Southern Conference Tournament: No. 11 Citadel proved why conference tournaments are so special by beating No. 6 Furman 65-53. The Bulldogs had won just one game in conference play and only one Division I game against a team not named Savannah State since November. But 18 points from junior swingman […]
Month: March 2006
Atlantic Sun: Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament: No. 4 Gardner – Webb and No. 5 East Tennessee State provided the best game of the day so far in the Atlantic Sun Tournament thanks to a game-winning basket with less than a second remaining. The Bulldogs won 64-63 thanks to senior guard Tim Jennings’ […]
Texas State: Nutt Resigns at Texas State
Nutt Resigns at Texas State: Texas State coach Dennis Nutt announced his resignation today, effective at the end of the season. The Bobcats are 3-23 this season with a 1-14 record in the Southland Conference. Texas State finishes its season at Nicholls State Friday because the team is in last […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Right Down to the Wire With George Mason and UNC-Wilmington both winning on Saturday afternoon, nothing was decided for the top spot until the evening. It wasn’t until Hofstra knocked off Drexel that UNC-Wilmington was officially the top seed for the CAA Tournament […]
Big South Quarterfinal Recap
Big South Conference Quarterfinal Recaps by Jerry Hinnen No. 6 Charleston Southern 96, No. 3 Birmingham-Southern 76 The curse of the Big South’s third seed continued Tuesday as Charleston Southern upset Birmingham-Southern in Birmingham 96-76 in the Big South quarterfinals. BSC won both regular-season meetings handily, but behind 45 points […]
Kansas State: Big 12 Chastises Wooldridge
Big 12 Chastises Wooldridge: Kansas State coach Jim Wooldridge must pay $5,000 after he publicly criticized the coaches for not calling a foul in the final seconds of the Wildcats’ one-point loss to Oklahoma. Wooldridge violated conference rules by saying in the media that the officials missed a game-changing call. […]
George Washington: Pops Hopes Surgery Leads to Fast Recovery
Pops Hopes Surgery Leads to Fast Recovery: George Washington senior forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu had surgery yesterday to remove some cartilage from his left knee, which he injured Feb. 22. He slightly tore his left meniscus against La Salle. The Colonials have won both games they played since Mensah-Bonsu went down, […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Valley Tidbits Don’t adjust the brackets; you read it correctly. Southern Illinois is not the top seed heading into the MVC Tournament this weekend – the first time in four years. However, No. 2 isn’t so bad – especially this season. Maybe not […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos The ACC is down to one week remaining in the regular season. The standings have already taken shape with the top four teams head and shoulders above the rest. Duke has claimed the regular-season title, and North Carolina appears a good bet for […]
Rutgers: Waters Resigns at Rutgers
Waters Resigns at Rutgers: Rutgers coach Gary Waters has resigned, effective at the end of this season. He and school officials negotiated a buyout of Waters’ contract for $550,000. Although Waters said the school did not force him to resign, officials expressed disapproval with the team’s performance. The Scarlet Knights […]
