Returning all five starters, North Dakota leaped from fifth in the Big Sky to first, winning conference regular season and tourney championships that culminated with a first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance.
Tag: Big Sky
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 10, 2017
The subject hasn’t seemed to come up much at all this season, so it’s time to ask: are we on track for a repeat national title game matchup?
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 8, 2017
In a tumultuous few years for the Horizon League, Northern Kentucky has come along at just the right time to provide a bright spot.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – February 8, 2017
In our latest podcast, we look at a marathon game from Tuesday night, which came just days after a wild Saturday. Then we have more on the SEC and Big 12, before one of Saturday’s big games leads us into talk about smaller conferences and television coverage.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 27, 2017
Thursday night meant one thing: Cincinnati vs. Xavier. The Crosstown Shootout. The best non-conference rivalry in college basketball, and (in this opinion) one of the top three rivalries in the sport right now.
How the conferences shape up as 2017 approaches
Conference play beckons and has even started in a number of conferences. With that, we take a look at how they shape up based on the non-conference performances.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 3, 2016
Welcome back to the Morning Dish for the 2016-17 season. Opening night is just eight days away, and as we get closer to the first counting games we continue Hoopville’s brief conference looks entering the season.
2015-16 Big Sky Post-Mortem
The Big Sky was once again competitive, though a couple of familiar faces led the way in 2015-16. Could that change next year, in addition to the conference having more non-conference success?
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 12, 2016
Friday gave us a tremendous day of basketball, and yet the best still seems yet to come. Plus more coaching moves, one of them leading to awkward situations, and one tournament is staying in the same city but changing venues.
How the conferences shape up as 2016 approaches
As conference play beckons, we take a look at every conference in Division I and see how it shapes up based on non-conference play.
