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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 30: Ryan Boatright #11 of the Connecticut Huskies reacts after a turnover by the Michigan State Spartans in the second half of the East Regional Final of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 30, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

UCONN Forced to Start Title Defense Early

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Since 1999, no school has won more men’s (or women’s for that matter) basketball national championships than the University of Connecticut. In less than two decades, the Huskies have claimed four men’s titles with last season’s being the most unlikely. Connecticut went from a No. 7 seed and a popular pick for being upset in […]

The 5 Biggest Questions of Championship Week

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The ACC tournament starts today — with not-very-good games, it must be conceded, but it still starts today. America is a nation that loves to check its bracket sheets on Selection Sunday night and the following Monday morning, but this week is one of the more underrated weeks of the entire sports year. So much […]

5 Lower Seeds Who Can Make Runs In Their Conference Tournaments

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For the power conference teams, the conference tournament is usually a mixture of trying to get rested for the NCAA tournament, trying to move off the bubble, or maybe settle a score with the rival you only got to play once in the regular season. For others, it’s the last chance to squeak into the […]

A Conference Tournament Viewer’s Guide: Daily Planner

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Last year, at the previous iteration of Bloguin’s college basketball site, Run The Floor, I wrote a viewer’s guide for Championship Week. A few readers complained that I talked too much about the games and didn’t provide straightforward TV listings. Okay, then: Here are the simple TV listings for the various conference tournaments, put together […]

Big East Conference Tournament Preview

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About a year ago the word on the mean streets of Twitter had the Big East Conference six feet underground. It was dead they said, with an emphasis on their demise being put on the lack of depth in the league. Fast-forward and things have changed a bit. It is assumed that at-least five Big […]

Is The Jim Boeheim National Love-Fest Over?

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Depending on your allegiances, belief system or feelings for a certain individual, you either think the Syracuse Orange got hammered by the NCAA or received little more than a slap on the wrist. Regardless, with Syracuse not being eligible for this year’s postseason; losing three scholarships a year over four years; and Jim Boeheim being […]

DAYTON, OH – DECEMBER 22: Head coach Steve Prohm of the Murray State Racers argues with an official during the game against the Dayton Flyers at University of Dayton Arena on December 22, 2012 in Dayton, Ohio. The Flyers won 77-68. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Try This Murray State Solution: Settle It On the Court

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I love March Madness. There’s nothing like watching teams from small conferences battle it out for the opportunity to earn a spot on the big stage. However, I’m not suggesting that the process is perfect. Every year, it seems there’s a No. 1 seed that gets upset in the conference tournament and misses out on […]

Solving the Conference Tournament Conundrum

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Belmont and Murray State staged the best game of the entire season Saturday night in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final. Unfortunately, the wrong team won. Murray State had a perfect record of 16-0 in conference play this season. Yet, CBS will probably be showing America a room full of dejected Racers next Sunday when […]

An Ohio Valley Upset Creates a Not-So-Great Debate For Murray State

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The first automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament was handed out on Saturday night in Nashville, Tennessee. The way in which the Belmont Bruins earned their way into the field of 68 could not have been more dramatic. Belmont and its opponent, the Murray State Racers, basically traded basketball haymakers for 40 minutes. The […]

Bob McKillop, Davidson, And The Road Less Traveled

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One of many veins running through the long and rich history of college basketball is the flow of New Yorkers into the South – not just the broader region, but the Carolinas in particular. One could devote a larger article to the history of New Yorkers succeeding throughout the Southern United States. Such an article […]

Can the Atlantic 10 Make a Difference in March?

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It’s the first weekend of March. You might be intimately familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of Virginia, and you might be preparing to size up Kansas without Perry Ellis as the Jayhawks prepare to face Oklahoma. You might know various power-conference teams inside and out. However, what about a league such as the Atlantic […]

Bubble Watch: A Huge Weekend Arrives for the Big Ten

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Because it seems that about half of the Big Ten Conference has found itself located firmly on the bubble, this weekend’s schedule provides some very tantalizing games. Bubble games might not feature the best teams, but they bring the most drama to the conclusion of the regular season, leading into the conference tournaments. The Big […]

A Glimpse at the Big 12 quarterbacks of 2015

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With a couple of notable exceptions, the Big 12 quarterback class of 2014 failed to light the world on fire like some of it’s predecessors. Bryce Petty and Trevone Boykin were dynamic, but beyond those two stars was a mishmash of the good, the mediocre and the forgettable. In 2011, the Big 12 had four […]

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