Thursday night provided a flurry of activity, good games and most notable results, but few games this year have drawn us in more at the end like the Conference USA tilt between UAB and Old Dominion did.
But Wait - There's More!
Scanning the Nation Notebook: On CFP ratings, injuries, South Carolina and more
Some college basketball thoughts in mid-January, as we start to settle into the grind of conference play for the next 1 1/2 months:
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 14, 2016
Clemson has a good coach in Brad Brownell, has had him for six years in fact. Brownell won big at previous jobs at UNC-Wilmington and Wright State and has won nearly 62% of games in his career. Still, the sad truth is many might consider Brownell lucky to still be the coach at Clemson.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Sad news was received by the college basketball world Tuesday as former Butler center Andrew Smith passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 25 years old.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 12, 2016
With the college football season finale taking place on approximately 17 different networks Monday night, most leagues chose to sit out the evening. For those looking for some college hoops, though, it offered the opportunity to sneak a glance at a pair of programs that have hidden gem written all over them, and have for some time.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 11, 2016
The coaching carousel gets started at a place with some high expectations not being met. Plus surprises in the ACC and Big Ten, another team remains undefeated, and a Wildcat sidelined.
Saturday Notes – January 9, 2016
Looking back at another busy Saturday that had some thrillers, along with a few teams getting some quality wins they needed for one reason or another.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 10, 2016
In truth, USC probably should’ve been being taken seriously even before its 103-101 four-overtime thriller over Arizona yesterday, but you can be sure the Trojans are now.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 9, 2016
Another early showdown, this one in the Horizon League, demonstrates that they’re as good and valuable as ones late in the season. Plus another team gives chase in the Horizon, the Utes pull one out, and a MAC team quietly keeps winning.
Remembering George Rodecker
The late George Rodecker was not only a basketball man and one-time Hoopville contributor. To Ray Floriani, George was so much more.
