We’ve mentioned this before – what Deane Martin did for the Idaho State University Bengals basketball program. Long story short, a 3-13 record became third place in the Big Sky and ultimately fourth in a season everyone picked them to be dead last. Now comes word that Martin won’t be […]
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The Big Sky Championships: who’s gonna win
This is what the head honchos wrote on Monday: Big Sky (March 3) Top seed: Montana. The Big Sky regular-season championship came down to the final game, in which the Grizzlies avenged their only loss in Big Sky play by beating Weber State in Missoula. Tournament stakes: Although Weber State […]
Bruiser Flint won’t be stressing out the next few days
In theory, the next six days should be quite stressful for Drexel and head coach Bruiser Flint. As the regular season champions of the CAA, they are guaranteed a bid to the NIT, but naturally hope the NCAA Tournament comes calling. Flint doesn’t seem stressed at all about it, however, and his experience is a key factor in that.
VCU grows into CAA champions
VCU won’t have any questions about whether or not they belong in the NCAA Tournament this season. Capturing the Colonial Athletic Association championship with a 59-56 win over Drexel leaves no doubt, and it’s also an indication of how the team has grown over the course of the season.
March to Madness 7.0: Conference favorites fall
If you don’t usually do so, please watch the NIT this year. I realize the March to Madness is all about the NCAA Tournament, and college basketball analysts talk ad nauseam about the NCAA Tournament worthiness of Team A-Z. But I can promise you that some of the best teams […]
Playing catch-up: the Big Sky all-conference team & “first-round” analysis
We take a look at the award winners, from the two-time conference Player of the Year to the Newcomer of the Year, as well as a couple of early tournament games.
Drexel on the verge of putting some questions behind them
In recent years, Drexel hasn’t had a great deal of success in the CAA Tournament. The Dragons are one win away from making any questions about that or an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament a thing of the past.
Northeastern has promise next season, but clear room for improvement
Northeastern fought turnovers often this season, and had relatively mixed results with some streaks along the way. The Huskies should be better next season, but there is clear room for improvement and that was evident on Saturday night in the season-ending loss.
March to Madness 6.0: Spartans battle Ohio State with top-seed implications
The regular season comes to a close today, with several monstrously important games on tap. The inside track for a No. 1 seed is at stake, and bubble teams could see a bid thief steal one of the valuable bids to the NCAA Tournament. In East Lansing, Michigan State could […]
Monte Ross is getting the job done at Delaware
It’s time to recognize the job that Monte Ross has done at Delaware. A lot of his tenure at the school has not been pretty, but the Blue Hens had a breakthrough year and could see postseason play, which should take any heat that may have been on him right off.
