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New: Mid-Major Pickem Game (Sign Up Today!)

Shawn Siegel — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:48:29 -0500

MID-MAJOR PICKEM (NEW!) - SIGN UP TODAY!!!

How To Play:

- Once registered or logged in, visit http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/midmajor and go to the MyPicks link to make your picks. It's that simple.

- You don't have to pick all games at once. You can pick 3 today, and the rest tomorrow. Or pick all 12 today and edit them before game time.

- All 12 games need to be picked prior to the weekly tip-off on Thursday. Once the first game starts, you can't edit the rest!

Why Mid-Major Pickem?

- CHN still has its standard Weekly Pickem Game, but the Mid-Major Game is a whole different beast. No BCS teams are allowed in the Mid-Major pickem game, meaning games only feature 2 non-BCS squads. This adds more variety from week to week, and requires you to dig deeper into your college basketball brains.

Forum/Chat:

- Visit the Pickem Forum to discuss the games, brag about your success, introduce yourself, or pose any support questions. The two Pickem games share the same forum.

Pickem Dashboard: Pickem Dashboard - My Picks (make your picks here) - Standings - Rules and Regs - Pick Summary

Rules:

- CHN Weekly Pickem is set up to be as simple as possible. Just pick games straight up and get points for each win. No gimmicks. No cost.

- Points are compiled weekly, and then each week's total is aggregated as the season continues. If you miss a week, don't worry, you can always return later. Plus, you'll get rewarded for individual week success.

- All games must be picked by the starting time of the week's initial game. Usually, the week's initial game will by Thursday evening. This means Monday through Wednesday can be used to make your picks. Once picks are set, you can change up until the moment of the initial weekly tip-off.

Don't Forget:

- Bookmark http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/midmajor and return each week.

- Check out CHN's daily GameNight previews to help with your picks.

Prizes*:

- There is no official weekly or end-of-season prize announcement at this point.. but there will be prizes (most likely gift cards from major retailers.. ie Best Buy) given at the end of the season for the following accomplishments:

- 1st place (season)

- 2nd place (season)

- Multiple Week winners (Anybody who wins more than 1 week will receive a prize)

- Weekly winners receive crowns: which show up on your profile pages, comments, forum posts, and other places soon.

- Beat a CHN expert contributor and get a year's worth of pride and verbal ammunition

*To be eligible for a prize, you must live within the United States (the 50 states only), and be signed up with a legitimate email address.

Support/Suggestions/Questions/etc:

Please email CHN editor Shawn Siegel at shawn@collegehoops.net

CHN Pickem: Week TwoTrash Talk

Shawn Siegel — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:14:47 -0500

CHN WEEKLY PICKEM - WEEK TWO TRASH TALK

Leaders:

- Congrats to the following 5 members who got 10 of 12 games right in week one

- Jruschmann - TheHall3272 - chris - johnnycougar - shamasmelon

Losers:

- Shame on week one's last place strugglers (only 4 of 12 right..)

- NCbornALraised - chefdixie

Week Two Notes:

- Important!! Week Two will begin on Wednesday instead of Thursday. All weeks will begin on Wednesday's now.

- Remember that all games need to be picked prior to the start of the week's 1st games. Once the week starts, you can't edit your picks.

Pickem Dashboard: Pickem Dashboard - My Picks (make your picks here) - Standings - Rules and Regs - Pick Summary

Support/Suggestions/Questions/etc:

Please email CHN editor Shawn Siegel at shawn@collegehoops.net

Week Two Games (12):

Michigan at Maryland

North Carolina at Michigan St.

Butler at Cleveland St.

UCLA at Texas

Oklahoma St. at Washington

Arizona at Texas A&M

Rhode Island at Providence

Miami (Fla.) at Kentucky

Boston College at Massachusetts

Wisconsin at Marquette

California at Missouri

Florida at Florida St.

Talk trash, brag about your success, or discuss this week's Pickem Games here. Also feel free to post any questions about the game.

New players, introduce yourself here as well. Good luck!

