Big Ten Notebook by Chris Burke Ready for the challenge? There appears to be a pretty solid line already being drawn between the top and bottom teams in the Big Ten conference. Indiana has looked as good as advertised. No Jared Jefferies? No problem. The Hoosiers went down to Maui […]
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SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin As the college football season slowly draws to a close, the 2002-2003 basketball season is heating up. Several SEC teams showcased their talent over the Thanksgiving weekend while participating in early season tournaments. Kentucky and Florida competed in the Maui Invitational and Preseason NIT, respectively, […]
Patriot Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Matt DaSilva Holy Cross (3-1) Think the Crusaders are a fluke this season? Tell that to Ryan Sidney and Troy Bell, Boston College’s heralded guard tandem who desperately flailed on consecutive shots in the final 20 seconds of Holy Cross’ 71-70 win over the Eagles on […]
ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos ACC lights the 2002-03 season on fire The 2002-03 campaign is now a little over one week old. That’s equivalent to twenty games. And the ACC is 19-1 in those games. That’s a 95 percent winning rate. The entire conference deserves its props. […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Notebook by Mitch Schneider Terrible Twos The Kansas Jayhawks aren’t too fond of the number two. KU, once ranked No. 2, has dropped two in a row, after starting the season 2-0. Both losses (67-56 to North Carolina and 83-73 to Florida) were by double-digit scores, and both […]
Pac 10 Notebook
Pac-10 Notebook by Joaquin Mesa UCLA Having given up its star recruit Evan Burns to San Diego St., and having to travel to San Diego in order to watch good local football games (since true UCLA fans would never be caught dead in red and gold at the Coliseum), UCLA […]
Conference USA Notebook
Conference-USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Atlantic-10: 2, Conference USA: 1 Three games Saturday pitted teams from Conference USA against teams from the Atlantic 10, with Conference USA falling two out of three times. Saint Louis claimed the conference’s lone win, 56-54 over Saint Bonaventure, doing so in last-second fashion. […]
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Notebook by Beth Iskoe Delaware (1-1) The Hens opened their 2002-2003 home campaign on a positive note Sunday afternoon and improved to .500 by virtue of their 87-58 victory over Long Island. Senior guard Ryan Iversen collected the second triple-double in Delaware history by grabbing seventeen rebounds, scoring twelve […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Notebook by Bob Thurman Holiday Tournament Updates The Mountain West was represented in three major tournaments the past week, with mixed results at best. Two of the conference’s premiere teams, Wyoming and Utah, participated in the Great Alaska Shootout and the Maui Invitational, respectively. Unfortunately, neither team performed […]
MAC Notebook
Mid-American Conference Notebook by Adam Trumble Preseason West Division favorite Ball State suffered a major setback as Theron Smith is out for the season. Smith, the Cardinals’ leading scorer is suffering from reoccurring tendinitis in his right knee as a result of surgery in June. He will apply for a […]
