March is the best month of the year for a reason. College basketball has the conference tournaments and the grand-daddy of them all, the NCAA Tournament. The NIT, CBI and CIT add to it. While the last four are the big ones, especially the NCAA, the conference tournaments provide plenty […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 5, 2015
We’re just getting started on March, prime time for the college basketball season, but on Wednesday we couldn’t help but look back for a day, as the day marked the 25th anniversary of the death of Hank Gathers,
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 3, 2015
While hustle is always appreciated and encouraged in basketball, increasingly there are times it gets out of control and safety becomes an issue.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 20, 2015
The issues of scoring and pace of play in college basketball continue to get a considerable amount of press, and that’s a very good thing. ESPN this past weekend on College Gameday had a thoughtful, quality discussion of the state of the sport, and a good share of the conversation […]
How the conferences shape up as we hit 2015
Non-conference play is pretty much in the books. In light of that, how do the conferences stack up based on what we’ve seen over the past couple of months? We take a look here.
New Hampshire has improved and can do better
New Hampshire battled back on Monday night against LIU Brooklyn, but it wasn’t enough. The Wildcats have improved, but are capable of playing better as America East play beckons.
Despite a hit on the bottom line, Stony Brook’s transition continues
Stony Brook was able to hang with Providence until the roof caved in several minutes into the second half. It’s part of a growing process this team in transition needs, and it continues despite dropping a few games along the way.
Amidst Maine’s rebuilding challenge, there is hope
Maine has a long road ahead as they rebuild under new head coach Bob Walsh. Amidst the early struggles, the Black Bears have shown some reason for hope going forward.
UMass-Lowell has to manage surprising success
UMass-Lowell has been a pleasant surprise thus far, as the young River Hawks have been winning on the road. Now they must manage this success going forward.
Albany’s consistent identity appears to remain intact
Though it’s very early, Albany appears to have kept the identity the program has had under Will Brown very much intact with this season’s team