College Basketball Pickem (Sign Up Now & Pick!)

Shawn Siegel — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:30:08 -0500

CHN WEEKLY PICKEM

Why: Play CHN Weekly Pickem and prove you know more about hoops than the game's most knowledgeable readers and writers

Sign Up:

- New user? Click on login/register above, or click on this link. Sign up is simple, you'll be picking in no-time.

- Old user? If you've already registered on CHN, you should automatically be enrolled in the pickem game. If not, please email shawn@collegehoops.net and mention that you need to be manually enrolled. It is a simple process to get you set up.

How To Play:

- Once registered (see above), visit http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/pickem and go to the MyPicks link to make your picks. It's that simple.

Rules:

- CHN Weekly Pickem is set up to be as simple as possible. Just pick games straight up and get points for each win. No gimmicks. No cost.

- Points are compiled weekly, and then each week's total is aggregated as the season continues. If you miss a week, don't worry, you can always return later.

Don't Forget:

- Bookmark http://www.collegehoopsnet.com/pickem and return each week.

- Check out CHN's daily GameNight previews to help with your picks.

Prizes*:

- There is no official weekly or end-of-season prize announcement at this point.. but there will be prizes (most likely gift cards from major retailers.. ie Best Buy, or 2K video games) given at the end of the season for the following accomplishments:

- 1st place (season)

- 2nd place (season)

- 3rd place (season)

- Weekly winners (Anybody who wins more than 1 week will receive a prize)

- Beat a CHN expert contributor and get a year's worth of pride and verbal ammunition

*To be eligible for a prize, you must live within the United States (the 50 states only), and be signed up with a legitimate email address.

Coming Soon:

- Conference Pickem (separate leagues for BCS conference schedules)

- "Prop Bet" Pickem - Answer questions each week about stats, point totals, and more..

Support/Suggestions/Questions/etc:

Please email CHN editor Shawn Siegel at shawn@collegehoops.net

CHN Pickem: Week One Trash Talk

Shawn Siegel — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:30:32 -0500

CHN WEEKLY PICKEM - WEEK ONE TRASH TALK

Week One Notes:

- IMPORTANT: Pittsburgh vs Texas Tech (Newark, NJ), Mississippi State vs Washington State (Newark, NJ), Kansas State vs Kentucky (Las Vegas), Tennessee vs Siena (Orlando, FL), Wake Forest vs Fullerton (Anaheim, CA), SMC vs UTEP (Anaheim, CA) are all NEUTRAL COURT games w/o home court advantage!!!!!!!

Pickem Dashboard: Pickem Dashboard - My Picks (make your picks here) - Standings - Rules and Regs - Pick Summary

Support/Suggestions/Questions/etc:

Please email CHN editor Shawn Siegel at shawn@collegehoops.net

Week One Games (12):

Wake Forest vs Cal St. Fullerton

Maryland vs Michigan St.

Baylor vs Providence

Mississippi St. vs Washington St.

Illinois at Kent St.

Pittsburgh vs Texas Tech

California at UNLV

Kansas St. vs Kentucky

Creighton at Nebraska

Texas A&M at Tulsa

UC Santa Barbara at Illinois St.

Oral Roberts at Missouri

Talk trash, brag about your success, or discuss this week's Pickem Games here. Also feel free to post any questions about the game. Good luck!

Big East Quiz - Answers

Eric Silver — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:34:13 -0400

Answers

For a refresher, check out the Big East Quiz Questions.

1. The two new coaches who were head coaches at other schools last year are Bobby Gonzalez at Manhattan and Mick Cronin at Murray State

2. Andy Kennedy at Mississippi and Gary Waters at Cleveland State are the two former Big East coaches now coaching at different D-1 schools.

3. Hilton Armstrong, Josh Boone, Rudy Gay, and Marcus Williams from UConn, Randy Foye and Kyle Lowry from Villanova, and Quincy Douby from Rutgers are the seven Big East players who were chosen in the first round of the 2006 NBA draft.

