The Big West entered 2014-15 poised for a very good year, and it eventually got there, albeit in a very roundabout way.
Tag: UC Santa Barbara
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, December 23, 2014
Watching Wisconsin this season, one gets the feeling that the Badgers could shut it down right now and cancel the rest of their regular season schedule, get some rest, get a good start on second semester homework, eat some brats on State Street, and then begin playing again in March and still be a favorite to make a Final Four run.
Scanning the Nation Notebook – Dec. 17, 2014
Weekly thoughts from following the goings around all of Division I college basketball.
The Morning Dish – Friday, December 12, 2014
It bears repeating over and over: college basketball teams are not static entities over the entire season. They change and hopefully continue to grow and improve. What a team is in November is not what it will be in March.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 30, 2014
As part of this weekend’s big kick off to the Christmas shopping season, yesterday was dubbed Small Business Saturday across the country. The basketball schedule for the day might have qualified under that designation, as few of the biggest names were in action, in part because the big holiday tourneys ended a few days ago. What the day may have lacked in big names, though, it did not lack for stories.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 28, 2014
Hoping all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The college basketball action was far better than the football games.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 18, 2014
For all the of the bad TV ESPN has thrown at us in recent years (think ‘First Take’) it’s 24-hour college hoops marathon remains pure ESPN at its best.
The Morning Dish – Friday, November 14, 2014
Today’s the day we’ve been waiting for, the college basketball season opener. A few things we’re looking to see this weekend, and really in the first month of the season, as well as a preview of some of the top games tonight.
Best players no one knows about – 2014-15 edition
There are plenty of hidden gems in college basketball, whether they play on bad teams or good teams that don’t get much of the national spotlight. We take a look at a baker’s dozen of the best
