Author: Nick Lozito

Big Sky 2002-03 Season Recap

Big Sky Conference 2002-03 Season Recap by Nicholas Lozito The 2002-03 Big Sky season saw one team obliterate the competition, and several others rise from their annual positions in the conference cellars. Weber State (26-6 overall, 14-0 in Big Sky), led by senior shooting guard Jermaine Boyette and junior forward […]

Bobby Knight’s World

Bobby’s World by Nicholas Lozito Bobby Knight lives to win. The 62-year-old coaching legend is a true competitor, a national champion, a leader, and, above all, a world-class jerk. There is no other way to describe the coach’s actions over the past few weeks. First, Knight suspended forwards Nick Valdez […]

Big Sky Quarterfinals

Big Sky Quarterfinal Recap by Nicholas Lozito Sacramento State upsets Montana The No. 6 seed Sac State Hornets used 24 points from senior forward Derek Lambeth in a 88-75 win over the Montana Grizzlies on Saturday in Missoula. With the victory, the Hornets advance to the semi-final round of the […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Lambeth leads Hornets to tourney The fans were going nuts. Head coach Jerome Jenkins was crying. And a hero was made. This was the scene after Sacramento State knocked of Montana State, 72-52, in a battle for the No. 6-and-final seed into the Big […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Much to be determined in final weekend As we head into the final weekend of conference play, two things are for sure: Weber State (22-5 overall, 12-0 in Big Sky) will be the No. 1 seed and Eastern Washington (17-9, 9-3) the No. 2 […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito February wars bring March Madness It’s a war out there in the Big Sky, and one casualty has already been reported. At 4-20, the Portland State Vikings will now begin picking up the pieces of a season shattered by injuries. Head coach Heath Schroyer’s […]

Pac-10 Freshmen

Youngsters Precious on the West Coast, too by Nicholas Lozito When people mention this season’s freshman class, the names Rashad McCants, J.J. Redick and Matt Walsh get more mention than Gary Coleman’s at a “Where Are They Now?” convention. They seem to forget, or be unaware of, a flock of […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Wildcats, Boyette deserve NCAA berth OK, let’s face it. Weber State (18-5 overall, 8-0 in Big Sky Conference) is going to take the conference crown and, barring any major upsets, win the conference tournament. And that’s a good thing. Why? Because the Wildcats are […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Young Bengals bring respect to Pocatello Idaho State is for real. After upsetting Eastern Washington, 88-86, in double overtime on Thursday and nipping Portland State, 58-57, on Saturday, the Bengals (11-8 overall, 4-2 in Big Sky) currently sit alone in third place in the […]

Big Sky Notebook

Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Bengals open conference play in heart-wrenching fashion The state of Idaho is not exactly known for having a rich tradition in college basketball. But if it were to release a tell-all biography, a small chapter about this weekend’s basketball festivities involving Idaho State would […]