So what’s new in the past couple of days? Well to start, we have lots of automatic bids that have gone out. Teams like Western Kentucky and Detroit surprised conference favorites to grab a ticket to the Big Dance. With 15 more automatic bids left to go, there will be […]
Month: March 2012
Todd Lickliter reflects on Iowa, working for Charlie Coles
Bill sits down with Miami (Ohio) assistant Todd Lickliter, who reflects on his head coaching stints at Butler and Iowa as well as working for Charlie Coles as an assistant after all that time.
Ron Hunter a wonderful addition to the CAA coaching ranks
Ron Hunter is a terrific addition to the Colonial Athletic Association coaching ranks. That could have been said before the season given his track record and the impression he made on Media Day in October, but after the CAA Tournament it bears repeating because it was so obvious.
Young players could take a lesson from Kent Bazemore
Old Dominion’s Kent Bazemore is someone young basketball players could stand to learn from. It’s been enjoyable to watch him go from a player who needed to redshirt as a freshman to one of the CAA’s best players.
Idaho State interim head coach Deane Martin will not have his tag taken off
We’ve mentioned this before – what Deane Martin did for the Idaho State University Bengals basketball program. Long story short, a 3-13 record became third place in the Big Sky and ultimately fourth in a season everyone picked them to be dead last. Now comes word that Martin won’t be […]
The Big Sky Championships: who’s gonna win
This is what the head honchos wrote on Monday: Big Sky (March 3) Top seed: Montana. The Big Sky regular-season championship came down to the final game, in which the Grizzlies avenged their only loss in Big Sky play by beating Weber State in Missoula. Tournament stakes: Although Weber State […]
Bruiser Flint won’t be stressing out the next few days
In theory, the next six days should be quite stressful for Drexel and head coach Bruiser Flint. As the regular season champions of the CAA, they are guaranteed a bid to the NIT, but naturally hope the NCAA Tournament comes calling. Flint doesn’t seem stressed at all about it, however, and his experience is a key factor in that.
VCU grows into CAA champions
VCU won’t have any questions about whether or not they belong in the NCAA Tournament this season. Capturing the Colonial Athletic Association championship with a 59-56 win over Drexel leaves no doubt, and it’s also an indication of how the team has grown over the course of the season.
March to Madness 7.0: Conference favorites fall
If you don’t usually do so, please watch the NIT this year. I realize the March to Madness is all about the NCAA Tournament, and college basketball analysts talk ad nauseam about the NCAA Tournament worthiness of Team A-Z. But I can promise you that some of the best teams […]
Playing catch-up: the Big Sky all-conference team & “first-round” analysis
We take a look at the award winners, from the two-time conference Player of the Year to the Newcomer of the Year, as well as a couple of early tournament games.