C-USA Late Session Recaps

Here's what happened at the later games in the Conference USA Tourney   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

UCF fans were treated to a whale of a ball game on Senior Night as their veteran leaders finished strong to lead the Knights to an exhilarating 74-71 victory over the ECU Pirates. Jermaine Taylor, the C-USA leading scorer finished with 36 points, 27 of which came in the second half, and Kenrick Zondervan scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Knights.   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

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 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

Before the game, Marshall knew it would have to play without three players and with Head Coach Donnie Jones recovering from a bout with food poisoning. By the time the game was over with East Carolina, it was Pirate Head Coach Mack McCarthy who was sick to his stomach. Marshall started strong and finished with its biggest win in three years in Conference USA, beating ECU 83-49, a 34-point win.   Full Story

Marshall was at East Carolina Wednesday and hoped to win the second-consecutive road game in Conference USA play. The Pirates, however, ran the Herd's hopes aground by holding Marshall without a field goal in the last ten minutes of the game, as a six-point MU lead disappeared due to MU's six turnovers, hitting 1-for-7 during the final ten minutes and 4-of-8 from the line for a 75-62 loss.   Full Story

Marshall fans got their brooms out as the Marshall women made a statement to the rest of Conference USA with a 81-55 blowout win over defending C-USA champion East Carolina. Following the men's overtime win over Winthrop, 67-62, in the opening game of the day-night doubleheader, the Herd women's team held the Pirates to 33 percent shooting and knocked down 47 percent from the field (29-of-62).   Full Story

Lon Morris head coach Dale Dotson had seven players sign scholarships this year, and his best shooter may have been East Carolina signee James Legan.   Full Story

It was a see-saw game in the early going with the score tied at 12 with 14:30 remaining in the half, but Tulane outscored the Pirates 40-24 from that point. ECU cut the lead to 2 at 29-27 with 7:08 remaining, but the Wave was hot and went on a 23-9 run to take a 52-36 lead into the locker room   Full Story

On a talented team like Kings Mountain (NC) Hope Christian it’s possible for talented prospects to get lost in the shuffle and with guys like Laron Dendy and J.T. Thompson getting most of the attention - Kenny Gabriel has quietly turned himself into a player.    Full Story

In a class thin at the point guard position, Damier Pitts is being recognized as one of the better lead men on the east coast -- and the 5-foot-10, 160-pound junior is getting evaluated by a handful of high-major programs.   Full Story

Despite going cold and shooting just 7-of-26 from the floor in the second half the Green Wave held on for the win. In a reversal of their efforts in recent games, Tulane was 16-of-18 from the free-throw line to close out the game. Overall, the Green Wave made 20-of-23 free throw attempts in the game.   Full Story

Less than two weeks ago Javarris Barnett played the best game of his career. Now the 6-5, 185-pound SG has been reached by more than 35 schools and has become a hot name on the recruiting trail.    Full Story

Kings Mountain (N.C.) Hope Christian Academy has at least four division-1 prospects on their team and among the ones with the most potential is Ken Gabriel. The 6-7, 200-pound PF showed off his game on a big stage this past weekend.   Full Story

"I am proud of the way that our guys preformed tonight, especially in the second half," said Tulane Head Coach Dave Dickerson. "We did things that we needed to do to win the   Full Story