Fresh off a long break for final exams, Fairleigh Dickinson welcomed Army into the Rothman Center and came away with a win largely from being better on offense than their opponent.
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Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – December 7, 2018
In our latest podcast, we have a lot on the Big Ten since they had some early conference games, then some caution with Kansas, St. John’s with a big start, and wonder what happened to Texas since they ran off to a great start against Michigan State.
Scanning the Nation Notebook: On Villanova, Furman, Michigan, UCF and more
Some late November notes about the college basketball landscape, including looks at Villanova, Furman, Michigan, Oklahoma, Charleston and the West Coast Conference.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – November 28, 2018
With early season tournaments mostly behind us, we look back on a few of them and some of the big stories from them. Also, some key injuries have occurred, plus the sport continues to be challenged to get attention in November and December.
Pre Season NIT: Kansas outlasts a strong field
The NIT Season Tip-Off delivered two great games the day after Thanksgiving with four solid teams. We have notes from that right here.
St. John’s gets a legendary performance to win the classic
St. John’s took home the title in the Legends Classic in a great game, a win that is significant for the program and the coach in more ways than one. Ray Floriani has that and more notes from Brooklyn.
For Danny Hurley and UConn, A learning experience
UConn came to New York with high hopes in the 2K Empire Classic. It started out well with a big win, but they went back to earth as Iowa beat them convincingly. Now they have to learn from how they lost to the Hawkeyes.
Iowa takes 2K Classic in impressive fashion
Iowa won the 2K Empire Classic in convincing fashion and looks much improved thus far. Ray Floriani has that and more notes from the tournament.
Twenty teams to keep an eye on in 2018-19
Presenting our now-annual list of 20 teams we’re watching this season, an open-ended wide view of nation with teams we think are on the way up, might face pivotal seasons, or we just plain enjoy watching.
Once a program headed toward irrelevance, Kansas State looks to not surprise anyone
After it looked like his early success in Manhattan wouldn’t last, Bruce Weber appears to have set Kansas State up well for this season and perhaps beyond. An Elite Eight run like last season won’t surprise many people this year.
