October 8th, 2008
Generous Davidson College assistant Jim Fox provided me with some insight on a few questions I threw his way via email recently.
September 30, 2008
Q.
“Frank Ben-Eze… Can he be a big factor for this year’s team? 15 + minutes/gm?”
A.
“I believe Frank will be able to help us out this year. Like any freshman, he […]
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October 4th, 2008
To ensure that your college hoopin one track mind stays up to date, we will gladly provide you with pleasing golden nuggets of wisdom that you can, eh, change the world with. We’ll see.
**Washington Huskies bulldog Jon Brockman eats boards for breakfast.
“In what could be just one of many such designations this year, ESPN college […]
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September 29th, 2008
To ensure that your college hoopin one track mind stays up to date, we will gladly provide you with pleasing golden nuggets of wisdom that you can, eh, change the world with. We’ll see.
**Oh, make no mistake about it, Nuss is revved about WSU basketball.
“He bulked up a little last year, but holy […]
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September 27th, 2008
To ensure that your college hoopin one track mind stays up to date, we will gladly provide you with pleasing golden nuggets of wisdom that you can, eh, change the world with. We’ll see.
**It’s always good when minutes are up for grabs, but be careful guys. I picked you guys to be […]
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September 27th, 2008
Many Summit League teams thrive off the three point shot. Last year the league had 11 players who shot at least 40% from downtown (minimum of 100 attempts). Summit League teams and players don’t necessarily make jaw dropping amounts of threes. They just consistently shoot quality percentages.
I equate 40% from the long […]
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September 24th, 2008
Stuff you need to know about Summit League hoops other than the mascot inferiority complexes that exist.
-2007/08 was the inaugural season for the Summit League.
-The league was called the Mid-Continent Conference from 1989-2007. From 1982-1989 it was called the Association of Mid-Continent Universities.
May 15th 2007
“Beginning June 1st, the Mid-Continent Conference will be known as the […]
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September 15th, 2008
What’s happening around college basketball these days?
Not a whole lot.
We uncreative types are enthusiastically awaiting Midnight Madness to begin on Oct. 17.
But for Kentucky, by way of some “loop holes” no doubt, all the madness begins on Oct.10.
Bob McClellan & Andrew Skwara from rivals.com weigh in on if it’s fair […]
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September 9th, 2008
Hate him or love him, Dickie V brings an excitement and passion to college basketball, and really sports in general, that is completely unmatched, and for the most part, refreshing, his ACC man-love notwithstanding.
Yesterday Dickie V. unveiled his pre-season top 40 teams for the upcoming college hoops campaign.
1. North Carolina. With Tyler Hansbrough, […]
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September 7th, 2008
From the New York Times, via The Associated Press.
Don Haskins, credited with helping break color barriers in college sports in 1966 when he used five black starters to win a national basketball title for Texas Western, died Sunday. He was 78.
Haskins was an old-time coach who believed in hard work and was known for his […]
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August 8th, 2008
Hasheem Thabeet is the focus of my fifth prediction.
After this last season ended in depressing fashion for the Huskies, Hasheem knew he wasn’t ready to contribute at the next level and knew he still eagerly wanted to conquer a NCAA championship, so instead of making a few million bucks while playing sparingly for […]
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