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2008-09 UNC Asheville Preview: #104
Rise & Fall: Low-Major Conference Review
In recent weeks, the Rise & Fall series has chronicled the progress (or regress) of college basketball's major conference teams. But if I equated each team to a civilization, I was mistaken. It is really the NCAA conference that equates to a burgeoning civilization or nation, each with its sometimes stable and sometimes rotating member states. Like civilizations, the prestige and power of conferences wax and wane..
2008-09 Winthrop Basketball Preview: #139
Winthrop Eagles
Overall Rank: #137
Conference Rank: #2 Big South
2007-08: 22-12, 10-4, 1st
2007-08 postseason: NCAA
Turnarounds: 31 Teams to Watch For in 08-09: Part One
With the off-season now upon us and the spring signing period well under way, this is a good opportunity to attempt to forecast some of the teams who could make the jump next season. Is there a team out there like this past season’s Drake Bulldogs, who went from ninth place to a dominating run through the Missouri Valley? Or how about Arizona State, a team that went from dead last in the Pac-10 to fifth place and could have the makings of a conference title run this season?
2008 CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major All-Americans
CollegeHoops.net Mid-Major Player of the Year: Stephen Curry (Davidson)
CollegeHoops.net First Team Mid-Major All-American
G: Stephen Curry (Davidson)
G: Mike Green (Butler)
G: Courtney Lee (WKU)
F AZ Reid (High Point)
F: Jason Thompson (Rider)
CollegeHoops.net Second Team Mid-Major All-American
G: Lester Hudson (UT- Martin)
G: Patty Mills (Saint Mary’s)
G: George Hill (IUPUI)
F: Reggie Williams (VMI)
F: Gyno Pomare (San Diego)
CollegeHoops.net Third Team Mid-Major All-American
Poll: What Will be Thursday's Big Upset?
2008 NIT Capsule: UNC Asheville
North Carolina Asheville Bulldogs
Big South (23-9, 10-4)
Big Wins: 1/5 at South Carolina (61-58), 2/2 Winthrop (71-56), 3/1 at Winthrop (63-50)
Seven Day Stretch: Championship Week Review
The “Curse” bit Stanford, Valparaiso, Arizona and even me last week. That’s right; I was the victim of my own making. I went on a national radio show to talk a bit on the upcoming NCAA Tournament and when asked about which team I thought was “this year’s George Mason”, I talked about South Alabama. The Jaguars lost that very night on their home floor to put their NCAA status in serious doubt. Sorry, Jags…next time I’ll keep my mouth shut.
Seven Day Savior (Team): George Mason Patriots
Buzzer Beater: Bubble Weekend Review
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