Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinal Recap by Ryan Westin No. 1 Memphis 92, No. 8 Marshall 71 Day two of the Conference USA tournament started out and ended with what March madness is all about as three contests were decided by a three point shot as time dwindled down. Top seeded […]

Conference USA Tournament Opening Round by Ryan Westin The first round of Conference USA tournament action is complete and surprisingly brought no upsets in the four contests. The first round did bring three close contests, two of which were of the come-from-behind variety by Rice and Marshall. Rice was down […]

Conference USA 2006-07 Preview by Phil Kasiecki Conference USA prognosticators will generally agree on a couple of things entering the 2006-07 season, its second since the major changeover in membership. One is that Memphis is the pick to win. The other is that Morris Almond’s return to Rice after testing […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Well, it wasn’t the five-way tie witnessed last season, but it was a great regular season in Conference USA. The Louisville Cardinals finally made it through February without collapsing and earned their first ever C-USA regular season championship. Along with the Cards, Cincinnati […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Rivalries end, ending Half of C-USA is ecstatic about what changes next season present, because those universities are moving to more talented basketball leagues. But even the likes of Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville and others understand the sad part of the move: the ending […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Banks gone Sean Banks’ season is over. After starting slow this season and being suspended for one game for a poor attitude, Memphis announced on Sunday that Banks is academically ineligible for the remainder of the season. But head coach John Calipari sounded […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Houston’s upset special It didn’t take long for head coach Tom Penders to make a difference at Houston. The Cougars beat a ranked team for the first time in eight seasons with a win against No. 16 Louisville, 70-67. Andre Owens scored 27, […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart New and old stepping up We all know the likes of Louisville’s Francisco Garcia and Marquette’s Travis Diener are going to star nearly every game. We knew it before the season started. However, several players we have known for the past few seasons […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Top teams missing top guns Injures have already left an effect on C-USA’s best teams so far this season. Each of the conference’s top four preseason teams have suffered some kind of injury (or the occasional suspension). We’ll start with Louisville, which may […]

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Looks can be deceiving Marquette is 9-0. Cincinnati is 6-0. South Florida has a winning record. While these all may seem like shocking developments, (really, South Florida has a winning record?!?), a closer look will shed light on why. It’s called a weak […]