Where’s the Love for Mike Montgomery? by Matt Jones Okay, quick, name the five best college basketball head coaches in America. Now if you are a fan who watches the sport fairly consistently you probably came up with the list: Coach K, Roy Williams, Lute Olson, Tubby Smith and Rick […]
Tag: Pac-10
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen The first weekend of Pac-10 play did little to separate the pretenders from the contenders as four teams split each of their two games. Stanford, which welcomed the return of All-American candidate Josh Childress to an already strong rotation, opened the conference season 2-0, […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen From Serbia With Love Arizona, which lost forward Isaiah Fox to a knee injury earlier this year, bolstered its front-line with the addition of Serbian forward Ivan Radenovic, who joins the team after playing two seasons for a youth team in Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro. The […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Cummings or Going? UCLA is still waiting to hear whether senior forward T.J. Cummings, who was declared academically ineligible for the fall quarter, improved his grades enough to return to the floor. According to head coach Ben Howland, Cummings had a passing grade headed […]
Pac-10 Unknowns
The Unknowns of the Pac-10 by Joaquin Mesa As Arizona was playing Texas last night, I recalled how in an earlier article I pretended not to be a Pac-10 fanatic. I spoke of how the Pac-10 was not as strong as previous years. I based this assumption on the fact […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Jayhawks Rocked, Out-chalked by Cardinal Stanford proved at least two things with its 64-58 upset of Kansas at the John Wooden Classic in Anaheim on Saturday. First, the Cardinal provided the latest support to Kansas coach Bill Self’s proclamation that polls this early in […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen The first two weeks of the season left Washington wondering just how far it’s come from a year ago. Some Pac-10 teams turned in predictably predictable performances, with Oregon State losing to a non-conference opponent at home and USC underachieving on the road. Okay, […]
Pac-10 Conference Preview
Pac-10 Conference Preview by Scott Allen Some of the best playmakers in the Pac-10 of the past few years are gone, but there’s no shortage of talent ready to make the jump from menacing puppies to top dogs this season. Luke Ridnour, Jason Gardner, Luke Walton, Jason Kapono and Joe […]
Pac-10 For Dummies
Pac-10 For Dummies by Joaquin Mesa 2003-2004, a year that holds so much promise for the Pac-10. This is the year that Ben Howland will rise to bring back the boosters to UCLA so that they can tear down the atrocity that is Pauley Pavilion and they can build a […]
Pac-10 Offseason Update
Pac-10 Offseason Update by Scott Allen Arizona Chris Dunn, who redshirted last year, is no longer enrolled at the school and will not compete in the 2003-04 season. Junior center Channing Frye and junior guard Salim Stoudamire were named to the Wooden Award Preseason Team. The Wildcats will be celebrating […]
