Bar Room Bicker – Big Sky vs. West Coast by James Burns and Nicholas Lozito Note: This is the first installation of The Bar Room Bicker, which pits two college basketball enthusiasts against one another. James Burns covers the West Coast Conference while Nicholas Lozito covers the Big Sky Conference. […]
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West Coast Notebook
West Coast Notebook by James Burns Holiday ‘Feast Week’ Frenzy Maui Invitational Even with a fourth place finish at the Maui Invitational, Gonzaga got just what they needed from a holiday excursion to Hawaii – experience. The Bulldogs routed Utah in the opening game 71-52, than faltered twice to No. […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Notebook by James Burns Pepperdine and Gonzaga Stumble Out of the Gates Picked to finish atop the West Coast Conference this season, both Gonzaga and Pepperdine didn’t look the part in their season-openers. No. 22 Gonzaga used a 16-6 run in the first half to stave off Hofstra, […]
West Coast Preview
West Coast Conference Preview by James Burns Life as a Mid-Major has been nice for some schools during the last few years, especially those from the West Coast Conference. Last season the WCC sent two teams dancing – Gonzaga and Pepperdine. This season postseason hopes are very high for several […]
New West Coast Tourney Format
Pepperdine and Gonzaga Love the New Format by James Burns I would like to say that this year’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament from the West Coast Conference is up for grabs. Especially with the departure of Dan Dickau, Gonzaga’s All-World guard, and a revamped WCC tournament format. But […]
West Coast Recap
West Coast Conference Recap by James Burns The Tournament There were no surprises during the 2002 West Coast Conference tournament, held at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego. The tournaments top two seeds, No. 1 Pepperdine and No. 2 Gonzaga, did just what they were supposed to do – […]
It’s Chris Duhon’s Turn
It’s His Turn by James Burns When you think of the mystique Duke basketball emanates, you think of a perennial Top-5 program, championship-caliber seasons and Christian Laettner’s turn-around jumper against Kentucky. Images of Bobby Hurley dribbling the ball up court or Grant Hill on the receiving end of an alley-oop […]
Boyette the Big Man in Big Sky
Boyette the Man in the Big Sky by James Burns With seven first-team all-conference players returning this season in the Big Sky Conference, competition for postseason hardware should be a dogfight, especially for the Most Valuable Player award. Competition should be especially thick at the guard position, where last year’s […]
