2021-2022 Men's Basketball Thread

[bonarae]

Starting this thread now...

Rules changes galore. 13 items on the proposal to be voted for in June.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ncaa-recommends-rule-changes-for-mens-basketball-technical-fouls-for-flopping-experimenting-with-six-fouls/

[Chalupa Batman]

This season will be the 42nd and final season for Mike Krzyzewski. 12 Final Fours, 5 NCAA titles, and 3 Olympic gold medals highlight his legendary career. Rivals Duke and North Carolina both transitioning from icons within a year of each other.

Looks like Jon Scheyer will be announced as the coach-in-waiting.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/legendary-duke-basketball-coach-mike-krzyzewski-to-retire-after-2021-22-season-per-report/amp/

https://mobile.twitter.com/GoodmanHoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eser p%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[SFA 93]

https://kuathletics.com/kansas-announces-the-2021-22-mens-basketball-non-conference-schedule/

SFA will play Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse

[BEAR]

Alright UCA has been in the mens basketball dumpster for TOO MANY DANG YEARS.
We lost several players to the portal...but that's ok. I mean we won 5 games last year.
It was time to start over.

Our signing class:

Vincent Reeves, 6'5" 200lbs. Freshman. Averaged 25 pts, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in Alabama high school.
Dreyshaun Doyne 6'8" 200lbs, Freshman. Averaged 14 pts, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocked shots as a senior.
Darious Hall 6'7" 205lbs, Junior or Senior (depending) Depaul and Arkansas, Averaged 5 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Elias Cato 6'8" 200 lbs, Freshman, Queensland Australia, Averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists per game. Shot 52% from field, 42% from three.
Ibbe Klintman 6'8" 200 lbs, Freshman, Malmo Sweden (brother Bobi offered by Kansas)

Hopefully coach Anthony Boone can get this program BACK to where it was in the early 90s...winning a TON of games!
Because I've never seen it in such bad shape.....EVER.

[Laker]

I'm hoping to get there for at least one day, weather and health permitting.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E33WD5OWYAAvUW8?format=jpg&name=medium

[SFA 93]

SFA 2021-2022 (Returning players in bold)

C:#00 JONATHAN AKU 6-10 (SO.) transfer from Texas A&M
F:#22 NANA ANTWI-BOASIAKO 6-9 (FR.)
F:#14 GAVIN KENSMIL 6-7 (SR.)
F:#13 CALVIN SOLOMON 6-7 (SO.)
F:#00 JULES MOOR 6-5 (JR.) transfer from Stony Brook
F:#00 SADAIDRIENE HALL 6-5 (FR.) transfer from ETSU
G:#1 DERRICK TEZENO 6-5 (FR.)
G:#11 NIGEL HAWKINS 6-4 (JR.)
G:#2 ROTI WARE 6-3 (SR.)
G:#5 JAYLIN JACKSON-POSEY 6-2 (FR.)
G:#4 DAVID KACHELRIES 6-1 (SR.)
G:#21 RUSSELL HYMAN 6-1 (FR.)
G:#00 LATRELL JOSSELL 5-11 (FR.) transfer from Kansas

Projected starters
C:#00 JONATHAN AKU 6-10 (SO.)
F:#14 GAVIN KENSMIL 6-7 (SR.) (2X 1st Team ALL-SLC)
G:#1 DERRICK TEZENO 6-5 (FR.) 1st Team All-State; Louisiana Gatorade POY Finalist
G:#2 ROTI WARE 6-3 (SR.) (3rd Team All-SLC)
G:#4 DAVID KACHELRIES 6-1 (SR.)

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: TONY JASICK (1ST SEASON) former head coach at Jacksonville and IPFW before that replacing Coach Jeremy Cox who went to UTEP to join Joe Golding's staff.

DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: AUSTIN COX (1ST SEASON) Jeremy Cox's son

Coach Keller, is having to refill his entire coaching staff, as they were all hired out by other programs.

Our best recruiter, coach Wade Mason went to Univ. of Georgia, to join Coach Tom Crean's staff.

More hires to come.

Also, WRJ gets a new look as the Lumberjacks break in their new $30 million facility.


https://youtu.be/HgqF9gjN7GI

[SFA 93]

2021 CANCUN CHALLENGE

SAINT LOUIS
ILLINOIS STATE
BUFFALO
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

[BEAR]

UCA dedicated it's new floor to Alum Scottie Pippen:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ohjkm-rsw

https://ic-cdn.flipboard.com/bleachernation.com/7b77bb22ec05c3a08c8b047cfa9ccba20cf4b3e5/_medium.jpeg

[SFA 93]

SFA hires Dalonte Hill as assistant head coach for the Lumberjacks.

Hill had stops at Charlotte, Kansas State, Maryland, and Austin Peay.

[Laker]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5JvBLHX0AAndiR?format=jpg&name=medium

[Libertine]

EKU and Jax St moving to the ASUN along with the conference moving to East/West divisions will be interesting to see it affects the standings because, right now, this arrangement leaves the conference extremely weighted toward the West.

Lipscomb, a consistent conference contender, is already in the West division as is longtime D2 power Bellarmine who just recently arrived to D1 along with North Alabama who advanced to the conference tournament title game last year. Add to that Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State who would easily have been the #2 and #3 teams respectively in the conference by NET ranking.

In the East, North Florida is inconsistent year-to-year and Florida Gulf Coast seems to be on a downward trajectory, meaning that Liberty may have that side of the table all to itself.
It would not surprise me to see the West teams beat each other up in conference play, finally crowning a divisional winner whose record on paper will be less impressive than the team that it represents.

[SFA 93]

Moving to the WAC Lumberjacks getting a new floor.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E5sgcwuWEAAs-85?format=png&name=900x900

[bonarae]

Meanwhile, with the Ivy League sitting out last season and missing out on the Madness... and players going elsewhere... will they start a race to the bottom with the HBCU conferences? xsmhx

[JALMOND]

Portland State transfers in 7 players for this season.

Damian Squire, 6-0, 185 JR from Montreal, PQ and UC Davis,
Ezekiel Abbey, 6-0 175 SR from Tucson, AZ and Northwest Nazarene,
James Jean-Marie, 6-8 230 SR from Montreal, PQ and Hawaii (also played at San Diego),
Marlon Ruffin, 6-5 195 JR from Madison, WI and Omaha,
Michael Carter III, 6-5 195 JR from Seattle, WA and Long Beach State (also played at Washington),
Hayden Curtiss, 6-9 210 FR from North Bend, WA and Portland,
Mikal Starks, 6-0, 185 JR from Miami, FL and Georgia.

[SFA 93]

SFA

The 'Jacks ranked 𝗡𝗼. 𝟰 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 last season (𝟵.𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 contest)

[bonarae]

Ivy League debuts a 10-week conference schedule beginning this season: six one-opponent weekends and three traditional two-opponent weekends spread over the course of the season.

https://gocrimson.com/news/2021/8/12/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-reveals-2022-ivy-league-schedule.aspx

[bonarae]

The P3 of the P5 alliance spilling over could negatively impact mid-majors too. Could we see UChicago on a D-I schedule someday like what Harvard and MIT do?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/the-big-ten-acc-and-pac-12-alliances-impact-on-college-basketball-could-be-a-negative-one-for-mid-majors/

[THSycamores13]

Indiana State released their non-conference schedule a few weeks back. Pretty weak imo. A few non D1 teams on the schedule, which I'm not a fan of.

32084

[bonarae]

Ouch... will he be ran away like Huggins was at Cincy?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/gonzaga-basketball-coach-mark-few-facing-charge-of-dui/

[bonarae]

Harvard's OOC has 3 non-D-I schools:

Morehouse
MIT
Babson

We'll be returning to the Phog too as our last OOC before Ivy play begins when the year turns over.

[SFA 93]

SFA's new basketball court with the WAC.

https://twitter.com/SFA_Athletics/status/1442646667107393537?s=20 (https://twitter.com/SFA_Athletics/status/1442646667107393537?s=20)

[Ivytalk]

Harvard 86, Morehouse 70, final

[JacksFan40]

SDSU takes out MVC foe Bradley 81-65.

Next up is a huge test on the road at #14 Alabama.

[JacksFan40]

Also St. Thomas MN opened up its inaugural D1 season with a 77-72 loss at perennial WAC cellar dweller Chicago State. I hate to say it but it’s looking to be a rough transition year for the Tommies. They may have been one of the top D3 programs but they aren’t at the D1 level yet.

[ST_Lawson]

The Leathernecks send their regards...

https://twitter.com/WIU_MensHoops/status/1458282915335446529

[bonarae]

Harvard opened the season at Lavietes with Morehouse, not MIT, but the result for the Crimson was the same: a W. 86-70 was the final score.

[Reign of Terrier]

The Socon went 8-1 on their first day of the 2021-2022 season. Granted, 4 teams played sub-D1 opponents, but Mercer put up a good fight against ranked Arkansas, The Citadel beat P5 Pitt, and Chattanooga went on the road and beat a good Loyola Marymount in California.

