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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Campbell’s 5-foot-9 guard Chris Clemons has become a must-watch player, and nearly brought the Camels back to upset Georgetown-were it not for Trey Mourning. Plus, Ja Morant & Charlie Brown deliver prize individual performances and Cincinnati wins the Emerald Coast Classic.
The last time Villanova and Michigan met, it was a blowout. The same happened Wednesday night, but in perhaps even more stunning fashion. Plus, Indiana rolls, a record-performance by a Robert Morris player, and two ACC teams get chopped down.
Presenting our now-annual list of 20 teams we’re watching this season, an open-ended wide view of nation with teams we think are on the way up, might face pivotal seasons, or we just plain enjoy watching.
We continue with our countdown to the start of the college hoops season, taking a quick peek at Conference USA, the Horizon and Ivy leagues, MAAC, MAC and MEAC. Plus some interesting preseason results.
After a distinctly dull first round a year ago, it can be argued-quite easily, in fact-that the first round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament already has delivered more. And college hoops fans can be most thankful for it.
For those who couldn’t resist all the curling and skiing at the Winter Olympics and watched hoops, it was yet another evening of highly ranked teams going down and streaks getting busted, something that has become the norm this year. The TV window of games that started at 7 p.m. Eastern time alone was enough to wear out the remote control as they came to an end.
It was hard to guess who was the more desperate team going into the latest incarnation of the Duke/North Carolina rivalry, which resumed Thursday night.
Of all the teams near the top of the rankings-scratch that, in the top 25 rankings at all-Cincinnati has been the mystery team of this season. And while the Bearcats will still be that for some time for many, they at least should have answered some questions Wednesday night.
A long-time coach who has had some success finally knocks off a ranked team. Plus a couple of other close calls on a night full of blowouts, a reserve is let go from a team, and one team’s great start continues to fade away.
Continuing a look at our favorite games for every day of the 2017-18 college basketball season. We started yesterday with November, and today we continue with December:
