Our rankings indicate that guard play is intermittent but critical in the Pac-10, with Washington State perhaps having a surprising advantage.
Month: December 2010
Full Court Sprints — Breaking the Studious Silence
The fall semester comes to a close, which means more games on the schedule and more eligible players on the court. As players get their grades back, we take stock of academic rankings for the top 25 teams.
Breaking the Studious Silence
The fall semester comes to a close, which means more games on the schedule and more eligible players on the court. As players get their grades back, we take stock of academic rankings for the top 25 teams.
First Win Still Elusive for Holy Cross
There’s no sugar-coating the bad start Holy Cross is off to, as their 0-8 start is the worst in program history. It’s come against a tough schedule and they’ve been in games, but that doesn’t change the bottom line.
Big South Notebook
Big South teams are largely following the script for this season, except Coastal Carolina, which deviated from expectations by shocking some of the SEC’s Tigers from Baton Rouge.
Fairfield Starts Well Amid Personnel Challenges
Fairfield enters final exams with a 7-3 mark and a six-game winning streak. The Stags are 5-2 away from home, and the personnel seems to be coming together as the season goes along.
UMass Enters Finals on Bad Note
UMass enters final exam week with a 7-3 mark. That’s not bad given some of the issues the team has faced, but it’s also not good considering they were 7-0 a little over a week earlier.
Could Seton Hall Be Rounding Into Form?
Seton Hall certainly didn’t play like a team without its best scorer on Saturday night. It’s not out of the realm of possibilities that the Pirates are hitting their stride at a good time.
Young Friars Learning and Winning
The young Providence Friars are learning, despite some formidable obstacles placed in their path. They went 5-1 during a recent stretch of six games in less than two weeks, and enter a break for final exams with a 10-2 mark that might not have been expected by many.
The TIQ and a Lesson in Unsustainable Production
At his current pace, Vanderbilt reserve forward Joe Duffy would be the most prolific player in Division I. Of course, he’s played only nine minutes all season.
