It’s been a long time since a conference furnished two teams coming from seemingly nowhere to challenge for NCAA Tournament berths the way the Sun Belt Conference has this year with Arkansas-Little Rock and Texas-Arlington.
Month: December 2015
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 22, 2015
With the release of the Associated Press Top 25 Poll on Monday, Providence is back in the top 10 for the first time in a long, long time-nearly 38 years, to be exact.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 21, 2015
A program that once couldn’t win now has a bright future and got a nice win on Sunday. Plus another relative newcomer gives a powerhouse a battle, and a couple of other noteworthy results on a slow day.
Saturday Notes – December 19, 2015
Saturday was a big day of games now that final exams are in the books, and we take a look at notes coming out of many of them as conference play looms.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 20, 2015
Come mid-March, December 19th may hold a special meaning to more than a few college basketball teams selected to the NCAA Tournament.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 19, 2015
The only undefeated team in the SEC remains that way. Plus a couple of relative newcomers score big road wins, a pair of point guards will return, and a conference changes its tournament in the years to come.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 18, 2015
Underdogs regularly causing problems for favorites is that true throw-out-the-record-book quality that takes a series to the next level. The yearly between West Virginia and Marshall in the past has often fallen into that category-the Mountaineers traditionally have had the better program, yet the Thundering Herd frequently have been nipping at their heels, giving the state school a tough time.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 17, 2015
For all the first month of the 2015-16 season has brought us-the beginnings of a terrific national player of the year race; upstarts like Monmouth and Arkansas-Little Rock seemingly coming from nowhere; coaches suddenly releasing the shackles on offenses-one area where the offerings have seemed a little thin is buzzer-beating finishes.
Box Score breakdowns
Three games this past weekend leaped out at us, and Ray takes a tempo free look at them, all big games and especially for the winners.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Monmouth has knocked off one college sports giant after another this year. Plus: Bo Ryan retires from Wisconsin.
