Category Archives: Conference Tourney Challenge

Just one day after Teddy’s all-time single day record was threatened, he decided he needed some extra wiggle room on that record, so he blows up for 853 points – the first guy to ever top 800 on a single … Continue reading →

When you have 61 games – most of them in major conferences – you are bound to have an incredibly volatile day.  And, that was just the case – almost to an extreme – here on Day Eleven.  The whole … Continue reading →

Stumpf is the only one to break 200 on a busy Wednesday.  Alexi and J also have big days, and while it’s still early, it’s just late enough to think about the overall title, and Mac took a big step … Continue reading →

One of the oldest, most stable leagues in the country joined the expansion train this year, when the old-school Patriot League added two new members.  But, as usual, the PL acted prudently, as they didn’t just grab whoever was out … Continue reading →

For the first time since Day Three, no one broke 100 on a calm Day Nine.  But, the calmness is fleeting, as the chaos is about to be thrust upon us.  Doogan, GrossJr, and Stritts all won their first days … Continue reading →

The Gonzaga Conference stopped being the Gonzaga Conference a few years back when Saint Mary’s emerged as a legit threat to the WCC dominators.  Then, the conference welcomed BYU to even add to the challenge for the Zags.  But, Coach Few’s … Continue reading →

This was a very encouraging season in a very underrated league.  North Dakota State is a nationally-relevant team, even if people don’t know it yet.  South Dakota State has most of their nationally-relevant team back (except for Nate Wolters, of … Continue reading →

It was a new feel in the NEC this year because the juggernaut that had been the LIU Blackbirds had been broken up by injuries, graduation, and arrests and there was a power vacuum just waiting to be filled.  What … Continue reading →

Butler leaving two years ago took some steam out of the ascending Horizon League, but what is left is still a pretty solid mid-major league.  There are no real at-large teams in the league this year (though if Green Bay … Continue reading →

A HUGE day for Colton – winning the day by more than 50 points over 2nd-place RDoc – has catapuled him from 7th at the start of the day all the way to the top of the leaderboard entering Day Nine.  Bry … Continue reading →