Mid-Eastern Conference Notebook by Amanda M. Breedlove Bethune-Cookman: The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats have experienced a rough start to their season, dropping their record to 1-4(1-0) after a 81-55 loss at Louisiana-Lafayette on December 18. Bethune-Cookman’s leading scorer, Richard Toussaint, (averaging 20 points per game) poured in 22 points in the game, […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preview by Jon Gonzalez While the MEAC might not rank too high on conference power ranking charts, the league has sent teams into the NCAA tournament that have done significant damage. Back in 1997, Fang Mitchell’s Coppin State squad shocked second-seeded South Carolina and Hampton defeated second-seeded […]

MEAC Notebook Pirates To MEAC Foes: Walk The Plank! Hampton’s coming out party came last March when they became only the fourth No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed as they stunned Iowa State 58-57 in Boise during last year’s NCAA Tournament. Riding high off of that “one […]

2001-02 Mid-Eastern Athletic Preview by Adam Levinson The sights and sounds of the 2001 NCAA tournament will of course be remembered by Duke fans for the Blue Devil’s national championship. But if you ask people, many will say the most prolific lasting image is that of Hampton coach Steve Merfield […]