A busy day of tournament action included one championship game, while several others have their championship matchup set. Plus a couple of late surprises and a couple of key injuries in tournaments.
Month: November 2014
California 73, Syracuse 59: The numbers of note
California beat Syracuse in the semifinals of the 2K Classic on Thursday night. Here’s a look inside some key numbers from that one.
Bryant has talent to contend and room to grow
Bryant has enough talent to contend once again this season, though they have a different look. After blowing a halftime lead on Thursday night before pulling the game out, it’s clear they also have plenty of room for growth.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 21, 2014
Holiday tournament basketball tipped off on Thursday, one of the many things we can give thanks for over the upcoming holiday. Though perhaps not too much thanks. The proliferation of large, eight-team in-season tourneys has been a boon for teams looking to get in an extra three games over their NCAA schedule limit each season, but it also has played a part in watering down the importance of such tournaments as a whole.
Growing pains are here for talented Brown team
Brown has good talent and should be a factor in the Ivy League, but with three sophomores starting on the perimeter, growing pains are in the foreseeable future
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 20, 2014
Doug McDermott and many of his friends have departed, but we know now that it was way too soon to write off a Creighton program that was plenty successful even before the glorious McDermott era.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 19, 2014
College basketball’s first big day of the season was really almost all we could’ve asked for. From early morning to into the night, the day offered a number of outstanding games that might already get some people thinking March. Exciting finishes, back-and-forth games, offense, defense, big schools, little schools, fantastic inbound plays-you name it, you could find it on Tuesday.
Chris Collins has Northwestern on the verge
Northwestern has been agonizingly close to finally reaching the NCAA Tournament in recent years. Now with a talented young core, the Wildcats are on the verge of getting there sooner rather than later.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 18, 2014
For all the of the bad TV ESPN has thrown at us in recent years (think ‘First Take’) it’s 24-hour college hoops marathon remains pure ESPN at its best.
Season opener a big boost for Holy Cross as they keep growing
Holy Cross has been incrementally improving, and the players have believed in what the staff is trying to do all along. Now they have a signature win to believe in it even more.
