Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing My oh my, how things have changed in the Big 12 from just a short two weeks ago. It had appeared, a fortnight ago, that Kansas was one of the league’s elite, Texas Tech and Oklahoma were safely in the NCAA Tournament and […]
Month: March 2004
Conference USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Happenings up top With five teams still in contention for the regular season title, there was a plethora of big games last week. Two of the biggest wins came via road teams, plus a few big wins from home teams. The first big […]
Ohio Valley Notebook
Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Jeff Smith The regular season came to an end last weekend for the Ohio Valley Conference, and it was a season of firsts. Austin Peay (19-8, 16-0) became the first school to go undefeated in conference play since the 1960-70 season when Western Kentucky went […]
Big West Notebook
Big West Conference Notebook by Marcus Vanderberg Pacific and Utah State neck and neck to the end As the Big West Conference tournament quickly approaches, Utah State and the University of the Pacific continue to fight for the top spot in the conference. The Aggies have a half-game advantage over […]
Mid-American Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Jeremy Speer It was a black weekend for the top teams in the Mid-American Conference, as the top three teams in the conference fell to lesser opponents. The losses especially hurt Western Michigan and Kent State, who were looking at potential NCAA Tournament at-large bids, if […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 2nd Alone at the Top: Oklahoma State moved into sole possession of first place of the Big 12 with a 76-67 win over Texas. A tightly contested first half saw Texas escape with a 35-33 lead but a 17-3 run to open the second […]
Rhode Island’s Upset Bid
Special Game, Special Season by Phil Kasiecki KINGSTON, R.I. — The stage was set. 7,616 screaming fans in the sold-out Ryan Center, on Senior Day at Rhode Island, with undefeated St. Joseph’s in town. The doors opened earlier than usual for the fans, an hour and a half before the […]
Nassau’s Finest
Just Another Day in Nassau by Keith Irizarry So, I had a long workweek of waking up at 4am to get to work by 5am and then sleepwalk my way through a long day of reporting, but who’s complaining? Saturday arrives and I have a day off. Should I sit […]
Managing March
Managing March by Jim Woods If you are still logging onto Hoopville to check out my columns, obviously you fall into one of these categories: 1) Parent, 2) Close Friend, 3) Wife or 4) Die Hard Basketball Fan. So to you all I say thank you. For the past two […]
A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale: The Time is Now by Jesse Ullmann The All-American guard Luis Flores is a senior and Bobby Gonzalez may be leaving the Bronx for a not-too-shabby opportunity over there in Queens. Fan support and television coverage in Riverdale are peaking so if there has EVER been a […]
