Month: November 2004

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 18th Preseason NIT: Michigan defeated Colorado 69-60 last night in the second round of the Preseason NIT. Michigan’s Dion Harris scored a career-high 24 points, while Lester Abram and Courtney Sims were also in double-digits, with 12 and 10 points, respectively. The Buffaloes were […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 17th Former Cardinal Passes On: Former Louisville star Larry Williams was found dead over the weekend. He was 48. Williams, who escaped the mean streets of Chicago to play for Denny Crum from 1975-79, was found Saturday in a Louisville motel. The cause of […]

Seven Keys to a Better Basketball Season

Seven Keys to a Better Basketball Season by Matt Jones Recently I came to a realization. I have decided (after much deep thought) that the beginning of October may be the best time of the entire year to be a sports fan. No matter what your favorite sport is, it […]

Northeastern Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness at Northeastern by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – It’s the night before a victory parade that Bostonians have long awaited. In fact, preparations at nearby Fenway Park are already noticeable if you go by there. Needless to say, attendance expectations for a special version of Midnight Madness at Northeastern […]

Atlantic Sun Conference Preview

Atlantic Sun Conference 2004-05 Preview by Darren Lowry The Atlantic Sun conference is as unpredictable as any other conference this season due to the major roster turnover that occurred conference-wide in the off-season. Several schools will be benefiting from an influx of new talent, whether it be now-eligible transfers or […]

Big East Conference Preview

Big East Conference 2004-05 Preview by Jesse Ullmann The vintage throwbacks of Kerry Kittles, Allen Iverson and Ray Allen set a standard for the youth movement, more than they may now realize. Last year the Big East won its second consecutive national championship, matching the ACC as the only other […]

Missouri Valley Conference Preview

Missouri Valley Conference 2004-05 Season Preview by Neal Heston It’s pretty likely that almost every team in the Missouri Valley Conference is going to experience some highs and lows. In fact, with the conference looking this competitive, it’s certain that every team will hit a high and several lows. Four […]

Southland Conference Preview

Southland Conference 2004-05 Season Preview by Matt Isam The 2005 season in the Southland Conference should be very entertaining with recent powerhouses falling and new teams starting to earn the respect and compete at the top of the conference. Of course there will be some familiar teams such as University […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 10th Cincinnati Short-handed: Cincinnati soundly thumped Northern Kentucky in the Bearcat’s opening exhibition game, but injuries and eligibility issues limited the Bearcats to 10 players in uniform. Freshman Vincent Banks missed the game because of academic-related matter, which coach Bob Huggins said he is […]

WAC Offseason News

Pac-10 Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Scott Allen Rice, SMU, Tulsa and UTEP are leaving the WAC at the end of this season for Conference USA, with New Mexico State, Utah State and Idaho set to fill their vacancy. Reno will host the WAC tournament for the first time this […]