A detailed look at Syracuse’s win over Connecticut highlights a look back at Thursday’s Big East Tournament action, with a few other notes added.
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Boston College has reasons to be confident next year will be better
Let’s give Steve Donahue credit for what he did get out of this young Boston College team. The youth of this team has been well-chronicled. The big question now that the season is over is just what there is to build on for next season.
2012 ACC Tournament – First Round Notes
A look back at the first round of the ACC Tournament, where there was success among first-year head coaches, Maryland had a couple of bright spots in its win, NCAA implications in an upcoming game, and Virginia Tech battling through another close game.
March to Madness 9.0: Year of the Dragon approaches
I recently bemoaned that Drexel’s loss to VCU in the CAA title game would relegate the Dragons to the NIT, with some barely deserving major conference team squeezing into the NCAA Tournament with 12 or 13 losses. Not so fast. After a day of madness and general lackluster performances by […]
Not a season to remember for Wake Forest
Although it wasn’t quite as bad as last season, this was hardly one for the books for Wake Forest. After an 82-60 blowout loss against Maryland on Thursday, the Demon Deacons finished 13-18 overall. That doesn’t seem so bad, and a few teams had worse records, but look deeper and you see a team that, quite simply, was not good.
How I voted for All-District 1 and All-America in 2012
Here’s a look at how I voted for All-District 1 and All-America, as well as major awards, for the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The ballot was due at midnight this past Sunday.
March to Madness 8.0: Rockin’ the bubble
So what’s new in the past couple of days? Well to start, we have lots of automatic bids that have gone out. Teams like Western Kentucky and Detroit surprised conference favorites to grab a ticket to the Big Dance. With 15 more automatic bids left to go, there will be […]
Todd Lickliter reflects on Iowa, working for Charlie Coles
Bill sits down with Miami (Ohio) assistant Todd Lickliter, who reflects on his head coaching stints at Butler and Iowa as well as working for Charlie Coles as an assistant after all that time.
Ron Hunter a wonderful addition to the CAA coaching ranks
Ron Hunter is a terrific addition to the Colonial Athletic Association coaching ranks. That could have been said before the season given his track record and the impression he made on Media Day in October, but after the CAA Tournament it bears repeating because it was so obvious.
Young players could take a lesson from Kent Bazemore
Old Dominion’s Kent Bazemore is someone young basketball players could stand to learn from. It’s been enjoyable to watch him go from a player who needed to redshirt as a freshman to one of the CAA’s best players.
