Image by Kyle CajeroThey're inconsistent. They don't play defense. They only shoot threes. They play in a bad conference. All their players are 25-year-olds. They're a brand. They're white.While all of these aspects of Brigham Young University basketball aren't completely false, the Cougars are much more than cheap jokes about a one-dimensional team. When the Cougars take on … [Read more...] about White Men Can Jump? Debunking BYU Basketball
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“We’re Not Ready to Play Them Yet”
Image by Kyle Cajero End the streak. For the past 15 years, Waves fans have said, tweeted and written a variation of those three words before every men's basketball game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Over the span of 32 games, the Waves have lost to the Bulldogs in a myriad of ways, from missed tip-ins, to 40-point blowouts and to a controversial loss in the West Coast … [Read more...] about “We’re Not Ready to Play Them Yet”
West Coast Conference: Same As It Ever Was?
Photos by Brett Bean New year, same result? Not quite. Pepperdine is slated for a fourth place finish in the West Coast Conference, according to the West Coast Conference coaches' poll conducted on Oct. 31. But this is only ten percent of the story. What about the rest of the conference? How many tournament bids will the WCC have this season? Will USD finish higher … [Read more...] about West Coast Conference: Same As It Ever Was?
Women’s Basketball Head Coach Ryan Weisenberg Optimistic About Season
Photo by Milan Loiacono One look at the Women's Basketball roster tells a lot about the season to come. The 13-player squad contains six freshmen — two redshirt freshmen and four true freshmen — five sophomores, one junior and one senior. The team's youth is its biggest strength and its biggest weakness, Head Coach Ryan Weisenberg said. "It’s a start fresh, start new. … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Head Coach Ryan Weisenberg Optimistic About Season
Men’s Basketball Closer, Part One: Gonzaga Coach Criticizes and Challenges the WCC
Photo by Rhema GabrielaPepperdine men's basketball closed their season with a 79-72 loss to Eastern Washington in the College Basketball Insiders Tournament on March 6. Seven days later, Pepperdine — and the rest of the WCC — took an "L" on the national level when Gonzaga Coach Mark Few threw some shade at the conference during an interview with John Blanchette of … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Closer, Part One: Gonzaga Coach Criticizes and Challenges the WCC