Wofford plays Clemson Friday night. IMO they should be favored.

[ElCid]

The Socon went 8-1 on their first day of the 2021-2022 season. Granted, 4 teams played sub-D1 opponents, but Mercer put up a good fight against ranked Arkansas, The Citadel beat P5 Pitt, and Chattanooga went on the road and beat a good Loyola Marymount in California.

Wofford plays Clemson Friday night. IMO they should be favored.

Had to be our biggest win in decades. And it wasn't a close game. I like it even if I am not a basketball fan.

[Ivytalk]

Harvard opened the season at Lavietes with Morehouse, not MIT, but the result for the Crimson was the same: a W. 86-70 was the final score.
Scooped you by 7 hours, bonarae. Gotta get up pretty early in the morning to beat me.xsmiley_wixxcoolx

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple opened up the season with a rather uninspiring 72-49 win over Maryland Eastern Shore. It was a 1 point margin at half before the Owls pulled away the final 10 minutes of the game. A 23 point win is usually something to smile about but given the first half struggles and the fact UMES was picked last in the MEAC (think about that) causes some concern....

[CHIP72]

I attended my first game of the season on Thursday night (11/11); in a rare, local game I attended that did NOT involve one of the teams I root for, host Maryland was able to use good play for much of the second half and hold off a late George Washington rally to beat the Colonials 71-64 in a battle of two DC area teams. The Terrapins did NOT look like a team that should be ranked for much of the game, especially in the first half and coming down the stretch when GW cut a 12 point deficit with 5 1/2 minutes remaining down to 2 points with about 2 minutes left.

[bulldog10jw]

Yale 91 UMass 71

Next up Seton Hall on Sunday

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple hosts Southern Cal Saturday evening at Liacouras Center. This should be a good barometer for the Owls given the Trojans are still loaded with talent from last year's Elite 8 squad....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

#4 Villanova at #2 UCLA from Pauley is currently on ESPN2. This is about as good as early college hoops gets. Both teams are loaded with talent and experience. The rare combo in big time college hoops these days....

[ngineer]

Lehigh gave Rutgers a tough game before losing in OT, 73-70. I saw RU was ranked #35 in some power rating, so this looks promising for the Mountain Hawks going into this season.

[caribbeanhen]

I attended my first game of the season on Thursday night (11/11); in a rare, local game I attended that did NOT involve one of the teams I root for, host Maryland was able to use good play for much of the second half and hold off a late George Washington rally to beat the Colonials 71-64 in a battle of two DC area teams. The Terrapins did NOT look like a team that should be ranked for much of the game, especially in the first half and coming down the stretch when GW cut a 12 point deficit with 5 1/2 minutes remaining down to 2 points with about 2 minutes left.

last time I watched a hoops game between these 2 teams, Brian Magid was playing

im curious if any old timers might recognize that name

[bonarae]

Harvard loses in an OT thriller to Iona 90-87.

[CHIP72]

On Friday 11/12 and Saturday 11/13, I attended a total of four games. Here's a brief roundup for each game:

*On Friday night, Penn was outclassed at George Mason, losing 87-66. The Quakers never led, fell behind by double digits early, and never seriously challenged to make a game of it at any point in the second half. Penn's defense was particularly bad, much like it was in their season opening loss to Florida State. Based on the performance I have to wonder if Steve Donahue can do the job of returning the Penn basketball program to its expected level of glory.

*In an early Saturday afternoon game, St. Joe's cruised by Mount St. Mary's 80-60, the Mountaineers' second straight blowout road loss to a Philadelphia Big Five team. (They lost by 40 points in their season opener against Villanova.) Much like their fellow A-10 team GMU the night before, St. Joe's jumped out to a double digit lead early and never trailed, generally leading by 20+ points for much of the second half. It was an encouraging performance by the Hawks after a shaky 2 point win over a likely weak MEAC team (MD-Eastern Shore) in their season opener.

*In a late Saturday afternoon game, La Salle held off a late Albany rally and edged the visiting Great Danes 67-64. The host Explorers never trailed after the opening minutes of the game but played sloppy down the stretch and allowed Albany to make things interesting. The story of the game was turnovers; the teams combined for 49 turnovers, 23 of them by La Salle, and it seemed like 2/3 to 3/4 of the Explorers' turnovers occurred in the second half, with many of them in the last few minutes of the game. La Salle nonetheless bounced back from their season-opening loss to Sacred Heart.

*In a Saturday evening game, Temple charged back from a 23 point early 2nd half deficit against visiting Southern California to pull within 3 points on multiple occasions but could not complete the comeback as the Trojans prevailed 76-71. After a close opening 10 minutes, USC went on a 13-0 run and built a 19 point halftime lead as the Owls kept on giving the Trojans easy looks while they struggled with their own shots. Temple regrouped and went on a 22-3 run in the middle stages of the 2nd half to get back in it. However, USC made some key shots down the stretch and the Owls' poor free throw shooting (15-28) thwarted the hosts' effort to start 2-0.

[JacksFan40]

Forgot to mention it but SDSU beat SFA 83-71 last night.

SDSU is looking strong this year so hopefully they can make some noise. Had a good showing against Bama as well.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Just got done watching North Dakota beat Montana 79-77 in a thriller! UND dominated the final 10 minutes of the game to escape with the win in the final seconds! Great game....ESPN+ is fantastic....

[Laker]

Chicago Loyola to join the Atlantic 10........ errr, 15.

Atlantic 10 Conference Accepts Loyola University Chicago as Full Member Institution - Atlantic 10 (https://atlantic10.com/news/2021/11/16/general-atlantic-10-conference-accepts-loyola-university-chicago-as-full-member-institution.aspx)

[dgtw]

When I hear “Atlantic”, Chicago is the first city that comes to mind.


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[SDFS]

Is the A-10 that much better than the MVC?? I always thought of those two as peer conferences. I guess now that I think about it St. Louis and Dayton are that A-10. So, they are a bit in the Midwest foot print. Still makes me wonder what is going on in the MVC. They have lost Creighton, Wichita St. and now Loyola. Those are tough schools to replace. And you only have 4 private (non-football) schools left in the conference: Drake, Valpo, Bradley, and Evansville. Is MVC falling apart because of football?

[CHIP72]

Is the A-10 that much better than the MVC?? I always thought of those two as peer conferences. I guess now that I think about it St. Louis and Dayton are that A-10. So, they are a bit in the Midwest foot print. Still makes me wonder what is going on in the MVC. They have lost Creighton, Wichita St. and now Loyola. Those are tough schools to replace. And you only have 4 private (non-football) schools left in the conference: Drake, Valpo, Bradley, and Evansville. Is MVC falling apart because of football?

I'm probably biased, but I think the Atlantic 10 is historically at least a half-step up, maybe a full step up, from the Missouri Valley. Except for that one year back in the 2000s when the MVC got 4 NCAA bids, that conference in its recent period heyday (i.e. the time when Creighton and Wichita State were still in the conference) was generally either a 1 or 2 bid league. By contrast, the A-10 almost never has been a 1 bid league, and it earns at least 3 bids relatively often. That was true even when the conference had fewer teams in it.

[Ivytalk]

Harvard takes out Albany on the road, 60-53. Terrific free throw shooting.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple got embarrassed on national TV by Clemson 75-48. We looked awful in all phases of the game. The pressure is definitely starting to mount on Mckie.....

The Owls play Boise State tomorrow afternoon....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

DePaul takes down Rutgers 73-70 in Chicago! The Blue Demons are 3-0. I'll be in Chicago for 2 weeks in January so I'll get to attend the 'Nova game. I'm considering traveling out for the December 4th game against Loyola....

I am planning on attending a couple of Temple games and at least one Syracuse game at the Dome too....

[CHIP72]

FWIW, here's my planned 2021-22 men's college basketball attendance schedule (including games I've already attended):

DEFINITE/LIKELY GAMES
11/11 (Thu): George Washington at Maryland, 6:30 PM
11/12 (Fri): Penn at George Mason, 7:00 PM
11/13 (Sat): Mount St. Mary's at Saint Joseph's, 1:00 PM
11/13 (Sat): Albany at La Salle, 4:00 PM
11/13 (Sat): Southern California at Temple, 7:00 PM
11/23 (Tue): Penn at Towson, 2:00 PM
11/23 (Tue): Columbia at Lehigh, 7:00 PM (if I can get to Stabler Arena from suburban Baltimore in time)
01/01 (Sat): Lehigh at American, 4:00 PM
01/04 (Tue): Lafayette at American, 7:00 PM
01/08 (Sat): Saint Joseph's at George Mason, 4:00 PM
01/22 (Sat): Villanova at Georgetown, 12:00 PM
01/29 (Sat): Drexel at Towson, 2:00 PM
02/07 (Mon): Lafayette at Navy, 7:00 PM
02/20 (Sun): Lehigh at Loyola (MD), 5:00 PM
02/26 (Sat): Lehigh at Lafayette, time TBA
03/05 (Sat): CAA Tournament First Round, Washington, DC (if Drexel is playing in one of the games)
03/06 (Sat): CAA Tournament Quarterfinals, Washington, DC (if Drexel is playing in one of the games except the last game of the day)
03/10 (Thu): Atlantic 10 Tournament Second Round, Washington, DC (if Saint Joseph's and/or La Salle are playing in one or more of the games)
03/11 (Fri): Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinals, Washington, DC (if Saint Joseph's and/or La Salle are playing in one or more of the games)

