Conference play took over for the first Saturday of 2020, and along the way road teams had a fair amount of success. We take a look at notes from many of the day’s games as it was a busy day of action.
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Essay: A night of high school hoops
The sixth annual Jack Stone Shootout was held at St. Mary High School and is becoming a holiday tradition in northern New Jersey. Three games were on tap, including one for the championship on one late December day.
Chaos has been fun but scoring, standing around areas of concern for college basketball
The first two months of the college hoops season have been fun for the upsets, yet not all is well. Scoring is going down again and there are too many players standing around on offense.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – December 27, 2019
We look back at the Diamond Head Classic championship, with the winner clearly trending upward, and then back to a busy Saturday. Included in that Saturday was a blueblood losing two in a row through offensive struggles, and then we talk about a departed big man.
How the conferences shape up as conference play begins in earnest
Conference play is about to begin in earnest all around the country. How does every conference in Division I shape up after non-conference play has (mostly) completed? We take a look here.
FDU women win third straight
After a tough start to the season, the Fairleigh Dickinson women have a few wins under their belt and are showing the potential to pick up many more from there.
Saint Peter’s 69, LIU 58: Observations
St. Peter’s and LIU matched up at the Barclays Center, with the Peacocks getting a win while showing some growing pains.
Saturday Notes – December 21, 2019
Saturday was a big day with a lot of consequential matchups and results, and we take a look at notes from many of the games here.
For Providence, the numbers are not adding up
More was expected from Providence than what the Friars have shown to date. What is behind this? A look at the numbers provides no additional clarity for Ed Cooley and his team.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – December 19, 2019
In our last podcast before Christmas, we talk about a blueblood falling on hard times, a conference that had a tough night and should be a wide-open race, and the leader dealing with potential compensation matters.
