DePaul and South Florida played a second straight terrific game in the final series of the College Basketball Invitational. Also, coaching vacancies filled at Fairfield and William & Mary and early NBA entries.
Author: Adam Glatczak
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, April 2, 2019
After a superb career, Rick Byrd is off to a well-earned retirement. The Belmont coach will be missed, and should go down as one of the all-time greats.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 31, 2019
Virginia and coach Tony Bennett handled their unprecedented first-round NCAA Tournament exit a year ago with grace and class. Now they’re heading to the Final Four.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 29, 2019
A battle of two superb defenses was a decisive win for Texas Tech, Purdue and Tennessee turned a blowout into a classic, and Thursday even featured a triple-overtime game in the College Insider tourney.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 28, 2019
A special year for Boulevard rivals in Nashville is still going for Lipscomb, which in dramatic fashion clinched its first-ever trip to New York City for the NIT semifinals..
NCAA Tournament first week review: More than few upsets, lack of close games the real issue
An NCAA Tournament can still be great without upsets or buzzer beaters. When it is lacking in close games in general, though, is another story, and this year’s first week was historically high in margin of victory, low in close games.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Monday night saw still more coaching changes due to firings, as well as a position still on hold at Nebraska. Also, Colorado advances in the NIT and Coastal Carolina drills West Virginia in CBI.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 22, 2019
Recapping the first full day of the 2019 NCAA Tournament, and a day light on major storylines had one above the rest: Murray State’s star sophomore guard Ja Morant, who dominated a game despite taking just nine shots.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 21, 2019
Arizona State and St. John’s hardly put on a basketball clinic Wednesday night, but the Sun Devils advanced and now try to be the next team to make an NCAA Tournament run from the First Four. Plus, NIT, CIT and CBI recaps, including Brown continuing a historic season.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Tuesday saw the end of the tenures of a pair of Philadelphia basketball institutions. One was known to be imminent; the other was not. Also, Belmont & Fairleigh Dickinson get their first NCAA tourney wins, and NIT, CBI and CIT recaps.