POSSIBLE GAMES
12/04 (Sat): Saint Joseph's at Villanova, 12:00 PM
12/04 (Sat): Penn at Temple, 4:00 PM
01/19 (Wed): Lehigh at Navy, 7:00 PM
02/02 (Wed): La Salle at George Washington, 7:00 PM (will probably attend The War on Drugs concert that night instead)

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

FWIW, here's my planned 2021-22 men's college basketball attendance schedule (including games I've already attended):

DEFINITE/LIKELY GAMES
11/11 (Thu): George Washington at Maryland, 6:30 PM
11/12 (Fri): Penn at George Mason, 7:00 PM
11/13 (Sat): Mount St. Mary's at Saint Joseph's, 1:00 PM
11/13 (Sat): Albany at La Salle, 4:00 PM
11/13 (Sat): Southern California at Temple, 7:00 PM
11/23 (Tue): Penn at Towson, 2:00 PM
11/23 (Tue): Columbia at Lehigh, 7:00 PM (if I can get to Stabler Arena from suburban Baltimore in time)
01/01 (Sat): Lehigh at American, 4:00 PM
01/04 (Tue): Lafayette at American, 7:00 PM
01/08 (Sat): Saint Joseph's at George Mason, 4:00 PM
01/22 (Sat): Villanova at Georgetown, 12:00 PM
01/29 (Sat): Drexel at Towson, 2:00 PM
02/07 (Mon): Lafayette at Navy, 7:00 PM
02/20 (Sun): Lehigh at Loyola (MD), 5:00 PM
02/26 (Sat): Lehigh at Lafayette, time TBA
03/05 (Sat): CAA Tournament First Round, Washington, DC (if Drexel is playing in one of the games)
03/06 (Sat): CAA Tournament Quarterfinals, Washington, DC (if Drexel is playing in one of the games except the last game of the day)
03/10 (Thu): Atlantic 10 Tournament Second Round, Washington, DC (if Saint Joseph's and/or La Salle are playing in one or more of the games)
03/11 (Fri): Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinals, Washington, DC (if Saint Joseph's and/or La Salle are playing in one or more of the games)

POSSIBLE GAMES
12/04 (Sat): Saint Joseph's at Villanova, 12:00 PM
12/04 (Sat): Penn at Temple, 4:00 PM
01/19 (Wed): Lehigh at Navy, 7:00 PM
02/02 (Wed): La Salle at George Washington, 7:00 PM (will probably attend The War on Drugs concert that night instead)

No Maryland Big 10 games or UVA ACC battles given where you live? Granted, the college basketball fan in me misses Cole Fieldhouse....

As of right now. I'd like to do a Temple/Flyers or Sixers double-header but the schedules don't seem to align....

12/4 Loyola (Chicago) at DePaul ??
12/18 Drexel at Temple
1/8 Villanova at DePaul
2/5 Tulsa at Temple
2/19 DePaul at Seton Hall??
2/26 Duke at Syracuse

[CHIP72]

No Maryland Big 10 games or UVA ACC battles given where you live? Granted, the college basketball fan in me misses Cole Fieldhouse....

As of right now. I'd like to do a Temple/Flyers or Sixers double-header but the schedules don't seem to align....

12/4 Loyola (Chicago) at DePaul ??
12/18 Drexel at Temple
1/8 Villanova at DePaul
2/5 Tulsa at Temple
2/19 DePaul at Seton Hall??
2/26 Duke at Syracuse

Don't really care about Maryland/Big Ten basketball, and University of Virginia is almost 2 1/2 hours from where I live*. I attended the GW/MD game last week primarily because 1) I'd only been there once (and that being about 10 years ago) and besides Howard, I've been to games at the other four DC metro area schools (Georgetown, George Washington, George Mason, American) plus Navy a lot more often and 2) I like when teams in the same metro area play one another. I do think the Xfinity Center is too big for a college basketball venue, or more accurately the upper level seats are too far away horizontally (rather than vertically) from the floor.

*Most people who don't live in the DC area don't realize this, but if you live on the Maryland side of DC, even inside the Beltway (as I do), Philadelphia is basically just as close as places like Richmond and Charlottesville are, especially when you account for the traffic on I-95 between DC and Fredericksburg (for Richmond) and to a lesser degree I-66 (for Charlottesville and for that matter Harrisonburg). That's a big part of the reason why I rarely go to sports events in Richmond, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and other places similar distances or further to the south or west of DC; they can be a pain in the butt to get to, and I have the opportunity to see multiple teams of interest to me if I just go to Philadelphia. Amtrak is also a much more viable option between DC and Philadelphia than it is for DC/Richmond or DC/Charlottesville because of much greater frequencies (though I drove to Philadelphia last Saturday because Amtrak has cut back on the late Saturday night Northeast Corridor frequencies during the pandemic).

[caribbeanhen]

No Maryland Big 10 games or UVA ACC battles given where you live? Granted, the college basketball fan in me misses Cole Fieldhouse....

As of right now. I'd like to do a Temple/Flyers or Sixers double-header but the schedules don't seem to align....

12/4 Loyola (Chicago) at DePaul ??
12/18 Drexel at Temple
1/8 Villanova at DePaul
2/5 Tulsa at Temple
2/19 DePaul at Seton Hall??
2/26 Duke at Syracuse

Cole field House..... my era of college hoops and ACC basketball
John Lucas
Mo Howard
Tom McMillan
Len Elmore
Brad Davis
Albert King
Steve Shepherd
Brian Manning

and the legendary Brian Magid

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple lost to Boise State 82-62. We trailed by more than 30 for portions of the second half. I've never seen Temple basketball perform this poorly to start the season. We've lost 3 games in a row and trailed by 20+ in all three....

[bulldog10jw]

Yale lost at Vermont 61-53

Free throws the difference. Yale shot 10, Vermont 26

[Ivytalk]

Yale lost at Vermont 61-53

Free throws the difference. Yale shot 10, Vermont 26

That’s just the Vermont/Bernie Sanders way: more free stuff.

[Laker]

South Dakota just won their home opener over Southern 71-68. I watched the last ten minutes. Lots of turnover for the 'yotes. Jaguars coach started chasing the officials to the locker room- an assistant had to pull him back.

[JacksFan40]

When I hear “Atlantic”, Chicago is the first city that comes to mind.


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Chicago has teams now in both the A-10 and the WAC. Truly a geographically diverse city.

[JacksFan40]

Also SDSU pounded Montana State on Wednesday 91-74, and Presentation on Thursday 99-62.

Jacks are playing in the Crossover Classic at the Pentagon next week Monday-Wednesday. All three games are looking to be great, specifically the George Mason one.

[bonarae]

Harvard runs MIT out of Lavietes, 98-52.

Look how far basketball scheduling has fallen off too for Harvard. :(

[TheValleyRaider]

The streak is dead!

https://twitter.com/ColgateMBB/status/1462211312872738821

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

DePaul survives Western Illinois 84-80 in Chicago. The Blue Demons are now 4-0!

Really impressed with the Leathernecks! They'll be a legit contender in the Summit League....

[JSUSoutherner]

When I hear “Atlantic”, Chicago is the first city that comes to mind.


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Technically you can sail from Chicago to the Atlantic.

[Laker]

I was at the USD Coyotes win over TN State. Tigers got 3 technicals and the free throws really turned that game around. Way too many fouls during this game.

[Laker]

If you've never been to the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, here is a picture of the scoreboard- the place is very old school. Jackrabbits are pounding Nevada.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FE1qz10XsAIfnDs?format=jpg&name=large

[Laker]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1462942792045506561

[ElCid]

Well, even though we lost, we did set a record against Duke for most 3 pointers ever scored in their house with 18. Out of 34 attempts. I am not a basketball fan, and I don't understand the fouls at all, but it looked like the ACC refs were seriously cooking the game when comparing actions. Even the announcers questioned a couple blatantly bad calls.

https://balldurham.com/2021/11/23/duke-basketball-allows-citadel-history/amp/

[JacksFan40]

If you've never been to the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, here is a picture of the scoreboard- the place is very old school. Jackrabbits are pounding Nevada.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FE1qz10XsAIfnDs?format=jpg&name=large
SDSU is really really good this year and there’s not even much hype around the team this year. Hopefully they can beat Washington and George Mason to cap this tournament off.

[bonarae]

Harvard fell to Siena yesterday 72-69.

