Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Preseason means nothing In the world of mid-major basketball, the preseason means nothing. Very rarely does a mid-major team, especially in the Big Sky Conference, get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament based on the teams they played in November and December. So, […]

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Vikings get win in Big Sky opener Junior shooting guard Kevin Briggs played all 40 minutes and scored 21 points Tuesday night as Portland State (3-10, 1-0) kicked off Big Sky play with a 65-52 win over Sacramento State (5-8, 0-1) in Portland. Point […]

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Reevaluating the Big Sky With the Big Sky Conference schedule waiting in the wings (first game on Jan. 7) the time has come to take a second look at each team and their chances in conference play. Teams are in order of their predicted […]

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Welcome to the Lozito Psychic Hotline First and foremost, I would like to declare myself a college basketball guru. I am now three-for-three in predicting the winner of the Game of the Week in my Big Sky Notebooks. The past two weeks I have […]

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito For whom the Bell tolls Although David Bell grew up and played high school ball in the Bay Area, he headed off for the University of Montana following two years at Porterville (CA) Junior College. The Grizzly guard made a return to the bay […]

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Hornets and Lumberjacks find success The Sacramento State Hornets and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks have taken similar journeys so far this season. Both teams were expected to finish near the bottom on the pack in preseason polls. Both teams were spanked by highly-ranked opponents (No. […]

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito College basketball is a 40-minute game If college basketball games lasted only seven minutes, the Big Sky Conference would have recorded wins over No. 15 Missouri and No. 1 Arizona this past week. The Sacramento State Hornets (1-3) held a 16-11 lead over Mizzou […]

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Nanooks deny Weber State tournament title Jermaine Boyette was on top of his game at the BP Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, AK. The Weber State guard averaged 19.3 points over three games, as the Wildcats (2-1) won their first two games […]

Big Sky Conference Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Eagles take third place at NABC Classic The media poll and coaches’ poll selected Eastern Washington to win the Big Sky Conference on Wednesday. Two days later the Eagles were blasted, 81-55, in the first round of the NABC Classic in Madison, against […]