Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Down the Stretch They Go Just weeks ago we were able to guess that Utah State, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine and Pacific were the frontrunners for the conference crown. Now, we can nearly be certain of it. The next closest team to […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan The Rise of Pacific, the Fall of Irvine Anything is possible in the wild, wild west. Examples: Pacific (6-3) has found itself tied for second in the conference with Santa Barbara (6-3), while Irvine (5-4) has lost three games in a row, tying […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Three-Headed Monster Leads the Way Just a few weeks into the conference season, it’s becoming apparent that the same three teams that vied for the conference title last season may do so again this season. Utah State (6-2), UC Irvine (5-2), UC Santa […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Hood Dons the Cape in UCI’s Thriller over Utah State Jerry Green did it to them last year in Logan and guard Mike Hood did it to them this year in Irvine. With just 10 seconds left from the game being sent into […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Pacific, Utah State, Fullerton Separate From the Pack The good, the bad and the ugly are starting to detach themselves, now. It took a few games, but it’s become clear. Pacific (3-0) remains the only undefeated team in the conference with Utah State […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan New Year, New Season As the new year began, so did a new season: the conference season. This is where the gloves are dropped and the teams with the smallest amount of blood on their jersey in the end are crowned kings. The […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Douglass Does it Again for UC Irvine In a classic example of why many consider UC Irvine head coach Pat Douglass the best coach in the conference, Douglass has recently gone to a new lineup that’s working well. The lineup features first team […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Gauchos Run Into Glass Ceiling The glass slipper has broken. It’s turned midnight. Last year, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos capped off a Cinderella season by winning the Big West Conference tournament and earning the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It prompted […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Completely disregard my last column. I went out of my way to make it perfectly clear that Utah State was clearly the best team in the league. I went on and on about forward Desmond Penigar and the Aggies’ defense and ball control. […]

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Advantage Aggies Apparently, Utah State doesn’t need point guard Tony Brown after all. The Aggies have raced out to a 5-1 start in this 2002-03 season. The team has now reached one of their best starts in 33 years-and it’s come quite easily. […]