The NCAA Tournament has set its field, and some teams are happy and some are not. Plus a couple of teams changed coaches and one team that’s dancing will be without a key player unless they go far.
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The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 22, 2014
A busy day of tournament action included one championship game, while several others have their championship matchup set. Plus a couple of late surprises and a couple of key injuries in tournaments.
2013-14 Conference USA Post-Mortem
Determining who the very best teams in Conference USA were last year is like trying to find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Perhaps only Mr. Owl could sort that out in a league that is just way too big because of the chase for football money.
Quick hitters from the past weekend of tournaments
A busy weekend of tournament action came and went this past weekend, and more is on our plate right now. Here are some quick hitters coming out of them.
Charlotte wanted more but feels like they accomplished something
Charlotte naturally had hoped to make the NCAA Tournament, then hoped to make a run in the NIT when it came calling instead. But the 49ers have a season of progress now in the books and should be primed to continue growing next season from what they did this year.
Barclays to MSG: A long (and enjoyable) day’s journey
Thursday had a lot of basketball in New York with the Atlantic 10 and Big East tournaments both having four games on tap. Here’s one person’s journey through a trip to both venues.
Charlotte uses balance and defense to keep winning
Charlotte doesn’t have a star and won’t produce box scores that will jump out at you. But the 49ers have depth and balance, play good defense and take shots they can make offensively, and they are now 14-2 overall and 2-0 in early Atlantic 10 games.
2010 Atlantic 10 Post-Mortem
It was quite a year for the Atlantic 10, with a lot of winning that led to three teams in the NCAA Tournament. We take a look back at that and more from the conference.
Charlotte: 49ers Lose Guard to Knee Injury
Charlotte sophomore guard Charles Dewhurst tore his ACL and MCL in his right knee in the 49ers’ 85-75 loss at Maryland Jan. 3 and will miss the rest of the season. Dewhurst will have surgery later this week to repair the damage. He was starting in place of sophomore swing […]
