We lost another college basketball legend on Wednesday as Jerry Tarkanian passed away at the age of 84.
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 – Wednesday, February 11, 2015
An undefeated regular season for Kentucky is becoming closer and closer to reality. The Wildcats passed what was quite possibly their toughest test for the rest of the regular season, defeating LSU on Tuesday 71-69. Karl-Anthony Towns scored with 1:28 left to put Kentucky ahead, and the Wildcats survived a […]
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Barely over two weeks ago, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma both were on the brink of seeing promising seasons go far downhill, on the kind of negative role that has paralyzed the campaigns of teams like Minnesota and California this year. There are no such concerns anymore.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 8, 2015
With the college basketball season building up to its crescendo next month, we should be focusing on the teams and players and how well they’re playing. Instead, we’ve had a run of injuries and illness of late, and it continued on Saturday:
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 6, 2015
A young UCLA team continues to grow up, and the Bruins may be hitting a growth spurt at just the right time. Nearly written off just a couple weeks ago, UCLA has responded with three straight wins to jump back into the national conversation.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 5, 2015
Some greeted the news with surprise, others with cynicism. Either way, when one of college basketball’s signature programs makes the decision to hold itself out of the postseason, the development most certainly qualifies as big news.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Tuesday featured a quality slate of games in college basketball, a deserved honor for a longtime television voice, and a near miss in the first attempt at a major milestone for another basketball lifer.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Monday after the Super Bowl was a quiet night for college basketball, which gives us a chance to look at the Patriot League, home to what is top to bottom the most competitive conference race in NCAA Division I, bar none.
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 2, 2015
The Super Bowl has an unlikely champion, as college basketball has had on occasion, as well as a story of perseverance. Plus a couple of overtime games were played, and a couple of teams dropped close ones.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 1, 2015
One can’t help but be sad for Virginia Commonwealth senior guard Briante Weber, the walking symbol of Havoc whose college career is over after he tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus Saturday in the Rams’ surprising 64-55 loss to city rival Richmond.
