A busy Saturday included a photo finish, more early tournament action, and a couple of blowouts in notable mid-major matchups

A Special Thanksgiving Note by Andrew Flynn Hoopville Managing Editor   Greetings, everyone. While everyone is recovering from Thanksgiving and the effects of Tryptophan, I thought I’d pass along a letter of thanks we received recently that really touches home, especially in this time of giving thanks. It’s in regards […]

by Brian Seymour Well, that didn’t take too long. North Carolina announced its return to national prominence with an impressive win over the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks, 67-56, in a semifinal of the Preseason NIT in New York. UNC freshman Rashad McCants scored 25 points and a mixture of tough […]

By Adam Shandler Almost Every D-I team has played a game. Uh, UCLA, we’re waiting. Luaus aren’t big in Lexington, so the Wildcats shipped out to Maui where they logged their first game (and win) against Arizona State in the Maui Invitational. Keith Bogans exorcised his junior year demons with […]

I guess all you need to know today is that college basketball is somewhat constant. All the ranked teams were triumphant, and that’s really something, considering the last few days of upsets. Speaking of, No. 11 Xavier bounced back from their one-point loss to Stanford in the NIT Preseason Tournament […]

You just knew this would happen. Friday, Memphis lost to Austin Peay with one of their better players suspended for a ticky-tack NCAA rap, though the Governors played a heck of a game, and Memphis really had 5 other players out. But here’s the big blow – the NCAA is […]

First off, basketball is back! A full slate of games last evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Well, except for Memphis. If you haven’t been following, Memphis was a few players shy of a full squad for their season-opening 81-80 OT loss to Austin Peay. The Tigers had Antonio Burks […]