Akron continues to win a lot of games, all while much talk of consistent winners involves other programs. Plus the Wildcats and Tar Heels regain a player, while the Hoosiers lose one for the rest of the way.
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 – Friday, January 20, 2017
It’s almost unthinkable that a Big Ten team can have a 17-2 record and be flying under the radar. Yet that’s exactly what Maryland has done so far this year in building exactly that gaudy record. The anonymity of the Terrapins can be summed up by the observation that Maryland […]
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 19, 2017
Now we know what’s behind a big mystery of the college season. Plus a few games were dandies, including some overtime battles, a Hoosier goes down again, and a couple of surprises in the east.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 18, 2017
For a day that looked like an uneventful one when surveying the schedule of games for the night, Tuesday was anything but a dull one in college basketball. A career ended early, a coaching veteran returning, a coaching tiff in the always-entertaining Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and an en fuego shooting […]
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 17, 2017
In a sport where lack of quality exposure is regularly decried yet creativity and innovation are so frequently lacking, the Big East and Fox Sports 1 deserve a call as a welcome exception to the norm. The same partners that brought forth the sweet idea of a New Year’s Eve […]
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 16, 2017
There is at last some hope for Georgia Tech, even though it is early in a coach’s tenure. Plus a traditional Missouri Valley contender finally gets their first conference win, and some top high school players are honored.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 15, 2017
Super mega ultra conferences can collect members like teenage boys once accumulated baseball cards. They can even brag about having 10, 11, 12 NCAA Tournament contenders. That will never change this fact: there is no substitute for a double round-robin conference race in college basketball. The Missouri Valley Conference is […]
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 13, 2017
Hoops on the west coast is alive, well and healthy, as three of its top teams showed last night when UCLA, Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga all were ultra-impressive again.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 12, 2017
Don’t we seem to write this same story every year for Michigan State? And, for that matter, Richmond too?
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 11, 2017
On Monday, Baylor began its first week in school history as a No. 1-ranked team in NCAA men’s basketball. Unfortunately for the Bears, if there’s going to be a second week at the top spot, they’re probably going to have to wait a while. It just so worked out that […]
