The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 31st Stephen F. Austin Player Dies: Stephen F. Austin junior transfer Greg Wallace died Friday after collapsing while shooting baskets at SFA’s home court. Wallace was sitting out this season after transferring from Army and was practicing while the active players and coaches were […]
Month: January 2004
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 30th Pitino is back: Louisville head coach Rick Pitino returned to the team on Thursday and resumed his coaching duties after taking a two-day medical leave. The 51-year-old Pitino underwent tests at the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine the cause of […]
Splitting Adams
Splitting Adams by Adam Shandler Random, rambling commentary on basketball and beyond Love Means Never Having To Say ‘You Nitwit’: UConn coach Jim Calhoun and Phil Martelli had to serve up mea culpas for making what was deemed “insensitive remarks”. Martelli’s peccadillo occurred when his St. Joe’s Hawks were blowing […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Matt Jones It is coming to the point that I am beginning to hear the shrieking sounds of Chris Matthews and Simon Cowell in my sleep. It has now become common for me to pick out one night out of a week to watch Democratic primary returns […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Alan Rubenstein Turning Back the Clock Indiana and Michigan State will go retro when the Hoosiers travel to East Lansing on Saturday. Both teams will be fitted in 1980 era jerseys. The announcers for the game will also be fitted in disco era threads. Graphics […]
Northeast Notebook
Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette Rewind back two months to the supposed big match-up of the early NEC conference season, Quinnipiac at Central Connecticut State. Recall the big snowstorm that postponed the game which was then rescheduled for this Wednesday. Well, what has changed since then? Just about everything. […]
Steve Alford Killing the Game
Alford is Killing the Spirit of College Hoops by Michael Ermitage It has been two weeks since I have written a column. A shame, I know. I’m sure I’ve been missed about as much as Saddam in Iraq. Like everyone else north of the Mason-Dixon line, I’ve been spending the […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Conference Notebook by Scott Allen Stanford got a scare, but the Cardinal remained perfect. Arizona appears to be back on track after a midseason hiccup and Cal did something it hasn’t done all season. Both SoCal schools ride losing streaks into tonight’s L.A. showdown at Pauley Pavilion, while Oregon, […]
Horizon League Notebook
Horizon League Notebook by Nick Dettmann Alright, how much more can Cleveland State take? Everything but good has happened to the Vikings so far this season under first-year head coach Mike Garland. Losing two players due to academic ineligibility to injuries, the Vikings have seen it all. And it got […]
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan This past weekend was a very entertaining weekend of basketball in the Patriot League, with a large share of very good basketball games. Conversely, there were also a few games that were decided before the first 20 minutes had concluded. But most importantly, the […]
