KEY WINS: Texas A&M; @ Houston; @ UNLV; swept Washington State KEY LOSSES: swept by: Oregon, Stanford, Arizona State, UCLA; @ Kansas; @ Memphis KEY STAT: 3 Point Shooting Percentage: 39% BIGGEST STRENGTHS: This team knows how to score and they are loaded with individual talent. The biggest thing about the Wildcats’ ability to score [...]

KEY WINS: Arizona; @ Arizona; Xavier; USC; Stanford KEY LOSSES: N-Illinois; @ Nebraska; @ Washington; @ California; @ Oregon KEY STAT: Field Goal % Defense is 41% BIGGEST STRENGTHS: There are two of these; first, Coach Herb Sendek is a weapon himself, and second, this team is very good from the charity stripe. The Sun [...]

KEY WINS: @Washington State, @Stanford, Stanford, @USC, @Arizona, @Oregon, N-Michigan State, N-Maryland KEY LOSSES: @Washington, Texas, USC KEY STAT: Field Goal % Defense is 42% BIGGEST STRENGTHS: The Bruins are clearly one of the best defensive teams in the country. With that comes the reputation that the Bruins have earned regarding their collective toughness; UCLA [...]

KEY WINS: @UCLA; @Arizona; @Oregon; S. Illinois; Oklahoma, Stanford KEY LOSSES: Mercer; @Memphis; @Kansas; UCLA KEY STAT: Field Goal % Defense is 39% BIGGEST STRENGTHS: The Trojans are extremely athletic. Much has been made of super-frosh O.J. Mayo, but fellow freshman Davon Jefferson has been equally as important. Both are athletic, but Jefferson can be [...]

When Drake played Butler on Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, there was little drama regarding whether either of these teams was facing “Bubble” issues with the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. This game was clearly about seeding. The marquee game of BracketBuster weekend lived up to the hype. In a game that made virtually every [...]

Probable Starters: Drake: Leonard Houston – Sr. 6’3” 14.2 PPG 4 RPG Josh Young – So. 6’1” 15.9 PPG 47% 3 Point Shooting Jonathan Cox – Jr. 6’8” 11.4 PPG 8.4 RPG Klayton Korver – Sr. 6’5” 9.4 PPG 87% FT Shooting Adam Emmenecker – Sr. 6’1” 7.4 PPG 5.9 APG Key Sub: Brent Heemskerk [...]

2006-2007 Record: 25-12 (11-7) T-3rd in Pac-10 Postseason Games: 03/08/07 vs. Stanford W OT 83-79 OT (Pac-10 Tourney) 03/09/07 vs. Washington State W 70-61 (Pac-10 Tourney) 03/10/07 vs. Oregon L 81-57 (Pac-10 Tourney Title Game) 03/16/07 vs. Arkansas W 77-60 03/18/07 vs. Texas W 87-68 03/23/07 vs. North Carolina L 74-64 2007-2008 Returning Statistical Leaders: [...]

2006-2007 Record: 30-6 (15-3) 1st in the Pac-10 Postseason Games: 03/08/07 vs California (Pac-10 Tournament) L OT 69-76 03/15/07 vs Weber State W 70-42 03/17/07 vs Indiana W 54-49 03/22/07 vs #10 Pittsburgh W 64-55 03/24/07 vs #2 Kansas W 68-55 03/31/07 vs #3 Florida L 66-76 2007-2008 Returning Statistical Leaders: 13.3 PPG – Josh [...]

Last night the Texas Longhorns did something that no team has done since January of 2006; they beat the UCLA Bruins on the floor of Pauley Pavilion. Since the Bruins had lost to the Washington Huskies, they had run off 25 straight at the vaunted arena. The game was very entertaining, if not played at [...]

The Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series begins tonight with Oregon traveling to take on talented freshman Michael Beasley and Kansas State. While that game is appealing to many if for nothing else than a chance to see Beasley play against solid competition, the series really kicks into high gear on Sunday, December 2, when there are [...]