The most telling game of the day had one team pulling out another where they seemed vulnerable and it was one that got away for their opponent. Plus tournament action heats up, with a few surprises as a day off looms for many of them.
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A game a day for the 2017-18 season: December
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:
2016-17 Big 12 Post-Mortem
The Big 12’s version of a down year was still one just about any other conference would take, as the 10-team league was once again one of the country’s very best conferences
NIT: Numbers and Honors
With the 2017 NIT in the books, we take one last look at some key numbers and the honors that were handed out following the tournament.
NIT: TCU routs Georgia Tech for the title
TCU routed Georgia Tech in the NIT final, which came as a surprise. It was also an indicator of the team’s progress over the course of the season, especially of late.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 31, 2017
TCU just completed a renaissance season, one where it was one of the most surprising teams in the country. It even finished that season with a championship. And as much as the focus deserves to be on its feats this year, it’s mighty hard even now to not be already thinking about the Horned Frogs’ future next year.
NIT Notebook: Georgia Tech and TCU to the finals
The NIT is down to two teams after the semifinals. The coach of one of those teams never imagined his team would be here back in the fall.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 29, 2017
The championship game for the 80th annual National Invitation Tournament is set, and in a postseason marked by pleasant surprises advancing deep, it’s maybe only fitting that two of the biggest surprises of the entire season will square off to settle this venerable event.
NIT preview: A new champion is guaranteed
The NIT is down to four teams who will meet in New York, and one of them will become a champion for the first time, though one coach has led a program to the title twice.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 22, 2017
It’s that time of year again, college basketball’s silly season with coaches seemingly coming and going left and right, stacking up at traffic lights while waiting for each other to proceed to their next job.
