0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/4/2014
Follow TSS on Twitter @TheStudentSect Follow the author @RyanPalencer Age is just a number. That is a statement that is typically just for the elderly. However, on Wednesday night, Wisconsin learned the hard way at the hands of freshmen-oriented Duke that this can be the case. The Badgers, who fall on their home floor about […]
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Welcome to the latest “winners and losers.” In this edition, we break down the winners and losers from the ACC-Big Ten challenge. It had a few marquee games, some other games (to put it mildly for teams such as Clemson and Northwestern), and a lot of storylines. WINNERS Duke Blue Devils Holy hell, this team is […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/3/2014
The identity of Rick Pitino teams holds true for this new Louisville squad: The Cardinals once again possess athletic defenders who close off passing lanes and revel in a high-energy, helter-skelter style of basketball. The victim Tuesday night was Ohio State, a team which — unlike Louisville — thrived in settled halfcourt situations. The Cardinals’ relentless […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 12/2/2014
Florida is preparing for a late-season conference and tournament run in an interesting way: with close early-season battles against strong competition. Challenging early games, mixed with combining some new players on the floor, make it a bit too early for the Gators to panic… even though it might seem panic is warranted. With last Friday’s […]
0 comments by Scott on 12/1/2014
The title of this post is a little deceiving because I went back all the way to Monday to capture games for this week’s edition of Winners and Losers. If you are unfamiliar with how a winners and losers type of post goes, you have never read the internet before. I’ll be nice and explain […]
0 comments by Scott on 11/26/2014
Michigan was down a point to Villanova in the closing seconds. The Wolverines thought they had drawn up a game winning inbound play. It was great right up until JayVaughn Pinkston turned around and saved the day. That is a major contender for defensive play of the year already.
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 11/24/2014
The Maui Invitational has long been the most prestigious and famous tournament during the nonconference season. With moments like Chaminade’s upset over Ralph Sampson led Virginia, or Adam Morrison’s performance in the 2005 Maui Invitational, the tournament has grown into the invitation all schools hope to receive. The weather sure doesn’t hurt either, I bet. […]
0 comments by Scott on 11/19/2014
The college basketball season officially began last Friday, but it unofficially began Monday night with the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon. The sprawling event concluded late Tuesday after over 29 hours of basketball. That is a lot to digest. To help you wrap your head around the action, we are going to break down the winners and […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
No. 11 Wichita State took down Memphis and the highlight of the night was Tekele Cotton driving the lane and throwing down a dunk in traffic….
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Nice takeaway by Martin and nice avoidance of a block by going to the other side and throwing down the hammer. The Tigers would go on to defeat Texas Tech in OT…. Jarell Martin throwing down a windmill in the PMAC
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
The Champions Classic in Indianapolis Tuesday night was just that — it felt like a collection of heavyweights, and the product in no way disappointed… unless you’re a member of Rock Chalk Nation. The matinee, featuring Duke and Michigan State, gave us an opportunity to see a Blue Devil team that has nine McDonald’s All-Americans, […]
0 comments by Student Section Staff on 11/18/2014
The college basketball season is fully underway, with showcase games arriving on the schedule (Michigan State-Duke and Kansas-Kentucky on Tuesday). We’ve previewed the season over the past week at The Student Section. Today and tomorrow, we give you a media roundtable for the sport, featuring special guest Matt Yoder of Bloguin partner site Awful Announcing. […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
While the preseason No. 1 ranking has been a recurring reality in Lexington, Kentucky, there has been a bit of a role reversal this year with the Kentucky Wildcats and John Calipari. This is what can make Big Blue’s 2014-2015 squad so special. Calipari, who annually brings in more McDonalds All-Americans than Ronald McDonald actually […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek, Scott King, & Steve Fetch on 11/13/2014
In a discussion of unfairly criticized and excessively admired college basketball coaches, which names would first enter your mind? The Student Section’s basketball writers and managing editor Matt Zemek explore these two topics in our latest season preview roundtable. The season tips off on Friday with the all-Pitino clash between Minnesota and Louisville. On Monday […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek, Scott King, & Steve Fetch
The coaches who grab our attention. The coaches who are set up to succeed. The coaches whose reputations are most on the line. Three coaching topics are brought to our lead basketball writers, Scott King and Steve Fetch, and Student Section managing editor Matt Zemek. Where do you stand on these questions, one day before […]
