When Bryant University became a Division I program, they needed a coach to guide them through the transition. The right one came to Smithfield, and a decade later, Tim O’Shea is moving on from college coaching altogether.
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 13, 2018
With the increasing competitiveness of the Southeastern Conference in basketball, it was only a matter of time before coaches who we thought of as successes would instead be marked as failures and become casualties of the league’s improvement. That didn’t make it any less disappointing to see the news on Monday that Andy Kennedy and Mississippi had made what was termed as a mutual decision to part ways.
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 12, 2018
In a week where it was tough for teams to remain undefeated in conference play, one team made sure that didn’t happen to them in impressive fashion. Plus an injured star’s absence doesn’t hurt one team, a long streak of dominance over one team continues, and a long-time coach will call it a career.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 11, 2018
In a season of parity, Saturday was just another day, loaded with happenings and surprises.
Saturday Notes – February 10, 2018
We had another wild Saturday with many important results, but let’s be honest: it’s been a wild season, and Saturdays have been one part of that.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 10, 2018
A coach returns to a league where he once won big and is winning yet again. Plus one conference leader adds to its margin, a once-promising season continues to go downhill, and a team responds to an ugly incident on campus the best way it can.
Marquette edges Seton Hall: Points of emphasis
Marquette pulled off a big road win over Seton Hall on a night where both teams shot well from long range. The Golden Eagles had several who helped in other ways, while one facet of The Hall’s game really hurt them.
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 9, 2018
It was hard to guess who was the more desperate team going into the latest incarnation of the Duke/North Carolina rivalry, which resumed Thursday night.
Scanning the Nation Notebook for Feb. 8 – On Michigan State, bubbles, Loyola Chicago, Summit League & more
Notes, thoughts, numbers and more gibberish about the college basketball landscape post-Super Bowl and with Selection Sunday now just over a month away…
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 8, 2018
St. John’s and St. Bonaventure. What a night it was Wednesday for a pair of Catholic schools in New York on the college basketball scene. Also, if anyone has been lulled into thinking there are three teams this season far and away above everyone else? Wednesday night provided the reality check.
