Very Early C-USA Hoops Preview - Part II

After spending time in Memphis for the Conference USA Basketball Tournament, InsideKnights.com was able to get a great look at all 12 C-USA teams and we have a few thoughts on how next year may play out for the Knights. Here’s part two of what is likely the very first preview of the 2009-10 season.   Full Story

Jeff Lebo's Auburn basketball Tigers picked up their 24th victory with a round two NIT victory over Tulsa.   Full Story

Jeff Lebo says he knows and respects Auburn's NIT opponent, Tulsa, as well as its coach as the Golden Hurricane heads to Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.   Full Story

Comments from Auburn senior Quantez Robertson are featured as Auburn prepares to take on Tulsa in round two of the NIT following a victory over UT-Martin.   Full Story

The Memphis Tigers simply did what they do, which is play the very best defense in the nation en route to their fourth consecutive Conference USA title,. The Tigers defeated the second-seeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 64-39 to run their national best winning streak to 25 games, as well as their C-USA winning streak to 61 consecutive games.    Full Story

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane scrapped and clawed their way to a 70-67 victory over the UAB Blazers in the second semi-final of the C-USA tournament.    Full Story

Two matchups were featured in the afternoon session of the Conference USA Basketball Tournament on Thursday.   Full Story

Now that the Conference USA regular season is officially over, it’s time for us to announce our all-C-USA teams. To no one’s surprise, the Most Outstanding Player Award goes to UCF’s dynamic shooting guard, Jermaine Taylor, who led the conference in scoring with a 26.6 ppg. average, setting a new C-USA record.   Full Story

Wednesday was another busy night of hoops in C-USA, as 10 of the 12 teams were in action. Memphis and Marshall continue to streak, as does UCF in the other direction, and SMU got a rare win on Senior night.    Full Story

Senior guard Jermaine Taylor (Tavares, Fla.) totaled a game-high 29 points and established a Conference USA record as the UCF men’s basketball team fell 79-70 to Tulsa Wednesday at the Reynolds Center. The All-America candidate has now scored 430 points in league play this campaign, good for a C-USA single-season record.   Full Story

It was a busy weekend in the world of C-USA hoops, and unlike the weekday games, there were no real surprises. Memphis continues to roll, UAB bounces back from their mid-week date with Memphis, UCF continues to slump, and Tulsa, Houston, and Tulane take care of business.   Full Story

Can the Mustangs finally get over the edge and beat a top team in C-USA? We will find out tonight. Join the PonyStampede.com community in a live chat on the front page of the site. Is basketball not your thing? Join us anyway. We are always up for a good football conversation. Not a premium member? It's alright. Tonight's chat is free!   Full Story

The Memphis Tigers continue to flex their muscles, as they stay perfect in conference and are the hottest team in the nation with 19 consecutive wins. Rice and Marshall both recorded their first conference road victories of the season, as Rice overcame a record-setting performance by the great Jermaine Taylor. Houston and SMU were game opponents, but couldn’t seal the deal on the road.    Full Story

All 12 teams were in action Saturday which made for some exciting C-USA hoops action. Memphis was challenged, but survived, and UAB was especially impressive at home.   Full Story

Another week has gone by in the C-USA and what else is new, Memphis is undefeated. John Calipari’s Tigers are playing stifling defense and some close early season contests have turned into blowouts. Memphis has now won 52 straight C-USA games, and there’s no end to their dominance in sight.   Full Story

The UCF Knights gave their fans all they could handle on Saturday night as they overcame a 17 point deficit to defeat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on a last-second shot by freshman guard A.J. Rompza, 74-72.   Full Story

It was another big weekend for C-USA basketball, as all 12 teams were in action Saturday, beginning with a clash between the undefeated conference leader Memphis Tigers, and the talented Houston Cougars.   Full Story

IRVING, Texas – Coming off an appearance in the 2008 NCAA National Championship title game and an NCAA-record 38 wins, the Memphis Tigers repeat as the unanimous pre-season favorite to win the C-USA men’s basketball regular-season crown in 2008-09, according to the league’s coaches. UAB Blazer Robert Vaden, an Indiana transfer in '07, was named the men’s basketball pre-season Player of the Year.   Full Story

The four top teams at the beginning of the season are also the quartet that's left standing. For the first time in the history of the NCAA tournament, the four No. 1 seeds advanced to the Final Four.   Full Story

As Conference USA teams come down the stretch, one would not think a team beaten by 25 points in the final eight days of the regular season would have much to be excited about. But Marshall, beaten by Tulsa 89-64 on Saturday night in Oklahoma, finds itself still in the hunt for a high seed in the C-USA Tournament with two games to play next week, thanks to a number of upsets this evening.   Full Story

After dropping the first game of the season, the Golden Hurricane returned to the court one day later to pick up that first win.   Full Story

The ULM Quarterback Club held it's first meeting of the season Wednesday afternoon on the bayou. Here are some of Coach Weatherbie's topics of discussion from yesterday as he gives the Tulsa scouting report. Kendall Mouton and Calvin Dawson also spoke to the crowd.   Full Story

FAYETTEVILLE -- Fresh off an impressive weekend of action against a top-ranked team in the nation, Arkansas now turns its attention to a familiar -- yet less stellar -- opponent.    Full Story

In the first half, the Green Wave never trailed although the Hurricanes tied the score at 2-2, and 6-6. The Wave led by as many as 11 but took an 8-point lead, 31-23, into the halftime locker room. Both teams played sluggish basketball in the early going and with 8:30 remaining the Wave led by the anemic score of 13-10   Full Story

As promised, the Louisiana-Monroe schedule was released to its fans and opponents today. The Warhawks will play 5 home games and 7 away games. Highlighting the home games will be a nationally telivised game on ESPN2 against the Tulsa Hurricane.   Full Story