WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey Times are changing As reported earlier in our Western Athletic Conference preview, this year’s WAC will not look like it has in the past. So far, the top teams from last season find themselves struggling for success. Fresno State (1-3), Tulsa (2-3) and Hawaii (2-2) […]

WAC Conference Preview by Phil Dailey Move over Tulsa, step aside Hawai’i; this is the year for the lesser-known WAC teams to emerge to the top. In years past, it was fairly clear who the top teams were and who was going to earn the automatic birth to the “big […]

WAC Offseason Recap by Phil Dailey The State of the WAC The Western Athletic Conference as we know it might becoming to a crossroad yet again in the next year or so. For now, Tulsa, Rice and Southern Methodist will remain a fixture in the conference. For those of you […]

Western Athletic Conference 2002-03 Recap by Phil Dailey The Western Athletic Conference faired a bit sub-par this past season as only one of its ten teams reached the NCAA Tournament. Tulsa once again did some damage in the postseason beating fourth-seeded Dayton in the first round, but then turned around […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey The Western Athletic Conference season has come and gone and with no teams this season having any hopes of an at-large bid for the NCAA tourney, this weekend’s WAC championship will place its winner in the field of 65. Since Fresno State imposed its own […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey “Bracket Buster” not so kind to the WAC Last Saturday four Western Athletic Conference teams were thrust to the front of “mid-major” hoops with an attempt to improve their RPI giving the winner an added boost come NCAA tourney selection time. Fresno State (19-6, 12-3 […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey Louisiana Tech getting ready for March After one of the more disappointing starts of the year, Louisiana Tech is now back in the hunt for the WAC title. The Bulldogs took care of business last week as they knocked off Tulsa in Ruston and both […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey Is Fresno State for real? There comes a point in the season when a team shows its true colors. For Fresno State, they still keep winning, even when they shouldn’t. It seems like every week Fresno State gets some kind of accolade. Well, they should […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey San Jose State earns first conference win That’s right folks, the San Jose State Spartans (4-10 overall, 1-4 WAC) won their first Western Athletic Conference game last Saturday night against one of the league’s best teams. Just when it looked like the Spartans were in […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey Following a legend There’s no doubt that Jerry Tarkanian is an absolute legend when it comes to college basketball. Lets not be stupid here, but his final years at Fresno St. were anything but legendary, leaving the Bulldogs under investigation for NCAA violations and not […]