Saturday featured several teams picking up a quality win as far as their NCAA Tournament hopes go. They all have more work to do, but this helps.
Author: Phil Kasiecki
Clemson may already be at a key point early in the season
It’s only two games into ACC play, but already Clemson may be nearing a key point in their season. A 59-57 loss at young Boston College on Thursday night makes the questions with this team a little more urgent.
Young Navy team is still trying to break through
Wednesday night’s game at Holy Cross looked all too familiar for Navy. A team that has not fared well in close games and came in with eight straight losses had another close call, but another one in the right-hand column against the Crusaders.
Louisville’s struggles show they are a good, not great, team
When Louisville recently ascended all the way to number 4 in the polls, there was a general feeling that the Cardinals weren’t quite that good. Four losses in five games, including a 31-point thumping at Providence, prove that.
Boston University hopes to regain confidence with losing streak over
Just over a month ago, Boston University looked ready go on a good run. But a six-game losing streak resulted instead, and the Terriers hope to regain confidence after ending it on Sunday.
Binghamton tries to stay positive amidst struggles
When you’re 0-15 on the season, you probably don’t have a lot of positives to draw upon in the name of keeping morale up. Binghamton head coach Mark Macon is trying to find them to keep his team going during what hasn’t been a memorable season thus far.
Theodore helps Seton Hall continue to top last season
It’s early January, but Seton Hall has already topped its win total from last season. With their 66-57 win at Providence on Saturday night, Seton Hall is now 14-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big East, and they have quickly improved to where they are en route to being an NCAA Tournament team in Kevin Willard’s second season at the helm.
Harvard continues to live dangerously in Ivy League opener
Harvard improved to 13-2 on Saturday by winning the first Ivy League game of the season. While the bottom line is all positive, the Crimson also lived dangerously for a while, more so than the 16-point final margin of victory might lead one to believe.
BCS hurts college sports, especially basketball
Last month, Boise State head football coach Chris Petersen talked to local reporters about the BCS. Mainly, he simply unleashed a lot of feelings that many of us have, and rightly so for a lot of reasons. Many of us understand that the BCS is hurting college sports, especially college basketball.
Robert Morris’ win at Bryant couldn’t have gone better
Although it might seem obvious from the final score, simply watching Robert Morris’ 84-53 thumping of Bryant on Thursday went about as well as the coaching staff could have drawn it up. They won the way they want to and appear to be improving offensively all the while.
