Big West Conference Preview by Josh Diggs The Big West Conference is by no means as good as the SEC, ACC or Pac-10 conferences, but they are getting better. Utah State hovered around the nation’s top 25 polls for several weeks and Pacific made a splash last March by crashing […]

Big West Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Matthew Lefebvre After a summer which brought NCAA investigation and a significant tournament change to the Big West, the conference proved it should not be overlooked as they sent two teams to post-season tournaments. Utah State (NCAA) and Pacific (NIT) finished the 2003-04 […]

Big West Conference Second Round Recap Recap by Marcus Vanderberg Cal State Northridge 61, UC Santa Barbara 58 Only in the wacky Big West Conference where a player trips over the opposition on an inbound play which ends up costing a team a victory. UC Santa Barbara senior Jacoby Atako […]

Big West Conference Semifianls Preview Preview by Marcus Vanderberg No. 1 Utah State vs. No 6. Cal State Northridge It’s Davis vs. Goliath. No. 1 seed Utah State will take on No. 6 Cal State Northridge Friday night in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament. The Matadors continued the […]

Big West Conference First Round Preview Preview by Marcus Vanderberg No. 5 UC Riverside vs. No. 8 Cal Poly Yes, that says No. 8 Cal Poly. In a shocking turn of events, the Mustangs snuck into the Big West Tournament and sent UC Irvine packing. The Highlanders qualified for post-season […]

Big West Conference First Round Recap Recap by Marcus Vanderberg UC Riverside 72, Cal Poly 63 Four Highlanders scored in double figures led by forward Nate Carter as UC Riverside defeated Cal Poly 72-63 in the opening game of the Big West Tournament. In a turnover plagued game where the […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Marcus Vanderberg Pacific and Utah State neck and neck to the end As the Big West Conference tournament quickly approaches, Utah State and the University of the Pacific continue to fight for the top spot in the conference. The Aggies have a half-game advantage over […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Marcus Vanderberg 12 wins and slowly creeping towards the Top 25 Utah State is proving to the Big West that they are head and shoulders above the rest of the teams in the conference. The Aggies are on a remarkable winning streak which is currently […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Marcus Vanderberg Missing… the real Long Beach State 49ers Ok, where are the hidden cameras? When did Candid Camera cross over to college basketball? Someone obviously played a prank on UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly this past weekend. The Gauchos, up by 21 in […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Marcus Vanderberg Where you at, Pac 10? I’m calling out Hoopville Pac-10 writer Scott Allen. My conference is better than yours. First, it was Cal Poly, traveling to Haas Pavilion and knocking off California. UC Santa Barbara followed that up by defeating UCLA at Pauley […]