By CURRAN MCCAULEY The West Coast Conference slate continued last week with some marquee match-ups, including Gonzaga and Arizona doing battle in Spokane and San Diego traveling downtown for a match-up with San Diego State at PETCO Park, the home of the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, Saint Mary’s made its case for a national ranking, and BYU split its weekend slate, including … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from WCC week four
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Five takeaways from week two in the West Coast Conference
By CURRAN McCAULEY The West Coast Conference was in the national spotlight as the second week of college hoops action included a nationally-televised Brigham Young - Long Beach State matchup on Monday Night as part of the Tip-Off Marathon and concluded with Saint Mary’s breezing past Stanford on Sunday night in an ESPNU televised contest from Moraga. Here are five takeaways … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from week two in the West Coast Conference
Five takeaways from the first weekend of West Coast Conference action
By CURRAN McCAULEY After the first weekend of non-conference competition, WCC teams have started to give their first impressions. With tough tests and cupcake games alike, we learned some key things about the teams in the wild West Coast Conference. Here are five main takeaways from the first slate of games. We’ll have to wait for Gonzaga to face a tough test – … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from the first weekend of West Coast Conference action
Ole Miss matches the moment
By PAUL GOTHAM DAYTON, OH -- For twenty minutes Tuesday night, the Brigham Young University Cougars set out on pace to break NCAA Tournament records. Ole Miss flipped the tempo for the second half. Stefan Moody led six in double figures as the No. 11-seed Ole Miss Rebels erased a double-digit deficit to defeat BYU, 94-90 in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Moody … [Read more...] about Ole Miss matches the moment
Kyle Wiltjer and the #WCCHoops Slate
By Curran McCauley While the conference's most prolific had a great night on his senior night in Provo, Kyle Wiltjer, the junior transfer from Kentucky and the reigning WCC Player of the Week, had a historic scoring night for Gonzaga. Elsewhere, Saint Mary's and USF used big runs to down their opponents and Pepperdine clinched a winning season for the first time since 2005. … [Read more...] about Kyle Wiltjer and the #WCCHoops Slate