The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 13th Top Seed Battles: Things are looking up for No. 6 Pittsburgh, 62-53 winners over Boston College in the Big East semifinal, and looking down for No. 4 Mississippi State, 74-70 losers to Vanderbilt in overtime in the SEC Tournament. The Panthers (29-3) won […]
Month: March 2004
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 12th St. Joe’s pummeled for first loss: From perfect to pummeled. Saint Joseph’s first game as the nation’s No. 1 team also was its first loss of the season, a shocking 87-67 collapse against unranked Xavier in the Atlantic-10 quarterfinals Thursday. The Hawks came […]
My Field of 65
My Field of 65 by Jim Woods Here are the final picks. Strictly Automatic America East, Atlantic Sun (Central Florida), Big Sky, Big South (Liberty), Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy (Princeton), MAAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, NEC, Ohio Valley (Murray St.), Patriot, Southern Conference (ETSU), Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt, WCC, MAC. Issues […]
Metro Atlantic All-Tournament Team
Metro Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team by Jesse Ullmann Albany, NY – In March, come tournament time, the high profile players usually bring their A-game and rise to the occasion with scoring-savvy performances, usually, that is. In the 2004 MAAC championship tournament, it was the role players who elevated their level […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki Eagles Get Momentum Before Big East Tournament If there were any doubts about Boston College being in the NCAA Tournament, Saturday’s 63-54 win at Providence – the team’s fifth straight win to close out the regular season – put those to rest. It […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Matt Jones And just like that, the season is over. Mississippi State, the team so unknown that even their coach needs a roster to name any of the players, finished with a stunning come-from-behind win on Saturday against Alabama to take the SEC regular season title. The […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing It’s hard to believe how soon March, and more importantly Championship Week, rolls around. All over the country, people like me are glued to ESPN and CBS, trying to get work done while really just trying to figure out whether it will be […]
Johnny Dawkins
The Next Great Head Coach by Michael Ermitage Buckle up and hang tight – the annual coaching carousel is just beginning to spin. Except in college basketball today, it’s less like a friendly carousel and more like a hairpin turn, upside-down, 75-miles per hour roller coaster. We’ve already lost a […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Watch Out The regular season has ended and we have entered the realm of March Madness. The unexpected becomes expected. Miracles happen. A hot team or hot player can make the difference between meeting expectations and rising above everyone’s hopes and dreams. For […]
America East Tournament
America East Tournament In Review by Phil Kasiecki Injured Stars Dot Tournament Landscape Several of America East’s top talents were not in action at the tournament due to injury. The quality of the tournament in light of their absence showed the overall depth of the conference. This was especially the […]
