It took until the NIT, but Texas finally displayed the consistency most were looking for from the Longhorns all season. The Longhorns hit one big shot after another in topping Lipscomb in Thursday’s final.
The Morning Dish
A quick look at key results and/or top stories from the night before, as well as a look ahead to key games during the season, to lead a reader into the new day
The Morning Dish – Thursday, April 4, 2019
DePaul and South Florida played a second straight terrific game in the final series of the College Basketball Invitational. Also, coaching vacancies filled at Fairfield and William & Mary and early NBA entries.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, April 3, 2019
In the NIT semifinals, the team with the better first half won both games, though one had to battle back after blowing the lead. Plus another championship game matchup is set, a very expected coaching change, and one team might not gain a top recruit next season.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, April 2, 2019
After a superb career, Rick Byrd is off to a well-earned retirement. The Belmont coach will be missed, and should go down as one of the all-time greats.
The Morning Dish – Monday, April 1, 2019
The Final Four is set after two more great games on Sunday, and the end result is not quite what many would have predicted. Plus a few notes on the four teams who will play next weekend, a conference Player of the Year is at least testing the waters, and a transfer picks a school where he should make an instant impact.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 31, 2019
Virginia and coach Tony Bennett handled their unprecedented first-round NCAA Tournament exit a year ago with grace and class. Now they’re heading to the Final Four.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 30, 2019
The NCAA Tournament that has been just about all chalk saw one big change on Friday night as the first top seed fell to a hot team. Plus the Wildcats rebound from blowing a lead, deja vu as one team survives again, and a coach who once had success out west is heading back there.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 29, 2019
A battle of two superb defenses was a decisive win for Texas Tech, Purdue and Tennessee turned a blowout into a classic, and Thursday even featured a triple-overtime game in the College Insider tourney.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 28, 2019
A special year for Boulevard rivals in Nashville is still going for Lipscomb, which in dramatic fashion clinched its first-ever trip to New York City for the NIT semifinals..
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Half of the field headed to New York in the NIT is known, and both could use this as a springboard into next season. Plus more action in the CIT, coaching changes take center stage and more players are on the move as well.
