Monthly Archives: March 2014

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 →

Anyone who has been in the CTC for a couple years know of my past worship of mid-major leagues such as the old Colonial and the Missouri Valley.  But, with the destruction of the CAA and the relative staleness of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This version of the CAA is a far cry from its recent ancestor that featured great rivalries between VCU, Old Dominion, George Mason, and others.  Though gutted, the CAA did have a bit of a rejuvenation this year on the backs … Continue reading →

The days of Steph Curry are over, yet people, for some reason, still think this is a mid-major conference.  It is not.  It is not close.  This is low-major basketball, and this might be the season that most exemplifies that.  … Continue reading →

A huge day for Caleb, as he had 20 more points than anyone else on the day and almost 2.5 times more than last-place on the day.  Along with Caleb, Becks and Bry were the only other two to hit … Continue reading →

Ahhh, Arch Madness!!!  Gotta love it!  Even without Creighton, this conference – and this conference tournament – is one of the jewels of college basketball.  There was extra attention on this league all year (most of it unfairly negative) because … Continue reading →

After Dunk City put this league on the map last March, the 2014 season was highly anticipated.  However, it’s unlikely that the A-Sun will be able to use the momentum because, well, the league just isn’t that good.  Oh, and … Continue reading →

In what may have been the worst season in Big South history, the conference races were still heated…but mainly because everyone was so bad.  “Parity” is what you can call it, I guess, but with the best programs all rebuilding … Continue reading →