UConn Forward to Transfer Marcus Johnson, a junior forward at Connecticut, has announced that he plans to transfer. Johnson averaged 4.9 points a game during his two seasons with the Huskies. UConn coach Jim Calhoun said Johnson wants to be closer to home in Los Angeles and get more playing […]
Month: November 2007
MEAC Preview
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2007-08 Preview by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. One of the highs for the Florida A&M Rattlers last season was blitzing through the MEAC Tournament en route to their second conference championship this decade and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. But the lows began with a loss […]
Big East Preview
Big East Conference 2007-08 Preview by Pat DiSalvo and Zach Smart Even before its expansion to 16 teams, the Big East was a powerhouse conference. Since the growth of the league, it has blossomed into quite possibly the nation’s finest ensemble of talent. This year should be no different. It […]
America East Preview
Big West Preview
Big West Conference 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki For several years, the Big West was ruled by Pacific, as Bob Thomason’s team was consistently at or near the top of the conference standings. Even in years after they lost key starters, they had other players who were ready to step […]
NCAA: Happy New Year
Big Ten Preview
Big Ten Conference 2007-08 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Big Ten, we hardly knew ye. Gone are last season’s leading scorer, rebounder, assist man and shot blocker. Gone are Greg Oden’s husky beard, Adam Haluska’s sweaty brow, Alando Tucker’s ugly free throw form and Mike Conley, Jr.’s flawless game management. Gone […]
Southland Preview
Southland Conference 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki One year after the Southland Conference’s representative in the NCAA Tournament pulled off one of the most notable upsets in the NCAA Tournament, it nearly happened again. In trying to follow Northwestern State’s lead, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi gave Wisconsin all it could handle […]
Big Sky Preview
Big Sky Conference 2007-08 Preview by Nick Dettmann For the first time in a long time, most of the Big Sky will look like the way it did at the end of last season. Only Eastern Washington and Northern Colorado have new coaches this season. Therefore this year should be […]
Summit Preview
Summit League 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Mid-Continent Conference is no more. As of June 1, the conference that used to bear that name is now the Summit League, although the name change isn’t all that is different this season. It’s just the most notable one, for obvious reasons. […]
