Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2008-09 Preview by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. Few will argue that Coppin State’s unlikely run to the MEAC championship was the one of the biggest stories in the conference last season. Perhaps playing a grueling out-of-conference schedule against powerhouse opponents like Ohio State and Missouri provided the […]
Month: November 2008
URI Hopes To Take Next Step
Defense Will be the Key For the Rams by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. – If the 2008-09 season for Rhode Island is to be better than the prior one, “defense” can’t be a dirty word. The Rams realize this, not only from last season, but also from their first […]
Bob Knight Remembers The NIT
NIT Has Special Meaning for Knight by Ray Floriani WEST POINT, N.Y. – One of the highlights of a relatively quiet fall bears recounting. The late Friday afternoon in September is quiet. Across the Hudson a train passes to pierce the silence. Nature has yet to begin her majestic display […]
Butler Tries To Reload
Butler Tries to Reload by Jay Pearlman INDIANAPOLIS – Four of five starters are gone, as well as five of the six Butler players logging 500 minutes, 144 out of 170 starts, two first team all-conference players (including Player of the Year Mike Green), 69 percent of points gone, along […]
Atlantic 10 Preview
Atlantic 10 Conference 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki Last season was perhaps one of what could have been for the Atlantic 10. The season started with tremendous promise in non-conference play, as conference teams scored a number of great wins. As January began, there was much discussion that the conference […]
Colonial Preview
Colonial Athletic Association 2008-09 Preview by Jay Pearlman CAA fans tighten your belts: with all due respect to Michael Litos’ Cinderella 2005-06, you just may be in for the ride of your lives! When we last convened in this space, we looked back at a balanced, competitive, but slightly down […]
Horizon Preview
Horizon League 2008-09 Preview by Nick Dettmann Two Horizon League teams solidified their respective coaching situations this offseason. The first came in April when the Detroit Titans hired Ray McCallum to take over the program. McCallum replaces Perry Watson, who retired from the post in March, but took a leave […]
West Cost Preview
West Coast Conference 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The 2007-08 season was a historic one for the West Coast Conference, as three teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in its 56-year history. On nine other occasions, two teams from the conference received bids, four of them […]
Mid-American Preview
Mid-American Conference 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki In the Mid-American Conference, multiple bids to the NCAA Tournament remain elusive. Last season, Kent State looked to have the resume to get an at-large bid, but the Golden Flashes won the conference tournament and were the only team to advance. The conference […]
D-I Independents Preview
D-I Independents 2008-09 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The landscape among Division I independents has been changing constantly, and that’s no different as the 2008-09 season approaches. With conference affiliation the easiest route to having an opportunity to reach the NCAA Tournament, independent schools have plenty of incentive to find a […]
