The past three years have been almost like Groundhog Day for the Big 12, which had its best year yet in a terrific recent run.
Tag: Iowa State
For Georges Niang, a path to the NBA may not include the draft
Georges Niang had a decorated four-year college career with plenty of production. Will that translate into getting drafted and then an NBA career after that?
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 20, 2016
Defense wins championships and yadda yadda, but Saturday at the NCAA Tournament was a day when offenses were on full display and took center stage in every game.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 11, 2016
Coaches such as Jim Valvano, Rollie Massimino and Tom Izzo are among those to make the month of March their personal playground over the years, regularly leading teams on extended runs, regardless of the strength of their teams in the regular season. Few would include Ray Harper on that list, but it has become time that they should.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Before Iowa State was placed in so many preseason top 10s and labeled by some as a Final Four favorite and a short-list contender for the national title, it might’ve been instructive to watch the Cyclones’ final game from the 2014-15 season.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 13, 2016
Dayton is having success it hasn’t had before, and it continued on Friday. Plus a controversial call has a new twist, one suspended player will return while another is now long gone.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 6, 2016
The Ivy League takes center stage with a big showdown that included a new record. Plus big news on an off-court matter, top teams hold serve in one conference, and a suspension and departure affect two teams.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Like so many conference foes now, Indiana and Michigan are more acquaintances than consistently fierce rivals, the product of today’s bloated leagues where yearly home-and-homes are no longer a given. Still, their only meeting this year looked juicy on paper, matching one top 25 team and another not far from it.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 19, 2016
On Monday, Oklahoma ascended to the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time in 26 years. The Sooners’ stay there will almost certainly be a short one.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Sad news was received by the college basketball world Tuesday as former Butler center Andrew Smith passed away after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 25 years old.
