Rhode Island beat Iona in a first round NIT game that was played at a fast pace. We have the numbers to give a little more of a sense of the end result.
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Rhode Island has grown up right before our eyes
Rhode Island has gone through a nice season of growth, and that, along with a glimpse of the future, was evident in their first round NIT win over Iona in which they beat the Gaels at their own game.
Crisis? Tuesday’s First Four showed college hoops is far from it
The opening games of the NCAA Tournament showed yet again that college basketball is not a sport in crisis, just one with some rough edges that can be softened.
2015 NCAA Tournament Players to Watch – Part 2
After looking at noteworthy players whose teams play Tuesday and Thursday, we now have part 2, with players whose teams play Wednesday and Friday.
Atlantic 10 to Big East: On the conference road (and rails)
A busy Friday included two conference tournaments at two sites for Ray Floriani, and he takes us through it all from start to finish.
2015 NCAA Tournament Players to Watch – Part 1
Many players come out from the shadows to make a name for themselves in the NCAA Tournament. We take a look at some who might fit that description this season in the games to be played on Tuesday and Thursday.
Bracket impressions: Committee missed it with Indiana, Texas, UCLA
If there was ever an advertisement for the NCAA Tournament going back to 64, the magic number for the tourney at its peak and the one that makes the most sense, this season is it.
A tough missed opportunity for Tulsa
Tulsa was in control for a lot of Saturday’s semifinal against UConn. But the Golden Hurricane let them hang around and couldn’t close it out, leaving themselves to have to wait and hope for the best on Sunday.
Fran Dunphy deals with bubble uncertainty for the first time
Temple is firmly on the bubble after losing in the American Athletic Conference Tournament to SMU. It’s the first time in head coach Fran Dunphy’s storied career that his team has been in this situation.
Selection Sunday morning: One projection of NCAA Tournament field
With so many years of “bracketology” and the resulting better understandings of the NCAA Tournament selection process that has come from it, there are many years where predicting the teams in the field is not that much of a mystery, sometimes almost easy even. This year is not one of those years.
