In the Big Ten, the newest team is the fastest team and last week Wisconsin found out just how good it was. The Maryland Terrapins are blazing a trail along the midwest guns blazing. Leading the Terps is their backcourt, specifically their freshman phenom Melo Trimble. He’s been outstanding for Maryland averaging over 16 pointsContinue reading “Tortoise is the Hare”
Tag Archives: Horizon League
Razor Sharp
The college basketball world has its eyes focused on Kentucky in the SEC, but it’s another team in that league that has quietly been having an outstanding season. The Arkansas Razorbacks have begun to distance themselves from everyone in the league not named Kentucky. With play reminiscent of the Nolan Richardson days, the Razorbacks play anContinue reading “Razor Sharp”
Strongmen of the Southland
Wichita St is rolling. So is Florida and Arizona. However, there is one team that hasn’t got a whiff of the publicity of those teams. That team plays in the Southland Conference and it hasn’t lost since Nov. 23. The Stephen F. Austin (SFA) Lumberjacks sport a gaudy 27-2 as they steamroll toward the finishContinue reading “Strongmen of the Southland”
Sons of Westwood
The rumors of UCLA’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Early in the season it looked bleak for UCLA after struggling to beat Georgia and losing to Cal Poly. The Bruins chemistry looked shoddy and they were working to incorporate Shabazz Muhammad into the lineup. Now the Bruins are tied for first in the Pac-12 andContinue reading “Sons of Westwood”
Made of Gold
Marquette was expected to be among the favorites in the Big East, but I’m not sure many people thought the Golden Eagles would be this good. Their currently second in the conference with a 13-3 league record losing just one of their last 13 games. Marquette doesn’t have a lot of size, but have twoContinue reading “Made of Gold”
Steamin’ towards March
Last month, it looked like Ohio St was going to win the Big Ten championship in a landslide. Now the Purdue Boilermakers are making their claim for a piece of that title. Some wrote the Boilermakers off after Robbie Hummel suffered another torn ACL. However, there was still plenty of talent left in the cupboardContinue reading “Steamin’ towards March”
Heroes in a Half Shell
The Maryland Terrapins, who welcome Duke on Wednesday, are one of the hottest teams in the nation. They’ve won five in-a-row and 11 of 13. Everyone knows about the guard ACC fans love to hate, Greivis Vasquez, but the revelation for the Terps has been freshman post player, Jordan Williams. Williams is averaging nine points-per-game,Continue reading “Heroes in a Half Shell”
Let the Tournaments Begin
For the next couple of days, I’ll be giving previews/prediction of mid-major conference tournaments. Today we’re going to begin with the big South, Ohio Valley, Horizon League, and the Atlantic Sun. Big South: This is a conference that I’ve been watching all season long. There’s VMI whom opened the season with a win at KentuckyContinue reading “Let the Tournaments Begin”
Just When You Thought It was Safe to Go to the Desert
The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona St Sun Devils are staking claim to being two of the best teams in the West. This is shaping to be the best year of college basketball in that state since 1995 when Arizona St earned a #5 seed and made it to the Sweet 16 and Arizona received aContinue reading “Just When You Thought It was Safe to Go to the Desert”
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