Stephen F. Austin is the favorite to win the conference, although repeating is never an easy thing to do. Although the Lumberjacks are missing their leading scorer from a year ago, they’ll do just fine with a returning core of strong players, led by forward and Southland Player of the Year Jacob Parker. But they’ll […]

Syracuse, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Trevor Cooney scored 21 points and No. 2 Syracuse withstood an early barrage from Villanova before pulling away for a 78-62 victory in a top-10 matchup of former conference rivals from the Carrier Dome. The Orange (12-0) fell behind 25-7 nine minutes in after the Wildcats sank five of their first […]

East Lansing, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The fifth-ranked Michigan Spartans return to the Breslin Center on Saturday afternoon and will attempt to extend their winning streak to four games as they host the New Orleans Privateers in non-conference action. New Orleans has gotten off to a 3-4 start to the season, but it has been trending […]

After last season’s surprising rally past the favored Lumberjacks, the Demons have a strong chance of winning the conference that lost all five of its first-team all-conference selections and longtime SFA head coach Danny Kaspar. History is not on the side of Northwestern State though, as no Southland Conference school has won back-to-back conference tournaments […]