The Big East had another good season in terms of NCAA Tournament bids, but looks top-heavy in more ways than one. Can anyone challenge Villanova? Can old powers St. John’s and Georgetown get going again?
Author: Phil Kasiecki
Notes from a day at the 2017 Boston Shootout
Some news and notes coming from the second and final day of action at the 2017 Boston Shootout, where the host program provided plenty of talent, but so did a program that produced a team that beat them.
2016-17 ACC Post-Mortem
If you only look at the preseason expectations of the ACC and the end results, then compare them, you miss the great journey that the conference provided in 2016-17.
2016-17 West Coast Conference Post-Mortem
Gonzaga reached the national championship game, the big highlight of several in a year where much of the West Coast Conference was in some transition.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – May 17, 2017
In our latest podcast, we start with the NBA Draft Lottery, then talk about a big pickup for Duke, important transfers, the coaching carousel winding down and much more.
After lots of speculation, Tom Crean lands nowhere
The coaching carousel began with plenty of speculation as to whether or not Tom Crean would leave Indiana to land elsewhere, and is ending with him not having landed anywhere else at all.
Talking Hoops With Ted Sarandis – April 27, 2017
In our latest podcast, the business of college sports, as well as that of sports media, takes center stage. We talk about the layoffs at ESPN, college basketball’s opening night, and Wichita State’s departure from the Missouri Valley Conference. We close with thoughts on a departed friend of the media business as well.
Thornwell rides a big NCAA Tournament back to NBA interest
Sindarius Thornwell was once on NBA radars, but had fallen off of them. After a big run in March, however, NBA teams have their eye on him, and getting drafted seems like a realistic possibility.
Remembering Jack Grinold, and an unplanned car ride to New Hampshire
My first memory of the late Jack Grinold came on an unexpected car ride to a basketball game while a student at the school Jack loved so much.
Notes from a day at the 2017 Northeast Hoops Festival
The Northeast Hoops Festival helped bring in the new spring travel season in New England, and we have notes from some of Saturday’s action.
