2019-2020 Men's Basketball Season

[bonarae]

Harvard beats Columbia in double OT 77-73.

[PaladinFan]

Furman outlasts Chattanooga at home. Moves to 22-5 and sets up a battle for first place at ETSU on Wednesday.

UNI losing to Loyola helps - Furman beat the Ramblers by 24 earlier this season.

[Laker]

Interesting final between the two biggest rivals in D3 (debate that all that you want). I'm wondering if UST will get the green light to move up to D1.

COLLEGEVILLE, MINN. – The fourth-ranked St. Thomas men's basketball team ended St. John's 22-game winning streak — the second-longest in program history — with a 71-66 victory over the second-ranked Johnnies on Saturday

[bulldog10jw]

Yale split their weekend games at the P's beating Princeton on Friday and losing to Penn yesterday.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple got crushed by bitter rival Villanova 76-56. We hung in for a half but the Wildcats took complete control of the game with about 10 minutes left. Despite a couple of nice wins it's been an ugly hoops season on North Broad Street.

Colgate suffered a bad loss against Loyola. The Raiders had been cruising along prior to today.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate suffered a bad loss against Loyola. The Raiders had been cruising along prior to today.

Tough one. Fell behind early and never quite got all the way back. Still a game up over BU for the league lead (technically two as we swept the Terriers). Will have to bounce back against Lehigh on Wednesday

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Tough one. Fell behind early and never quite got all the way back. Still a game up over BU for the league lead (technically two as we swept the Terriers). Will have to bounce back against Lehigh on Wednesday

I'm considering going up. I'm just a little concerned about the notorious winter time pothole situation on 81 near the PA/NY boarder. If I go it's more to see Colgate win than to see Lehigh lose. I'm hoping the Raiders can create some havoc in the tournament. The PL seems due for another tournament win....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Penn State rose to #9 in the rankings for the first time since 1996 then proceeded to lose their first game, a 62-56 setback to Illinois. The local PSU fans are finally starting to get interested. I'm certainly not a PSU football fan but I do like to see their bball team do well. As a bball fan having quality Big 10 hoops in state is a nice bonus. I'd love to see them take out 'Nova in the tournament.

In terms of my other rooting interests Lehigh travels to Colgate and Syracuse is in Louisville desperate for a win. I opted to relax and take in a great night of hoops than make the 2 hour trek to Hamilton and battle the ongoing snow in Central NY.

Temple hosts UConn Thursday night.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

The Lehigh-Colgate game has been delayed until 8:30? Anyone know why? I saw that Hamilton, NY is currently under a Lake Effect Snow Warning. Hopefully the Lehigh bus gets where it needs to go safely....

[TheValleyRaider]

The Lehigh-Colgate game has been delayed until 8:30? Anyone know why? I saw that Hamilton, NY is currently under a Lake Effect Snow Warning. Hopefully the Lehigh bus gets where it needs to go safely....

https://twitter.com/JeffBishop87/status/1230280515997048832

Looks like the backboard shattered during warmups

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

https://twitter.com/JeffBishop87/status/1230280515997048832

Looks like the backboard shattered during warmups

Yikes! The old school hanging baskets don't make replacing it easy!

[TheValleyRaider]

Only stats to go off, but Colgate clearly survived, beating Lehigh 70-67. Hawks missed a three at the end to tie.

12-3 in conference, but definitely struggled in the last few games. Just three games to go, Holy Cross at home on Sunday, then at Bucknell next Wednesday, finally Army at home on the 29th.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Only stats to go off, but Colgate clearly survived, beating Lehigh 70-67. Hawks missed a three at the end to tie.

12-3 in conference, but definitely struggled in the last few games. Just three games to go, Holy Cross at home on Sunday, then at Bucknell next Wednesday, finally Army at home on the 29th.

Lehigh played really well when they weren't turning the ball over. There were a slew of fumbled passes, unforced back-courts and dribbling the ball off you leg type turnovers which are the worst. Colgate did what championship teams need to do and that was seize the game in the final 5 minutes.

[Laker]

Cleveland State's letter to fired basketball coach.

https://hoopdirt.com/dennis-feltons-termination-letter-from-cleveland-state/

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple outlasted UConn 93-89 in double OT. Since this is Temple's last scheduled game with the Huskies it's nice to send them out of the AAC with a loss.....

[bonarae]

Harvard nips Princeton 61-60 at Lavietes to salvage a split.


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[bonarae]

Harvard nips Princeton 61-60 at Lavietes to salvage a split.


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[Ivytalk]

Harvard nips Princeton 61-60 at Lavietes to salvage a split.


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Harvard was damn lucky to win that game. They went scoreless over the final 3 1/2 minutes and were only 4 of 13 from the foul line. Brutal.

[bulldog10jw]

Yale was also lucky tonight, beating Cornell 81-80 in double OT. Missed free throws and turnovers hurt, but luckily Cornell was not quite good enough to close Yale out.

Columbia in NYC on Saturday is next.

[Ivytalk]

Yale was also lucky tonight, beating Cornell 81-80 in double OT. Missed free throws and turnovers hurt, but luckily Cornell was not quite good enough to close Yale out.

Columbia in NYC on Saturday is next.
Columbia always seems to bite us in the ass once a year. They almost did it again last weekend.

[CHIP72]

In the game I attended today (Saturday 2/22), host George Mason was able to keep Saint Joseph's at bay in the 2nd half and held on for a 62-55 victory. The visiting Hawks got off to a fast start, hitting four 3 pointers in the first three minutes of the game to take the early lead; SJU led most of the 1st half. However, George Mason was able to chip away, helped by the Hawks' zero 2 point field goals, and got ahead in the last two minutes of the opening half and took a 29-24 advantage into halftime. In the 2nd half, the Patriots were able to maintain their advantage, though they never were able to get their lead to double digits as St. Joe's was able to hang around. The Hawks pulled with 3 points with a little less than a minute to go, but a key GMU basket and St. Joe's lack of fouls and ability to put George Mason on the foul line undermined the comeback attempt.

St. Joe's lousy season continues, though they were competitive on the road today after posting their first conference win of the season earlier in the week against Davidson, so things are at least turning somewhat more positive (or perhaps more accurately less negative).

[bulldog10jw]

Yale over Columbia 83-65 for their 20th win this season.

