Tag Archives: OVC

Conference Tournament Previews Pt. 2

OHIO VALLEY: The OVC protects its best teams until the semifinals. That means Belmont and Murray St won’t be playing until Friday night. On the other hand, the 5-8 seeds will have to win four games to win the championship. It’s happened before, but I have a hard time seeing that happening with how dominantContinue reading “Conference Tournament Previews Pt. 2”

Westwood Rising

      All year long, Steve Alford has been brewing something in Los Angeles. The embattled coach has had a superb bounce back season for UCLA. That was no more evident then on Saturday night as the Bruins took down the Arizona Wildcats in Tucson. UCLA’s resurgence can be attributed to freshman sensation LonzoContinue reading “Westwood Rising”

Tortoise is the Hare

In the Big Ten, the newest team is the fastest team and last week Wisconsin found out just how good it was. The Maryland Terrapins are blazing a trail along the midwest guns blazing. Leading the Terps is their backcourt, specifically their freshman phenom Melo Trimble. He’s been outstanding for Maryland averaging over 16 pointsContinue reading “Tortoise is the Hare”

Strongmen of the Southland

Wichita St is rolling.  So is Florida and Arizona. However, there is one team that hasn’t got a whiff of the publicity of those teams.  That team plays in the Southland Conference and it hasn’t lost since Nov. 23. The Stephen F. Austin (SFA) Lumberjacks sport a gaudy 27-2 as they steamroll toward the finishContinue reading “Strongmen of the Southland”

Sons of Westwood

The rumors of UCLA’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.  Early in the season it looked bleak for UCLA after struggling to beat Georgia and losing to Cal Poly.  The Bruins chemistry looked shoddy and they were working to incorporate Shabazz Muhammad into the lineup. Now the Bruins are tied for first in the Pac-12 andContinue reading “Sons of Westwood”

Steamin’ towards March

Last month, it looked like Ohio St was going to win the Big Ten championship in a landslide. Now the Purdue Boilermakers are making their claim for a piece of that title. Some wrote the Boilermakers off after Robbie Hummel suffered another torn ACL. However, there was still plenty of talent left in the cupboardContinue reading “Steamin’ towards March”

Let the Tournaments Begin

For the next couple of days, I’ll be giving previews/prediction of mid-major conference tournaments.  Today we’re going to begin with the big South, Ohio Valley, Horizon League, and the Atlantic Sun. Big South: This is a conference that I’ve been watching all season long.  There’s VMI whom opened the season with a win at KentuckyContinue reading “Let the Tournaments Begin”