The Herald-Dispatch College Basketball Preview 2008 RSS 2009-11-08T04:52:24-05:00 urn:uuid:c9b73cef-a51c-418d-9636-598ebde96c8e Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. Herd aims to be best defensive team in C-USA RICK McCANN http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+mu+men 2008-10-27T11:23:30-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Donnie Jones listed three areas of importance for his second season as head coach of the Marshall men's team.</p> OSU women aiming for 5th consecutive Big Ten championship The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+osu+women 2008-10-27T11:32:04-04:00 <p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State dominated Big Ten Conference women's basketball in the last four seasons.</p> A look at the Marshall women's team The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+mu+women+players 2008-10-27T11:17:15-04:00 <p>Your 2008 Thundering Herd team.</p> West Lib, State tops in WVIAC The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+wvc+men 2008-10-27T11:37:48-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Alderson-Broaddus, Pitt Johnstown, West Liberty and West Virginia State were listed as West Virginia Conference men's teams to watch by The Sporting News in its preseason magazine.</p> Carey to try to keep his cool with young, inexperienced team The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+wvu+women 2008-10-27T11:35:44-04:00 <p>MORGANTOWN -- Mike Carey will be the first one to admit that patience is not one of his strong suits. Anyone walking the WVU Coliseum corridors at mid-afternoon during basketball season can attest to that.</p> Dunlap, Smith lead UK women's basketball The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+uk+women 2008-10-27T11:38:44-04:00 <p>LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Southeastern Conference rising stars Victoria Dunlap and Amber Smith lead the Kentucky women's team.</p> MU women's basketball to display 2 extremes GRANT TRAYLOR http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+mu+women 2008-10-27T11:24:46-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- As the Marshall women's basketball team gets its season under way, there will be two extremes that fans will notice.</p> WVU men's basketball expects well balanced scoring team The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+wvu+men 2008-10-27T11:35:20-04:00 <p>MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia University men's coach Bob Huggins expects another well balanced scoring team in 2009.</p> Once again, Buckeyes extremely young RUSTY MILLER http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+osu+men 2008-10-27T11:27:54-04:00 <p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here is the Ohio State men's basketball team in a nutshell: no seniors, missing its top three scorers, but lots of promise, lots of possibilities.</p> Shepherd looks to continue dominance The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+wvc+women 2008-10-27T11:36:26-04:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Shepherd University, the defending West Virginia Conference women's regular-season champion, was No. 25 in the Women's Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25 ranking.</p> Patterson one of 2 starters returning for Wildcats The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life_schools/2008+1102_BASK+uk+men 2008-10-27T11:25:47-04:00 <p>LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Patrick Patterson was taking the Southeastern Conference by storm until the injury bug hit.</p>