We remember a fallen colleague who touched us all in the sports world. Plus a Missouri Valley team keeps winning, and the start of Pac-12 play features an interesting day and ends with a thriller.
Tag: Pac-12
The Morning Dish – Saturday, January 3, 2015
Friday wasn’t the best day in the world of college basketball coaches. Players weren’t immune to adversity, either, while there’s more talent coming to Baton Rouge and conference play is getting underway.
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 – Monday, December 29, 2014
Texas Southern has done it again, this time with a buzzer-beater. Also, it wasn’t a very good day for the Pac-12, while a few favorites won comfortably on the day.
USC’s growth shows some of its potential as conference play beckons
USC is young, but has shown some good growth during non-conference play. As Pac-12 play gets closer, their growth portends improvement, even if it doesn’t translate into contention this season.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 20, 2014
A busier Friday night than usual featured a head-scratcher in Miami. It was also a good night for the Pac-12 to close it out, while SEC teams got a couple of wins and SMU will get some much-needed help.
2K Classic: Numbers and notes, a look back
The 2K Classic is in the books, and here’s a look back at the numbers from the four games at Madison Square Garden.
California 73, Syracuse 59: The numbers of note
California beat Syracuse in the semifinals of the 2K Classic on Thursday night. Here’s a look inside some key numbers from that one.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Looking ahead at a couple more conferences as the season is now just three days away:
The Northeast Conference is wide open, with a number of teams sustaining significant player losses. When in doubt, go with Robert Morris, the most consistent program over the last five years. The Colonials have built some toughness, as evidenced by NIT wins over Kentucky and St. John’s the last two years.
2013-14 Pac-12 Post-Mortem
The Pac-12 had a nice season in 2013-14, but is currently a conference with a lot of moving parts
