Very Early C-USA Hoops Preview - Part I

After spending the better part of last week in Memphis for the C-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 one of what is likely the very first preview of the 2009-10 season.   Full Story

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

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

NEW ORLEANS - Marshall saw Tulane just two weeks ago, when the Herd rallied to tie a game at the Henderson Center over the Green Wave and win in overtime, 89-86. This afternoon at ancient Fogelman Arena, in front of about 150 Tulane fans (listed attn: 1,843, not even close), TU played at its place and topped a poor-shooting Herd, 57-51. MU is now 12-15, 4-8 in Conference USA.   Full Story

Eight of the twelve Conference USA teams were in action Wednesday night, headlined by the mismatch of the year between first-place Memphis and last-place SMU.    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

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

Senior guard Jermaine Taylor (Tavares, Fla.) scored seven of his game-high 28 points in overtime as the UCF men’s basketball team defeated Tulane, 79-74, in Conference USA play Saturday at Fogelman Arena. The Knights (15-6, 5-2 C-USA), who overcame a 10-point second-half deficit, have won five-consecutive contests.   Full Story

Coach Jeff Lebo's Tigers won by 25 points as Auburn continued to add to its basketball winning streak.   Full Story

The men's and women's basketball teams look to extend winning streaks as Tulane and Stephen F. Austin visit Auburn.   Full Story

Tulane (3-2) saw its two-game win streak come to an end Friday at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama, in the USA Basketball Classic. The Green Wave shot a meager 38.2% from the field and 43.8% from the charity stripe as Tulane fell to UC-Davis 76-62.   Full Story

The #7 Texas Longhorns took the court Tuesday night with a final tune-up before heading to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational.   Full Story

Tulane (1-0) held McNeese State (0-1) to 19.2% shooting from the field in the first half, then held on in the second half to take a 68-62 victory in the season opener at Fogelman Arena Saturday night. Kevin Sims and Kris Richard pace the Green Wave with 17 points apiece.   Full Story

LSU fans got their first glimpse of Trent Johnson’s squad on the hardwood on Tuesday night and if they saw the same thing the headman witnessed then there was mixed reviews of the performance.   Full Story

Kim Lewis, an assistant with head coach Ron Everhart at Duquesne and Northeastern, gets another stint at his alma mater Tulane, and for the second time as an assistant coach. It was at the New Orleans school that Everhart and Lewis first teamed-up.   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

Tulane (17-15) fell to the #2 Memphis Tigers (31-1) in the quarterfinal round of the Conference USA Tournament 75-56 Thursday night. Tulane was led by senior forward David Gomez, who scored a game-high 18 points.   Full Story

Tulane (17-14) overcame a 10-point deficit in a come-from-behind win over Marshall in the opening round of the CUSA Tournament. Point guard Kevin Sims hit the winning freethrows with 6.4 seconds remaining to catapult the Green Wave into the quarterfinals.   Full Story

Senior guard Donnavan Stith hit two freethrows with 4.4 seconds left Saturday at Fogelman Arena to secure a spot in the Conference USA Tournament and give the Green Wave (16-14, 6-10)its second consecutive winning season. Four Green Wave players hit double figures in 77-75 win over East Carolina (11-18, 5-11).   Full Story

Tulane (15-13, 5-9) closed out the regular season with a 69-44 loss to UAB (21-8, 11-3) Saturday at Bartow Arena before a crowd of 7,037. The Green Wave had no answer for the Blazer's Robert Vaden who scored a game-high 30 points. The loss marked the 7th consecutive defeat for the Green Wave.   Full Story

Tulane (15-12, 5-8) lost its sixth straight, 80-63 to sharp-shooting Central Florida (15-12, 8-5) Wednesday night at UCF. The Knights were paced by Jermaine Taylor's game-high 19 points. Taylor scored 15 in the first half.   Full Story

ORLANDO, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - Junior guard Jermaine Taylor (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) totaled a game-high 19 points, and five Knights finished with double-figures in scoring as the UCF men's basketball team posted an 80-63 win over Tulane on Wednesday at the new UCF Arena. The Knights (15-12, 8-5 Conference USA) shot 24-of-28 (85.7 percent) from the free-throw line in the victory.   Full Story