Big South Conference Notebook by Jeremy Dunlap Tournament is Taking Shape The conference tournament starts in a week and the positioning among the teams continues, but the picture is starting to become a little clearer in regards to seeding and the location of the games. Liberty has locked up the […]
Month: February 2004
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Alan Rubenstein With two weeks left in the conference season – and another week until the Big Ten tournament – it will be a three-week sprint to Selection Sunday as Big Ten teams strive to earn an invitation to the Big Dance. The Big Ten’s […]
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville and Cincinnati – Ugly by Zach Van Hart CINCINNATI – When Louisville and Cincinnati faced each other Jan. 21, both teams were ranked in the top six in the country, as the game was built up as one of the biggest of the season in college basketball. Exactly one […]
UWM-Manhattan Bracket Buster
Panthers drop third straight by Nick Dettmann MILWAUKEE – In his two-plus seasons as head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers, Bruce Pearl has known nothing of losing. Now, his squad must find a way to get back on track after dropping their third straight game to Manhattan 83-76 […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 23rd There’s No Place Like Home: No. 3 Duke returned to Cameron Indoor Stadium with a two-game losing streak after losses at No. 14 NC State and No. 15 Wake Forest. The Blue Devils ended that streak against Maryland, 86-63, while stretching their home […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 22nd Stanford Wins Again: No. 1 Stanford continued its winning ways by clinching the Pac Ten regular season title with a 73-60 win at UCLA, setting a school record with its 23rd consecutive win. Stanford (23-0, 14-0 Pac Ten) clinced its fourth Pac Ten […]
State of the Game Address
The State of the Game Address by Jim Woods Good evening ladies and gentlemen and thank you for taking the time to listen to the First Annual State of the Game Address. March is quickly approaching, and there is no better time to look at where we are and where […]
Al Skinner Jersey Retirement
Massachusetts Retires Al Skinner’s Jersey by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – Wednesday night, Massachusetts retired Al Skinner’s jersey at halftime of their game against Rhode Island. It was a fitting setting considering that Skinner had his first head coaching job at Rhode Island prior to his current position as the […]
Atlantic 10 Notebook
Atlantic-10 Conference Notebook by Jonathan Scherner These Hawks just keep soaring higher St. Joseph’s climbed up to number two in the polls as they remained undefeated. The Hawks used victories over Dayton, LaSalle, and Fordham to stay perfect and reach number two after Duke lost. St. Joe’s is led by […]
Southern Conference Notebook
Southern Conference Notebook by Paul Oren “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.” For the coaches of any mid-major college basketball team, those words ring true, especially in the late days of February. Unlike the ACC or SEC, most mid-major conferences such as the SoCon only get one bid to the […]
