Contrary to prevailing wisdom for some, George Washington’s win over Virginia Monday was a win for both teams-and for college basketball.
Tag: SWAC
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 13, 2015
It’s been a long seven-plus months, 221 days since Duke edged Wisconsin in an exciting 2015 NCAA Tournament finale, but the 2015-16 college basketball season is finally here.
2014-15 SWAC Post-Mortem
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has for some time been devoid of a signature basketball program. It now may have one. Or two.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 14, 2015
A wild day of conference tournament action had a few endings that just can’t be explained. Plus an ejection in Nashville, controversy in the Big Sky, and a day full of championship games is right in front of us.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 13, 2015
Texas had a chance to make a convincing argument for its inclusion in the NCAA Tournament. But the Longhorns lost yet again to a top 50 team.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 12, 2015
Lafayette and head coach Fran O’Hanlon have been together a long time. Both have been rewarded for their patience, and it will be good to see both of them again in the NCAA Tournament this year.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Robert Morris is the type of small eastern private school that fits in so perfectly in the college basketball landscape. Tuesday night, though, the Colonials may as well have been Kentucky, for the role of villain they took on in the Northeast Conference championship game.
Scanning the Nation Notebook – February 27, 2015
Some college basketball thoughts from the end of February, just before we turn the calendar to the most exciting month on the sporting calendar:
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 17, 2015
One of this season’s darlings little more than a month ago-in fact, a team that proved it could beat top 10 teams like the one it faced Monday night-Seton Hall’s once-promising year has fallen apart.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Monday after the Super Bowl was a quiet night for college basketball, which gives us a chance to look at the Patriot League, home to what is top to bottom the most competitive conference race in NCAA Division I, bar none.