Contrary to prevailing wisdom for some, George Washington’s win over Virginia Monday was a win for both teams-and for college basketball.
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The Morning Dish – Friday, November 13, 2015
It’s been a long seven-plus months, 221 days since Duke edged Wisconsin in an exciting 2015 NCAA Tournament finale, but the 2015-16 college basketball season is finally here.
2014-15 SWAC Post-Mortem
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has for some time been devoid of a signature basketball program. It now may have one. Or two.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 14, 2015
A wild day of conference tournament action had a few endings that just can’t be explained. Plus an ejection in Nashville, controversy in the Big Sky, and a day full of championship games is right in front of us.
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 – Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Looking ahead at a couple more conferences as the season is now just three days away:
The Northeast Conference is wide open, with a number of teams sustaining significant player losses. When in doubt, go with Robert Morris, the most consistent program over the last five years. The Colonials have built some toughness, as evidenced by NIT wins over Kentucky and St. John’s the last two years.
2013-14 SWAC Post-Mortem
It has been some time since the Southwestern Athletic Conference has had a true heavyweight program, but Southern University may be on the verge of changing that under coach Roman Banks.
North Carolina-Kentucky lives up to the hype
Saturday wasn’t just about football conference championships. It had North Carolina and Kentucky matching up on the hardwood in a game that lived up to its billing, and a few more teams had good wins on Saturday as well.
College of Charleston Has Personnel, Intangibles For Success
Bobby Cremins has a pretty good idea for how good a team may be. So when the College of Charleston coach tells you he has a good team, you can believe him, especially after seeing a game like the Cougars’ outing in Saturday night’s win at Holy Cross.
Southern Preview
Southern Conference 2007-08 Preview by Phil Kasiecki The Southern Conference has been getting its share of national attention this off-season, and it has come largely because of one team that many have high expectations for. It’s safe to say that the prohibitive favorite this season is Bob McKillop’s team at […]
