Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette It’s hard to believe, but the conference season opens this weekend with Quinnipiac facing in-state rival Central Connecticut State. The Blue Devils come off only their second loss in the history of the Mohegan Sun Classic after falling to Loyola Marymount in the final. […]
Month: December 2003
Southern Conference Notebook
Southern Conference Notebook by Robby Trail Charleston made a statement Monday night with a 75-69 win over Davidson, roaring back after Davidson held an 11-point lead at halftime and a six-point lead with just over 3 minutes remaining. These two teams were picked to finish one-two in the conference’s South […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 3rd Carolina downs Illini: Despite a plethora of turnovers and a sub-par effort from its star point guard, the Illinois Fighting Illini still had a chance late to steal a victory away from North Carolina. But terrible free throw shooting, where the Illini went […]
Tuesday Morning Point Guard
Tuesday Morning Point Guard by Dean Austin What superb basketball this past week, especially for so early in the season. My initial sense is that there will be no one great team this year but at least a half a dozen who are all very close. This should make for […]
ACC-Big Ten Challenge Day 2
Previewing Day 2’s Action by Michael Protos and Alan Rubenstein Indiana at No. 19 Wake Forest Wake Forest and Indiana enter Tuesday’s match up with distinctly different teams. Indiana features the superstar scorer in sophomore guard Bracey Wright while Wake Forest attacks in waves, with four players averaging double figures […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Young Eagles Off to a Flying Start Boston College has a young team this season, as the Eagles will be relying heavily on four freshmen and two sophomores in its rotation. But thus far, the Eagles are 4-0 and playing solid basketball, winning […]
The Secret Five
The Missing Five by Michael Ermitage You have to love the preseason poll. Only in college athletics are teams so meticulously ranked before ever playing a game. You’d never see like the 7th-ranked St. Louis Rams versus the 25th-ranked Chicago Bears. It does, however, create quite a bit of excitement […]
Mid-Continent Notebook
Mid-Continent Conference Notebook by Cory J. Danner When the conference season begins in a month or so, we will finally begin to see what the true structure of the Mid-Con will be. For now though, the mystery continues. The beginning of the season is a chance for all the coaches […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 2 A New Numero Uno: With Connecticut losing to G-Tech in the Preseason NIT, Duke falling to Purdue in the Great Alaska Shootout and Arizona getting tripped up by Florida in the Mass Mutual Classic, a new No. 1 in the Hoopville poll has […]
