The Herald-Dispatch College Basketball Preview RSS 2009-11-21T21:41:05-05:00 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 rolls into season fully loaded with talent RICK McCANN http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+mu+men 2009-11-08T15:18:34-05:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University men's basketball is the name. Playing 94 feet all the time is the game.</p> Women's team looking for 20-win season this year GRANT TRAYLOR http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+mu+women 2009-11-08T16:57:03-05:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- In each of the last two seasons, Marshall's women's basketball team has led in the second half of the Conference USA semifinals, only to fall in the end.</p> 2009-10 Marshall women's basketball schedule 2009/The Herald-Dispatch urn:uuid:530bd799-1640-4b55-a394-90bf6e507c28 2009-11-08T16:53:01-05:00 2009-10 Marshall men's basketball schedule 2009/The Herald-Dispatch urn:uuid:b88e33fa-4b99-4e3c-91cf-94e2049c74b8 2009-11-08T16:26:20-05:00 2009-10 Marshall Women's Bios The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+mu+women+bios 2009-11-08T16:54:17-05:00 <p>A look at the women's team...</p> UK looks to restore the roar under Calipari WILL GRAVES http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+ky+men 2009-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 <p>LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky coach John Calipari has spent the last six months visiting every city, town, hamlet and holler in the Bluegrass, selling himself and his revitalized program with the kind of energy and showmanship that would make P.T. Barnum blush.</p> Veteran bunch of Buckeyes set for season RUSTY MILLER http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+osu+men 2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00 <p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It's as if Ohio State coach Thad Matta has graduated from teaching kindergarten to advanced calculus. </p> Defending champ UConn picked to win conference The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+big+east+women 2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Defending national champion Connecticut was picked to win the Big East Conference women's basketball regular season title. </p> Youth brings versatility to WVU women's team The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+wvu+women 2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00 <p>MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia women's basketball coach Mike Carey inherited a relatively youthful squad this season. But the ninth-year coach also understands that this could be his most athletic and versatile group to date. </p> Great battle brewing for women's C-USA conference champ GRANT TRAYLOR http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+cusa+women 2009-11-08T16:57:24-05:00 <p>HUNTINGTON -- Conference USA women's basketball is looking to make a move up the national ladder.</p> Villanova picked as preseason team to beat in Big East The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/2009+1108_BASK+big+east+men 2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00 <p>NEW YORK -- Villanova, led by Scottie Reynolds, was tabbed as the Big East Conference men's basketball team to beat. </p>