The LeBron James Classic by Adam Shandler As if ESPN didn’t have enough to do. Between college hoops, NBA, NHL Tonight, NHL Tomorrow, NHL Next Thursday, Billiards, Rodeo, the four-hour Heisman preview and World’s Strongest Man (where you can see a 500-pound South African tow a locomotive across town with […]
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Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 12th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Oh, we could discuss the Kansas-Tulsa game, but that’s not really an entrée. Instead, let’s talk about the Missouri Valley’s Drake Bulldogs, who put up 162 on the board last night, coming within 30 of the all-time scoring record […]
Midwestern Rivalry Trifecta
A Trifecta of Midwestern Rivalries by Michael Ermitage As December rolls towards Christmas and the non-conference portion of the college basketball season begins to wane, many fans begin to lose a little bit of interest. The initial excitement of the first few games has subsided, and the meaningful part of […]
Early Season Surprises
Fantasy Hoops: Early Season Surprises by Rick Young Oh, The Agony . . . the early weeks . . . If you’re like me, you’re in week 3 or 4 of your fantasy college basketball season. Unlike me, I hope you’re not pulling your hair (what little I have to […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin Future opponents of 25th ranked Mississippi State (5-1) let out a collective moan when they learned that Mario Austin was returning to the hardwood. The junior forward and Wooden Award candidate, who had sat on the bench for the Bulldogs’ first six games, was cleared […]
Big West Notebook
Big West Conference Notebook by Shaan Hassan Advantage Aggies Apparently, Utah State doesn’t need point guard Tony Brown after all. The Aggies have raced out to a 5-1 start in this 2002-03 season. The team has now reached one of their best starts in 33 years-and it’s come quite easily. […]
SWAC Notebook
Southwestern Conference Notebook by Nik Bannister No “SWAC”tacular starts in the SWAC Parity describes the play of the Southwestern Athletic Conference in their first week of the 2002-2003 season. Texas Southern has the best start in the conference going for par with two wins and two losses as Prairie View […]
Big Sky Notebook
Big Sky Notebook by Nicholas Lozito Hornets and Lumberjacks find success The Sacramento State Hornets and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks have taken similar journeys so far this season. Both teams were expected to finish near the bottom on the pack in preseason polls. Both teams were spanked by highly-ranked opponents (No. […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 11th, 2002 by Dan Hauptman There is a reason that I have voted this team No. 2 in every Hoopville poll this season. They have a never-say-die attitude and have the talent to overcome a half played so poorly that it would cost most […]
Southern Notebook
Southern Conference Notebook by David Smotherman SoCon off to a strong start The schools of the Southern Conference have gotten off to a great start in the 2002-03 basketball season, proving that last years finish in the upper echelon of the mid-major conferences was quickly becoming the rule, not the […]
