Big East Notebook With the arrival of the New Year, Big East conference play commences. Here’s a look around the Big East at some of the notable and not-so-notable: Boston College Look for super sophomore guard Ryan Sidney to return to form after breaking his jaw in a December practice. […]
Conference Notes
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook Takin’ it to the Bank(s) UNLV’s Marcus Banks was named the MWC’s player of the week for the week ending December 31st. Banks led the Runnin’ Rebels to a pair of victories while averaging 30 points per game, 4 boards, 5 assists, and 3.5 steals last week. […]
Pac-10 Notebook
Pac-10 Notebook Not Quite Rodney Dangerfield, but Close The University of Oregon and the University of Southern California are getting little attention from the pollsters so far. The Ducks are 8-3 with a recent sweep of the Arizona schools. The win over the Wildcats was not your usual home crowd […]
Sun Belt Notebook
Sun Belt Notebook Judgement Day Mark January 24th on your calendar, Sun Belt fans. For this will be the day the world finds out if Arkansas-Little Rock is for real. The Trojans begin the conference schedule at 10-3, the same record as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The main difference in […]
Southeastern Preview
2001-02 SEC Preview by Alex Turell Florida and Kentucky are hands-down the two best teams in the SEC. Unfortunately they both are in the SEC East. Their March 2 date will decide the East championship. Tennessee has a chance to sneak up on one of them if they can split […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Notebook Dynasty in the Making? The Gonzaga Bulldogs have nothing to fear but devastating injury itself. The 22nd nationally ranked team is healthy and hitting on all cylinders. Senior guard Dan Dickau is providing the leadership needed for a national contender with an 18.5 point per game average. […]
Ivy League Notebook
Ivy League Notebook As A Whole: According to IvyLeagueSports.com, the Ivy men’s basketball teams are on pace to break a record for collective regular season, non-conference wins. As of Friday, December 28, the league had compiled 43 wins and, if all goes well, is on its way to 59 for […]
Metro Atlantic Notebook
Metro Atlantic Notebook Da King a’New Yawk: Manhattan Head Coach Bobby Gonzalez is certainly earning that 2-year contract extension awarded last year. The Jaspers are 9-1 and champions of the recent Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival. After out-dueling Fordham in the first round game, Manhattan bumped Iona 69-58 in an […]
Southland Preview
2001-02 Southland Conference Preview by David Mosse With the defending champions McNeese State suffering a couple of key losses, this league should be Texas-San Antonio’s to win. The Roadrunners sport virtually the same roster that finished tied for second last season. With four senior starters including high-scoring guard Devin Brown […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Notebook Ram Tough – So Far: The Colonial has hosted a few early intra-conference games, and even though we have not reached the thick of conference play, one thing is certainly for sure. Uncertainty. Yes, as I look into my crystal ball (actually a souvenir snow globe of South […]
