Following up a Final Four is hard, but one program’s next act gets a big boost. Plus more good action in the competitive SEC, you can just about guarantee one result in the ACC, and a rare bad night for a young star who’s had many good ones.
The Morning Dish
A quick look at key results and/or top stories from the night before, as well as a look ahead to key games during the season, to lead a reader into the new day
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Duke is nobody’s underdog in college basketball. And yet, when the Blue Devils have played Miami (Fla.) of late, they’ve come out on the losing end more than not, to the point where when they beat the Hurricanes it’s almost a-gasp-upset?
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 15, 2018
Reports of Virginia’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, even though they weren’t being talked about much to begin with. Plus one conference remains very unsettled, and was a punch thrown during a court storm?
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 13, 2018
One of the Atlantic 10’s consistently good teams of late appears to be rebounding from a tough non-conference schedule. Plus a fundraising site opens for one player, an AD takes a hit to the wallet, and a lawsuit in Arizona.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 12, 2018
Heaven knows there’s too much coach worship in college basketball, an art going back decades in the sport, well before the current best-known media sources. It’s hard not to get caught up in the work Chris Holtmann has done with Ohio State this year.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 11, 2018
A lot of off-court news led the way on this day, one story standing out much more than the others because of perspective. Plus the scuffling Red Storm have a big loss, a coach will have a few more years, and a couple of surprise results on the evening.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Two teams remind us how conference play is different in a decidedly negative way. Plus road wins were hard to come by but big when they did, a logjam atop the Big 12, and a surprising result in Milwaukee,
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Almost as infuriating on Monday as a deserving championship contender being kept from a real shot at a national title solely because of collusion is how so many networks covering college basketball continue to run away from a prime opportunity to do something different on that night.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 8, 2018
In the early going, there’s a surprise co-leader in one major conference after Sunday. Plus more Pac-12 madness with one school picking up a second big win, a good in-state matchup elsewhere, and a referee considers moving on.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 7, 2018
Conference play may be still just getting rolling, but we’ve had more than enough to talk about already, from highly ranked teams going down to upstarts making moves. Here is a potpourri of thoughts from another crazy Saturday-and we’ve just started January: Before Thursday, who ever would’ve thought that the […]
