Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Notebook by Joaquin Mesa The beginning of conference play is now behind us, and I am already longing for the days before the season when I could legitimately say that there was a MEAC team with at least a five hundred record. It seems that MEAC teams […]
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Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Notebook by Alan Rubenstein The final week before conference action began was a rough one for the Big Ten. Only Illinois emerged without a loss. Many conference teams hit the road to play games near the hometown of one of its players. Milestones were reached, acquaintances renewed and […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – January 13th Pitt Streaks On: Once again, the undefeated Pitt Panthers bend but do not break. Coming off an 84-80 OT win against Miami, Pitt put together a stunning second-half comeback to irk the Notre Dame Irish, 74-71. Chris Thomas had a career night for Notre […]
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Mike Montgomery
Where’s the Love for Mike Montgomery? by Matt Jones Okay, quick, name the five best college basketball head coaches in America. Now if you are a fan who watches the sport fairly consistently you probably came up with the list: Coach K, Roy Williams, Lute Olson, Tubby Smith and Rick […]
Stanford vs Arizona
While the Wildcats Slept – Stanford at Arizona by Scott Allen TUCSON, ARIZONA — As a typical sleep-starved college student, there are a precious few reasons I’d forego the standard weekend recovery-REM and wake up at 4 a.m. on a Saturday morning. But a chance to sit courtside and broadcast […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Reviewing the preview Like other college basketball media outlets a couple of months ago, I did my best to predict the outcome of the upcoming season based on a haphazard formula including number of returning starters, last season’s final performances, coaching changes, recruiting […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing Finally, the conference season is underway, and what a start for the Iowa State Cyclones, who are atop the standings in the Big 12. Cyclones take care of business at home Beating two unranked teams at home may not seem like too big […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Soaring Falcons It’s not often I get a chance to lead with good news on Air Force‘s basketball team, but they deserve some publicity for their early season success. At 9-2, the Falcons are off to their best start in school history. In addition, […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 12th Huskies Prove They’re Top Dogs: No. 1 Connecticut entered a marquis match up with No. 5 Oklahoma needing to prove they earned the ranking. Many of the top-ranked teams this season have received the No. 1 ranking by default more than by great […]
