Month: December 2002

Colonial Notebook

Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe Stars The Delaware tandem of junior guard Mike Ames and sophomore guard Mike Slattery has put together some pretty impressive games this season. That trend continued this past week at the Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic Championship. In the Hens’ 66-56 first round win over […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart America, say hello to Conference USA Those critics who questioned C-USA as a major conference took a huge hit Saturday, as two top 15 teams fell by the way side. Kentucky became the first to fall, as the traveled west to face intra-state […]

Ivy League Notebook

Ivy League Notebook by Jason Haslam Harvard Hanging in There After opening the season at 7-2, their best start since the 1984-85 season, the Crimson seem to be fading quickly after dropping games to Boston College, Richmond, and VMI. The Crimson now 7-5, begin Ivy League play January 4th against […]

Big West Notebook

Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Douglass Does it Again for UC Irvine In a classic example of why many consider UC Irvine head coach Pat Douglass the best coach in the conference, Douglass has recently gone to a new lineup that’s working well. The lineup features first team […]

Big Ten Notebook

Big Ten Notebook by Chris Burke Illinois couldn’t get past an up-and-coming Memphis squad. Indiana lost a bad one to Temple on the road. And Bobby Knight got his revenge on the Big Ten, handling Minnesota at Williams Arena. In the midst of the Big Ten carnage on the weekend, […]

MAC Notebook

Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble The scenario — overtime in Cleveland’s Gund Arena when Antonio Gates scores more than 20 points. It spelled trouble for Boston College Saturday as Kent State defeated the Eagles 86-83 in overtime in the Balance Bar Rock-N-Roll Shootout. Gates a senior forward, scored a […]

Mid-Continent Notebook

Mid-Continent Notebook by Matt Amis Oakland falls short After shooting nearly 70 percent one night prior in a 91-88 victory over Texas Southern, Oakland (5-3) could not keep up the offensive magic against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, falling to the Islanders by an 80-72 score in the finals of the Flint […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 31, 2002 by Adam Shandler Hoopville’s Number 2 Alabama will need to make this New Year’s resolution: shoot better earlier in the game to avoid being upset by unranked opponents. ‘Bama missed nine of its first ten shots and Utah stumped the Tide, 51-49, […]

Slam Dunk to the Beach 5

Slam Dunk to the Beach – Day 5 Recap by Phil Kasiecki The fifth and final day of the 2002 Slam Dunk to the Beach Tournament had several great matchups and saw champions crowned in all three brackets. Here is a look at what happened in Lewes, Delaware. All-American Boys […]

Les Schwab Invitational

Live from Portland: the 2002 Les Schwab Invitational by Jed Tai From December 18-21, Portland served host to the Les Schwab Invitational, a high school tournament featuring the top Oregon basketball programs as well as top teams from all over the United States and even the world. Now in its […]