[Ivytalk]

Harvard edged Penn at home, 69-65. Yale and Brown coming up in two weeks after NY road trip next weekend.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

San Diego State's bid for a perfect season ended with a shocking home loss to UNLV. The UNLV program certainly knows what it's like to lose an undefeated season...

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Overall, great day for college hoops!

- Kansas goes into Waco and takes down #1 Baylor in a great game!!
- #23 BYU takes down #2 Gonzaga in Provo in front of 20k+!!
- SDSU loses its undefeated season!
- #13 Auburn rallies from 17 down to get by Tennessee!
- Oregon went into Tuscon and beat Arizona in an OT thriller!
- Army takes down Navy in OT!

[dbackjon]

Overall, great day for college hoops!

- Kansas goes into Waco and takes down #1 Baylor in a great game!!
- #23 BYU takes down #2 Gonzaga in Provo in front of 20k+!!
- SDSU loses its undefeated season!
- #13 Auburn rallies from 17 down to get by Tennessee!
- Oregon went into Tuscon and beat Arizona in an OT thriller!
- Army takes down Navy in OT!


And Arizona State finished a home sweep of the Oregon schools to move into first in the Pac-12

[TheValleyRaider]

Raiders back on track, thumping HC 90-60 to win their second straight PL title :) :)

13-3 in the League, 22-7 overall, 2 games up on BU for 1st (with a sweep of the Terriers in hand). The road to the Dance goes through Hamilton again

At Bucknell on Wednesday, then Army on Saturday for Senior Day (on CBS Sports) is all that's left between now and March

[SFA 93]

SFA wins at least a share of the SLC Championship with a 90-59 win over Northwestern State tonight making it 12 straight wins.

Improves to 25-3; 16-1 on the season.

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[clenz]

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[TheValleyRaider]

Raiders edged at Bucknell, 71-70. If the ESPN scoretracker is to be believed (and I'm sure it's true), the Raiders fell behind (again), rallied to take a late lead, then scored 1 point over the final 5:30, losing on a FT with 7 seconds to play. Not loving the way they've played recently, even with the title wrapped up. Big advantage playing at home for the tournament, but I'll feel much better if they can thump Army on Sunday in the regular season finale.

[Laker]

Mav women beat UM-Crookston, Mav men beat Bemidji State. Both advance to the NSIC round of eight at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls this weekend.

[dewey]

NDSU defeated SDSU 71-69 in overtime to ight in Fargo. Fun game to be at.

Go Bison!

Dewey

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple lost a tough one at Wichita State tonight. We led for most of the second half but the Shockers made several key plays in the final 2 minutes to escape with a much needed win. The Owls are now 14-14 (6-9 with three games left; USF, Tulsa, @ Cincinnati......

[CHIP72]

I forgot to post this previously, but on Wednesday night at a game I attended, American used a 15-0 1st half run to get the upper hand on visiting Lafayette and never was threatened the rest of the way as the Eagles beat the Leopards 79-59. The hosts enjoyed a 38-25 lead at halftime and Lafayette was never able to get closer than 13 points in the 2nd half. The Eagles' Saeed Nelson led all scorers with 30 points and became AU's all-time scoring leader. For the Leopards, Lukas Jarrett scored 17 points and Miles Cherry posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. With the loss, Lafayette cannot earn a Patriot League quarterfinal home game and will be either the #5 or #6 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, depending on the result of their regular season finale, a home game against Navy.

[NHwildEcat]

Merrimack won the NEC Regular Season conference crown in their first ever DI season. Too bad they wasted a good season on one of their four ineligible years!

Does anyone know if the transition ineligibility rule apply to ALL postseason play? Or would the NIT be considered differently? I doubt it but just curious.

[bonarae]

Merrimack won the NEC Regular Season conference crown in their first ever DI season. Too bad they wasted a good season on one of their four ineligible years!

Does anyone know if the transition ineligibility rule apply to ALL postseason play? Or would the NIT be considered differently? I doubt it but just curious.

The CIT can allow transitioning teams to play, but it is a pay to play tournament.


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[NHwildEcat]

The CIT can allow transitioning teams to play, but it is a pay to play tournament.


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They may be interested in that, to gain a little experience. Thanks for clarifying for me!

I don't think I realized it was a pay to play tournament, makes sense now when UNH played in it. LOL

[bonarae]

Sorry for the double post of the result last Friday.

Harvard beat cellar-dweller Columbia 77-69. I am not sure what seed in Ivy Madness Harvard may get ATM.

[Laker]

Does anyone know if the transition ineligibility rule apply to ALL postseason play? Or would the NIT be considered differently? I doubt it but just curious.

I looked up the NIT rules. All I could find is that since 2017 teams no longer had to have a .500 record as they did previously to get in. Also, all regular season conference champs who don't get an NCAA bid are automatically in the NIT. I didn't know that the NCAA bought out the NIT years ago to prevent an anti-trust suit.

But still- is Merrimack eligible to go?

[Laker]

I found out the answer. Merrimack is ineligible for the NCAA AND the NIT. But they will be playing in the CIT or CBI.

Seems ridiculous to me. If you can win on the court moving up, good for you.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/timcasey/2020/02/27/how-merrimack-colleges-mens-basketball-program-went-from-division-2-to-verge-of-winning-division-1-conference-title/#603e72b02101

[bulldog10jw]

Yale outscored Penn 13-0 the last 1:38 to win 76-73.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate thumps Army 91-65 to close out the regular season at 23-8, 14-4 in the Patriot League. Regular season champs for the 2nd year in a row :) :)

20 wins in two straight seasons, the only time in program history Colgate has won 20 games. This year's total is one shy of last year's program record. It's a golden age for Colgate basketball :)

Now we wait for the quarterfinal of the Patriot League tournament on Thursday. Raiders at home to face the winner of the 8/9 game (which might be Loyola-Lehigh?) on Tuesday

[bonarae]

Harvard beats Cornell 67-58.


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[bulldog10jw]

Yale 66 Princeton 63

Odds are, the winner of Yale-Harvard next Saturday will get the top seed in the Ivy tournament.

