Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Adrian Branch and Todd Harris called last night’s WAC showdown between Nevada and Utah State on ESPN2. Being the avid college basketball fan that I am, I decided why not watch my third game of the night (Michigan State-Minnesota and Northwestern-Wisconsin had my attention earlier). I'm semi-watching the game, more ...
Posted in Adrian Branch, College Basketball, ESPN, Hoosiers, Jimmy Chitwood, NCAA Basketball, WAC | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
As every college basketball season unfolds, the search for the next Mid-Major team to achieve NCAA Tournament success takes form. The usual characters are still there.
Butler is still good despite its inability to beat any top-25 teams (1-3, if you count the win against an Evan Turner-less Ohio State).
Gonzaga has ...
Posted in Atlantic 10, College Basketball, Louisiana Tech, Marshall Thundering Herd, Mid-Majors, Missouri Valley Conference, NCAA Basketball, Northern Iowa, Rhode Island Rams, Richmond Spiders, TheBaker's College Basketball Files, WAC, William & Mary | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 11th, 2010
As a Big Ten basketball fan, I feel spoiled. Not only is the Big Ten the most competitive conference from top to bottom, it has the best coaches and its own beautiful, everything-in-HD channel. Seriously, almost every night there’s a game in the conference worth watching - that is unless ...
Posted in College Basketball, Grambling State, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Tournament, Prairie View A&M, Southern University, SWAC, TheBaker's College Basketball Files | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Wow, talk about your rough day for Indianapolis-based sports patriarchs.
First, news came this morning that Indiana Pacers co-owner Mel Simon had died. His Rumors and Rants-styled obit is below or here.
But now this afternoon, the NCAA, headquartered in Indianapolis, has sent out a press release that the association's president, Myles ...
Posted in Bobby Knight, Indiana Hoosiers, Indiana University, Myles Brand, NCAA Basketball | 1 Comment »
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
Phillips and I spent Sunday morning watching high school basketball. Of course, calling it "basketball" is probably a stretch since we were at an AAU tournament, but there were two hoops and an orange ball, so at least it was a basketball-like substance. I recently shared my feelings on AAU ...
Posted in College Basketball, College Recruiting, High School Sports | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
How bad has it gotten for Isiah Thomas?
Well the disgraced and banished former Knicks coach and president was being linked with a rinky dink job in the Sun Belt Conference. Well, turns out Zeke took the job at FIU.
Hmm, a guy who played collegiately at IU and the two letters ...
Posted in FIU, Isiah Thomas, NCAA Basketball, New York Knicks | 1 Comment »
