Texas A&M was the class of the Legends Classic, but we have notes on all four teams that competed for two nights at the Barclays Center in the early season tournament.
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Providence was the class of the 2017 2K Classic, but we have a look at all four teams that took the floor for two nights at Madison Square Garden.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – November 22, 2017
In our pre-Thanksgiving podcast, we look at a key injury that is likely to be devastating for his team and an under-the-radar 4-0 week, then move on to some early SEC impressions and a couple of teams that just continue to win.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 22, 2017
It’s become almost a yearly occurrence now that Scott Drew’s Baylor squads are underrated heading into a season. The Bears perennially are undersold. They don’t have blueblood status steeped in decades of tradition. They just may not ‘look’ like a top 20 team in a modern game that values guards upon guards and has little use for teams defined by a quirky defense. Maybe it’s just the bad highlighter uniforms. Whatever the reason, it’s an error that needs to be corrected.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 21, 2017
With the ancient Great Alaska Shootout at its end with its 40th and final edition later this week, the Maui Invitational soon will move to a role in college basketball as not just the sport’s best in-season tournament, but also its oldest among eight-team tourneys.
Scanning the Nation Notebook for Nov. 20 – Notes from CBB’s 2nd weekend
Another quiet weekend included college football again making for light schedules, plus some underwhelming fields in eight-team tournaments. Here are some quick-hit notes from the third weekend of November and second of the hoops season:
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 20, 2017
Three early tournament winners may get an important boost for more than just their profile. Plus a couple of thrillers in consolation brackets, the Trojans survive a big test, and a couple of more teams remain undefeated early on.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 19, 2017
By now there should be no surprise to it anymore, but that doesn’t make it any less notable just what a job Texas-Arlington has done in becoming one of college basketball’s most impressive road teams.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 18, 2017
A hometown hero has Providence poised to continue to even greater heights never before seen. Plus more tournament action gets going, and another 20-20 game is in the books but in a losing effort.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 17, 2017
We may be barely a week into the college basketball season, but it’s not hard to make an argument that a number of teams and conferences just might be already entering the most important 7-10 days in their regular seasons.
