Duke made it through a challenging early stretch in a good place, including a good win on Sunday. Plus a few more tournaments conclude, a controversial ending, and a Duck is ready to go.
Month: November 2016
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 20, 2016
Rhode Island and Saint Mary’s are two teams who were on nearly everybody’s hot sleeper lists entering this season, and both had significant early-season chances yesterday to show they are worthy of the relative buzz that has built around them. Both teams passed their tests on Saturday with flying colors. […]
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 19, 2016
Michigan makes a strong early impression in New York, while more tournament action continues and a Big Ten team has to rally to win. Also, a Cavalier is dismissed after one game.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 18, 2016
Like too many events in the ever increasingly (and overly) cluttered landscape of college basketball exempted tournaments, the Tire Pros Invitational has an identity crisis, but it has furnished four solid semifinalists this year.
Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis – November 17, 2016
In our first edition of Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis, we look at some of the early games and the impressions we can draw, as well as what we can expect over the course of the season.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 17, 2016
For as much success as he had at Stephen F. Austin, one would’ve thought Brad Underwood’s move to Oklahoma State would get more attention than it has so far. That could be changing soon.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Tuesday was one of the busier days of the college basketball season, but certainly its longest one with games filling literally almost every minute of the 24 hours.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 15, 2016
The toughness that helped Villanova win a national championship a year ago was on display for the country to see, just two games into the Wildcats’ defense of their title.
Scanning the Nation: Notes from 2015-16 opening weekend
A lot happened on Friday night. Not so much on Saturday, and a little more on Sunday. The season is still very, very young, but here are some quick hit notes looking around the country on the first weekend of the college basketball:
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 14, 2016
One team lost a star but won, while the other team got support for their star at just one end of the floor. Plus a few top teams coast at home, one of them very impressively.
