Trio of Panthers feast on conference slates
Kyle Whelliston...cats. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Horizon League): The HL routinely beat power-conference teams in December. (Cleveland State over Syracuse comes to mind, as well as Illinois-Chicago winning at Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech.) UWM didn't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2009
Hold on to the ball, hold on to hope
Kyle WhellistonDuring the 2006-07 season, Butler and Southern Illinois figured prominently in the national polls all season, and each ended up taking a trip to the S...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009
Difference in miles traveled is all over the map
Kyle WhellistonWith the last games of nonconference play winding down this week and next, teams are preparing to settle back into the comfortable rhythms of their le...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 31, 2008
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, 2008Three mid-majors to keep an eye on
Kyle Whelliston...UMass squeaking by national champion Kansas, Temple destroying Tennessee or Cleveland State's miracle buzzer-beater at Syracuse is probably going to end up buried on Page Seven. So you might have missed these solid...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008
Smaller schools hit the road for a beatdown -- and a paycheck
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comIt's been a mainstay in college basketball for some time: A small school hits the road to play a big-time team and receives a beatdown -- and a hefty paycheck for their efforts, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008Mid-major stock watch
Kyle Whelliston...against the Big East (ODU's shock win over Georgetown and Drexel's takedowns of Villanova and Syracuse). But like last year, the CAA's return to one-bid land, the big headline-grabbing nonconference...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008
Bucknell longs for heady days of (two) years past
Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.comThe heady days of 2005 and 2006 seem so long ago for Bucknell, when the Bison went from Cinderella darling to mid-major powerhouse. After a dismal season last year, Bucknell is trying to regroup, rebuild and rediscover that winning feeling, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | November 26, 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, 2008Kent State part of select company with 20 wins in last 10 seasons
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comDuke, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky and ... Kent State? Yes, the Golden Flashes are in elite company having won at least 20 games in each of the last 10 seasons. It has been quite a remarkable run for the mid-major from the MAC, writes Kyle Whelliston.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2008What we learned from two days of 'Busters
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comAfter 14 TV games and 37 other BracketBusters contests, Kyle Whelliston draws some conclusions from what we saw.
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2007Lots to watch in this year's BracketBusters
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comMid-major expert Kyle Whelliston breaks down all 14 BracketBusters TV games ahead of the Friday-Saturday mid-major festival.
Story | Conversation | February 16, 2007First takes on the BracketBusters matchups
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comMid-major expert Kyle Whelliston provides his first takes on the 14 BracketBusters TV games announced Monday.
Story | Conversation | January 29, 2007Grant, VCU staying cool in CAA's heat
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comIn his first season as head coach at VCU, Anthony Grant has his CAA-leading Rams staying cool under fire.
Story | Conversation | January 23, 2007Will the Hilltoppers sit atop the Sun Belt heap?
Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.comAfter last season's Sun Belt title game flameout, Western Kentucky's ready to return to its title perch.
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