[Laker]

Mavs top Sioux Falls by a point in the NSIC quarterfinals after a late goaltend and a missed layup at the buzzer.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Lehigh survived Loyola 74-71 in Maryland. The two are now set for a rematch at Lehigh Tuesday night in a PL Tournament opening round game. The Mountain Hawks have played basically as well as anyone in the PL not named Colgate down the stretch.

Syracuse laid a pathetic egg at home against a UNC team suffering through their worst season in 20 years. I considered going up since tickets were fairly cheap and they retired John Wallace's jersey (I was a HUGE Wallace fan when I was in middle school) but CNY has gotten crushed with lake effect snow the last two days. Brady, Edelman and Jimmy Fallon were in the Dome. Apparently Edelman has created a stir with a comment he made regarding Brady's future.....

[CHIP72]

In a game I attended today (2/29) in Los Angeles*, host Southern California jumped out to a double digit lead early in the 1st half and then held off multiple Arizona State rallies before pulling away late and posting a 71-61 win. After the Sun Devils scored the first basket of the game, USC scored 14 straight points to take early control and gain a lead they'd ultimately never relinquish. ASU fought back later in the opening half to pull within four points (36-32) before the Trojans went into halftime with a 41-36 advantage. In the second half, Southern Cal controlled things early, extending their lead back up to as many as 12 points before the visiting Sun Devils put together an 11-0 run, pulling within 1 point (54-53) with a little less than 9 minutes remaining in regulation. USC responded to the challenge however, scoring 6 straight critical points and preventing ASU from getting closer than 5 points the rest of the game. Good shooting (50% from the field, 45% from 3 point range) was a major key in the Trojans' victory, while Arizona State stayed in the game largely due to their ability to force USC turnovers (19 turnovers, 9 off of steals).

Both Southern California and Arizona State are fighting to make the NCAA Tournament, with USC considered by many analysts to be particularly close to the cut line, so the Trojans' victory was critical to their cause. USC has one league game remaining while ASU has two regular season games prior to the Pac-12 Tournament.

*I'm in Los Angeles this weekend because the NBA and NHL teams I follow, the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils respectively, are both playing Los Angeles area teams (Devils played the Los Angeles Kings today (2/29) and will skate against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday 3/1 in the evening, while the 76ers visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday 3/1 in the afternoon (as well as the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday 3/3, though I'm not attending that game)). The Arizona State/Southern California college basketball game was a "bonus" game for me during my trip.

[JayJ79]

Seems ridiculous to me. If you can win on the court moving up, good for you.
does Division I have different eligibility requirements for student athletes than D2/D3/etc.?

[bonarae]

does Division I have different eligibility requirements for student athletes than D2/D3/etc.?

Yes. Higher initial HS GPA upon graduation, different core subject requirements, etc.

[Laker]

does Division I have different eligibility requirements for student athletes than D2/D3/etc.?

Bonerae is correct.

Here is some more info.

https://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting/how-to-get-recruited/college-divisions

[POD Knows]

NDSU clinched the #1 seed in the Summit Conference Tourney and a spot in the NIT just in case they **** the bed in the conference tournament.

[JayJ79]

Bonerae is correct.

Here is some more info.

https://www.ncsasports.org/recruiting/how-to-get-recruited/college-divisions
Then it makes sense for schools to be ineligible for post-season play during their transitional period after moving up to DI.
ensures that the whole roster meets the higher requirements.

[clenz]

I covered it in depth in the discussion about UNA and the poll this past fall

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[ST_Lawson]

After 6 seasons of pretty bad basketball, Western Illinois has parted ways with Coach Billy Wright.

In that time, Western had a .315 record overall (53-115) and .248 against DI teams.
In the Summit League, .213 (20-74) with 4 last-place finishes and 2 second-to-last place finishes.

This year, .192 overall (5-21), .125 (3-21) against DI schools, and .125 (2-14) in the Summit League.

We'll see where things go from here. Outside of a couple of years under Coach Molinari, Western has been pretty bad for the last 2 decades (coincidentally, a similar timeframe as our football team's success or lack thereof, although the BBall team has been much worse).


Mavs top Sioux Falls by a point in the NSIC quarterfinals after a late goaltend and a missed layup at the buzzer.

Think we can convince your coach to move back "home"?

[Laker]

Think we can convince your coach to move back "home"?

Good question. I think he got here in 2001. Pretty long for him and his #1 assistant to be in the same place. He has things pretty good here- great facility, great record, great security. Lots of talent coming back next year- I expect the Mavs to be in the mix next season despite losing in the title playoff game tonight.

[ST_Lawson]

Good question. I think he got here in 2001. Pretty long for him and his #1 assistant to be in the same place. He has things pretty good here- great facility, great record, great security. Lots of talent coming back next year- I expect the Mavs to be in the mix next season despite losing in the title playoff game tonight.

Yeah, I didn't actually think it was likely. He's got a good thing going there and makes pretty much the same as what Coach Wright made. He's not really at the point in his career where he's still got something to prove. Just wishful thinking since his dad was a successful coach here, he grew up in Macomb, and played at Western.

[SFA 93]

SFA brings ACU's 7 game win streak to an end with a hard fought 79-72 win in Abilene last night.

That's 14 straights wins for the Jacks who improve to 27-3 including a perfect 10-0 on the road in conference play, with one game remaining in the regular season at home against Sam Houston State.

[Laker]

Yeah, I didn't actually think it was likely. He's got a good thing going there and makes pretty much the same as what Coach Wright made. He's not really at the point in his career where he's still got something to prove. Just wishful thinking since his dad was a successful coach here, he grew up in Macomb, and played at Western.

Jack used to come to all the Mav games- even moved to Mankato to do that. I haven't seen him lately- not sure if it is a health issue or if he moved south.

I saw a picture of Matt playing for WIU. Didn't recognize him with hair!

[Laker]

Chicago State men's & women's teams refuse to play conference games due to Coronavirus fears.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28833590/chicago-state-men-basketball-team-not-traveling-due-virus-women-home-games-canceled

[clenz]

Chicago State men's & women's teams refuse to play conference games due to Coronavirus fears.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28833590/chicago-state-men-basketball-team-not-traveling-due-virus-women-home-games-canceled
That's a nice built in cop out for them....not like they were going to win games anyway

[clenz]

UNI wins the MVC outright
UNI lands two on the first team - PG AJ Green C Austin Phyfe
UNI lands SF Isaiah Brown on the All Defensive team
AJ Green wins the Larry Bird POY award
Isaiah Brown wins the DPOY award

[Laker]

Yeah, I didn't actually think it was likely. He's got a good thing going there and makes pretty much the same as what Coach Wright made. He's not really at the point in his career where he's still got something to prove. Just wishful thinking since his dad was a successful coach here, he grew up in Macomb, and played at Western.

Just say this on Twitter from Matt:

Thanks Brett, but no interest in going back to Western. I have a better job here at MSU. I wish WIU the best luck in finding the right coach for the job.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate racking up the postseason PL awards

- Matt Langel won Coach of the Year for the 3rd year in a row, first coach in PL history to do that
- Will Rayman was 1st Team All-PL, and Defensive Player of the Year; in four years he was Freshman of the Year, twice 2nd Team All-PL, and now 1st Team
- Jordan Burns also made 1st Team All-PL, the only non-senior on the team; he's risen over 3 years from All-Rookie Team, to 2nd Team, now to 1st
- Rapolas Ivanauskas made 2nd Team, one year after winning PL Player of the Year
- Keegan Records made All-Rookie team, fifth straight year the Raiders have had someone on the team

They open the tournament tomorrow night at home against Lehigh

[Laker]

Chicago State & now Kansas City are not going to play their conference games.

The WAC statement on this:

https://wacsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20200304lj0tqw

[bonarae]

Atlantic Sun, Horizon, MWC and OVC have started the autobid-earning phase of March Madness 2020. The latter two conferences have eclipsed the Ivies in getting the first autobid for 2020 by awarding them to their tournament champions on Saturday.

[JayJ79]

Chicago State & now Kansas City are not going to play their conference games.

The WAC statement on this:

https://wacsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20200304lj0tqw
I wonder how this is handled in terms of conference standings.
Consider them forfeits by the teams refusing to play the games?

[Laker]

I wonder how this is handled in terms of conference standings.
Consider them forfeits by the teams refusing to play the games?

I would. I'd give the teams who refused to play a loss, and the teams who wanted to a win. You can't just wash them out- that isn't fair to the other teams.

Playoffs are coming up next- it will be very interesting to see how that is handled.

[clenz]

UNI wins the MVC outright
UNI lands two on the first team - PG AJ Green C Austin Phyfe
UNI lands SF Isaiah Brown on the All Defensive team
AJ Green wins the Larry Bird POY award
Isaiah Brown wins the DPOY awardAJ Green wins the MVC Scholar Athlete of the year
Ben Jacobson wins his 4th MVC Coach of the Year

That ties Jake for the most COY honors all time in the 113 year history of the MVC

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Tulsa took down Temple 61-51 last night in Philly. It was the Owls 4th straight loss as the last half of the year continues to be an ever expanding dumpster fire. Temple is now 14-16 overall and 6-11 in the middling AAC. McKie has looked completely lost in his first year as head coach.

Lehigh takes on Colgate tonight in Hamilton.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

A Colgate-Lehigh basketball game was delayed again because of basket issues. Colgate needs to update their basketball facility to the 21st century. This is embarrassing for a D1 program...

[cx500d]

Then it makes sense for schools to be ineligible for post-season play during their transitional period after moving up to DI.
ensures that the whole roster meets the higher requirements.


How about they figure out if each team meets the higher requirements; if they do, let them compete. Looking at some of the students you see at some of the big FBS and one and done BB schools, if all of those people met the higher standard, chances are anybody that can fog a mirror could meet the standards.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate keeps Lehigh at arms' length all night, wins 83-70 to advance in the PL Tournament. Up next: Lafayette, who has two wins over the Raiders this season. Somehow knew this would happen...

[bonarae]

Ugh. I'll go ahead of these UNI fans, and I'm sorry to say, your team is the first NIT autobid. xsmhx

[bonarae]

And... Yale gets the #1 Ivy Madness seed as Harvard lays an egg against Brown.

[bulldog10jw]

Yale beats Dartmouth 72-61 and, with Harvard's loss to Brown, wins the regular season Ivy title.

[Bisonator]

Ugh. I'll go ahead of these UNI fans, and I'm sorry to say, your team is the first NIT autobid. xsmhx
Lol anyone have a health check on clenz? He was going on and on about all their awards and COY and they go and **** the bed.xlolx

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Ugh. I'll go ahead of these UNI fans, and I'm sorry to say, your team is the first NIT autobid. xsmhx

I don't think there's any way around it, UNI choked down the stretch. I'm not sure sure the details but they should have gotten more out of this season imo. To some extent, the coach/program hasn't quite gotten over the tournament loss to Texas A&M.

[POD Knows]

Lol anyone have a health check on clenz? He was going on and on about all their awards and COY and they go and **** the bed.xlolxYea, the "weight" of all their awards must have slowed them down, they didn't just lose to Drake, they LOST to Drake.

[BisonFan02]

UNI lost to D+? xlolx

[bonarae]

Uh oh. San Diego State's seeding is going down... xsmhx

[CHIP72]

I attended two games today (Saturday 3/7):

*In the first game, Villanova blew a big, early lead, but overcame a 4 point deficit in the final minute of the 2nd half to win at Georgetown 70-69. The Wildcats scored the first 14 points of the game and led by as many as 17 points in the 1st half before the Hoyas cut the lead down to single digits; the visitors led by 9 points (39-30) at the half. Georgetown started the 2nd half on fire, scoring the first 11 points of the half to take their first lead of the game. From there, the game remained close, though Villanova was able to grab a 7 point lead near the middle of the half. The hosts overcame that deficit, and took the lead again coming down the stretch, getting ahead 69-65 with about a minute to go. The Hoyas wouldn't score again however, and Villanova was able to draw a defensive goaltending and a foul to complete a conventional 3 point play and take 70-69 lead with less than 6 seconds left. Georgetown had one more chance, but the Wildcats' defense was too good and the home team didn't get a good final shot. Villanova enjoyed a balanced scoring attack as all five starters got into double figures in points, led by Saddiq Bey's 18 points. Justin Moore scored 11 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and had a couple of blocked shots for the winners. For Georgetown, Jamorko Pickett led all scorers with 20 points.

*In the second game, Drexel used an early 2nd half 10-0 run to break open a close game and ended up beating UNC-Wilmington 66-55 in the first round (and first game) of the CAA Tournament. The game was tight throughout the 1st half, as the teams traded the lead and neither team led by more than 4 points; the #8 seed Dragons led the #9 seeded team from North Carolina 32-31 at halftime. In the 2nd half, after Drexel's early run, the Seahawks gradually worked their way back into the game, pulling within 3 points (54-51) with about 3 minutes left in regulation. However, the Dragons responded to this charge by hitting back-to-back 3 pointers to extend their lead back to 9 points, and UNC-Wilmington was unable to get closer than 7 points the remainder of the game as Drexel was largely successful at taking care of the ball and making their free throws. For the winners, Camren Wynter played a key role, scoring 18 points and getting 3 steals, while Zach Walton came off the bench to score 12 points and James Butler grabbed a game high 13 rebounds. For the Seahawks, big man Marten Linssen led his team with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Drexel will now play #1 seed Hofstra in the CAA quarterfinals on Sunday.

[bonarae]

Also, Utah State gets the first autobid for March Madness 2020 with their second half domination of the Aztecs.

Murray State is in line to get the first FCS-participating autobid.

[CHIP72]

Also, Utah State gets the first autobid for March Madness 2020 with their second half domination of the Aztecs.

This might be a blessing in disguise for SDSU; being a #2 seed in the West Region is probably preferable to being a #1 seed in the East Region. The West Regionals will be played a little more than 100 miles up the road from SDSU in Los Angeles, while the East Regionals will be played across the country in New York (where some of the other high seeds might be schools located not far from NYC).


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[bonarae]

Harvard dominated Yale with a 83-69 win; we are #2 in Ivy Madness though.

[POD Knows]

JFC, NDSU Bison barely scrap out a win against a Denver team that was 3-13 in the Summit, on to the semi's but that had to be a wake up call. 71-69

[Bisonator]

JFC, NDSU Bison barely scrap out a win against a Denver team that was 3-13 in the Summit, on to the semi's but that had to be a wake up call. 71-69
Thought we might be joining UNI in the NIT tonight. Better play some defense Monday night.xcoolx

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

JFC, NDSU Bison barely scrap out a win against a Denver team that was 3-13 in the Summit, on to the semi's but that had to be a wake up call. 71-69

It's March....survive and advance!!

[POD Knows]

It's March....survive and advance!!I like blow outs, that is a carry over from football.

[bonarae]

Murray State loses in a close game to Belmont.

[POD Knows]

And South Dakota State with another first round exit from the Summit tournament in a place that is basically a home floor for them. xbeerchugx

[Ivytalk]

Yale-Penn in game 1 of the Ivy “tournament,” followed by Harvard-Princeton. Penn nosed out Brown for the #4 seed in a tiebreaker.

[bonarae]

Meanwhile... in ex-FCS news, the Liberty Flames, operating in the shadow of the top 25 throughout the season, are dancing!

[bonarae]

Ugh. The Forlorn Four is still at four this postseason.

[Laker]

Ugh. The Forlorn Four is still at four this postseason.

I always hope to cross teams who have never been there before off of the list, both men's and women's. Lucky that Northwestern made it once- they sure have slipped down again.

[POD Knows]

Wow, South Dakota down early against UND, maybe the South Dakota teams will both lose first round "home" games.

[bulldog10jw]

Yale-Penn in game 1 of the Ivy “tournament,” followed by Harvard-Princeton. Penn nosed out Brown for the #4 seed in a tiebreaker.

I hate tiebreakers

[Ivytalk]

I hate tiebreakers

I usually do, but in this case I don’t. We lost both games to Brown this year.

[mvfcfan]

Bradley wins back to back MVC tournament titles. Arch Madness was just crazy this year. A "Thursday" team had only won once on Friday all time I believe (7 Bradley upset 2 Creighton). This year both "Thursday" teams won on Friday and then one of them (Valparaiso) made it all the way to the title game. In the semifinals you had a 4, 6, 7, and 8 seed.

[bulldog10jw]

I usually do, but in this case I don’t. We lost both games to Brown this year.

And we were lucky to beat Penn once.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

SoCon Final is currently on ESPN. This is always one of my favorite championships because the venue/atmosphere is awesome!

Does ETSU need to beat Wofford to make it? Seems like a slippery slope....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

ETSU cruises past Wofford in the second half to claim the SoCon. The Bucs are going to be a nightmare in the tourney.

I'm interested to see what kind of seed they get.

[Laker]

Bison win 75-69 over ORU to make the Summit finals.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Bison win 75-69 over ORU to make the Summit finals.

I feel like it's a yearly tradition for NDSU fans to whine about their basketball team in November and December when they almost always emerge as a contender in March....xlolx

[dewey]

Bison win 75-69 over ORU to make the Summit finals.

Big win tonight. We were listening to it here tonight.

Dewey

[dewey]

I feel like it's a yearly tradition for NDSU fans to whine about their basketball team in November and December when they almost always emerge as a contender in March....

Imagine the horror if we aren't a legit National title contender in footballxdrunkyx

Dewey

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Imagine the horror if we aren't a legit National title contender in footballxdrunkyx

Dewey

The breakdown and ensuing shockwaves would be felt well beyond the High Plains. I'm getting dizzy thinking about it xrotatehx

NDSU hoops honestly could compete in the MWC imo.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

College Bball "Clown of the Week Award" goes to Indiana head coach Archie Miller. Did anyone see this?


https://youtu.be/tGgszxxIFaA

[Laker]

College Bball "Clown of the Week Award" goes to Indiana head coach Archie Miller. Did anyone see this?

They were talking about this on ESPN today. There used to be Archie comic books but this is more like Jughead.

Maybe Edith Bunker should be screaming, "Archie!"

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate thumped Lafayette on Sunday, 3rd straight trip to the PL Title Game :) :) :)

Raiders get BU on Wednesday at a sold-out Cotterell Court. Go 'Gate!

[citdog]

ETSU' s latest bunch of junior college transfers beat Wofford tonight to claim the SoCon's automatic bid.

[CHIP72]

College Bball "Clown of the Week Award" goes to Indiana head coach Archie Miller. Did anyone see this?


https://youtu.be/tGgszxxIFaA

Also keeping in mind the recent situation with Bruiser Flint, maybe Archie Miller is just salty because Philadelphia is a much more prominent city than Pittsburgh, especially in college basketball.


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[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Also keeping in mind the recent situation with Bruiser Flint, maybe Archie Miller is just salty because Philadelphia is a much more prominent city than Pittsburgh, especially in college basketball.


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Yeah i tend to think Archie is feeling the heat!

I heard of Lunardi close to 20 years ago on Philly Comcast's old "Daily News Live". He was nothing more than a local Philly guy who was really good at figuring out who made the tournament. Then he started to gain attention nationally and as folks would say, the rest is history.

As someone who was born in McKeesport I have a soft spot for the Pittsburgh area. Honestly, I really like Pittsburgh as a city. It has a really cool setting! I've noticed people not familiar with the city think it's bigger than it actually is. People know Philly is bigger just not that it's over 5x bigger.

[POD Knows]

It is going to be UND F'ing Hawks vs NDSU for the Summit Tourney Championship. UND rolls big in this one, they have all the mojo and beat NDSU the last time they played. They got nothing to lose and are playing with house money, bet the ranch, bet the wife, bet the kids and the pets, leverage your declining assets and bet it all on UND over NDSU #BOOKIT

[Laker]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESt8IhnXgAEVPv1?format=jpg&name=small

[CHIP72]

Yeah i tend to think Archie is feeling the heat!

I heard of Lunardi close to 20 years ago on Philly Comcast's old "Daily News Live". He was nothing more than a local Philly guy who was really good at figuring out who made the tournament. Then he started to gain attention nationally and as folks would say, the rest is history.

As someone who was born in McKeesport I have a soft spot for the Pittsburgh area. Honestly, I really like Pittsburgh as a city. It has a really cool setting! I've noticed people not familiar with the city think it's bigger than it actually is. People know Philly is bigger just not that it's over 5x bigger.

I’m pretty sure Joe Lunardi started doing “bracketology” because St. Joe’s, his alma mater and employer, just barely missed making the NCAA Tournament 2-3 times in the mid-1990s at the end of the John Griffin era and beginning of the Phil Martelli era. Lunardi wanted to get a better handle on which teams were selected for the NCAA Tournament and why they were selected.


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[CHIP72]

The Ivy League cancelled its men’s (and women’s) tournaments, so Yale has advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

I personally liked it better when the Ivy League didn’t have a tournament (though Penn still had a chance at the NCAA Tournament prior to the cancellation), so this year ends up being like the old days in the Ivy League.


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[dewey]

Gameday!

Bison vs Siouxage!

Go Bison!

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[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Looking forward to some great games tonight

CAA Final Northeastern vs Hofstra CBSSN
Horizon Final UI-Chicago vs Northern Kentucky 7 PM ET ESPN
NEC Final St. Francis (PA) vs Robert Morris 7 PM ET ESPN2
Summit Final NDSU vs North Dakota 9 PM ET ESPN2
WCC Final #2 Gonzaga vs St. Mary's 9 PM ET ESPN

[bonarae]

Ex-FCS Hofstra has come full circle, dancing for the first time in a while. Also, RMU of the NEC gets the conference's autobid, but they are bound for Dayton...

[bonarae]

OTOH, MAC and Big West tournaments will be media and streaming only...

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/coronavirus-update-general-public-wont-be-allowed-to-attend-mac-big-west-conference-tournaments/

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

NDSU up 21-2 with 11 minutes left in the first half....

[dewey]

NDSU up 49-22 at halftime.

Go Bison!

Dewey

[POD Knows]

NDSU up 49-22 at halftime.

Go Bison!

DeweyUND has NDSU right where they want them, yuge 2nd half comeback by UND, and they win going away #BOOKIT

[dewey]

UND has NDSU right where they want them, yuge 2nd half comeback by UND, and they win going away #BOOKIT

YES! Double down on the #BOOKIT!

Dewey

[dewey]

God we are beating the Siouxage like a DOG!

86-49 230 to go 2nd half.

Dewey

[Bisonator]

Fawkers never showed up. What an ass kicking!xlolx

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

That was an epic beatdown! This is the Bison's 4th NCAA Appearance in the last 7 years. That's pretty darn impressive when you have virtually no margin for error.

[bonarae]

PL autobid is the only autobid up for grabs today. xpopcornx

[BEAR]

So glad for Anthony! A humble man and great coach! Well deserved!

All-state athlete in High School.
Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering and Masters in Mathematics.
Played at Ole Miss in late 90s and led them to two consecutive 20 win seasons for the first time in 60 years despite having 4 knee surgeries that limited his play.
Ole Miss retired his number (41)..only the second student athlete to have his number retired (the other...Archie Manning).
Selected to Ole Miss Hall of Fame.
College assistant coached at Ole Miss, Jackson State, Murray State and UCA.




https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1237175097875746816/fDHgBjuw?format=jpg&name=small

[Laker]

CBI canceled.

​https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES17MOfWAAAVqep?format=png&name=small

[CHIP72]

Even bigger news than the CBI - the NCAA has just announced it will hold the 2020 men's and women's basketball tournaments without fans present.

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-president-mark-emmerts-statement-limiting-attendance-ncaa-events

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Even bigger news than the CBI - the NCAA has just announced it will hold the 2020 men's and women's basketball tournaments without fans present.

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-president-mark-emmerts-statement-limiting-attendance-ncaa-events


I would prefer they just cancel it honestly which I think will happen before the end of the week.

Are they going to clear out the conference tournament games tonight? I just don't see how you can make exceptions....

[cx500d]

Even bigger news than the CBI - the NCAA has just announced it will hold the 2020 men's and women's basketball tournaments without fans present.

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-president-mark-emmerts-statement-limiting-attendance-ncaa-events



Well why not, they've been doing that for years for most women's tournaments.

[Professor Chaos]

I would prefer they just cancel it honestly which I think will happen before the end of the week.

Are they going to clear out the conference tournament games tonight? I just don't see how you can make exceptions....
That would be really foolish to cancel the tournament IMO. You know how much money they're going to get from CBS and Turner for broadcast rights? And those are more valuable than ever with everyone apparently hiding in their homes now for the foreseeable future.

[walliver]

March Madness will go on. The NCAA should consolidate sites however. It makes no sense to fly teams across the country to play in empty arenas.

[cx500d]

March Madness will go on. The NCAA should consolidate sites however. It makes no sense to fly teams across the country to play in empty arenas.


That makes the most sense

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I have no idea how clip and post twitter stuff. Jeff Goodman is a pretty reliable source imo...

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1029353294949277696/l5vr0zOp_normal.jpg (https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops)Jeff Goodman
✔@GoodmanHoops
(https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops)

(https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1237858017107800064)


NCAA source to me: “Things are moving quickly. Right now, it’s no fans. But we don’t know where this is headed. There have been discussions about canceling or postponing the NCAA Tournament, but we’re hoping it doesn’t get to that point.”

[Laker]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES3KJaTUEAMugcD?format=jpg&name=small

[Laker]

Big Ten limiting attendance. I just heard this will be for spring sports too.

https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/11/mens-basketball-big-ten-conference-statement.aspx

[CHIP72]

March Madness will go on. The NCAA should consolidate sites however. It makes no sense to fly teams across the country to play in empty arenas.

This idea crossed my mind as well.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

It's a packed house in Hamilton for the PL Final!! This is you last chance to watch a college bball game this season with an electric atmosphere!!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Colgate 33 Boston U 29 Half.....

[bonarae]

Hmm... has the CIT been cancelled too, and also the NIT? xchinscratchx

[TheValleyRaider]

64-61 BU

Raiders went 4-22 from 3

NIT, if there is an NIT...

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

The NBA just suspended the season. I have to believe all sports will be done after today....

[Laker]

The NBA just suspended the season. I have to believe all sports will be done after today....

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES302t0XQAMmok9?format=jpg&name=small

[CHIP72]

It's a packed house in Hamilton for the PL Final!! This is you last chance to watch a c̶o̶l̶l̶e̶g̶e̶ bball game this season with an electric atmosphere!!

Fixed your post for you.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

The entire Nebraska team in being quarantined at Bankers Life Arena in Indy. I bet those football players who signed up to help out the team never imagined their "helping hand" would end like this....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Fixed your post for you.

Yup! Savored every second of the PL Final! Just got done watching Cuse-UNC and currently have the end of DePul vs Xavier on. I'm riding this out until the end....

[Laker]

Fred Hoiberg was released and is OK according to his son Jack.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES4eR5VX0AAHWRH?format=png&name=900x900

[Laker]

Big 10, Big 12, ACC, AAC, WAC have all cancelled their tournaments.

Big 10 teams were on the court warming up when the word hit.

[Laker]

MAC has cancelled so, no MACtion.

PAC 12 has cancelled.

St John's and Creighton are playing right now. There can't be too many other games still scheduled.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Duke and Kanas withdrew. I'm sure a formal NCAA announcement is coming very shortly...

[Laker]

And we are cancelling games but not this?

Update: California governor Gavin Newsom just told press that Disneyland in Anaheim is exempt from the state's ban on big crowd gatherings because it's a "complex" and "unique" situation.

[Laker]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES72y2NX0AElrzv?format=jpg&name=small

[Chalupa Batman]

Feel terrible for everyone involved. All the seniors who this would've been their last chance at an NCAA tournament. Fans that follow all of the teams, but especially fans of Dayton. Are they ever going to have a legitimate shot at a national title like this again, or at least making it to the Final Four? I was all set to hop aboard the Flyer bandwagon and was hoping to see them in Atlanta. Could even throw San Diego State and Creighton in there as well.

All of the local economies of sites that would be hosting games are going to be taking a big hit too, and not just in basketball. The CWS has an estimated $70 million impact on the Omaha economy every year. For the basketball tournament at least the regional sites and the Final Four sites would have to be similarly impacted. I'm assuming all sites have to bid to host games, do they get refunded now?

I'm also curious how the networks and the NCAA work out the TV contracts. Does CBS and Turner get back all of the $800 million they paid to broadcast the games? Some of it? None of it?

[cx500d]

I'm pretty sure NDSU was going to be this year's cinderella team and make the final 4

[Ivytalk]

I'm pretty sure NDSU was going to be this year's cinderella team and make the final 4
Not sure we could handle another “black swan” event.

[CHIP72]

In all seriousness, I'd like to see the NCAA still select the 68 NCAA Tournament teams (or in the case of the women, 64 teams) to at least recognize the accomplishments of the teams that would have been good enough to make the field. It may not mean a lot, but it wouldn't be meaningless to the Gonzagas, Daytons, and San Diego States of the world.

[Laker]

The NJCAA suspends all spring competition beginning Saturday, March 14 through Friday, April 3 along with the postponement of DI and DII men's and women's basketball championships until April 20.
Hardship season completion ruling is extended to 60% - if teams cancel their season before the limit is reached, athletes will not lose a year of eligibility.
For the 2020-21 season, the NJCAA is also increasing its allowable number of Letters of Intent which will be vetted by the Eligibility Committee.

The junior college D3 women's championship was won tonight by Western Tech over Northland. Oddly, both teams are in the Minnesota JC conference.

[Laker]

This is just plain stupid. Don't they have anything better to do?

I saw a thread about declaring a hockey national champion. That would be just as idiotic.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28900639/florida-state-senate-proclaims-florida-state-national-champions

[CHIP72]

Selecting an NCAA Tournament field IMO is more than fair. Having any organization, including the NCAA, declare a national champion, definitely is not IMO.


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[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Rick Pitino to Iona?!?!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

It's official, Rick Pitino to Iona!

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28902504/rick-pitino-returns-college-basketball-iona-coach

[Laker]

It's official, Rick Pitino to Iona!

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28902504/rick-pitino-returns-college-basketball-iona-coach

That caught me napping. Literally, it did. I just got up and read this.

[JayJ79]

This is just plain stupid. Don't they have anything better to do?

I saw a thread about declaring a hockey national champion. That would be just as idiotic.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28900639/florida-state-senate-proclaims-florida-state-national-champions

not really any different than how they have declared football "national champions" before the playoff system was developed in recent years.

[Bisonoline]

not really any different than how they have declared football "national champions" before the playoff system was developed in recent years.

Big difference.

[cx500d]

Big difference.
Not really, it’s just a poll, like the ap or Upi champs of the past.

[Bisonoline]

Not really, it’s just a poll, like the ap or Upi champs of the past.

