Category Archives: College Hoops
Conference Season Preview, Part One: The Big Boys
Major, High-Major, The Big Six, BCS Conferences, or my most common backhanded phrase, The Rich Conferences…whatever you want to call them, there are 6 conferences that garner the majority of the attention of the national media when it comes to … Continue reading
Here We Go: It’s Conference Time!
Every year, when the calendars are about to turn, many people are busy assessing their past resolutions before quickly adjusting their thoughts towards new ones for the upcoming year. The die hard college hoops fan is, on the other hand, busy assessing … Continue reading
The Top 15 Point Guards in College Basketball
15) Juan Fernandez, SR, Temple: OK, so I put Fernandez in the last spot on last year’s list, too. I can’t possibly claim 100% objectivity, but I don’t see why he doesn’t deserve a spot on this list. I think … Continue reading
BSB College Hoops Conference Preview: SEC
Not sure why I decided to go to the SEC next, but I guess I can pretend it is because we started with the conference with the preseason #1 team in the country, so it’s only logical to move on … Continue reading
The Mid-Major Report: Teams to Watch (Part One)
Let’s take a break from the “rich” conference previews to preview my favorite part of college hoops – the little guys. With 700 cable channels and a DVR, I have fallen in love with mid-major basketball. Every year I become … Continue reading
BSB College Hoops Conference Preview: ACC
Well, here we are, my friends, on the precipice of another college hoops season. And, with the seemingly warranted threat of an NBA lockout, we actually have a lot more returning talent to the college landscape than the past several … Continue reading
Next Year’s Top 20 in College Basketball
Time for my annual prediction of the top college basketball teams for NEXT year. All the talk this season was that there was no great teams, and that claim was pretty much verified with the wild tournament that saw no … Continue reading
BSB NCAA Pool – For the 2nd time in 3 years, Justin wins
I know they call it madness, but this tournament has been unbelievable. Evidence? How about 12 of the 15 entries in our pool got ZERO of the Final Four teams right? How about no entry got more than one Final … Continue reading
BSB NCAA Pool Standings: Justin close to the win; Walsh only one with a chance
With 8 teams still alive, there are just two possible winners of the pool, and one of them is still a fairly big long shot. The only reason Justin hasn’t locked up the crown already is thanks to Walsh’s coin-flipping … Continue reading
Sweet 16 Preview with BSB Pool Implications
The last really great flurry of college hoops games comes with the 8 games in two days for the Sweet 16. Below are brief previews of each game, and a note on the implications for the 15 entries in BSB’s NCAA … Continue reading