A popular saying this last year has been “It’s 2020, anything can happen.” Well, in the college basketball world, something crazy and unpredictable has happened: the Texas Longhorns have become one of the best teams in the country. No, really. Texas holds a record of 11-2, with a 5-1 record in Big 12 play. The […]
Coming into last season, many expected the Toronto Raptors to take a step back after the departure of Kawhi Lenard and they were essentially just as good. This season has been the complete opposite for the Raptors. With high expectations coming into the season the Raptors are now tied with the Pistons for the worst […]
Virginia Tech has always been a team to seasonally plateau in the game of basketball. Year by year, they find themselves eliminated early in the tournament; even after beating teams like Michigan State last year in the Maui Invitational, and most recently against Villanova. It wasn’t until recently the Hokies earned a spot as an […]
It was only a little over two months ago that The Lakers won their 17th championship and the 2020-21 season is already underway. Every year we see players take the leap and establish themselves as forces to be reckoned with in this league. Even in this shortened 72 game season we will see players breakout. […]
Big 12 conference play is officially in full swing, hinting at what is to be an exciting and dramatic conference season. Here are my predictions after the first couple of weeks of play. The Elites of the Big 12 Conference Entering as the highest ranked team in the conference, Baylor started strong, crushing Kansas State […]
Somehow college basketball made it through another week; which means another week for my college basketball diary. The full steam ahead model gave us a college football season, and now college basketball is choosing to do the same. Nonetheless, this journal isn’t for another scathing review over the travesty this college basketball season is; I […]
I wanted – desperately – to have this be a normal college basketball diary. Sadly, it won’t be. In fact, it can’t be. The reason? Right now in college basketball, we are seeing that the system is so hell-bent on making the sport work for money that it has lost sight of what really matters […]
The University of Kansas is synonymous with college basketball with well over 100 years of history, tradition, and most importantly, wins. Five National Championships, 15 Final Fours, over 50 Big 12 regular-season titles, and over 2,300 total wins, which is second all-time, trailing only Kentucky. Jayhawks comin’ in at No. 7 this week… That’s 𝟮𝟮𝟮 […]
College basketball – it’s a dynamic beast with many changes from week-to-week. And in the age of COVID-19, that truth is only multiplied five-fold. This week, college basketball saw a number of critical early-season matchups postponed or canceled due to the pandemic. And frankly, it stunk. Who wouldn’t have loved to see Baylor vs. Gonzaga […]
The NBA draft is one of the most exciting events for true NBA junkies. Teams have a chance to change the future of their franchise with a single pick. Like any draft, there are good draft classes and bad draft classes, as well as an abundance of analysis like I will provide here in my […]
Well, college basketball is full speed ahead on its plan to play through a pandemic. And with Week 1 officially in the books, it’s safe to say this season could be just as unpredictable as the last.Welcome to Week 1 of my basketball diary for the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 2. Last Week in […]
ACC basketball has been, without a doubt, the most collectively talented conference in men’s basketball. However, last season’s numbers made the king of college basketball conferences look less than a Power 5. Before the NCAA tournament was canceled, only one team was under consideration for an at-large bid – NC State. Most other teams in […]
Believe it or not, college basketball is already upon us again with the season having started up on Wednesday, Nov. 25th. With that, the Big 12 is back in action, and it is time to start breaking down the conference. The Big 12 has an impressive five teams in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll, […]
College basketball’s bubble burst in recent weeks, but the NCAA seems committed to making this season work. On Sep. 16 the NCAA announced that it fully intended to play college basketball starting Nov. 25. However, on Oct. 26 ESPN announced its plan to scrap the college basketball bubble that was planning to take place in […]
The NCAA Tournament is now a one location event. The move is not official, but recent reports indicate that the NCAA and its board are leaning towards Indianapolis being the city that holds the tournament. The latest: Gregg Doyal of the Indianapolis Star reported that the NCAA senior vice president Dan Gavitt has held preliminary […]
Terry Taylor is another NBA level player that has dominated the Ohio Valley Conference during his career. The 2020 OVC player of the year may not be as flashy as Ja Morant, or as consistent from three as Dylan Windler, but he brings his own style to the game that any NBA team can use […]
There is a proverbial saying that goes, as things change, they tend to stay the same. Bellarmine basketball finds itself in a similar position, making the jump from Division II to Division I. Yet, with the jump, the team’s preparation has not changed or wavered. “Honestly, it’s pretty similar in my opinion. We’re doing everything […]
Headed into the 2020-21 college basketball season, Wisconsin has its eyes on taking a step forward. A late surge in February changed the nature of Wisconsin basketball in the 2019-20 season. With eight straight wins to close the year out, the Badgers took a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. The team also entered […]
With college basketball looking as though it will happen, regardless of the current COVID-19 projections, it’s time we get back into Big Ten season previews. Embed from Getty Images The previous three covered were Michigan State, Ohio State, and Maryland. All three teams look primed for decent years, so if you have not checked out […]
Transferring colleges three times is no one’s ideal experience. Yet, for Bellarmine guard Pedro Bradshaw, that has been his on-going reality. Bradshaw initially committed to four years at Belmont in 2017, but after he found himself outside of the gameday rotation – when he initially thought he would be playing – he grew discontent with […]