[CHIP72]

Yesterday (Tuesday 11/23) I did probably my most unusual day-night doubleheader ever, attending the Penn/Towson game in suburban Baltimore in the afternoon and then driving about 140 miles to the northeast to attend Columbia/Lehigh just south of Bethlehem in the evening. Here's a brief summary of the two games:

*On Tuesday afternoon, Towson broke open a close game midway through the first half and cruised to a 76-61 win over visiting Penn that was not as close as the final score. After trailing 15-14, the Tigers went on a 20-8 run to end the first half and led 34-23 at halftime. They then outscored Penn 15-2 in the first four minutes of the second half to turn the game into a runaway; Towson led by as many as 32 points before calling off the dogs. The Quakers were plagued by turnovers (17, most of them in the first 30 minutes) and poor defense (Towson shot 51.7% from the field), and it seemed like the Tigers got most of the contested rebounds and loose balls. It was another discouraging performance by Penn, similar to their bad loss at George Mason 1 1/2 weeks earlier.

*On Tuesday evening, Lehigh overcame a mid-second half surge by visiting Columbia and pulled away late to beat the Lions 79-72. After a close few opening minutes, the Mountain Hawks went on a 14-2 run midway through the first half to take a 13 point lead (27-14); they still led 41-31 at halftime. It felt like LU would keep the visitors at bay and win the game solidly and easily. But Columbia didn't back down, and early in the second half they quickly cut the margin to 5 points. The Lions kept the deficit in the 5 to 7 point range before surging in the middle of the half with a 13-5 run to take the first (and ultimately only) lead of the game, 59-58, with 7 1/2 minutes remaining. But Lehigh responded, scoring ten straight points after the game was tied at 61 to reclaim control of the game; Columbia never got within 6 points in the last 2 1/2 minutes. It was the Mountain Hawks' first win of the season after an 0-4 start.

[Reign of Terrier]

Wofford lost one of our best players on the year to an Achilles injury. We didn't adjust well in the next game against South Carolina, but we still look to be strong coming off the loss.

[bonarae]

Harvard beat 'Gate in OT 89-84 yesterday.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

DePaul takes care of a solid Northern Kentucky team 77-68! The Blue Demons are now 5-0 on the season without Leitao as head coach. I'd love to take a little overnight road trip (home or away) to catch a game before the Christmas If can find some time and decent weather in a couple of weeks. Freeman-Liberty is the legit difference make DePaul has been lacking for what seems like ever. Not saying this a tournament team but if they can scrape together a .500 Big East record they might be in the discussion.

Temple hosts what could be a pretty good Delaware team tomorrow. This is a must win for the Owls if they want to show some signs of turning the corner. The Owls do not want to enter back-2-back Big 5 games (Penn and La Salle) with a 2-4 record.....

Lehigh lost to Virginia 61-43 tonight. The Mountain Hawks are 1-5 and truly stink. A good PL team could give this year's Virginia team a legit run....

[grizband]

Montana outscored Southern Mississippi 45-29 in the second half tonight, to win 74-62. This win improves the Griz record to 4-2 on the season, but their next game against Oregon will likely be a loss.

[bonarae]

Harvard sends Northeastern away empty-handed 77-57.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple snuck past Delawre 76-75 Saturday evening in Philly to get their record back to .500, 3-3. The Owls play Big 5 rivals La Salle Wednesday night....

DePaul destroyed Eastern Michigan 101-63 to remain undefeated! 6-0 DePaul has a big test Friday when they host Windy City rival Loyola....

[caribbeanhen]

Temple snuck past Delawre 76-75 Saturday evening in Philly to get their record back to .500, 3-3. The Owls play Big 5 rivals La Salle Wednesday night....

DePaul destroyed Eastern Michigan 101-63 to remain undefeated! 6-0 DePaul has a big test Friday when they host Windy City rival Loyola....


it’s Delawhere Ha

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

it’s Delawhere Ha

Hens had so many chances to win that game! They led for 30+ minutes iirc. Simply couldn't close it out the final 2 minutes. UD and Drexel figure to be major factors in the CAA. Temple plays Drexel a couple of days before Christmas. That might be one of games I attend.

Temple is a shell of their former selves. I don't see McKie getting us to the point of being nationally relevant any time soon. I'm not sure he's capable getting us back to "Dunphy's Level" let alone where Chaney had the Owls.

[ST_Lawson]

DePaul survives Western Illinois 84-80 in Chicago. The Blue Demons are now 4-0!

Really impressed with the Leathernecks! They'll be a legit contender in the Summit League....

Western Illinois is doing incredibly well this season. Started the season beating Nebraska, lost by only 4 at DePaul, won at Northern Kentucky by 2, lost a close one at Eastern Michigan by 4, then hosted previously undefeated Miami (OH) and won by 12. This is the best Leatherneck basketball team I've seen in a long time.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Western Illinois is doing incredibly well this season. Started the season beating Nebraska, lost by only 4 at DePaul, won at Northern Kentucky by 2, lost a close one at Eastern Michigan by 4, then hosted previously undefeated Miami (OH) and won by 12. This is the best Leatherneck basketball team I've seen in a long time.

ORU is likely still the team to beat in the Summit but when it comes to a likely 1 bid league it all comes down to a few days in March. As a result, WIU has a shot to be in the mix along with SDSU and NDSU. Granted, Creighton is destroying the Bison as I type this...

Hope, WIU, and the Summit League in general, well this season. It is a "true" mid-major conference capable of producing a legit threat in March. I think it's worthy of 2 bids some years...

[Chalupa Batman]

ORU is likely still the team to beat in the Summit but when it comes to a likely 1 bid league it all comes down to a few days in March. As a result, WIU has a shot to be in the mix along with SDSU and NDSU. Granted, Creighton is destroying the Bison as I type this...

Hope, WIU, and the Summit League in general, well this season. It is a "true" mid-major conference capable of producing a legit threat in March. I think it's worthy of 2 bids some years...

I think SDSU is the favorite in the Summit over ORU, the Jacks look pretty good so far. I think ORU would be the favorite if they still had Obaner.

[Laker]

I was at the Jackrabbits 99-90 game in Brookings last night. SDSU jumped out to something like a 19-2 lead. PVAM finally hit some threes at the end to cut it to single digits. I think that the Panthers only had five steals which is less than half of their 11.2 average.

Rained all the way home. Glad that 138 miles trip wasn't icy.

[POD Knows]

NDSU got throttled by Creighton. Lost by 25 or something. This might be the worst Bison team in a while unless they somehow hit a switch during the conference game. The Bison have great length, I think they have three guys over 6’10” but they play small as hell.

[bonarae]

Harvard lost to Rhody 64-57 to end the homestand. UMass is on Saturday 12 noon and the last pre-finals game is against Babson, a non-football NESCAC, on December 6.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Temple easily takes of Big 5 rival La Salle 73-56! The Explorers are REALLY bad this year!

The Owls are now 4-3 on the season and have another Big 5 foe on Saturday, Penn. The Quakers should be a stern test....

[ngineer]

Lehigh's bball team is giving the football team a run for trophy of inept starts to a season. Currently 1-7, the Mountain Hawks showed some life on the road last night in New Haven, losing to a decent Yale team, 82-72; but, it seems we're now focused on "moral victories". Based upon the preseason performance, this could be Lehigh's worst season in Reed's tenure. OTOH, the women's bball team is looking good and should be the favorite to win the Patriot League.

[bonarae]

Harvard lost to UMass 87-77.

[bonarae]

Texas Southern upset #20 Florida 69-54. The maroon Tigers were 0-7 coming into the game; it was the worst record by any team who eventually upset a Top-25 team ever.

Harvard beats D-III Babson 74-64. We are off for finals until Christmas week.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Awesome college hoops night...

Temple earned a hard-fought 72-68 OT win over Vanderbilt in Nashville. The Commodores hit a buzzer beating 3 to force OT yet the Owls stood tall and hit some crucial foul shots down the stretch to hold on. Temple is 6-3 with Big 5 rival St. Joe's up next on Hawk Hill.

DePaul beat up on Duquesne 87-67 in Chicago. It was a great bounce-back win after a heart breaking 68-64 loss to bitter rival Loyola on Saturday. The Blue Demons are 7-1 overall with a huge game at Louisville on tap on Saturday. Win that and the nation will take notice.....

After the Temple game I watched Montana State run NDSU out of Bozeman. This is without question the worst Bison team I've seen in years! Montana State is quite athletic. They figure to be a factor in the Big Sky race all season...

Syracuse leads #6 Villanova 29-26 at half at The Garden....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Lehigh's bball team is giving the football team a run for trophy of inept starts to a season. Currently 1-7, the Mountain Hawks showed some life on the road last night in New Haven, losing to a decent Yale team, 82-72; but, it seems we're now focused on "moral victories". Based upon the preseason performance, this could be Lehigh's worst season in Reed's tenure. OTOH, the women's bball team is looking good and should be the favorite to win the Patriot League.

They lost to MD-Eastern Shore over the weekend! They are terrible. I saw they don't play for 2 weeks? Final week and....? Their next game is at the Dome to face Syracuse. I don't see them duplicating Colgate's feat.

Bucknell is also dreadful. They get pummeled by everyone anymore. Their program has really fallen off.....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

JMU with a big win over Virginia!


https://youtu.be/-UPgldYCZ-o
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[Laker]

UALR to join the Ohio Valley.

Little Rock Receives Board Approval To Join Ohio Valley Conference - Little Rock Athletics (lrtrojans.com) (https://lrtrojans.com/news/2021/12/8/little-rock-announces-thursday-press-conference-regarding-future-of-trojan-athletics.aspx)

[POD Knows]

NDSU loses big to Montana ST. Embarrassing performance. Turned it off at halftime and the second half was worse judging by the final score

Need to play another NAIA team to get a W.

[Chalupa Batman]

NDSU loses big to Montana ST. Embarrassing performance. Turned it off at halftime and the second half was worse judging by the final score

Need to play another NAIA team to get a W.

It's SDSU and then everyone else in the Summit this year

[POD Knows]

It's SDSU and then everyone else in the Summit this year
Yep. It is pretty sorry after SDSU. I cannot watch NDSU. Watching them makes me want to break ****. I am not a huge BB fan but they are talking BB to new lows of boredom.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

It's SDSU and then everyone else in the Summit this year

SDSU just lost to winless Idaho in Moscow! The Rabbits were 20+ point favorites...

Montana earned a nice win over 7-1 Air Force in Missoula....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Rutgers beats #1 Purdue on a halfcourt buzzer beater at the RAC! I was lucky enough to flip over to catch the ending while focusing on one of the PA high school football state title games.

Seton Hall took down #7 Texas about 25 miles north in Newark....

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

DePaul goes into the YUM! Center and beats Louisville 62-55! Huge win for the Blue Demons and one that could propel them to a truly memorable season. 9-1 and perhaps a Top 25 ranking?!?!

[dgtw]

UALR to join the Ohio Valley.

Little Rock Receives Board Approval To Join Ohio Valley Conference - Little Rock Athletics (lrtrojans.com) (https://lrtrojans.com/news/2021/12/8/little-rock-announces-thursday-press-conference-regarding-future-of-trojan-athletics.aspx)

Glad they found a landing spot since they are being nudged out of the Sun Belt. I am seeing reports UTA is headed to the MVC. That doesn’t make much sense to me. The Southland seems a better fit.


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[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

St. Joe's dominates Temple 68-49 on Hawk Hill. The Hawks took control of the game from the opening tip and never looked back. Really disappointing effort for the Owls who are now 6-4 on the season...

[Laker]

Friday night- watched NDSU beat CSU-Northridge in Fargo.
Saturday afternoon- watched USD beat Northern Arizona in OT in Vermillion.
Sunday afternoon- watched Iowa State beat Jackson State in Ames.

These are in person, not on TV. I'm up to seeing 521 colleges in person now. Add another 54 major pro teams to that. I'm not counting pro soccer or WNBA.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Friday night- watched NDSU beat CSU-Northridge in Fargo.
Saturday afternoon- watched USD beat Northern Arizona in OT in Vermillion.
Sunday afternoon- watched Iowa State beat Jackson State in Ames.

I currently have a week-long trip after the New Year that will include 3 basketball games and a round of golf. The possible Covid restrictions could be an issue and obvious weather related problems have to factored in. As of now....

1/2 hit the road
1/3 golf in the mid-south
1/4 Texas at Kansas State or Vanderbilt at Arkansas
1/5 relaxation/travel day
1/6 Maryland at Illinois or Ohio State at Indiana
1/7 Chicago
1/8 Villanova at Depaul set in stone
1/9 Chicago/head home

I'll be using a rental car...lol

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

DePaul at Northwestern was Cancelled due to Covid
Syracuse has postponed their next two games (Lehigh and Cornell) due to Covid

I have to believe we'll be seeing a bunch more....:(

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Tons of postponements and concellations!

Fordham has banned fans at Rose Hill Gym through January 2nd....

[bonarae]

Harvard beats HC 62-54 in the first game from finals break. Final OOC for this year against Howard on Tuesday.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

DePaul's game against Northwestern was cancelled yesterday and the Blue Demons were forced to forfeit their game against Creighton Monday night.

Temple's game against Drexel was postponed and unlikely to be made up.

This is clearly not a normal season and will have to be dealt with as such. I'm interested to see how the NCAA selection committee incorporates forfeits and unbalanced games played into their metrics.

[bonarae]

Meanwhile….

The Kentucky Wildcats will play the Hilltoppers instead of Louisville. First Rupp game in the series since a WKU upset in 2001, seventh game lifetime, first since 2012 March Madness.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/kentucky-to-play-western-kentucky-for-tornado-relief-after-wildcats-game-vs-louisville-is-lost-to-covid-19/


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[bonarae]

Harvard concludes their OOC for this season with a win over Howard 77-69.

The "broken-up 14-game tournament" starts this season.

[dgtw]

Samford beats Ole Miss 77-75.


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[bonarae]

Harvard is scheduled to play at The Phog on Wednesday; though Kansas hasn't played since December 18 when they beat SFA. (Their last scheduled game against Colorado was canceled due to COVID issues within the opponent, not Kansas.) Harvard hasn't been hit by any cancellations so far, and in the Ivy League, only Cornell has been hit with COVID issues so far.

Among the Boston area D-I schools, Northeastern and BC are both on pause with COVID issues.

[bonarae]

Suddenly Howard becomes our last OOC after all. xbawlingx

Injuries and positive tests on Harvard's side cause the Phog game to be cancelled once more. https://gocrimson.com/news/2021/12/26/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-game-at-kansas-canceled.aspx

Why are mid-major squads in general so secretive on their COVID statuses? xchinscratchx

Meanwhile, majority of the the remaining playing Ivy League squads are playing without fans for home games. Yale has banned fans until New Year's Day 2022 (January 1), and Dartmouth until January 18 (MLK week). Princeton and Brown haven't updated their policy yet as of posting time. Penn requires proof of vaccination for fans ages 5 and upwards to enter the Palestra, and ditto for Columbia's fans ages 12 and upwards at Levien.

[bonarae]

Big Dance might still be on schedule... what gives? xchinscratchx

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-12-29/2022-ncaa-di-mens-and-womens-basketball-tournaments-be-played-scheduled

[MR. CHICKEN]

DePaul's game against Northwestern was cancelled yesterday and the Blue Demons were forced to forfeit their game against Creighton Monday night.

Temple's game against Drexel was postponed and unlikely to be made up.

This is clearly not a normal season and will have to be dealt with as such. I'm interested to see how the NCAA selection committee incorporates forfeits and unbalanced games played into their metrics.

......LAST NIGHT'S 'NOVA/TEMPLE......CANCELLED...AWK!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

......LAST NIGHT'S 'NOVA/TEMPLE......CANCELLED...AWK!

Yup! I just say Penn will not allow fans for the foreseeable future. I could see the Ivy League suspending athletic events in the coming days.

[bonarae]

Yup! I just say Penn will not allow fans for the foreseeable future. I could see the Ivy League suspending athletic events in the coming days.

Yale and Dartmouth are also not allowing fans as well; the former until January 6 and the latter until January 18. Columbia not allowing fans just now until January 18 and Harvard until January 23.

[bonarae]

Harvard-Princeton scheduled for Sunday was rescheduled to Feb. 27, another Sunday.

[bonarae]

Harvard lost mightily to Brown 84-73 in its first game since December 21. xsighx

[Laker]

Harvard lost mightily to Brown 84-73 in its first game since December 21. xsighx

I even watched part of that one on TV.

[bonarae]

Harvard-Yale was rescheduled to Feb 9 due to COVID concerns within Yale...

[ElCid]

Not a big BB fan but I keep an eye on my Bulldogs. Played UNC Greensboro tonight. Yeah they are in the SOCON sans football. Most people forget that. They are usually pretty good. We usually suck. But we've edged up lately, a little.

We were down 33-18 at half and it looked like another embarrassing loss. But something happened at half. We outscored them 56-36 in the second half for a miraculous comeback win. We shot 63% FG and 53% 3Pt in the second half.

We've been in the wilderness so long, but maybe we are emerging from it.

[bonarae]

ElCid, are you hoping that your alma mater will exit the Forlorn Four this March?

[ElCid]

ElCid, are you hoping that your alma mater will exit the Forlorn Four this March?

That's a dream. We just can't get the players. We got some good ones occasionally, but never enough. The planets would have to align perfectly.

[bonarae]

Harvard beat Columbia on the road 91-82.

[bonarae]

Harvard edges Dartmouth 60-59 last MLK Day.

[Laker]

UT-A to join the WAC

A New Era: UT Arlington To Join Western Athletic Conference - University of Texas Arlington Athletics (utamavs.com) (https://utamavs.com/news/2022/1/21/general-a-new-era-ut-arlington-to-join-western-athletic-conference.aspx)

[bonarae]

Harvard lost big to Cornell 76-61.


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[ElCid]

Here I am again talking about a sport I don't really like, but this was insane.

My Bulldogs did it again. Half time against WCU down 33-18. Really? We suck in the first half.

3:12 to go in game down 64-51.

Some how we went on a 17-2 run and won 68-66. Including 6 points in the last 21 sec.

Unbelievable. But a great effort.

[bonarae]

Harvard fell short against the Quackers 78-74.


