Month: November 2008
Sun Belt Preview
Sun Belt Conference 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Sun Belt made some traction last season by getting two teams in the NCAA Tournament. Additionally, Western Kentucky got a lot of attention with its buzzer-beating first round win. The conference has had its share of good teams over the years, […]
Valparaiso’s Talented Freshman
Second De’Andre Enters Horizon by Jay Pearlman VALPARAISO, Ind. – For a second straight Saturday night this writer ventured over the border into Indiana, again to a gym I’d never been to before. This time, it was in the bedroom community of Valparaiso in the suburban Chicago section of Indiana […]
Quick Hitters
Early Quick Hitters by Phil Kasiecki Quick hitters as the first day of non-tournament regular season games (Friday) approaches: Concord (MA) Middlesex School coach Jamie Gallagher scheduled one more open gym this past Sunday for college coaches to see junior star Rod Odom. Only two head coaches, Georgetown’s John Thompson […]
Howard’s Big Season Opener
Howard Hoops, Campus Buzzing With Excitement by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. WASHINGTON – When the Howard men’s basketball team kicks off their 2008-09 campaign at home against Oregon State, there will be a couple of historical storylines headed into contest – on and off the court. The Bison will play […]
Holy Cross Tries To Stay Healthy, Contend
Health, Young Guards Are Key For Holy Cross by Phil Kasiecki WORCESTER, Mass. – It has been said a lot over the years, but it bears repeating: health is often a key to a team’s season. In the case of Holy Cross, it’s probably more crucial than for most other […]
Big Ten Preview
Big Ten Conference 2008-09 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The formula of recent years in the Big Ten has been as follows: Step One: Start with two very good, potentially elite teams. Step Two: Add another couple tournament-ready teams to the mix. Step Three: Blend in a few average, borderline tourney-bound […]
MAAC Preview
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 2008-09 Preview by Matthew Moll Davidson Who? The rest of the nation’s small schools have spent the off season recalling the run of a 10th-seeded team from North Carolina that was a basket away from the Final Four. MAAC teams lie awake and long to be […]
New UMass Leader, Same Potential
Minutemen Look For Similar Results With New Coach by Phil Kasiecki AMHERST, Mass. – While one obvious thing has changed at UMass, a couple of things don’t look any different. After Travis Ford departed for the head coaching job at Oklahoma State, the school hired Derek Kellogg to run the […]
Akron Tries To Reload
Akron Falls Back to the Pack by Jay Pearlman AKRON, Ohio – Two years ago the Zips won the Eastern Division of the Mid-American Conference, and came within a point of the NCAA Tournament, losing the conference tourney final to Miami 53-52. Weakened a bit by graduation (specifically that of […]
