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Big Ten Preview
Big Ten Conference 2007-08 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Big Ten, we hardly knew ye. Gone are last season’s leading scorer, rebounder, assist man and shot blocker. Gone are Greg Oden’s husky beard, Adam Haluska’s sweaty brow, Alando Tucker’s ugly free throw form and Mike Conley, Jr.’s flawless game management. Gone […]
Southland Preview
Southland Conference 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki One year after the Southland Conference’s representative in the NCAA Tournament pulled off one of the most notable upsets in the NCAA Tournament, it nearly happened again. In trying to follow Northwestern State’s lead, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi gave Wisconsin all it could handle […]
Big Sky Preview
Big Sky Conference 2007-08 Preview by Nick Dettmann For the first time in a long time, most of the Big Sky will look like the way it did at the end of last season. Only Eastern Washington and Northern Colorado have new coaches this season. Therefore this year should be […]
Summit Preview
Summit League 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Mid-Continent Conference is no more. As of June 1, the conference that used to bear that name is now the Summit League, although the name change isn’t all that is different this season. It’s just the most notable one, for obvious reasons. […]
Arizona: Olson Steps Away for a Bit
Olson Steps Away for a Bit: Arizona coach Lute Olson has taken a leave of asbence to handle a personal matter. Olson did not specify the reasons for his temporary departure but said he’ll return soon. In the meantime, assistant coach Kevin O’Neill will lead the team. O’Neill reassured fans […]
Michigan State: Grand Valley State Shocks Michigan State
Grand Valley State Shocks Michigan State: Division II Grand Valley State downed Big Ten favorite Michigan State 85-82 in a double-overtime exhibition game Friday night. Jason Jamerson and Justin Ringler led the Lakers with 19 and 16 points apiece, while Callistus Eziukwu chipped in 15 points. Eight of Eziukwu’s points […]
UCLA: UCLA Guard Roll Out 3-5 Weeks
UCLA Guard Roll Out 3-5 Weeks: UCLA guard Michael Roll could be out more than a month after tearing the plantar fascia in his left foot. Roll, a junior, injured his foot during practice on Saturday. Coach Ben Howland said Roll had been having problems with his foot for about […]
Toledo: Toledo’s Payne Takes Leave of Absence
Toledo’s Payne Takes Leave of Absence: Kashif Payne, a Toledo guard who won the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year award last season, is taking a leave of abscence from the team to attend to personal issues. The 5-9 Payne started all 32 games for a Toledo team that […]
West Coast Preview
West Coast Conference 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The West Coast Conference has basically been Gonzaga’s to lose for a while now. Yes, the conference has had seasons with other NCAA Tournament teams, and they’ve gotten an occasional push either during the season or in the final (as Loyola Marymount […]
