Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Entering the second week of 2007, the ACC is diving head-first into conference play. Some teams are looking to make a big splash, while others hope they aren’t in over their heads. Clemson appears ready and willing to swim with the big boys. […]
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Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Coaching Shake-up in the Horizon Jimmy Collins, who holds the record for all-time wins at Illinois-Chicago, took a personal leave of absence from the team on Saturday citing personal reasons. There is no specific timetable for Collins to return, and associate head coach Mark […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Cory Eve Butler and Loyola (Ill.) Class of the Horizon At this point of the season it’s usually too early to tell who the best teams in the league are and who are the worst, but in the case of the Horizon League, two teams are […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos At the start of the season, how many of you thought Clemson would be the only remaining undefeated ACC team at this point? Be honest now. The Tigers are 10-0 and have won six games by at least 20 points. Clemson’s largest halftime […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Since 1999, the ACC and Big Ten have each sent eight teams to the Final Four. Five ACC teams have reached the championship game, and Maryland, Duke and North Carolina have won the title. Three Big Ten teams reached the title bout, but […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos As families finish turkey leftovers from Thanksgiving, the ACC’s 12 teams prepare for the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. If it’s the week after Thanskgiving, it’s time for one conference to claim supremacy early in the season. Despite the made-for-TV thrill of two conferences […]
Horizon League Preview
Horizon League 2006-07 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The 2006-07 Horizon League season will be unpredictable and unfamiliar. For each of the past seven seasons, Butler or Wisconsin-Milwaukee have claimed the conference title. This year should be different because both teams lost a lot of talent, while the traditional chasers return […]
ACC Preview
Atlantic Coast Conference 2006-07 Preview by Michael Protos Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to the heart of college basketball. When we last checked in with the ACC, every team had lost in the NCAA Tournament by the end of the Sweet 16. You can take it to the bank that […]
ACC Recap
Atlantic Coast Conference 2005-06 Recap by Michael Protos When ACC aficionados recall the 2005-06 season, they will largely consider it to be a down year for the conference. The conference placed only four teams in the NCAA Tournament, and none of them advanced past the Sweet 16. But the season […]
Horizon Recap
Horizon League 2005-06 Season Recap by Nick Dettmann The Horizon League had familiar company at the top with the rest of the league pretty much wide-open. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers won the regular season championship for the third straight season and reached the league tournament title game for the […]
