Villanova’s blowout of Miami brought back to mind the Wildcats’ great win in the 1985 national championship game, with some interesting parallels to go with the obvious big differences.
Month: March 2016
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 25, 2016
It’s regular for defending national champions to not go out easily in the NCAA Tournament, and one would expect that to be doubly true when that defending champion is Duke.
Will Buddy Hield’s great year translate into a high pick and NBA stardom?
Buddy Hield has had a sensational senior season to cap off a great career, one that has had much improvement. What will it translate into on NBA Draft night and beyond?
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 24, 2016
George Washington’s experienced core of seniors Patricio Garino, Kevin Larsen and Joe McDonald has accomplished a lot in four years together, so adding another milestone to their careers and to the school’s history books is a fitting ending for the three.
Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis – March 23, 2016
In the latest edition, we look back at the great first weekend and look ahead to the regionals, with all four No. 1 seeds still alive.
Barclays Box Score breakdown: Cats and Irish are Sweet Sixteen
The second round games in Brooklyn provided a contrast from one another, and a look at the box score further illuminates that.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Small, private, religious-based, and running an athletics department on a modest budget, Valparaiso is precisely the type of school that makes NCAA Division I basketball so much fun.
2016 NCAA Tournament first week review: ups and downs-in every way
What to make of the first weekend of the 2016 NCAA Tournament? If there is one thing we witnessed over those four days (six including the play-in games) that can come close to being a fair generalization, it is that this year’s tourney has no one-size-fits-all quality to it. Maybe the only conclusion one can come to is there is no conclusion.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 22, 2016
With the NCAA Tournament now on recess for a few days, the coaching merry-go-round is starting to spin again. Monday saw several vacancies filled, more created and rumors of still more to possibly come. The biggest moves both came in the Big 12, where TCU hired former Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon and Oklahoma State landed Stephen F. Austin’s Brad Underwood.
The Morning Dish – Monday, March 21, 2016
The improbable continues to happen as the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is in the books. Plus the ACC dominates the Sweet 16, some more coaching news, and no surprise at an early NBA Draft entrant.
