We may be barely a week into the college basketball season, but it’s not hard to make an argument that a number of teams and conferences just might be already entering the most important 7-10 days in their regular seasons.
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 – Thursday, November 16, 2017
For one night at least, the Gavitt Tip-Off Games take center stage and give us a look at a couple of intriguing teams. Plus suspensions for three are still to be determined, the Tar Heels gain one and lose one, and an AD it out immediately.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 15, 2017
The Champions Classic gave us all we could hope for in a great doubleheader. Plus more opening night ideas, a freshman is finally eligible, and how long two Yellow Jackets are not eligible is now known.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Minnesota and Providence provided one of the best matchups of the young season, something we’ve come to expect from the Gavitt Games, which gets it right better than most conference challenge events.
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 13, 2017
Heading into the first full week of action, we had no major surprises, but a few close calls on Sunday that might not portend the best of things for a few teams.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 12, 2017
If Friday’s open of the college basketball season was a celebration (even if an unsatisfying one, with its smorgasbord of lousy guarantee games and non-Division I opponents), then Saturday must’ve been the hangover. At the least, the second day of the season is a reality check. It’s a reminder of not only how poorly college hoops starts its year, but also how a current attempt to address it gets it all wrong.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 11, 2017
The season is here, and opening night provided us with a range of outcomes to think about.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 10, 2017
Good morning, and welcome to the 2017-18 college basketball season. With games starting this morning, we conclude Hoopville’s preseason rundown of all 32 NCAA Division I conferences:
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 9, 2017
We are now on the eve of the regular season, which is just one day away. We move on with Hoopville’s preseason rundown of all 32 NCAA Division I conferences:
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Good morning. With just two days remaining before the 2017-18 season commences (at last), we roll on with Hoopville’s preseason briefs on all 32 NCAA Division I conferences: The Mountain West’s slippage continued last year, as a once reliable multi-bid conference (many forget the league put five in the NCAA […]
