Author: Zach Van Hart

Sun Belt Notebook

Sun Belt Conference Notebook by Zach Van Hart Bench performers Starting is overrated, according to several bench performers throughout the Sun Belt Conference. During the past seven days alone, four players came up huge for their respective teams. Starting with the conference’s frontrunner Louisiana Lafayette, the Cajuns discovered another reliable […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Another one bites the dust The question anymore is not, “Who is leaving?” but instead “Who is staying?” Mathematically speaking this is the case as TCU became the eighth current C-USA school to announce its departure for another conference, effective for the 2005-06 […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Neck injury, what next injury? Marquette fans, coaches and players probably feared the worst when Travis Diener went down with a gruesome neck injury during the second half of the Golden Eagles’ 84-76 loss to Charlotte Tuesday. With 13:03 remaining in the game, […]

Cincinnati-Louisville and Technology

Bearcats, Cardinals and Technology, oh my! by Zach Van Hart LOUISVILLE – I traveled from Cincinnati to Louisville Wednesday night expecting a great game between two of the top six teams in the nation. Instead I got a blowout and a different battle that was intense – me versus technology. […]

TCU’s Corey Santee

TCU’s Hard-Working Corey Santee by Zach Van Hart He looks like Mekhi Phifer, except not as big. His shot looks like Steve Logan’s, except not as pretty. His job is to lead his team; however his team is not very good. Who is this possible unfortunate soul? Corey Santee, junior […]

Sun Belt Notebook

Sun Belt Conference Notebook by Zach Van Hart Despite stars, Indians failing When a team sports the conference’s top two scorers and top rebounder, it should also be at the top of the conference’s standings, right? Apparently this is not the case in the Sun Belt, as the Arkansas State […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart No move in 2004 It looks as if the snag in speeding up the country-wide conference alignment for the 2004-05 season came from none other than C-USA. Instead, only Miami and Virginia Tech will move from the Big East to the ACC next […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart The pulse of UAB Three players are averaging double figures for the Blazers – guards Ronell Taylor and Morris Finley and forward Gabe Kennedy. Donell Taylor is not averaging double figures and is only fourth on team in scoring, averaging 9.5 points per […]

Conference Rankings

Ranking the Conferences by Zach Van Hart Ahh, conference play. The time we have all been waiting for. Just about the time college football is finished; non-conference games, preseason tournaments all over the country and horribly unfair home team classics are finally wrapping up. So as we tip-off conference games, […]

Conference USA Notebook

Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Upsetting the SEC again Knocking off the best in the SEC is no longer just the job of No. 12 Louisville. While LSU was not ranked No. 1, (they are not even in the Top 25), the Tigers were 8-0 coming into their […]