Miami center Tonye Jekiri impacts the game in many ways that aren’t apparent in looking at a box score, especially defensively. For that reason, Jim Larranaga is campaigning for him to be the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.
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The Morning Dish – Friday, February 26, 2016
In a college basketball year that has been defined by unpredictability, we dare say that the host of downright thrilling conference races is a story developing late that is also becoming a signature mark of this season.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 25, 2016
Even acknowledging that it took some time for the Badgers to find their way under him (remember, the team was 2-4 in his first six games), what Greg Gard has done righting a previously middling team at Wisconsin deserves serious notice, to the point where it’s hard to imagine many others could’ve done it better this year.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Tulsa narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament last year, and the Golden Hurricane looked destined for a similar fate after their first meeting with Temple this year. After a second matchup with the Owls, though, it’s safe to say a lot has changed.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Before Iowa State was placed in so many preseason top 10s and labeled by some as a Final Four favorite and a short-list contender for the national title, it might’ve been instructive to watch the Cyclones’ final game from the 2014-15 season.
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 22, 2016
California caps off a big weekend in Washington in style. Plus a few bubble teams get wins, the first conference regular season titles are clinched, and one ACC game was never close.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 21, 2016
There is no substitute for double round-robin conference schedules where every team plays each other twice, home and away. For those of us who thoroughly enjoy and believe in the double round-robin format, the Atlantic Sun and Northeast Conference have been as good as it gets this year.
Saturday Notes – February 20, 2016
On a day with a lot of games that had NCAA Tournament implications, it seemed like more bubble teams lost games they couldn’t afford to than won to advance their candidacy further.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 20, 2016
This Friday night was not so ho-hum with three big matchups on tap. Plus ACC teams will be minus some manpower, and an arrest in Illinois is the latest in a tough season.
Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis – February 20, 2016
Our latest edition of Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis looks at top teams continuing to go down, this time all at once, and a surging Atlantic Sun team ahead of another big weekend.
