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Kyle WhellistonBlog | ChatsKyle Whelliston has contributed to ESPN.com's college basketball coverage since 2005. He covers mid-major programs for Basketball Times magazine, and will have a basketball travelogue of the 2008-09 season published next summer. Whelliston also founded midmajority.com and statistical database site Basketball State (www.bbstate.com). |
Butler, Gonzaga resume role as mid-major favorites
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comWhere do the mid-majors stand as we near the end of nonconference play? How did they get to this point? Kyle Whelliston checks in with a report.
Story | Conversation | December 24, 2008High-scoring Holston brings small frame and big game to Chicago State
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comDavid Holston is 5-foot-8, 160 pounds and a virtual unknown. But his name is getting out there -- via his national second-best 27.7 points average, right behind Davidson's Stephen Curry -- as he lays the foundation for Chicago State's future success, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008Players and teams to remember as mid-majors get set to tip off
Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.comYou might know some (Stephen Curry, Patty Mills) but others may be unknown to you (Tremaine Townsend, Tywain McKee). These are the players and teams to look for on the mid-major landscape, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008Whose brackets will get busted?
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comHere is a viewers' guide and breakdown of the BracketBusters matchups this weekend.
Story | Conversation | February 20, 2008Akron looking for more wins to avoid yet another postseason snub
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comEven with 26 wins last season, Akron was snubbed by the NCAA and NIT tournaments. Though the Zips didn't schedule an ambitious nonconference schedule, they're looking for those coveted wins to make them impossible to ignore again, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | December 20, 2007WAC teams schedule up, off to a slow start
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comThe WAC has been a two-bid conference nearly every season since 1983. But the teams scheduled tougher nonconference slates, and they're paying for it, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | December 13, 2007Rising Loyola no longer in rebuilding mode
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comThree seasons ago, Loyola (Md.) was on the verge of a historic season for futility but managed to win one game. But now, coach Jimmy Patsos has his team threatening for a MAAC title, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | August 16, 2007Eagles' Stuckey might soar to NBA next season
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comRodney Stuckey's two-year career at Eastern Washington has been a long highlight film, but his next script might be written in the NBA, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | February 28, 2007Injury forced Trey Johnson from fastballs to 3-balls
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comJackson State's Trey Johnson is averaging almost 30 ppg. Not bad for a guy who started out as a pitcher at Alcorn State, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | January 10, 2007Time to break down the fun conferences
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comKyle Whelliston breaks down the rest of the regular season and predicts the winners of all the true mid-major conferences.
Story | Conversation | January 04, 2007Ex-NBA shooter's son is star frosh at Davidson
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comDell Curry's son is more than just the shooter his dad was. Stephen's well-rounded game is helping Davidson to a surprising start.
Story | Conversation | December 20, 2006Nine mid-major stars to watch
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comKyle Whelliston looks at nine of the less-publicized mid-major stars to watch in 2006-07.
Story | Conversation | November 07, 2006Hornets sting foes at a slower pace
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comMuch like in life, Delaware State sometimes likes to slow things down on the court, Kyle Whelliston writes.
Story | Conversation | August 02, 2006Cremins is back, and C of C could be, too
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comBobby Cremins scratched his coaching itch by returning to the sideline, and the College of Charleston might scratch its NCAA Tournament itch as a result.
Story | Conversation | July 10, 2006Southern looking to bring SWAC some NCAA comfort
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comIt's been 13 years since the SWAC won an NCAA Tournament game. Can Southern bring that streak to a halt?
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