With holiday tournaments past, college basketball hits a docile stretch, a relative lull in the schedule. One filled with guarantee games, light weeks while teams take final exams, made-for-TV games, and more guarantee games.
Month: November 2016
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – November 29, 2016
Early season tournaments are the focus in this episode, with a look at how strong a few Big East teams are out of the gate and how strong the ACC could be. Plus one SEC team had a big week outside the scope of tournaments.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Kentucky was frighteningly good against an overmatched opponent Monday night. West Virginia played a similar team and was maybe even more impressive.
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 28, 2016
A program that had a rough season a year ago looks a lot better in the early going this year. Plus another team out west takes home a title, and one team out west may lose a key player for a while.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 27, 2016
Fairly hidden from the national conscious in the Mountain Time Zone, Utah is hardly the first place most think of as a hotbed for college basketball. Tobacco Road it is not-in so many ways-but when it comes to consistent quality among its NCAA Division I programs, few can match The […]
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 26, 2016
Baylor and Butler continue to win even as they look to be a bit down, showing their staying power. Plus a few more tournaments continue, a couple end, and a Wildcat has to have an injury checked out further.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 25, 2016
The Great Alaska Shootout is a longtime Thanksgiving weekend tradition in its 39th year, but whether it will reach a 40th year is in question.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 24, 2016
Wishing a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving to all today. A pair of top 10 ACC teams faced similar opponents on Wednesday, with dramatically different-but ultimately successful-results.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Now the season has arrived. The 2016-17 college basketball season has its first real splash moment of the season in its first signature upset of the year.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 22, 2016
In its 34th year, the venerable Maui Invitational is college basketball’s premier in-season tournament, with its three days rightfully earning a reputation as some of the most anticipated of all of the non-conference season.
