Tulsa was on the bubble before a tough finish to the season kept them out of the NCAA Tournament. With more experience and a better non-conference schedule, the Golden Hurricane can avoid that fate this year.
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A tough missed opportunity for Tulsa
Tulsa was in control for a lot of Saturday’s semifinal against UConn. But the Golden Hurricane let them hang around and couldn’t close it out, leaving themselves to have to wait and hope for the best on Sunday.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 5, 2015
We’re just getting started on March, prime time for the college basketball season, but on Wednesday we couldn’t help but look back for a day, as the day marked the 25th anniversary of the death of Hank Gathers,
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 1, 2015
In a sport where home teams win a full two-thirds of the time, road wins at any time of year in college basketball are extraordinary, no matter the competition. Road wins at the end of February against very good teams are like gold, pure treasures.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, February 26, 2015
Coming off an outstanding season, the Atlantic 10 has flown under the radar this year. The league won’t be getting six teams in the NCAA Tournament again, but hitting the stretch run, no conference is more intriguing at the top than the A-10.
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 6, 2015
A young UCLA team continues to grow up, and the Bruins may be hitting a growth spurt at just the right time. Nearly written off just a couple weeks ago, UCLA has responded with three straight wins to jump back into the national conversation.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 1, 2015
One can’t help but be sad for Virginia Commonwealth senior guard Briante Weber, the walking symbol of Havoc whose college career is over after he tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus Saturday in the Rams’ surprising 64-55 loss to city rival Richmond.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Surprisingly, we haven’t heard a whole lot about Texas A&M as an NCAA Tournament candidate yet. That should be changing very soon, because the Aggies are leaving us all no choice.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, January 22, 2015
More than halfway through the 2014-15 season now, the story of what Keno Davis is doing at Central Michigan is one that has been a rather well-kept secret. It’s time that the secret started being let out. The son of Dr. Tom Davis is engineering quite the turnaround. Central Michigan […]
Scanning the Nation Notebook – January 21, 2015
Some college basketball thoughts as we slide into the dregs of the season for many teams, where conference play has become routine but we’re still a couple weeks from getting serious about bubble talk and being able to see the finish line of the postseason:
