Monthly Archives: March 2012
CTC Conference Recap: The Horizon League
Ray Ray is ready for the Dance, and so are his Titans. A pretty fantastic Horizon season comes to a close, and Detroit is the champion. It was a really nice season in the Horizon, which is quickly becoming one … Continue reading
CTC Conference Recap: The Summit League
A solid season in the Summit got what they needed – their most marketable player getting to take a trip to the Dance (and should avoid any 16-seed, let alone the First Four). The conference tournament was marked by one … Continue reading
CTC Conference Recap: The Sun Belt
Welcome to the First Four…Western Kentucky! This conference this year shows a lot of red on the page (but those that hit the upsets were pretty happy about it). Only one of the top 4 seeds made the semifinals (#3 … Continue reading
CTC Day Nine Preview: The Sun Belt Championship – A Total Non-Factor
Since the great expansions that the CTC has seen over the past couple of years, it is not often that we can say this, but this final game doesn’t matter, in the least. No one has either of the remaining … Continue reading
CTC Day Nine Preview: The Horizon Championship
This has been a really intriguing tournament, even if the individual games haven’t been overly exciting. And, now, Valpo, on their home floor, will try and send Bryce Drew back to the Dance. If not, it will be the “other” … Continue reading
CTC Day Nine Preview: Approaching the Summit
The Summit League circled the wagons last night, as the two teams that are bolting for other conferences were promptly eliminated from the tournament, so the auto-bid will be given to a team with more loyalty. By the way, is … Continue reading
CTC Day Nine Preview: We Didn’t Forget About You, Big Sky
It only took a week and a half, but the top two teams in, essentially, a two-team conference will finally enter the fray here in the Big Sky tonight for the semifinal round. #1 Montana vs. #4 Eastern Washington Eastern … Continue reading
CTC Day Nine Preview: The A-10 Tipoff in America’s Favorite Playground
The great Atlantic Ten has its tournament in America’s Favorite Playground – Atlantic City. But, you have to get there. Two teams (Rhode Island and Fordham) are eliminated by the regular season. Four more won’t make it after the First … Continue reading
CTC Day Nine Preview: The Horizon Championship
After two days off, we are ready to revisit the Horizon title game. The layoff might favor the home team of Valpo, as it might work to slow the momentum of the red-hot Detroit Titans, who won three straight to … Continue reading
CTC Day Nine Preview: The Big East – The First of the Big Boys
Okay, the preseason is over, and it’s time to separate the men from the boys. The Big East is the first of the 5x conferences, and if you’re not ready now, then you might as well starting preparing for 2013. … Continue reading