USC Trojans College Basketball Season Preview
October 28, 2011
Recap USC had a mediocre season in 2010-11 with a 19-15 record as well as a fourth place showing in the Pac-10 conference. During the conference tourney Southern Cal advanced to the semifinals, then proceeded to lose in the play-in game of the tourney to VCU. The Trojans achieved success by becoming an excellent defensive group. Southern Cal held their opponents to 40.9% from the field shooting and to less than 64 points every game. The departures of Nikola Vucevic and Alex Stepheson will be...
2011-12 Pittsburgh Panthers Basketball Predictions
October 25, 2011
Jamie Dixon and the Pitt basketball team had a really effective regular season in 2010-11. Despite playing one of the most difficult conference schedules in the country, the team ended up with a 15-3 record in Big East action and a 28-6 mark overall. They beat Connecticut handily in the last regular season contest, but lost to the Huskies by a couple of points in the conference tournament. Pitt didn’t have much luck in the NCAA tourney either, losing in the second round to Butler. Ironically,...
Iowa State Basketball Preview
October 20, 2011
Last Season Recap Not much was expected out of Iowa State last season. Pretty much every person figured they would be at the bottom of the Big 12 conference with just two players returning from the season before, however the Cyclones ended up being sort of a surprise. Ordinarily, it is difficult for people to get energized about a .500 season, nevertheless it was the first time Iowa State did not possess a losing record since the 2005-6 season. In Fred Hoiberg’s first season Iowa State absolutely...