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CollegeHoops.net's Jon Teitel spent a lot of time Monday on conference calls with some of the biggest coaches & players in college basketball. Here are highlights of what the coaches & players had to say about their team's chances in the 2009 NCAA Tournament

EAST TENNESSEE STATE

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Atlantic Sun (23-10, 14-6)

 

Tournament Odds: Mid-Major Conferences

Elite Eight: A March Interview Series

 

 

Jacksonville Dolphins

Atlantic Sun (1st, 18-13, 15-5)

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - March 7, 2009 The JU men's basketball team's return to the NCAA Tournament will have to wait another year as the Dolphins dropped the General Shale Brick Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament championship game to East Tennessee State, 85-68.

This is one in a series of conference tournament previews, in which I run down all the teams involved, give a brief statistical review and present the log5 projections, using in-conference offensive and defensive efficiency.

Cincinnati (+ Better RPI, SOS, 7 Top 50 Wins. - No Top 25 Wins)

Providence (+ Beat Cincy Twice, Top 25 Win Over Syracuse. - Low RPI, Only 5 Top 50 Wins.)

Both

Neither (Big East Already Getting Too Many Bids)

A rare Sunday morning version of the ever popular 20 Random Thoughts & Observations by CollegeHoops.net editor Shawn Siegel.

1 - Villanova's failed attempt to score from close range at the buzzer had to remind you of Charles Smith's Epic Fail with the Knicks. (1993 Playoffs, Knicks vs Bulls, Game 5. Still hilarious.)

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Dec. 17, 2008 David Lighty scored a game-high 21 points to lead a hot-shooting Ohio State team to an 81-68 win over JU on Wednesday night at the Value City Arena.

The Buckeyes (7-0) hit more than 64 percent of their shots from the floor, including 10-of-17 from behind the arc. Lighty's effort led four Buckeyes scored in double figures, with Evan Turner adding 17.