All New York-Area Team by Adam Shandler New York is an all-rear-round basketball city, but it really comes alive during the college hoops season. The Big Apple hosts the Preseason NIT Semifinals and final game, as well as the Coaches versus Cancer Classic and the MSG Holiday Festival. But when […]
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Early Season Highlights
Early Season Highlights by Tracy Granzyk With women’s NCAA basketball season officially open for practice as of this week, it’s time to start thinking hoops once again. Even as the ever-elongating baseball season provides for the illusion of summer, the crisp fall air beginning to blanket college campuses nationwide is […]
Fantasy Hoops 101
Fantasy College Hoops 101 by Rick Young Fantasy College Basketball is upon us, once the clock stuck midnight on Midnight Madness baby! Ah Yes! The thrill of searching for those ‘hidden’ gems no one else knows about, compiling useful stats, waiting up late to get those West Coast box scores […]
Brand the new NCAA Sheriff
School Ties by David Mosse Somewhere in Lubbock Bob Knight is either rolling in laughter or seething in anger, and the smart money is on the latter. This past week the NCAA announced that none other than Myles Brand, the man who unceremoniously pulled the plug on Knight’s Indiana career, […]
World Series Wildcat
“The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!” While it was not quite the legendary moment that Bobby Thomson’s famous homer was in 1951, Kenny Lofton’s game-winning, pennant-clinching single in the bottom of the ninth against the St. Louis Cardinals in 2002 will certainly rank up there when […]
Midnight Magic of UC Irvine
Midnight Magic of UC Irvine by Shaan Hassan Most parents believe nothing good happens at night. But to college students, that’s when the fun’s just getting started. The fun began for the basketball fans of UC Irvine Oct. 11 at the Bren Events Center for Midnight Magic at 10:30 p.m. […]
Offseason Coaching Changes
While You Were Sleeping Offseason Coaching Changes by Adam Shandler Hey, the college hoops off-season is a long one, and while you were preoccupied with baseball, the World Cup and co-ed beach volleyball, stuff happened. Here’s what how it went down on the coaching circuit — who’s in, who’s out, […]
Boyette the Big Man in Big Sky
Boyette the Man in the Big Sky by James Burns With seven first-team all-conference players returning this season in the Big Sky Conference, competition for postseason hardware should be a dogfight, especially for the Most Valuable Player award. Competition should be especially thick at the guard position, where last year’s […]
Southern Coaching Changes
Southern Coaching Changes Roundup by Shannon Shelton Some new names and faces will be seen at the helm of a number of major Southern women’s basketball programs this year, ranging from the high-profile to unknowns hoping to make a name for themselves. Among the notable changes among Southern schools will […]
Who Were Those Guys?
Who Were Those Guys? by Jed Tai With training camps opening up around the NBA and a whole host of drafted and undrafted rookies trying to make their mark – or make the team, we take this time to look back upon this year’s NBA Draft. Like many of the […]
