Category Archives: Conference Tourney Challenge
CTC Madness Alert: Coastal Carolina Goes Down in the Quarters
#7 VMI dominated #2 Coastal Carolina this afternoon in the Big South quarters, with some major implications. J and Lohse are HUGE winners here, as not only do they hit a big upset, but they both keep alive a finalist … Continue reading
CTC Day Three: Tipoff in the A-Sun
The Atlantic Sun conference is always a favorite of the CTC because it is usually the first time we get one of those neutral-court quadruple-headers. This year, however, the A-Sun decided to split up the quarters into back-to-back double-headers to … Continue reading
CTC Day Three: Big South Quarterfinal Preview
This is the first year that the Big South has had an opening round, so after Monday’s games, we’ve now reentered familiar territory down in the South – an 8-team tournament. A slew of people nailed both first-round games, so this … Continue reading
CTC Overall Standings: Through Day Two
While it may seem joyless to go 6-for-6 when all 6 were won by picking favorites, Rikey (the defending champ), can at least know that he’s the only one that did so. OVERALL STANDINGS: 1). Rikey (30) 2). Bry, Primm, … Continue reading
CTC: A Chalky Horizon
The first round of the Horizon League tournament is in the books, and the chalk holds again. There have now been 6 CTC games, with the higher-seeded teams winning all 6. But, for those who crave MADNESS, have no fear. … Continue reading
CTC Day Two: Look to the Horizon
The Day One festivities are over, and the Big South takes a day off to travel, and a couple more tournaments start tomorrow, but for tonight, the Horizon League takes center stage with four opening round games. A truly fascinating year … Continue reading
CTC: Big South First Round
The CTC kicked off last night with two pretty good games, both close wins by the favorites. #7 VMI held off #10 Radford, 55-53, while #8 High Point outlasted #9 Gardner-Webb, 60-53. 10 of the 19 contestants hit both games. … Continue reading
CTC Day One: The Opening Ceremonies
I love the Olympics. There is just something about combining ancient, yet novel sports with intense nationalism that really gets me going. I love them so much that I get inherently excited for the Opening Ceremonies, even though, in a … Continue reading
CTC Final Recap: By an Amazing Score of 2,652 – 2,651, Rikey Wins the 2011 Overall Title
Truth is oftentimes stranger than fiction. And, in this case, you can’t make this kind of thing up. After 13 days, 276 games played, and 45,712 points awarded, the CTC overall title was decided by one single, solitary point. Doogan … Continue reading
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CTC: Day Thirteen
After twelve days of pretty amazing basketball and intense CTC competition, it all comes down to one game (and maybe a single point) to decide the 2011 CTC overall title. With only four games today – all worth 80 points … Continue reading
