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.
Tag: Iowa
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 25, 2015
As one of college basketball’s blueblood programs, Kansas gets all the benefits of membership in an elite club, as well as its relative drawbacks.
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:
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Some will call it a masterpiece; others may still think of the game more as an eye sore. Either way, what Wisconsin did Tuesday night is something extraordinary, even by its own lofty standards. The Badgers pounded Iowa 82-50 Tuesday night in as ruthlessly efficient an offensive performance as you’ll […]
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 14, 2015
What a difference a couple days makes. A week ago, there was debate of whether Duke might be as good or better than Kentucky, but the Blue Devils have now lost twice in three days.
The Morning Dish – Friday, January 9, 2015
Iowa and LSU continue to be two of the bigger teases in the country. That much remained certain after last night, when-just when you’re ready to believe in them-both suffered losses that can only be categorized as disappointing.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 6, 2015
While they are fun to follow-and yes, they do matter to some extent, even if not necessarily for NCAA Tournament selection-normally we won’t make much note of the release of the weekly top 25 polls on Monday, but this week is an exception.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, December 31, 2014
One of the great things about conference play is watching just how teams and players react to playing quality competition and/or on the road after having not been challenged much in the season’s first six weeks.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 4, 2014
This introduction was going to be about one of the most anticipated games of the year so far, as Duke and Wisconsin squared off in a battle between top 5 teams, Final Four contenders and legendary coaches. That changed after midnight here in the Central time zone after watching Wichita State face Utah in what was maybe the second-most anticipated game of at least the night, anyway.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 27, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving to all. One of college basketball’s true Thanksgiving traditions got underway once again last night, as the 37th annual Great Alaska Shootout got underway.
