Support Your Team, Chicago! by Michael Ermitage Hello? Chicago? Do you realize that the number one team in college basketball is playing right outside your precious Chicagoland borders? It sure doesn’t seem like it. Oh sure, the Sun Times will run a back page spread on the Illini opening conference […]
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ACC Notebook
Atlantic Coast Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Hurricane Force Miami and Virginia Tech officially joined the ACC quietly in the night this past summer – an ironically subtle conclusion to an often-controversial expansion process. No one disputes that ACC officials initiated the power play to gain financial and competitive advantages […]
Missouri Valley Notebook
Missouri Valley Conference Notebook by Neal Heston Bluejays still fly high Creighton was in danger of falling to 2-4 in MVC play for the first time in Head Coach Dana Altman’s stint there, but two rallies against Northern Iowa stopped that. The Bluejays trailed 28-17 in the first half, but […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll Crowded at the top, but not for long Rider, Marist, and Fairfield look different than this writer’s Fairfield, Niagara, Manhattan prediction, but nevertheless there is plenty of drama. This next week will break up the trio when Marist and Fairfield battle for […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 22nd Player Dies on Court: There is some sad news to pass along in college hoops. Eastern Connecticut guard Antwoine Key died Thursday night after collapsing during the opening minutes of a game at Worcester State, officials said. Police and emergency personnel used defibrillators […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 21st Illini Keep It Going: Luther Head continued his hot streak with 25 points, as Illinois continued to roll with a hard-fought 73-68 overtime victory over Iowa in Champaign. Greg Brunner’s runner in the lane with 3.8 seconds left in regulation knotted the score […]
Big East Notebook
Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann A Grand Raise Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun, both well-respected head coaches for the UConn men’s and women’s basketball programs, used to hate each other. They have since made amends, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Geno grimaced when he found that Calhoun […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing A new Big 12 power The Big 12’s South division has been long dominant in football, especially this past season. Now those six teams in Oklahoma and Texas are trying to make it the same way this basketball season. Obviously, No. 2 Kansas’ […]
C-USA Notebook
Conference USA Notebook by Zach Van Hart Banks gone Sean Banks’ season is over. After starting slow this season and being suspended for one game for a poor attitude, Memphis announced on Sunday that Banks is academically ineligible for the remainder of the season. But head coach John Calipari sounded […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki Coppenrath Reaches Milestone Vermont senior forward Taylor Coppenrath, who leads the nation in scoring, surpassed 2,000 career points on Wednesday against Stony Brook. Coppenrath became the second player in school history and ninth in the conference’s history to surpass 2,000 career points. He scored […]
