Category Archives: College Hoops
CTC Day 4 Preview
Well, the first three days are the calm before the storm. Everyone is just jockeying for position, but starting today/tonight is when stuff really starts to move. This weekend is huge…and this week is only really the “preseason.” Nine conference … Continue reading
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Tagged america east, atlantic sun, colonial, horizon league, missouri valley, ohio valley, socon, wcc
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CTC Day 3 Preview
Day 3 is going to be an interesting day. The Big South is playing their semifinals; the Atlantic Sun quarters conclude (after starting last night); the NEC debuts with its quarterfinal round; and, the 3x tournament in the Missouri Valley … Continue reading
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Tagged atlantic sun, big south, missouri valley, nec
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CTC Day 2 Recap: Alexi Moves into Second Place with Near-Perfect Day
Alexi only missed one game last night, including coming up with a nice upset pick. But, the leader, Ina, also only missed one game, so he was not able to take over the lead. It was a pretty exciting night … Continue reading
CTC Day 2 Preview: Chasing the Leader
After an upset-starved Day One, we not embark on Day 2. Ina’s perfect day has put her ahead early and Lynch’s struggles have him behind, but, obviously, there is a LONG way to go. SUN BELT OPENING ROUND: Prior to … Continue reading
CTC Day 1 Recap: Perfect Day for Ina Gets it Going
Ina, no longer an underdog, gets off to a perfect start on Day 1. DAY 1: Ina-52 Bry-44 J-44 Waters-44 Alexi-40 Doogan-32 Stri-32 Lynch-24 BIG SOUTH QUARTERFINALS: A home-court sweep in the Big South semis last night, leads to a … Continue reading
CTC Day 1 Preview: And, They’re Off…
Well, folks, here we go. The BSB Conference Tournament Challenge is about to get under way in its first year as part of BSB, but it has a tradition dating back to the mid-90’s, when Bry, Doogan, and J decided … Continue reading
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Tagged big south, horizon league, ohio valley
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BSB Announcement – The Conference Tourney Challenge
So, every year for the past half-dozen years or so, Doogan, J, and myself have had a running contest to see who could do better in picking all the conference tournament brackets (yes, we pick a lot of games between … Continue reading
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Tuesday’s Top Twelve – Dominating College Hoops Big Men
For this week’s Top Twelve, I am going to go right off the top of my head and try to come up with the most physically dominating college hoops players that I can remember. The criteria, as I am defining … Continue reading
Wet Your Whistle
With less than a month to go until conference tournament action, I decided to take a quick glance at what we are to expect in the first two weeks of March. Ina, Doogan, Stri, Jay, Waters, and Alexi (and anyone else … Continue reading
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Getting Hot at the Right Time?
After an up-and-down non-conference season, the Temple Owls have started the Atlantic 10 season 3-1. They beat a mediocre LaSalle team and then lost at UMass, but the last two games, they have registered impressive 25- and 27-point home victories … Continue reading
