Basketball fans will reminisce about the semifinal game of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Division 1 Tournament between the UCLA Bruins and the Gonzaga Bulldogs for decades. The fiercely-contested game that featured multiple lead changes and clutch shots appeared destined for a second overtime period before freshman — and soon-to-be millionaire … Read more
When a college basketball team scores over 100 points in a game, it raises some eyebrows. When we hear of a college team finishing a game with less than 25 points, we check for accuracy. When both rarities occur during the same contest, it’s time to dig a little deeper. … Read more
For many sports fans, the 2020 NFL Draft is providing a much-needed diversion during the ongoing global pandemic. For most major sports, draft day has become a much-anticipated event made for both television and live viewing. Watching how this year’s version of the NFL Draft has had to deviate from … Read more
The National Basketball Association has resumed play after its annual week-long All-Star Break. Each year from mid-February through early April we see the basketball focus shift away from the NBA to high school and college single-elimination tournaments. Players at those levels leave their skin on the court knowing the game … Read more
In this space we’ve talked about the college basketball blowout. There’s no real numeric threshold for determining when a game between two schools becomes a waste of time for both, but there are no on-court gains when one team defeats another by 94 points. No one wins those games. Not … Read more
Remember the 1990s when the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls were all the rage in the midst of their dynasty? Regardless of which town you were in, you didn’t have to go far to see someone wearing Bulls’ paraphernalia of some kind. If you had an extra ticket to a Bulls’ … Read more
College basketball’s 2019 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) final game pitting the Texas Longhorns against the Lipscomb University Bisons was played on April 4th at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. I watched a portion of the second half on television and although the game wasn’t a blowout, Texas was in … Read more
It’s March Madness time. Basketball junkies, casual observers and others will be tuning in, filling out brackets and entering contests and office pools. But just getting to this point is the difficult part. The term March Madness is reserved for the Division 1 NCAA Tournament, but the real basketball madness … Read more
When we all reach for our 2019 NCAA Division 1 College Basketball Tournament brackets after the March 17 pairings are announced, we will notice several recognizable programs among the missing. More than a couple of the so-called power conferences are having down years, largely because some annual tournament fixtures within … Read more
NCAA Division 1 College Basketball. Brought to you by the 346 participating institutions of higher learning and the 32 conferences they compete in. All the academic sharpness you can handle can be found on some of those sprawling campuses. But if you are a true follower of college hoops, you … Read more
