0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/29/2016
Steve Alford came to UCLA intent on reviving a program. The somewhat ironic truth about Alford is that he’s been good at authoring revivals in Los Angeles. The problem? Those revivals haven’t lasted long enough, and they haven’t occurred under circumstances favorable enough to lead UCLA to the Promised Land. Alford has been a magician […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Yes, Saturday’s Big 12-SEC Challenge is a day for improving resumes and gaining NCAA tournament leverage. LSU, Florida, Georgia, Texas Tech, Texas, Vanderbilt — they could all significantly improve their standing to varying degrees. It is a day to burnish the nitty-gritty profile, with January about to end and March coming ever closer. However, the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
The Big 12-SEC challenge is not a new thing in the world of college basketball. Conference challenges have become a regular part of the sport. The Big 12-SEC version has been around for a few years, following a six-year period in which the SEC paired up with the previous (old-school) version of the Big East. […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 1/28/2016
This is a play you don’t see everyday. Purdue’s A.J. Hammons loses his shoe, picks it up and runs down the court. Then he grabs a rebound with one hand while his shoe is in the other hand! Are you serious!? Watch
November 8, 2013 – Atlanta: Georgia Tech’s head coach Brian Gregory gives his team instructions during Georgia Tech’s home opener in McCamish Pavilion against Presbyterian on Friday , November 8, 2013. Georgia Tech won 88 -57. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / JCRAWFORD@AJC.COM
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/27/2016
If money was no object at all, Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State would not have to think twice about firing their head men’s basketball coaches at the end of this season. Brian Gregory and Travis Ford work hard and field competitive teams in tough, deep conferences. Georgia Tech consistently plays ACC opponents close, and Oklahoma […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson
This is the first part in a regular series profiling the Division 1 basketball teams in New England leading up to the NCAA Tournament. Our first stop is at the University of New Hampshire … The University of New Hampshire has been playing basketball since 1907. In the last 100 years the Wildcats have had […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
What a comeback by Virginia as they hit three 3-pointers in the last 17 seconds of the game!
This man’s in a lot of trouble.
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 1/26/2016
First things first: This is not a column about whether two athletic programs should fire their head basketball coaches. No, this is more an exploration of whether it’s good for young coaches to suffer at high-major programs instead of being liberated from those jobs. * It’s always good to have a sense of boundaries and […]
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Last week offered a sobering reminder about the intersections involving sports analysis, personal preferences, and actual reality. In the course of human events, we often seek outcomes which fulfill our hopes and longings. Being emotional and aspirational creatures, we want so badly for certain things to happen — this is good and proper and reasonable. […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 1/23/2016
National Signing Day is right around the corner! We don’t cover recruiting 365 days a year but as we close in on February 3rd you will see a bit of recruiting coverage pop up on our site. One thing that interests me (and also makes me feel old) is when the offspring of players I […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 1/22/2016
These uniforms Michigan State will be wearing on Saturday against Maryland are certainly a different shade of green….. MSU will wear new "Mean Green" Nike Hyper Elite Disruption uniforms Saturday vs. Maryland. pic.twitter.com/h1VTsnwtPT — Spartan Basketball (@MSU_Basketball)
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Wyoming introduced new football uniforms today for the 2016 season…. New Year, New Uniforms https://t.co/jTyox2vgnQ — Wyoming Cowboy FB (@wyo_football)
Gonzaga forward Domantas Sabonis (11) shoots over Saint Mary’s center Jock Landale (34) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Moraga, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar) ORG XMIT: CATA108
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The Saint Mary’s Gaels offered the Gonzaga Bulldogs a chance to steal Thursday night’s West Coast Conference basketball game in Moraga, California. Gonzaga refused the offer. In a game marked by endgame free-throw misses, awful foul calls, and unwise decisions, Saint Mary’s edged the Zags, 70-67. Gonzaga missed big man Przemek Karnowski, a space-eater in […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 1/21/2016
Here’s a funny video that Alabama basketball posted today on Twitter with their players having some fun at coach Avery Johnson’s expense…. Have you ever wanted to do an impression of
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0 comments by Matt Zemek
When the NCAA tournament ends, Jim Nantz tells us about “a tradition unlike any other.” Before the NCAA tournament begins, we are being brought in touch with the possibility that this edition of March Madness could be unlike any other. After Wednesday night’s events, which featured Michigan State’s home-court loss to surging Nebraska (the Huskers […]
