0 comments by Scott on 2/3/2015
A week ago, we took a look at how teams stood nationally. Instead of rehashing the same ground, let’s take a look 16 teams who either improved or drove their NCAA tournament at large hopes into a brick wall… a brick wall named conference road losses. * Improved Florida – The Gators did something they […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch
It seems with each college basketball season, people come up with reasons why the game is failing, in trouble, or not as good as it could be. Everywhere, think pieces pop up about how to increase ratings, or just make the game more viewer-friendly and entertaining. Personally, I don’t think viewership is ever going to […]
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The one thing Kansas has consistently done for a decade is win the Big 12. Monday night went a long way to another Big 12 title for the Jayhawks, as they put together a big run bridging the first and second halves to run past the Iowa State Cyclones, 89-76. Kansas sits at 8-1 in […]
CHAPEL HILL, NC – FEBRUARY 02: Anthony Gill #13 of the Virginia Cavaliers blocks a shot by Isaiah Hicks #22 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during a game at the Dean Smith Center on February 2, 2015 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 2/2/2015
For Virginia, Monday’s win at North Carolina was accomplished with some feats it was not able to pull off against Duke on Saturday. While the early minutes of this game showed that the Tar Heels were intent on copying the recipe the Blue Devils used in defeating the Hoos, Virginia’s defense rebounded in the second […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – JANUARY 31: Jahlil Okafor #15 and Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrate following a late-three pointer by Jones against the Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena on January 31, 2015 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
0 comments by Steve Fetch
The debate over which conference is the best seems to crop up every year around this time, and while I am not sure how relevant it is to college basketball in general, it still gets to be an interesting topic most years. This year, however, I think the only real discussion is how one chooses […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 2/1/2015
When Wichita State traveled to Northern Iowa on Saturday, it marked the first time that two top-25-ranked Missouri Valley Conference teams squared off since 1982. While the game did not live up to its billing, as the Panthers curb-stomped the Shockers, the lopsided result does not devalue the teams or the Valley at all. Think […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The Saturday before the Super Bowl is one of the busiest single days of the entire college basketball season, since more schools try to avoid playing on Super Sunday. Which five stories jumped off the page more than any others from 151 games? Here’s the list: * 5 – SEC: CLUTTERED MORE THAN CLEAR The […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – JANUARY 31: Jahlil Okafor #15 and Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils celebrate following a late-three pointer by Jones against the Virginia Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena on January 31, 2015 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 1/31/2015
When a game abruptly turns in the final few minutes of regulation, making far-reaching conclusions can be imprudent. Yet, it can still be said that after handing Virginia its first loss of the college basketball season, Duke also supplied the nation with the blueprint of how to knock off the Cavaliers. In the first half, […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/30/2015
Remember the end of last March? Heading into the Elite Eight’s four regional finals, three Big Ten basketball teams had a chance to go to the Final Four. Two teams were seeded higher than their opponents (Michigan versus Kentucky in the Midwest, Michigan State versus Connecticut in the East), and the third team was arguably […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/29/2015
When 19- and 20-year-old athletes are thrown into the fires of midseason pressure, with every game potentially pointing the way toward the NCAA tournament, volatility will emerge. This is just a fact of life. Some teams will win more consistently than others — think of Florida and Wichita State last season, Kentucky and Virginia this […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
D’Angelo Russell’s shoulders are not that broad, but as the ultimate barometer for Ohio State, Russell is certainly carrying his team. The Buckeyes go as Russell does, and their success will be determined by how far one of the top freshmen in the country can propel Thad Matta’s troops. The stats are clear. Russell’s 19.4 […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 1/28/2015
The Big 12 is the best conference in college basketball this season. The league has an average KenPom rating of .8507, by far the best in the country. 8 of the 10 teams in the league are in the KenPom top 50, and 9 are in the top 100. Perhaps it’s no coincidence, then, that […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The circumstances under which Anthony Grant became the head basketball coach at the University of Alabama are, weirdly enough, the very reasons why the Crimson Tide need to start fresh with a new basketball coach at season’s end. Following a loss at home on Tuesday night to Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators, it’s clear […]
0 comments by Scott on 1/27/2015
It’s January 27. Super Bowl week also marks the run-up to college basketball insanity. League titles for the most part will be won or lost in the month of February. Contenders and pretenders will show themselves with road wins and home losses. It’s part of what makes the sport so much fun. A large part […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/26/2015
One of the central emergent themes in this college basketball season — one which will continue to merit attention in the coming weeks — is that a lot of big-name programs are in trouble relative to making the NCAA tournament. The two teams that played in the first national semifinal at last year’s Final Four, […]
