Southern Conference Notebook by David Smotherman Early Season Surprises Abound in the SoCon With college basketball knee deep in the middle of the “OOC” – that’s the out of conference schedule to the uninitiated – it is time to take a look at the surprises of the SoCon. Some of […]

Southern Conference Notebook by David Smotherman SoCon off to a strong start The schools of the Southern Conference have gotten off to a great start in the 2002-03 basketball season, proving that last years finish in the upper echelon of the mid-major conferences was quickly becoming the rule, not the […]

Southern Conference Preview by David Smotherman After a banner year in 2001-02 that saw the Southern Conference finish the season ranked in the RPI’s top 15, the teams of the SoCon are out to prove that last year’s strong overall effort was not a fluke. The road is always rugged […]

Southern Conference Recap by David Smotherman Since we last danced “the Charleston” A lot has happened since a rainy night in Charleston when the Davidson Wildcats outlasted an upset-minded Furman Paladin squad 62-57 in the finals of the Southern Conference championships. The SoCon placed two teams in post-season tournaments and […]

Southern Notebook Top ‘Cats Although Davidson was upset at home by Western Carolina on January 26th, the Wildcats have still won seven of their last eight games after being throttled by Duke in Charlotte back in early January. The ‘Cats latest win came at the hands of Wofford on January […]