Big difference in claiming unilaterally that you are champions and having a vote on who should be champion.

[cx500d]

Big difference in claiming unilaterally that you are champions and having a vote on who should be champion.
But ndsu really was the Cinderella team this year and was going to go all the way

[cx500d]

We had an easy track to the final 4 in this bracket...It was a slam dunk, so to speak

https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/bracket_mock.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200

[Laker]

Bryce Drew is the new coach at Grand Canyon.

[Laker]

Jeff Linder named head men's basketball coach at Wyoming.

https://hoopdirt.com/hot-linder-named-head-basketball-coach-at-wyoming/ (https://hoopdirt.com/hot-linder-named-head-basketball-coach-at-wyoming/)

[Laker]

Anyone hear where he is going after leaving SDSU?

Jacks MBB sophomore guard Owen King has entered the transfer portal. After playing about 16 minutes per game in 33 as a freshman and averaging 4.1 PPG, He played in 17 last year averaging 7 minutes & 1.1 PPG

[bonarae]

Harvard says goodbye to Seth Towns, who will play his graduate year and shake off injury-riddled last two Harvard seasons with the Buckeyes, the team he spurned back in 2016.

https://247sports.com/Article/Seth-Towns-Ohio-State-Harvard-Graduate-Transfer-145273201/

[BEAR]

UCA says goodbye to Hayden Koval....the third leading shot blocker in the nation. Put his name in the transfer portal.

Next year we will start off with basically a new coach at the helm and some serious recruiting!

[Laker]

Finally the right thread-

I thought that this might happen. From Ryan James:

Owen King has committed to Winona State. Owen is a 6'3 guard transfer from South Dakota State. Owen is originally from Caledonia

[Laker]

Another transfer from SDSU to Winona. From David Brown.

Second straight day of a South Dakota State transfer heading to Winona State. Alou Dillon joins his former SDSU teammate (and future WSU teammate) Owen King on the Warriors.

[bonarae]

Harvard now also says goodbye to Bryce Aiken, who will also graduate transfer, to Seton Hall Pirates.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/seton-hall-lands-harvard-leading-scorer-bryce-aiken-as-a-graduate-transfer-to-fill-void-left-by-myles-powell/

[cx500d]

Another transfer from SDSU to Winona. From David Brown.

Second straight day of a South Dakota State transfer heading to Winona State. Alou Dillon joins his former SDSU teammate (and future WSU teammate) Owen King on the Warriors.

This nice David Brown was for sale near Alexandria MN

https://media.sandhills.com/img.axd?id=5065166411&wid=4326159703&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=639&h=480&t=&lp=TH&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=2KYm7YBa9P6GikImJpjnlJTSTMd5sIAKtf%2biI3j UJ5o%3d

[Laker]

Iowa State has agreed to host South Dakota State in a non-conference game on December 2nd, per public records obtained by @TheD1Docket (https://twitter.com/TheD1Docket)
.

[Laker]

Not NCAA but men's basketball.

Tamara Moore, who played basketball for Minneapolis North, Wisconsin and the Lynx, will be the men’s head basketball coach at Mesabi Range Community College. She's believed to be the first woman to lead a men's college team. http://strib.mn/34vD6ay (https://t.co/K8nxMTVae5?amp=1) #WNBA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WNBA?src=hashtag_click)

[Laker]

Cal Baptist eligible for the WAC playoffs next year.

https://cbulancers.com/news/2020/4/27/mens-basketball-lancers-eligible-for-2021-wac-basketball-tournament.aspx (https://cbulancers.com/news/2020/4/27/mens-basketball-lancers-eligible-for-2021-wac-basketball-tournament.aspx)

[Derby City Duke]

JMU picks up a 6’10” transfer, Joel Mensah, from San Diego State. New coach is working hard to fill out the 2020 roster. Several kids transferred out when they fired Coach Rowe. Not sure how many 2020 recruits got out of their NLIs. School is exceptionally tight-lipped about stuff like that.

[Laker]

Jeff Goodman@GoodmanHoops (https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops)

Stephen F. Austin will have multiple sports - including men’s basketball - serve a postseason ban due to falling under the APR threshold. Sources told @Stadium (https://twitter.com/Stadium)
it was due to an administrative error in academic certification process. Men’s basketball will serve ban in 2021-22.

[cx500d]

Not NCAA but men's basketball.

Tamara Moore, who played basketball for Minneapolis North, Wisconsin and the Lynx, will be the men’s head basketball coach at Mesabi Range Community College. She's believed to be the first woman to lead a men's college team. http://strib.mn/34vD6ay (https://t.co/K8nxMTVae5?amp=1)#WNBA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/WNBA?src=hashtag_click)
I don’t think anything of note has happened wrt basketball in the iron range since Kevin McHale graduated high school from Bob Dylan’s alma mater.

[Laker]

I don’t think anything of note has happened wrt basketball in the iron range since Kevin McHale graduated high school from Bob Dylan’s alma mater.

The Chisholm Bluestreaks dominated Range basketball for so long under the McDonald dynasty- I wasn't sure if they were that good or the rest of the teams that bad.

[Laker]

I saw this today- whether I agree with it or not, it was interesting.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EauLvb1XsAAfYas?format=jpg&name=900x900

[cx500d]

I saw this today- whether I agree with it or not, it was interesting.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EauLvb1XsAAfYas?format=jpg&name=900x900
Looks like most of us are Tier 8+, somewhere between the basement and hell.

[clenz]

Trash list.

[BEAR]

I saw this today- whether I agree with it or not, it was interesting.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EauLvb1XsAAfYas?format=jpg&name=900x900

Wait. How is Arkansas a Tier 2 GREAT program? They've won ONE natty in their entire existence! Sure they've had some big name players but overall I just don't see it. Tier 4 is more like it. But it's just an opinion piece.

[bulldog10jw]

Wait. How is Arkansas a Tier 2 GREAT program? They've won ONE natty in their entire existence! Sure they've had some big name players but overall I just don't see it. Tier 4 is more like it. But it's just an opinion piece.

Is UCLA still a blue blood?

[Laker]

I haven't seen an updated thread for women's basketball but I saw this tonight. I'm a fan.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEXUEPpVUAMnN7A?format=jpg&name=4096x4096