Farewell to the “Old” Conference USA by Zach Van Hart Finally, it’s official. The best Conference USA has to offer in college basketball is bolting for the “new” Big East. In two years, the likes of Marquette, Cincinnati and Louisville will be replaced by SMU, Marshall and Rice. So before […]
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C-USA Offseason News Update
Conference USA Offseason News Update by Zach Van Hart No thanks to this whole ACC/Big East deal, Conference USA has become a hot topic around the nation. With so many rumors flying around of who is going where, C-USA is kind of in limbo right now. Even the latest development […]
Cincinnati Midnight Madness
Bearcat Madness by Zach Van Hart After a year hiatus, Midnight Madness returned to Cincinnati Friday. There were autograph signings, prizes thrown into the crowd, performances by the cheerleaders and an introduction to the dance team. But what the fans came to see was the men’s team. In fact, quite […]
Conference USA 2002-03 Season Recap
Conference USA 2002-03 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart During the first half of the season, the Louisville Cardinals were not only the story of C-USA, but of the whole country. The Cards won 18 of their first 19 games and climbed to as high as No. 2 in the […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Passing the torch Marquette needed a win Saturday to claim the outright C-USA regular season title. Fittingly, they played the team that had won the previous seven titles, Cincinnati. After trailing the entire first half, the Golden Eagles and certain player of the […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Dropping like flies Louisville did lose their third straight game this week, 78-73 to Marquette Thursday, but the loss was the least of their concerns. They not only lost their power forward for the remainder of the season, but their starting center is […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Moving up, moving down, and staying alive Two huge games last week involved three of the leagues’ elite teams. After the week’s transgressions, one team is up, one team is down and one team appeared to save their season. The team involved in […]
Conference USA
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Losing in St. Louis, mayhem in Milwaukee It’s not easy being the No. 2 team in the land. Louisville found this out the hard way last week, but managed to recover in dramatic fashion. Entering last week the Cardinals were 18-1, the last […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart From the ashes For most programs around the country, losing three of four games and dropping below .500 in conference play is a bad omen. But these programs are not Memphis, and they do not play in the National Division of Conference USA. […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart No More Problems in Houston Remember back to January 11, when the Houston Cougars just lost their seventh straight game, 63-50 to UAB, dropping their overall record to 2-10? Seems like a long time ago now. Since bottoming out to the Blazers, UH […]
