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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 […]