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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
It’s become obvious in recent years that the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, commonly known by most as the selection committee for the sport’s tournament field, feels the need to regularly throw out trial balloons under the guise of making the event “better.” Even if those balloons are filled with lead.
Hoops on the west coast is alive, well and healthy, as three of its top teams showed last night when UCLA, Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga all were ultra-impressive again.
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has furnished more than its share of scoring machines in the league’s 36-year history, and Fairfield’s Curtis Cobb put his name among some heady company Thursday night.
Remember when Oregon was a heavy favorite in the Pac-12 and a Final Four favorite heading into this season?
It may have been only December 17th, but believe it or not, yesterday was the final full Saturday of the season before conference play begins for many Division I leagues.
Michigan makes a strong early impression in New York, while more tournament action continues and a Big Ten team has to rally to win. Also, a Cavalier is dismissed after one game.
The toughness that helped Villanova win a national championship a year ago was on display for the country to see, just two games into the Wildcats’ defense of their title.
Opening night had something for everyone: a few upsets, some dandies, and some close calls. We look at all of it, plus off-court matters that include a Duck mentor sticking around a while longer.
As the 2016-17 college basketball season nears, one would think the caretakers of the sport should feel pretty good about its state. The most recent NCAA Tournament provided a likable champion and one of the sport’s all-time greatest title games and finishes. The recent script that has seen freshmen dominating […]
We’re ready for another great season, though we start with a little bit of perspective given something that happened on Tuesday.
