Tag: Conference USA

Cincinnati is Number One

Cincinnati can’t displace Tobacco Road by Zach Van Hart Recently, The Sporting News announced their annual ranking of the best college basketball cities in the nation, and, in their infinite wisdom, the brain trust at TSN proclaimed Cincinnati the “Best of College Basketball” for 2004. With the University of Cincinnati […]

Conference USA Season Recap

Conference USA 2003-04 Season Recap by Zach Van Hart In a word, last year was a classic one for C-USA. The conference achieved something that had never happened before in the history of Division I college basketball – a five-way tie for first place. Cincinnati, Charlotte, DePaul, UAB and Memphis […]

Conference USA Quarterfinals Recap

Conference USA Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 4 UAB 77, No. 5 Charlotte 66 The Blazers started the second half with a 16-2 run and would never trail by more than six points from there on, cruising to a 77-66 win in the quarterfinals of the C-USA […]

Conference USA Semifinals Preview

Conference USA Semifinals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 1 DePaul versus No. 4 UAB The two co-champions that no one was talking about at the beginning of the season will meet in semifinal No. 1 at the C-USA Tournament Friday. DePaul advanced with an 89-64 win against TCU, […]

Conference USA Semifinals Recap

Conference USA Semifinals Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 1 DePaul 75, No. 4 UAB 74 The lane opened up like the first present on Christmas morning. After a second of hesitation, Delonte Holland saw the opening and took advantage. Trailing by one and holding for the final shot, […]

Conference USA Finals Preview

Conference USA Finals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 1 DePaul versus No. 3 Cincinnati For the third-straight day, conference regular season co-champions will meet up in the C-USA tournament. This time it will be DePaul and Cincinnati and it will be for the tournament championship, as the two […]

Conference USA First Round Recap

Conference USA First Round Recap Recap by Zach Van Hart No. 5 Charlotte 78, No. 12 Tulane 48 Five days ago, Charlotte defeated Tulane 79-65 to clinch a share of the regular season title. Wednesday was more of the same, as the Niners sprinted to a 12-2 lead and never […]

Conference USA Quarterfinals Preview

Conference USA Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Zach Van Hart No. 3 Cincinnati versus No. 6 Louisville It’s always a battle when the Bearcats and Cardinals take the floor. Thursday shouldn’t be any different as these two square off in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament. While the game is being […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart NCAA history? Two-way tie for the regular season championship, that happens all the time in Division I basketball. Three-way tie, not very likely yet occasionally could happen. But a five-way tie for the title; that’s not only uncommon, it may be unprecedented. When […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Happenings up top With five teams still in contention for the regular season title, there was a plethora of big games last week. Two of the biggest wins came via road teams, plus a few big wins from home teams. The first big […]