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 – Monday, March 2, 2015
An ACC team that used to be a national power is trying to get back there, and had a good day on Sunday. Plus a busy day for Pac-12 bubble teams, some relief about an Aztec’s health, and Memphis may lose a key player the rest of the way.
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 23, 2015
We should know who the Pac-12 Coach of the Year will be after Sunday. Plus a team can’t go to their locker room, an expected showdown may have lost its luster, and a Cardinal is long gone with the regular season almost over.
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 16, 2015
The Pac-12 looks more and more like it will come down to a game at the end of the month. And it looks like that game will be well worth watching, with Sunday not changing any of this. Arizona and Utah have set the pace in the Pac-12 this season, […]
The Morning Dish – Monday, February 9, 2015
A coaching legend passes, and many are remembering him for much more than what he did on the sideline. Plus a couple of conference races get tighter, and off-court issues arise in the northwest amidst wins on the day.
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.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 31, 2014
One of the great things about conference play is watching just how teams and players react to playing quality competition and/or on the road after having not been challenged much in the season’s first six weeks.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 15, 2014
Penn State’s basketball team is having some success now, with a big win on Sunday. Plus, a career day for a Husky, a scare in Washington and an ACC upset in Raleigh lead the way.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 2, 2014
With November turning to December, we’re on what is easily the quietest month of the college basketball season. There are good reasons for that, of course (final exams) and not so good ones (far, far too many guarantee games).
Minnesota’s big challenge is in front of them
Minnesota has had a few challenging games thus far, including in the NIT Season Tip-Off. The Golden Gophers’ big challenge, however, appears to be in their future.