Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Competitive weekend ahead Advancing to the semifinals is a must to even have a view of an NCAA berth. For most teams, reaching the title game would make hearts beat a lot slower come March 11. Two statements can be made with high […]
Conference Notes
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Tournament Beckons With the regular season behind us, it’s on to the conference tournament in Richmond. As noted a couple of weeks ago, the conference basically separates into three tiers of teams, led by the top four of VCU, red-hot Old Dominion, Hofstra […]
Big Sky Tournament Preview
Big Sky Conference Tournament Preview by Nick Dettmann Last year, the top seed for the Big Sky Conference tournament failed to make the NCAA tournament. This season has a very good chance of repeating history. Last season, Northern Arizona was clearly the most dominant team in the Big Sky – […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Locked up It’s good to be an Ohio State fan these days. The Buckeye football squad handled nemesis Michigan (a decent consolation prize for a team overrun in the national title game), the women’s basketball team sewed up a Big Ten title, and […]
Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook by Jay Pearlman It’s All in the Family, as Joe Jones’ Lions Deal James Jones’ Elis Crippling Defeat Coming into this penultimate weekend in the Ivy League, the focus was in fact on old Payne Whitney Gym in New Haven, home of James Jones’ second-place Yale Elis. […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Zach Smart A Devil Of A Time This year’s Central Connecticut team possesses a three-headed monster that all of two conference teams have been able to maintain. This is, however, the Northeast Conference we’re talking about now. The top dog can never be inked in as […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Showtime The luminary lights of New York City shine on basketball’s bright young stars. New Yorkers get a chance at an early sneak peak at many of the big-time future hoopers in college and beyond. Lamar Odom, Kenny Anderson, Lenny Cooke, now Lance […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nick Dettmann Player of the Week: David Patten, Weber State Conference standings 1. y-Weber State (18-10 overall, 11-4 conference) 2. x-Northern Arizona (14-11, 8-5) 3. Montana (14-13, 8-5) 4. Idaho State (12-13, 7-5) 5. Montana State (10-16, 7-6) 6. Portland State (16-12, 7-7) 7. Eastern […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The Stage is Set Ohio State circled the date back on January 9. On February 25, the Buckeyes would have their chance to avenge that January loss to Wisconsin. Not only can OSU avenge the loss, but a win Saturday (assuming they take […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Brackets busted indeed After a rough weekend on the court for the Missouri Valley Conference, the league may have decreased its potential number of tourney bids to two, with an outside chance for three. Southern Illinois continued its dominance after knocking down No. […]
