Midnight Madness in Chapel Hill by Michael Protos Tar Heel faithful – your savior has arrived. To welcome Roy Williams as the new coach of North Carolina men’s basketball, more than 21,000 fans flocked to the Dean E. Smith Center on Friday night for North Carolina’s Midnight Madness. Although the […]
Month: October 2003
UW-Milwaukee Midnight Madness
Horizon Madness – Midnight at UW-Milwaukee by Nick Dettmann It is a long-standing tradition on college campus all across the United States and has been for the better part of 20 years. The pumped up student section, the school band playing the fight song, the free food and beverages and […]
Cincinnati Midnight Madness
Bearcat Madness by Zach Van Hart After a year hiatus, Midnight Madness returned to Cincinnati Friday. There were autograph signings, prizes thrown into the crowd, performances by the cheerleaders and an introduction to the dance team. But what the fans came to see was the men’s team. In fact, quite […]
Northeastern Midnight Madness
Northeastern Midnight Madness by Phil Kasiecki Perhaps you could call it “Back with a vengeance”. For the first time since 1998, Northeastern held Midnight Madness to mark the start of practice for college basketball teams. They didn’t half-step; everything started before 10 PM, with music and several contests for the […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, October 20th Montgomery Honored: Stanford head coach Mike Montgomery was named the winner of the 2004 John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. The award is given annually for long-term contributions to the game, and success at one institution. Previous recipients include Coach K, Dean […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, October 17th The Summit: Over 300 head coaches attended the NABC meeting in Chicago Wednesday, and agreed to establish an ethics code. Coaches also agreed to provide the NCAA with recommendations on stiffer penalties for violations, including a new type of NCAA infraction – the […]
NABC Summit
Coaches Meet to ‘Raise the Standard’ by Nick Dettmann In the wake of the scandals from this past summer, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the NCAA decided to meet and try to come up with a way of correcting the problems that faces college basketball and its […]
Ivy League Offseason Update
Ivy League Offseason News Update by Owen Bochner More Restrictions, Less Restrictions: The annual Ivy Group Council of Presidents meeting in June brought some good news and some bad news to Ancient Eight athletes and teams. The bad news is a tightening of admissions standards for varsity athletes, including placing […]
Missouri Valley Offseason Update
Missouri Valley Offseason News Update by Michael Ermitage The major news to hit the Missouri Valley conference during the lengthy off-season was the announcement that all 10 of its member schools will be involved in ESPN’s 2004 Bracket Buster event on Saturday, February 21. The Bracket Buster originated last year […]
Patriot League Offseason News Update
Patriot League Offseason News Update by Steve Sheridan American The Eagles were very excited about their incoming first-year class for the 2003-2004 season, which includes co-State Player of the Year in Virginia Linas Lekavicius and 6-foot 10-inch Brayden Billbe. Lekavicius, a native of Silale, Lithuania, averaged over 25 points and […]
