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Monday, November 4, 2024
Just over a week ago, UCLA was losing to Wake Forest in the Maui Invitational for its second loss in two days. Just under three weeks ago, the Bruins lost at home to Monmouth in their season opener. After last night, though, UCLA now holds one of the true trump cards that likely any team will hold all season.
Though still a week from Thanksgiving Day, the holiday tournament season really began yesterday, and the results from the first two events were a good sampling of the first week of the 2015-16 season as a whole.
Contrary to prevailing wisdom for some, George Washington’s win over Virginia Monday was a win for both teams-and for college basketball.
We conclude our look at our favorite games for every day of the season from November through February, our ultimate dream road trip through an entire college basketball season.
The Big West entered 2014-15 poised for a very good year, and it eventually got there, albeit in a very roundabout way.
Iowa and LSU continue to be two of the bigger teases in the country. That much remained certain after last night, when-just when you’re ready to believe in them-both suffered losses that can only be categorized as disappointing.
Some weekly thoughts, from watching and reading and generally spending too much time following college basketball:
The SEC/Big 12 Challenge takes over, with one matchup getting a lot of attention, while tough times continue for the American Athletic Conference and a MAAC favorite. And we’ve got some rivalry games ahead.
Hoping all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The college basketball action was far better than the football games.
The weekend has featured several instances of something we don’t see often: BCS conference (or Group of Five, or whatever term you want to use) teams taking to the road against good non-BCS teams.