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[Ivytalk]

Harvard avenges earlier loss by beating Brown 65-50 in Providence. Held Brown to 8 first half points.

[bonarae]

Harvard was unable to overcome Yale 58-55.

[bonarae]

have we all forgotten about Don Donoher, now the oldest living coach ever to appear in a national championship game?

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2022-02-04/daytons-don-donoher-oldest-living-coach-who-appeared-national-championship

[Laker]

Southern Indiana says it is going D1, no conference disclosed yet. My guess would either be the OVC or Horizon.

USI athletics moving to NCAA Division I after trustees vote (courierpress.com) (https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/college/southern-indiana/2022/02/07/usi-athletics-moving-ncaa-division-after-trustees-vote/9264926002/?fbclid=IwAR3SSO20h3TactRvM_Cyw0tcY72P9EhR-XU6_d7eqVjbIyZgrL3EVY8Iek4)

[Laker]

USI to the OVC.

USI announces OVC as partner for NCAA reclassification - University of Southern Indiana Athletics (gousieagles.com) (https://gousieagles.com/news/2022/2/9/university-of-southern-indiana-usi-announces-ovc-as-partner-for-ncaa-reclassification.aspx)

[bulldog10jw]

Yale wins the rematch against Harvard by the same 3 point margin 62-59

[bonarae]

Harvard couldn't overcome the Quackers and lost 82-74.

[bulldog10jw]

Yale beat Columbia 84-59 to go to 7-1 in the conference. Next weekend Penn and Princeton travel to New Haven.

[bonarae]

Harvard beats Columbia on the road 62-54.

[bulldog10jw]

Yale over Penn Friday night 81-72

[bonarae]

Harvard was able to solve Cornell 77-72 in OT at Lavietes. 13-10, 5-6.

[bulldog10jw]

Yale falls to Princeton 81-75. The two teams are now tied at 9-2 for first place in the conference.

[bonarae]

Harvard lost to Princeton 74-67. Meanwhile, Cornell will host Yale tomorrow.

[SFA 93]

SFA 73 (22-8)
NEW MEXICO STATE 71 (23-7)
FINAL

First conference lost at home for NMSU since 2017.

SFA has won 9 straight since starting 4-4 in conference play.

[Laker]

Saw this on another site- it shows the D1 teams that have never made the Big Dance.

March 2, 2022

There are 37 teams (of 350) that have never appeared in NCAA basketball tournament. The 8 reclassifying members are not yet eligible and are excluded from the list. The odds are from teamrankings.com (http://teamrankings.com/), which are based on 1000s of simulations and include factors such as tournament seedings, future opponents, etc. Four of the 36 are waiting until next year.

42.5% Bryant (NEC) (2013 first DI year) (QF, quarterfinalist)
27.1% Longwood (Big South) (2008) (QF)
15.2% Fort Wayne (Horizon) (2003) (QF)
10.0% UC Riverside (Big West) (2002) (RS, regular season not complete)
6.7% Utah Valley (WAC) (2010) (RS)
5.5% New Hampshire (Am E) (1962) (RS)
5.3% Grambling (SWAC) (1978) (RS)
4.4% South Dakota (Summit) (2013) (QF)
4.3% Kansas City (Summit) (1990) (QF)
4.0% Maryland-Eastern Shore (MEAC) (1982) (RS)
3.3% High Point (Big South) (2000) (1R, First Round)
2.8% SC Upstate (Big South) (2012) (QF)
2.3% Western Illinois (Summit) (1982) (QF)
1.9% Elon (CAA) (2000) (QF)
1.8% Kennesaw State (ASUN) (2010) (QF)
1.5% UMass Lowell (Am E) (2018) (RS)
1.4% Army (Patriot) (1939) (QF)
1.3% Presbyterian (Big South) (2013) (1R)
1.2% Quinnipiac (MAAC) (1999) (RS)
0.7% Sacred Heart (NEC) (2000) (QF)
0.7% St. Francis Brooklyn (NEC) (1939) (QF)
0.4% Denver (Summit) (1999) (QF)
0.3% Sacramento State (Big Sky) (1992) (RS)
0.3% Incarnate Word (Southland) (2018) (RS)
0.3% Bethune-Cookmand (SWAC) (1981) (RS)
0.2% Central Arkansas (ASUN) (2011) (QF)
0.2% Citadel (SoCon) (1939) (1R)
0.1% NJIT (Am E) (2010) (RS)
0.1% SIUE (OVC) (2013) (1R)
0.02% William & Mary (CAA) (1939) (1R)
0.02% Omaha (Summit) (2015) (QF)
0.02% UTRGV (WAC) (1969) (RS)
0.0*% Chicago State (WAC) (RS) (*0.02% to make semis)

The seasons for the following are over:

Maine (Am E) (1962) (DNQ, Did not qualify for tournament)
UT-Martin (OVC) (1993) (DNQ)
Stetson (ASUN) (1972) (E1R, Eliminated in first round)
Youngstown State (Horizon) (1982) (E1R)

Honorable(?) Mention:

Centenary 1960-2011 No Appearances
Savannah State 2003-2019 No Appearances

West Texas A&M (as West Texas State) 1951-1986: One Appearance

[JSUSoutherner]

Saw this on another site- it shows the D1 teams that have never made the Big Dance.

March 2, 2022

There are 37 teams (of 350) that have never appeared in NCAA basketball tournament. The 8 reclassifying members are not yet eligible and are excluded from the list. The odds are from teamrankings.com (http://teamrankings.com/), which are based on 1000s of simulations and include factors such as tournament seedings, future opponents, etc. Four of the 36 are waiting until next year.

42.5% Bryant (NEC) (2013 first DI year) (QF, quarterfinalist)
27.1% Longwood (Big South) (2008) (QF)
15.2% Fort Wayne (Horizon) (2003) (QF)
10.0% UC Riverside (Big West) (2002) (RS, regular season not complete)
6.7% Utah Valley (WAC) (2010) (RS)
5.5% New Hampshire (Am E) (1962) (RS)
5.3% Grambling (SWAC) (1978) (RS)
4.4% South Dakota (Summit) (2013) (QF)
4.3% Kansas City (Summit) (1990) (QF)
4.0% Maryland-Eastern Shore (MEAC) (1982) (RS)
3.3% High Point (Big South) (2000) (1R, First Round)
2.8% SC Upstate (Big South) (2012) (QF)
2.3% Western Illinois (Summit) (1982) (QF)
1.9% Elon (CAA) (2000) (QF)
1.8% Kennesaw State (ASUN) (2010) (QF)
1.5% UMass Lowell (Am E) (2018) (RS)
1.4% Army (Patriot) (1939) (QF)
1.3% Presbyterian (Big South) (2013) (1R)
1.2% Quinnipiac (MAAC) (1999) (RS)
0.7% Sacred Heart (NEC) (2000) (QF)
0.7% St. Francis Brooklyn (NEC) (1939) (QF)
0.4% Denver (Summit) (1999) (QF)
0.3% Sacramento State (Big Sky) (1992) (RS)
0.3% Incarnate Word (Southland) (2018) (RS)
0.3% Bethune-Cookmand (SWAC) (1981) (RS)
0.2% Central Arkansas (ASUN) (2011) (QF)
0.2% Citadel (SoCon) (1939) (1R)
0.1% NJIT (Am E) (2010) (RS)
0.1% SIUE (OVC) (2013) (1R)
0.02% William & Mary (CAA) (1939) (1R)
0.02% Omaha (Summit) (2015) (QF)
0.02% UTRGV (WAC) (1969) (RS)
0.0*% Chicago State (WAC) (RS) (*0.02% to make semis)

The seasons for the following are over:

Maine (Am E) (1962) (DNQ, Did not qualify for tournament)
UT-Martin (OVC) (1993) (DNQ)
Stetson (ASUN) (1972) (E1R, Eliminated in first round)
Youngstown State (Horizon) (1982) (E1R)

Honorable(?) Mention:

Centenary 1960-2011 No Appearances
Savannah State 2003-2019 No Appearances

West Texas A&M (as West Texas State) 1951-1986: One Appearance

Can go ahead and scratch Kennesaw off the list.

FKS.

[bonarae]

Several FCS are in the list... xcoffeex

https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2022-03-03/14-mens-basketball-programs-could-end-march-madness-drought-2022-ncaa-tournament

[bonarae]

Harvard is out of Ivy Madness. xsmhx

We lost to Princeton 73-74 and Dartmouth 54-76.

Cornell is now the 4th team (apart from the Ps and Yale) playing in our homecourt. xsighx

[bonarae]

Murray State does it again!

First team to go Dancing in 2022.

[SFA 93]

After a 4-4 start in conference play the Jacks run off 10 straight to win a share of the WAC regular season title, this in their 1st season in the WAC.

And make that a sweep as the Ladyjacks win the Women's Basketball WAC Title

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNJIIfLWUAEn-KC?format=jpg&name=medium

[grizband]

Saw this on another site- it shows the D1 teams that have never made the Big Dance.

March 2, 2022

There are 37 teams (of 350) that have never appeared in NCAA basketball tournament. The 8 reclassifying members are not yet eligible and are excluded from the list. The odds are from teamrankings.com (http://teamrankings.com/), which are based on 1000s of simulations and include factors such as tournament seedings, future opponents, etc. Four of the 36 are waiting until next year.

42.5% Bryant (NEC) (2013 first DI year) (QF, quarterfinalist)
27.1% Longwood (Big South) (2008) (QF)
15.2% Fort Wayne (Horizon) (2003) (QF)
10.0% UC Riverside (Big West) (2002) (RS, regular season not complete)
6.7% Utah Valley (WAC) (2010) (RS)
5.5% New Hampshire (Am E) (1962) (RS)
5.3% Grambling (SWAC) (1978) (RS)
4.4% South Dakota (Summit) (2013) (QF)
4.3% Kansas City (Summit) (1990) (QF)
4.0% Maryland-Eastern Shore (MEAC) (1982) (RS)
3.3% High Point (Big South) (2000) (1R, First Round)
2.8% SC Upstate (Big South) (2012) (QF)
2.3% Western Illinois (Summit) (1982) (QF)
1.9% Elon (CAA) (2000) (QF)
1.8% Kennesaw State (ASUN) (2010) (QF)
1.5% UMass Lowell (Am E) (2018) (RS)
1.4% Army (Patriot) (1939) (QF)
1.3% Presbyterian (Big South) (2013) (1R)
1.2% Quinnipiac (MAAC) (1999) (RS)
0.7% Sacred Heart (NEC) (2000) (QF)
0.7% St. Francis Brooklyn (NEC) (1939) (QF)
0.4% Denver (Summit) (1999) (QF)
0.3% Sacramento State (Big Sky) (1992) (RS)
0.3% Incarnate Word (Southland) (2018) (RS)
0.3% Bethune-Cookmand (SWAC) (1981) (RS)
0.2% Central Arkansas (ASUN) (2011) (QF)
0.2% Citadel (SoCon) (1939) (1R)
0.1% NJIT (Am E) (2010) (RS)
0.1% SIUE (OVC) (2013) (1R)
0.02% William & Mary (CAA) (1939) (1R)
0.02% Omaha (Summit) (2015) (QF)
0.02% UTRGV (WAC) (1969) (RS)
0.0*% Chicago State (WAC) (RS) (*0.02% to make semis)

The seasons for the following are over:

Maine (Am E) (1962) (DNQ, Did not qualify for tournament)
UT-Martin (OVC) (1993) (DNQ)
Stetson (ASUN) (1972) (E1R, Eliminated in first round)
Youngstown State (Horizon) (1982) (E1R)

Honorable(?) Mention:

Centenary 1960-2011 No Appearances
Savannah State 2003-2019 No Appearances

West Texas A&M (as West Texas State) 1951-1986: One Appearance


Can go ahead and scratch Kennesaw off the list.

FKS.
Longwood can also be removed from this list.

[Laker]

Longwood can also be removed from this list.

Yes, for a different reason than KSU. Congrats to the Lancers.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

SoCon Championship was absolutely bonkers!! The Mocs are headed to the Dance after winning on a crazy buzzer beating 3! That was one of the best games I saw all year! The SoCon Tourney always delivers!!

[Chalupa Batman]

SoCon Championship was absolutely bonkers!! The Mocs are headed to the Dance after winning on a crazy buzzer beating 3! That was one of the best games I saw all year! The SoCon Tourney always delivers!!

Insane finish, March Madness at it's best.

[bonarae]

Hmm...

Are there automatic goers to the Not Intended For tournament so far? xwhistlex

[Chalupa Batman]

Jacksonville State lost in the A-Sun semifinals but they can still get the autobid to the NCAA tournament? Bellarmine beat them in the semis, and are playing the Jacksonville Dolphins in the title game tonight. But as Bellarmine is still in the transition phase in their move to D1 they are not eligible for the big dance. If Bellarmine wins tonight the Gamecocks, and not the Dolphins, advance to the NCAA tournament.

Edit: Jacksonville State didn't lose to Bellarmine in the semis, they lost to Jacksonville in the semis. But if Jacksonville loses in the title game, the team they beat in the conference tournament gets the autobid to the big dance. xcrazyx

[JSUSoutherner]

Hmm...

Are there automatic goers to the Not Intended For tournament so far? xwhistlex
Bellarmine.

[bonarae]

Jacksonville State lost in the A-Sun semifinals but they can still get the autobid to the NCAA tournament? Bellarmine beat them in the semis, and are playing the Jacksonville Dolphins in the title game tonight. But as Bellarmine is still in the transition phase in their move to D1 they are not eligible for the big dance. If Bellarmine wins tonight the Gamecocks, and not the Dolphins, advance to the NCAA tournament.

Edit: Jacksonville State didn't lose to Bellarmine in the semis, they lost to Jacksonville in the semis. But if Jacksonville loses in the title game, the team they beat in the conference tournament gets the autobid to the big dance. xcrazyx

The ex-FCS Dolphins lost to Bellarmine... which means, Jacksonville State gets the autobid.

Bryant is 4 1/2 minutes away from breaking their no-Dance seal.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Ugly scene at the Bryant vs Wagner title game. A full brawl broke out in the stands with about 4 minutes left and the Bulldogs up 36 points. They're still trying to sort things out. The cops cleared the entire Wagner section out of the gym...

[bonarae]

Delaware is Dancing once again...

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

SDSU and NDSU underway for the Summit Crown!

[Chalupa Batman]

The ex-FCS Dolphins lost to Bellarmine... which means, Jacksonville State gets the autobid.

Bryant is 4 1/2 minutes away from breaking their no-Dance seal.

Makes no sense to me that the Gamecocks get the autobid

[POD Knows]

NDSU and SDSU are supposed to be on ESPN2 Big fight in the stands at the Bryant Wagner game. Bryant is up by 36 ****ing points with 4 minutes left and this game has been delayed for about 30 minutes now. **** this game and **** their ****ty fans and teams.

[bonarae]

Bryant ended the game with a margin of 27 in its first ever autobid win.

Now waiting on the Summit...

[MR. CHICKEN]

Delaware is Dancing once again...

32425

[Laker]

Ugly scene at the Bryant vs Wagner title game. A full brawl broke out in the stands with about 4 minutes left and the Bulldogs up 36 points. They're still trying to sort things out. The cops cleared the entire Wagner section out of the gym...

That was really ugly. Thankfully the players from both teams didn't fight each other. I'm sure that alcohol was involved. It took about a half an hour to get that going again.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

NDSU vs SDSU has been awesome! The Summit Final never seems to disappoint!

[Chalupa Batman]

Based on the highlights of the Bryant-Wagner game, Peter Kiss is one of the most punchable players I've ever seen.

[MR. CHICKEN]

....WHAA 'BOUT....DUH....DUMB DOUGH-DOUGH......WAGS BENCH PLAYER......WHOM TRIED TA ENTER DUH FRAY.........EJECTED...............BRAWK!

[POD Knows]

NDSU vs SDSU has been awesome! The Summit Final never seems to disappoint!
The better team won. SDSU beat the Bison three times this year, all close games. Bison just didn’t have it down the stretch. Oh well. At least we have football. 😎

[JSUSoutherner]

Makes no sense to me that the Gamecocks get the autobid
Regular season champs.

[Chalupa Batman]

Regular season champs.

And congrats on the regular season championship. But it makes no sense to me that JSU is going to the big dance instead of the team that beat them in the conference tournament. I can maybe see it if Bellarmine was the team that beat the Gamecocks. The Dolphins got absolutely screwed.

[TheValleyRaider]

3 Tournaments in a row!

https://twitter.com/ColgateMBB/status/1501748969181007879?cxt=HHwWjsC-neOupNcpAAAA

[caribbeanhen]

32425

15th seed?

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Congrats Colgate on their PL Tournament Victory! Navy pulled to within 6 iirc with about 8 minutes but Colgate thwarted the Middies advancements on their way to a comfortable 16 point win. Langel has done a helluva job in Hamilton! Fran Dunphy is certainly proud! Matt is still very well respected at Temple!

DePaul's season came to an end after falling to St. John's 92-73. The Blue Demons have been a tough out all season but the Johnnies were able to seize control of their home court (MSG) late in the first half and never looked back. I would like to believe DePaul will take another step forward next year and seriously challenge for postseason play?

[JSUSoutherner]

And congrats on the regular season championship. But it makes no sense to me that JSU is going to the big dance instead of the team that beat them in the conference tournament. I can maybe see it if Bellarmine was the team that beat the Gamecocks. The Dolphins got absolutely screwed.
I believe the logic comes down to the following scenario:

Say JSU gets beat in round one by Kennesaw.

Kennesaw gets beat by Jacksonville in the semis.

Jacksonville gets beat by Bellarmine.

If the criteria for the seed was just "beating JSU" then you'd be sending Kennesaw to the dance.

You could make the rules that it goes to the tournament runner up. But currently it defaults to the Regular season champ when the tournament champ is ineligible.

So technically we could have gotten beat by 40 in the first round and still gotten the AQ.

[Chalupa Batman]

I believe the logic comes down to the following scenario:

Say JSU gets beat in round one by Kennesaw.

Kennesaw gets beat by Jacksonville in the semis.

Jacksonville gets beat by Bellarmine.

If the criteria for the seed was just "beating JSU" then you'd be sending Kennesaw to the dance.

You could make the rules that it goes to the tournament runner up. But currently it defaults to the Regular season champ when the tournament champ is ineligible.

So technically we could have gotten beat by 40 in the first round and still gotten the AQ.

I had said maybe I could see JSU still getting the bid while thinking about them losing to Bellarmine specifically in the semis, but now with this scenario you laid out I have gone from "can maybe see it" to not seeing it at all.

I would much rather the rule says that the auto bid goes to the tournament runner up, as they are the last team remaining that is eligible for the big dance.

[Laker]

Anyone know the reason why South Dakota's coach got fired? Some big injuries this year- it must have been more that win-loss record.

[bonarae]

Princeton vs. Yale for the Ivy autobid tomorrow 12 noon EDT.

[Laker]

Whoever allowed this Akron v Kent State uniform matchup should be deported. Just awful.

[bonarae]

Princeton is off to the Not Intended For tournament...

Yale is dancing once again.

[grizband]

I have listed FCS (2021) teams represented in the 2022 men's basketball bracket below. Interestingly, two FCS teams will meet in the first round, when Villanova and Delaware play on Friday (3/18).

*Seeds are in parenthesis

Montana State (14)
Davidson (10)
Chattanooga (13)
Villanova (2)
Delaware (15)
Norfolk State (16)
Yale (14)
Murray State (7)
Richmond (12)
South Dakota State (13)
Colgate (14)
Jacksonville State (15)
Texas Southern (Play-In)
Bryant (Play-In)

[bonarae]

Not Intended For tournament (FCS teams):

Nicholls
Alcorn
UNI
Princeton
Towson
Dayton (27th!)
Missouri State

[Chalupa Batman]

There is a small chance that the Jackrabbits (#27 last week) could be ranked in the AP top 25 poll going into the NCAA tournament. It's feasible they could jump over the following teams from last weeks poll.

#22 Texas - lost in the Big 12 quarterfinals to unranked (but tournament-bound) TCU.
#23 Colorado State - squeaked by an 18-15 Utah State team in the MWC quarterfinals before losing to #29 San Diego State in the semis
#25 North Carolina - blew out Virginia in the ACC quarterfinals before getting blown out by eventual tournament champion Virginia Tech.

Right behind SDSU were #28 Memphis (who lost by 18 to #18 Houston in the AAC championship game) and #29 San Diego State (who beat #23 CSU & lost to #26 Boise State in the MWC tournament). Neither, either, or both of those teams could possibly jump ahead of the Jackrabbits.

I would think Virginia Tech jumps into the top 25 after winning the ACC tournament, drubbing #7 Duke in the process. Also likely to get some votes this week is Texas A&M after making a run to the SEC championship game, beating two top 15 teams along the way.

[walliver]

I had said maybe I could see JSU still getting the bid while thinking about them losing to Bellarmine specifically in the semis, but now with this scenario you laid out I have gone from "can maybe see it" to not seeing it at all.

I would much rather the rule says that the auto bid goes to the tournament runner up, as they are the last team remaining that is eligible for the big dance.

Why even allow an ineligible team to participate.

When Wofford joined the SoCon, we had only been D-I for 2 years and the transition at that time was 5 years, so we weren't allowed in the tournament (not that we could have beaten anybody - our basketball transition was much harder than football).

[Chalupa Batman]

Why even allow an ineligible team to participate.

When Wofford joined the SoCon, we had only been D-I for 2 years and the transition at that time was 5 years, so we weren't allowed in the tournament (not that we could have beaten anybody - our basketball transition was much harder than football).

That would be the easiest solution.

I really don’t care much either way, but my thought is if they get to compete in conference and all games against them count in conference standings then let them play the tournament. It just should’ve been the last standing eligible team gets the bid.

[Laker]

I watched this tonight.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FN8V-xfVUAI8yuo?format=png&name=900x900

[bonarae]

The Jacks get stomped by Providence, busting some brackets...

[Laker]

Ever notice during the conference playoffs when announcers say that "no one wants to play team X in the NCAAs" They never say "everyone should want to play team Y in the NCAAs because they are on the downside".

[Chalupa Batman]

The Jacks get stomped by Providence, busting some brackets...

It was a 3 point game with a minute to go but okay.

I wasn't too confident in the Jacks once seemingly everyone jumped on their bandwagon. The popular upset picks almost never pull the upset.

[bonarae]

Richmond upset the Hawkeyes 67-63 to become first FCS team to advance to 32 this edition.

[Chalupa Batman]

First bracket busting upset of the tournament. 15 seed St. Peter’s takes down Kentucky in OT!

[POD Knows]

The Jacks get stomped by Providence, busting some brackets...
They didn’t get stomped. That was a one possession game with less than a minute left. The margin of victory was free throws at the end

[bonarae]

In the Not Intended For tournament, among the FCS, Dayton, UNI advance.

[bonarae]

Racers and Dons head to OT!

[bonarae]

Racers are off to the round of 32, joining Richmond as the FCS teams to survive the first day of 64.

Tomorrow's games involving FCS (EDT):
Jacksonville State vs Auburn 12:40 PM
Montana State vs Texas Tech 1:45 PM
Yale vs Purdue 2 PM
Delaware vs Villanova 2:45 PM
Chatty vs Illini 6:50 PM
Davidson vs Sparty 9:40 PM
'Gate vs Wisconsin 9:50 PM

[JayJ79]

Ever notice during the conference playoffs when announcers say that "no one wants to play team X in the NCAAs" They never say "everyone should want to play team Y in the NCAAs because they are on the downside".

seems like that sort of goes along with the general guideline that announcers shouldn't say "yes, this team/player is really bad at playing this sport". It's just rude.

[bonarae]

Only Villanova has survived so far...

[FUBeAR]

The Mountain West Conference is the Hoops version of the the FCS Big Sky Conference…

https://twitter.com/oddstrader_/status/1504839091241644033

0-4 this year…with 3 of 4 losses coming to Teams seeded lower than the MW Teams



12 Wyoming (http://www.gowyo.com/) (MW) 58
12 Indiana (http://www.iuhoosiers.com/) 66




9 Memphis (http://gotigersgo.com/) 64
8 Boise State (https://www.broncosports.com/) (MW) 53


11 Michigan (http://www.mgoblue.com/) 75
6 Colorado State (http://www.csurams.com/) (MW) 63


9 Creighton (http://www.gocreighton.com/) 72
8 San Diego State (http://www.goaztecs.com/) (MW) 69

[bonarae]

Chatty lost to the Illini xbawlingx

Last 2 FCS in 64: ‘Gate and Davidson.


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[bonarae]

Davidson lost to Sparty and 'Gate tied with the Badgers in the 2nd half.

[bonarae]

Murray State ran into the St. Peter's wall... xbawlingx

Richmond also lost...

[bonarae]

Officiating problems have spread to the March Madness...

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ncaa-referees-officiating-during-march-madness-hit-sour-note-last-weekend-but-will-it-improve-for-sweet-16/

[Laker]

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

[Chalupa Batman]

On National Peakcock Day the St. Peter's Peacocks beat Purdue 67-64 to become the first 15-seed to reach the Elite 8! There was nothing flukey about the win either, they went toe to toe with Purdue and out-executed them down the stretch to pull out the victory. They'll face one of college basketball's blue bloods as they'll play the winner of UCLA-North Carolina on Sunday.

[bonarae]

TarHeels vs. Peacocks... no one expected it to be...

[Chalupa Batman]

St. Peter's has 2 wins this tournament against top 3 seeds. In the last 20 NCAA tournaments Purdue & Gonzaga each have 1 such victory.

[bonarae]

Will Memphis be ineligible once more?

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/memphis-and-coach-penny-hardaway-facing-several-major-allegations-of-violating-ncaa-rules/

[bonarae]

List of the greatest Cinderellas of all time March Madness history.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2022-ncaa-tournament-where-does-saint-peters-rank-in-top-25-cinderella-stories-in-march-madness-history/

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

FCS'er Villanova is headed to another Final 4.....

[bonarae]

St Peter’s is finally stopped by the Tar Heels.


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[bonarae]

St. Peter's on SI.

https://www.si.com/college/2022/03/25/saint-peters-cinderella-march-madness-daily-cover?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email

[Chalupa Batman]

That Duke-North Carolina game not only lived up to the hype but it surpassed it! Excellent playmaking from both teams but the Tar Heels pulled it out down the stretch, bringing the curtain down on Mike Krzy......... Coach K's legendary career.

[bonarae]

Kansas wins a title but may not defend it due to possible sanctions xsmhx

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/even-the-ncaa-cant-take-away-the-feeling-kansas-has-after-its-historic-comeback-led-to-a-national-title/