As the 2016-17 college basketball season nears, one would think the caretakers of the sport should feel pretty good about its state. The most recent NCAA Tournament provided a likable champion and one of the sport’s all-time greatest title games and finishes. The recent script that has seen freshmen dominating […]
Month: November 2016
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Good Tuesday morning. As the regular season is now just three days away, we continue Hoopville’s preseason rundown of all 32 NCAA Division I conferences: The Northeast Conference in recent years is annually one of the most balanced leagues in the country. This year there is a clear favorite, though, […]
A game a day for the 2016-17 season: November
The logistics of finances and time make it impossible for one to travel literally across the country to go to whichever college basketball games one wants to in a season. That doesn’t mean we can’t dream.
Thanks to a big backcourt boost, Gonzaga should be even better this season
Gonzaga might have needed the West Coast Conference title they won in Las Vegas last year in order to be in the NCAA Tournament. With better guards, there should be no doubt about that this time around.
Twenty teams to keep an eye on in 2016-17
You never know where the next big story may come from in a college basketball season. With that in mind, here are 20 teams to watch entering the 2016-17 season.
Freshmen, not seniors, will rule the roost in 2016-17
If you like seniors, hopefully you enjoyed last season. This season will see freshmen taking center stage in college basketball once again.
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 7, 2016
It’s a big day, but not one with games of any sort – rather, a day to look back on a long time of covering college basketball and everything connected to it.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 6, 2016
We continue our preseason quick glance at the conferences by checking in with the MAC, MEAC, MVC and Mountain West.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 5, 2016
Chances are, you will want to get a program more than ever with the many transfers. Plus more conference preview notes and exhibition games.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 4, 2016
As we’ve steadfastly pointed out in the past (and probably will again sometime before the season starts), the college basketball season starts too early, and the sport really has a poorly planned way to start the year, opening with a host of guarantee games in what is still the heart […]