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Posts tagged "Great West"

Season Recap: Chicago State

This is the first of five season recaps that will appear this week. There will be one each day in reverse order of current KenPom ranking. It was also going to be like this during Tracy Dildy’s first season at Chicago State. Benjy Taylor wouldn’t have left the job for an assistant coach position at Hawaii... Read more »
By johntemplon,
March 27, 2011 at 10:42 pm
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Postseason Preview: Great West 1st Rd.

Sure, there’s no NCAA Tournament bid at the end of the line, but that doesn’t mean that the teams playing in the Great West Conference Tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah don’t care. There’s the opportunity to play postseason basketball (in the CIT) and a lot of pride on the line. Basically the... Read more »
By johntemplon,
March 9, 2011 at 8:37 pm
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Tempo-free conference aerials

Basketball State has some great statistics on it. I use it a lot when doing historical research, but one of the fun things it has for the current season are pretty graphical tempo-free aerials. For instance, here’s the one for the Great West. Why lead with that one? Well, I just want to prove that... Read more »
By johntemplon,
February 1, 2011 at 4:57 pm
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Great West season opens up

Great West Conference play opens on Saturday and I’ll be at Chicago State to check out the first game of the season between the Cougars and Utah Valley. Because most people probably don’t know a thing about the Great West I thought I’d put together this quick little primer about the conference. What is it... Read more »
By johntemplon,
January 7, 2011 at 10:01 pm
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Carl Montgomery wins Player of the Week in Great West

After a big performance out west Chicago State’s Carl Montgomery was named the Great West Conference’s Player of the Week. Montgomery won the award after a 30 point, five rebound, two block shot night in a 99-72 loss to TCU. He shot 10-18 from the field and 10-14 from the free throw line. Montgomery is... Read more »
By johntemplon,
January 3, 2011 at 3:52 pm
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Maybe the Great West is getting better

Chicago State has struggled to a 2-6 record and a 335 ranking on Pomeroy, but some of the other teams in the Great West are starting to play some decent basketball. Just last night the conference got two key victories.  First Utah Valley took out Pac-10 conference member Oregon State, 70-68. It was the Wolverines’... Read more »
By johntemplon,
December 2, 2010 at 1:45 pm
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A Northwestern public service announcement

So the Wildcats are playing at Texas-Pan American tonight. The Broncs somehow convinced Northwestern to give them a home game even though they play in the Great West Conference. That’s a pretty good deal. It’s UTPA’s home opener, but it still shouldn’t be close. Still, if you wanted to watch the game. You can! (I... Read more »
By johntemplon,
November 17, 2010 at 11:18 am
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Tuesday Truths - Great West

Since the Horizon League is almost done playing basketball as a conference their games aren’t included in this final edition of Tuesday Truths. On the other hand, the first annual Great West Conference tournament starts tomorrow in Orem, Utah. Even giving Utah Valley the benefit of the doubt fans of South Dakota should start making... Read more »
By johntemplon,
March 8, 2010 at 9:31 pm
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Tuesday Truths - Horizon League and Great West (3/2)

Welcome to March! And the final edition of Horizon League and Great West Conference Tuesday Truths. Don’t worry though, I’ll be sure to update the Great West numbers next Tuesday for all of the fans of that historic conference. (I mean c’mon, there is a CIT bid on the line!) On a more serious note... Read more »
By johntemplon,
March 2, 2010 at 10:02 am
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Tuesday Truths - Horizon League and Great West (2/16)

The Horizon League and Great West Conference Tuesday Truths: Horizon League – Team – Efficiency Margin: Butler – .21 Wright State – .09 Detroit – .05 Cleveland State – .04 Milwaukee – .00 Valparaiso – .00 Green Bay – (-.01) Loyola – (-.08) Youngstown State – (-.12) UIC – (-.16) Thoughts on these ten plus... Read more »
By johntemplon,
February 16, 2010 at 10:36 am
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