Colonial Conference Preview by Beth Iskoe After UNC Wilmington’s outstanding NCAA Tournament run in which it shocked No. 4 seed USC 93-89 before falling 76-67 to eventual runner-up Indiana, the CAA has gained the respect it deserves. Because the Seahawks are heavily favored to grab the automatic berth, if George […]
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Big West Preview
Big West Conference Preview by Shaan Hassan The Big West Conference lost two valuable players in guards from UC Irvine, Jerry Green, and Utah State, Tony Brown, but the departure of those two leaders, along with some resurgence from unproven, young talent only paves the way for what should be […]
America East Preview
America East Conference Preview by Phil Kasiecki The America East Conference began a new era in the 2001-02 season, as four teams left to join the Colonial Athletic Association, replaced by three schools from the SUNY system: Albany, Stony Brook (relative newcomers to Division I, in just their second season), […]
DFW Prep Stars
Movin’ On Up by Jed Tai Football has been, and likely will always be, king in the state of Texas. It’s all gridiron talk at the water cooler in the fall. There’s America’s team, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Houston Texans have now joined the fray. The Longhorns and Aggies […]
Duke: Now What?
Now What? by Jason Drucker It’s not easy for Mike Krzyzewski to look out onto the hardwood of Cameron and see young faces who haven’t been displayed on SportsCenter for the past few years. It’s like waking up from a dream and wondering where you are. Or better yet, waking […]
Boston’s Best
Beantown’s Best by Phil Kasiecki When it comes to sports in Boston, the professional ranks rule without question. This is a town known for its love affairs with the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, and especially the Patriots in recent times until they started to spiral out of control in the […]
Senior Class
Seniors are a Class Act by Michael Ermitage There really is nothing like your senior year in college. Your class load is light, you know the places to go and it seems as though you know everyone when you go there. You have college down and your confidence is like […]
SoCon Recap
Southern Conference Recap by David Smotherman Since we last danced “the Charleston” A lot has happened since a rainy night in Charleston when the Davidson Wildcats outlasted an upset-minded Furman Paladin squad 62-57 in the finals of the Southern Conference championships. The SoCon placed two teams in post-season tournaments and […]
Metro Atlantic Recap
Metro Atlantic Recap by Michael DiPiazza At last season’s Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) media day held at Madison Square Garden the talk amongst the crowd was the parity that the conference endured. When the 2001-02 Preseason Coaches Poll was released that early November morning it was Iona who was […]
Putting the Major in Mid-Major
Putting the Major in Mid-Major by Adam Shandler Peel back the layers of all those “Games of the Week”, All-America Teams and “Most Likely to Be an NBA Lottery Pick” votes, and you have a whole mess of exciting mid-major players that you won’t hear of until March. Some of […]
