007-08 Preview by Nick Dettmann It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the Horizon League. First, the Horizon League welcomes the Valparaiso Crusaders into the conference this season. The Crusaders come to the league from the Mid-Continent Conference where they won a number of MCC regular […]
MAAC Preview
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2007-08 Preview by Matthew Moll The cyclical nature of amateur sports is painstakingly pronounced in college basketball. This is particularly true in a conference like the MAAC, where small schools, their fans and coaches begrudgingly assume some peak or valley every two to four years. No […]
Patriot League Preview
Patriot League 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki Fresh off its recent excellence, including last season’s solid top-to-bottom showing, the Patriot League hopes to continue its forward surge heading into 2007-08. That’s going to be a tall order, although there should be one very good sign of progress. It starts with […]
Missouri Valley Preview
Missouri Valley Conference 2007-08 Preview by Neal Heston The glass is half full After unprecedented success the last few seasons, the Missouri Valley Conference will rely on a lot of new faces – both on the bench and the court – to continue its nice run. Twenty six players will […]
Southern Preview
Southern Conference 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Southern Conference has been getting its share of national attention this off-season, and it has come largely because of one team that many have high expectations for. It’s safe to say that the prohibitive favorite this season is Bob McKillop’s team at […]
