The Musketeers continue to win while being overshadowed by other stories. Plus a big season sweep in the SEC, a little of everything in the Big Ten, and a big health concern that goes beyond basketball in Virginia.
Tag: Tennessee
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 24, 2018
A nearly full night of SEC action told us a lot about the conference all the way around. Plus one ACC team keeps rolling, a Big East team continues to slide, and an interesting home and road split out west.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Two teams remind us how conference play is different in a decidedly negative way. Plus road wins were hard to come by but big when they did, a logjam atop the Big 12, and a surprising result in Milwaukee,
Scanning the Nation Notebook Jan. 4 – On the three-point shot, Tennessee, Western Kentucky and more
A New Year edition of notes, numbers, thoughts and assorted gibberish from around college basketball, and maybe outside it, too. Our latest college hoops notebook:
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 31, 2017
Saturday included 14 ranked teams in action, including a trio of games matching two ranked squads. Three ranked teams were knocked off by unranked, and three more very nearly were. Number One went down. In the end, though, the biggest storyline were the undefeated teams. Specifically, the day started with three. By the end there were none.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 24, 2017
New Mexico State has been a quality program for a long time. But this year is different.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 21, 2017
A long-time coach who has had some success finally knocks off a ranked team. Plus a couple of other close calls on a night full of blowouts, a reserve is let go from a team, and one team’s great start continues to fade away.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 25, 2017
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.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving. While the Battle 4 Atlantis has been one of the premier early season tourneys in recent years, this year’s event looked very top-loaded. Thursday proved otherwise.
2016-17 SEC Post-Mortem
The SEC had another underwhelming campaign in 2016-17, until it really counted – the month of March. That may be the first sign that it is turning a corner on the hardwood.
