| Virginia center Sene suspended three games
Virginia sophomore center Assane Sene
has been suspended for the first three games of the regular season for conduct
detrimental to the team.
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| College Basketball Preview - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
OUTLOOK: After such a successful 2008-09 season, Siena thinks it is about time
to make an even bigger statement on a bigger stage and that's what the Saints
are aiming for in 2009-10. Siena was just one of three programs in the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference last season to finish better than .500 in league
play and there's not much of a chance that that will change this time around.
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| College Basketball Preview - Big East Conference
OUTLOOK: The Big East Conference makes and the rest of the basketball world
takes should be the theme for this league as it enters the 2009-10 campaign.
Last season, the Big East sent both Connecticut and Villanova to the Final
Four in Detroit and although neither program brought home the trophy, it was
still a strong sign that college basketball is more than just alive and well
in the region. Another indication that the Big East has the makings of a
basketball superpower is that, of the top 14 picks in the latest NBA Draft,
four came from the league. Overall, the conference was drained of nine top
performers in the two rounds of the event, which is both good and bad for this
year's version of Big East basketball.
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| College Basketball Preview - West Coast Conference
OUTLOOK: Every season in the West Coast Conference of late, resembles the one
before it, as Gonzaga wins the conference crown going away and everyone else
falls in line behind. The 2008-09 season was no different, as the Bulldogs won
their ninth straight regular season crown, made it to their 11th consecutive
NCAA Tournament (Sweet Sixteen) and amassed 28 victories overall.
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| College Basketball Preview - Big Sky Conference
OUTLOOK: Last season saw the Big Sky boast of two 20+ win teams in Portland
State (23-10) and Weber State (21-10), but there was only one other program,
Montana (17-12), that finished above .500 overall. In-conference was a
different story as Weber State ran over the Big Sky competition, winning 15 of
its 16 league tilts, followed by Portland State jumped up and won the tourney
title and take Weber State's NCAA Tournament bid. It was the second straight
ticket to the Big Dance for the Vikings, who earned the spot, despite
finishing four game behind the Wildcats in the league standings. Montana
finished tied with PSU in league play at 11-5 and won 17 games overall.
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