This year’s NCAA Tournament is poised to have a number of great stories, including a number of schools making their first appearances ever. None will be better, though, than New Orleans.
Author: Adam Glatczak
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 10, 2017
The subject hasn’t seemed to come up much at all this season, so it’s time to ask: are we on track for a repeat national title game matchup?
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 9, 2017
The Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament opened Thursday in Brooklyn, N.Y., under the guise of another money grab, er, “expanding its ‘brand.’” And while the meat of the event is still to come starting today, the early rounds still featured teams presumably playing for their NCAA Tournament lives. And all of them have lost already.
Redbirds now must wait and hope after MVC final loss
A highly anticipated Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship game was not the contest most expected or hoped for. And now, with its NCAA Tournament fate no longer in its own hands, it’s going to be a long week of waiting for Illinois State.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 8, 2017
In a tumultuous few years for the Horizon League, Northern Kentucky has come along at just the right time to provide a bright spot.
Wichita State continues to show national-quality credentials with MVC title
Wichita State’s reload this year should, frankly, be one of the bigger stories nationally of this season. Put it this way: if there was any doubt at the start of the season, there shouldn’t be any more now-the Shockers have become one of the premier programs in the country.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 7, 2017
If you’re looking for one night that epitomized just why conference tournaments-and league tournament title games in particular-are such fun, Monday was it.
Hinson in form after Southern Illinois toughs out win over Loyola
Goober. Pentecostal tent revival. Brad Pitt. A coach chest-bumping his players. These are just a few of the terms and topics covered after Barry Hinson’s fourth-seeded Southern Illinois Salukis picked up a hard-earned 55-50 win over No. 5 seed Loyola (Ill.) in the quarterfinals of the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament,
Illinois State displays depth to move on at Arch Madness
In a tough situation early, Illinois State used its depth to keep its terrific season going with a MVC Tournament quarterfinal win over Evansville.
Indiana State’s Lansing vows changes after disappointing season
Indiana State coach Greg Lansing was candid after his team wrapped up a disappointing season with an early exit from the MVC Tournament.
