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Saturday, November 2, 2024
Welcome to the latest edition of Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis. It’s our first special podcast of the final days of Championship Week as we mainly look at tournaments Ted is covering in New York. The spotlight for the past couple of days, especially Wednesday, is on who won’t be […]
Boston University won its first Patriot League championship, and the long haul for their coach has the desired result at last. Plus many tournaments get going, one postseason event won’t happen at all, and a coach takes ill during a season-ending loss.
As the regular season finishes for all teams and only conference tournament games remain before the postseason, we look at how a number of conferences finished and some coaching news.
The first two NCAA Tournament bids went out after dramatic finishes in championship games to set the stage. Plus a long day of tournaments ends with a thrilling back-and-forth between two star guards, a surprise champion in the ACC and a three-way tie atop the Big East.
Notre Dame may have already lost any slim hope of an at-large bid, but a loss like Wednesday night’s is tough to stomach all the same. Plus the Flyers cruise on the road, the Wildcats can still win again, and some Tigers are going in the wrong direction as the regular season winds down.
Dayton is having a special season, but Friday night stands out beyond being one more aspect of it. Plus a regular season champion is crowned in the Horizon, the Ivy is a three-team race, and a triple overtime rivalry game headlines the other games on the night.
We just had one of the few truly wild Saturdays of the season thus far, in a season that has been full of surprises and unpredictability, and it happened from start to finish. Plus, a big announcement of a doubleheader to be played in London.
Friday night saw an unpleasant surprise team in the Atlantic 10 lose their fourth straight game and continue to trend in the wrong direction. Plus another interesting night in the Ivy League, the top two in the Northeast continue to win, and one team in the MAAC is on top and got a bit of help on the evening.
The SEC may be led by the team most expected, but how they got there has certainly not been a linear journey. Plus a Big Ten star returns from injury with a big game, a new record in the Big 12, and the Northeast Conference gets tighter at the top.
In our latest podcast, we start with some developing news off the court, then deal with matters on the court like Duke’s two big wins in three nights, Creighton getting a big win on the road, and much of the Atlantic 10 appearing to revert to the mean since conference play began.