4. Denham Brown from UConn, Solomon Jones from South Florida, Steve Novak from Marquette, and James White from Cincinnati are the four Big East players selected in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft.

5. Name all 16 head coaches in the conference.

Cincinnati – Mick Cronin

Connecticut – Jim Calhoun

DePaul – Jerry Wainwright

Georgetown – John Thompson lll

Louisville – Rick Pitino

Marquette – Tom Crean

Notre Dame – Mike Brey

Pittsburgh – Jamie Dixon

Providence – Tim Welsh

Rutgers – Fred Hill

Seton Hall – Bobby Gonzalez

South Florida – Robert McCullum

St. John’s – Norm Roberts

Syracuse – Jim Boeheim

Villanova – Jay Wright

West Virginia –John Beilein

6. The four highest-ranked incoming freshmen on RSCI are Vernon Macklin of Georgetown, Derrick Caracter of Louisville, Stanley Robinson of UConn, and Paul Harris of Syracuse.

7. One group of three incoming frosh that played together last year (at Notre Dame Prep) includes Derrick Caracter of Louisville, Paul Harris of Syracuse, and Lazar Hayward of Marquette. The other group of three that played together (at Rice High School in New York City) includes Curtis Kelly of UConn, Kashif Pratt of Seton Hall, and Edgar Sosa of Louisville.

8. The two guards who started together in the same backcourt last year (at St. Benedict’s in New Jersey) are David Cubillan of Marquette and Eugene Harvey of Seton Hall

9. Among returning players, the leader in each category (for conference games only) is:

a. Scoring Average - Dominic James of Marquette

b. Rebounding Average - Aaron Gray of Pittsburgh

c. Overall Shooting Percentage - Aaron Gray of Pittsburgh

d. Three Point Field Goals Made - Colin Falls of Notre Dame

e. Free Throw Percentage - David Padgett of Louisville

f. Assists - Dominic James of Marquette

g. Steals - Jerel McNeal of Marquette

h. Blocks - Darryl Watkins of Syracuse

i. Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Marquis Webb of Rutgers

j. Minutes Played Per Game - Marquis Webb of Rutgers

10. Louie Carnesecca at St. John’s and John Thompson at Georgetown were previously elected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

11. The seven transfers from D-1 schools presently listed on rosters include:

a. Mike Cook of Pittsburgh

b. Patrick Ewing, Jr. of Georgetown

c. Kentrell Granberry of South Florida

d. Courtney Nelson of Rutgers

e. Jamie Smalligan of West Virginia

f. Jesus Verdejo of South Florida

g. Aris Williams of South Florida

12. The transfer who is presently not listed on his team’s roster is Keith Butler of DePaul.

13. The first-team junior college all-American presently at Cincinnati after originally committing to Duquesne is Hernol Hall.

14. The two junior college transfers entering the league that are not playing at Cincinnati are Trend Blackledge of Marquette and Avery Patterson of St. John’s.

15. The only school to return all five regular starters is St. John’s with Eugene Lawrence, Daryll Hill, Anthony Mason, Jr., Lamont Hamilton, and Aaron Spears.

16. The school that returns no starters is UConn as the Huskies lost Marcus Williams, Denham Brown, Rudy Gay, Josh Boone, and Hilton Armstrong, all of whom were drafted by the NBA last June.

17. The returning Big East starter who is from Canada is Levon Kendall of Pittsburgh.

18. Starting point guard Devan Downey of Cincinnati transferred to South Carolina.

19. The following schools are located in the following cities:

a. Connecticut is in Storrs.

b. Rutgers is in New Brunswick, NJ.

c. Seton Hall is in South Orange, NJ.

d. South Florida is in Tampa.

20. The school that has not appeared in the NCAA since 1991 is Rutgers.

21. The home court for each of the following teams is:

a. Cincinnati – Shoemaker Center

b. Georgetown – MCI Center

c. Louisville – Freedom Hall

d. Notre Dame – Joyce Center

e. Providence – Dunkin’ Donut Center

f. Syracuse – Carrier Dome

22. The individual who is credited with being the founder of the Big East is Dave Gavitt.

23. The current commissioner of the Big East is Mike Tranghese.

24. Two teams that are known to play primarily zone defense are Syracuse, usually a 2-3 zone, and West Virginia, which generally employs a 1-3-1 zone.

25. The team that uses a modified version of a well-known offense that is named after an Ivy League program is Georgetown, which uses a Princeton-style offense.

Return to the Big East Quiz Questions.

Big East Basketball Quiz

Eric Silver — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:35:12 -0400

Here is a 100-point quiz for avid Big East fans to see how much they know about conference-related matters, both past and present. Answers to the questions will be provided tomorrow. Post the quiz on your favorite message board and see who is truly the biggest and best Big East basketball fan!

1. Two of the three new coaches were head coaches at other schools last year. Identify which coaches and which schools. (2 points)

2. Two of last year’s Big East head coaches were hired as head coaches of different D-1 programs for this season. Identify one of the two coaches and his new school. (2 points)

3. Identify the seven Big East players that were selected in the first round of the NBA draft last spring. (7 points)

4. Identify the four Big East players that were second-round selections in the NBA draft. (4 points)

5. Name all 16 present Big East head coaches. (16 points)

6. Identify the four highest-ranked members of the incoming freshmen class on RSCI - a combined ranking system based on six individual ranking sources). (4 points)

7. Identify the two separate groups of three incoming Big East freshmen who played together as teammates last season. (6 points)

8. Identify the two incoming Big East freshmen guards who started together on the same prep school team last year. (2 points)

9. Among players returning to the Big East this year, identify the leader (for conference games only) in each of the following categories. (10 points)

a. Scoring Average

b. Rebounding Average

c. Overall Shooting Percentage (Minimum of Five Made Field Goals Per Game)

d. Three-Point Field Goals (Total Number Made)

e. Free Throw Percentage (Minimum of 2.5 Attempts Per Game)

f. Assists

g. Steals

h. Blocked Shots

i. Assist-to-Turnover Ratio

j. Minutes Played (Minutes Per Game)

10. Two present Big East coaches were recently inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame, but two other former Big East coaches preceded them. Identify the two former coaches. (2 points)

11. Identify the seven scholarship players that transferred from other D-1 programs and are presently listed on active rosters for this season. (7 points)

12. Identify the player who transferred from another D-1 program to a Big East school but has been indefinitely suspended from the team and is not presently listed on its roster. (1 point)

13. Identify the Cincinnati junior college recruit who was a first-team juco all-American and originally committed to Duquesne before changing his mind and joining the Bearcats program. (1 point)

14. Identify the two junior college transfers coming into the league this year that do not attend Cincinnati. (2 points)

15. Only one school returns all five players who generally started for the team last year when they were healthy. Identify the school (1 point) and the five players. (5 points)

16. One school has no regular starters from the conference season returning this year. Identify the school (1 point) and the five regular starters. (5 points)

17. Which returning Big East starter is from Canada? (1 point)

18. Identify which regular Big East starter from last year transferred to another school outside the conference, as well as the school he transferred to. (2 points)

19. Identify the cities that are home to each of the following schools. (4 points)

a. Connecticut

b. Rutgers

c. Seton Hall

d. South Florida

20. Identify the conference school that last appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 1991. (1 point)

21. Identify the home court of each of the following Big East teams. (6 points)

a. Cincinnati

b. Georgetown

c. Louisville

d. Notre Dame

e. Providence

f. Syracuse

22. Identify the individual who is credited with being the founder of the Big East. (1 point)

23. Identify the current commissioner of the Big East. (1 point)

24. Two Big East teams have gained reputations for playing primarily zone defense under their current coaches. Identify the two teams (2 points) and the basic zone defense each one employs a majority of time. (2 points)

25. One Big East team uses an offensive approach (albeit modified) that had its origins in the Ivy League. Identify the name of the original offense and the present Big East team that employs it. (2 points)

Continue to the Big East Quiz Answers.