The dream of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances died on March 11, 2017, but Cal State Bakersfield and head coach Rod Barnes still did something no team had ever done before. Continue reading “Cal State Bakersfield’s Cinderella Run Ends In NIT Semifinals”
The Baker Dunleavy era has officially begun. The former Villanova associate head coach was officially introduced as the new head coach at Quinnipiac University Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading “Baker Dunleavy Introduced At Quinnipiac”
The Final Four is set with Gonzaga vs. South Carolina and North Carolina vs. Oregon facing off in Phoenix on Saturday. During the NCAA Tournament I’ve been playing with network graphs showing player connections through assists. The networks for these four teams all show different patterns. Continue reading “Final Four Assist Networks”
Villanova associate head coach Baker Dunleavy has been tabbed as the new lead man at Quinnipiac, according to reports. Continue reading “Villanova’s Baker Dunleavy To Be Named Quinnipiac Head Coach”
In a stunning decision, LIU Brooklyn has decided to not renew head coach Jack Perri’s contract when it expires in August. Continue reading “Jack Perri Out At LIU Brooklyn”
Behind the scenes of the NCAA Tournament there was some CIT and NIT action yesterday as well, including a matchup of two programs that like to run and play offense (and haven’t known this type of winning for awhile).
St. Patrick’s Day didn’t bring any luck for mid-majors, but there were some great games. Unfortunately the NYC-area teams are dropping like flies. Continue reading “About Last Night: March 17, 2017”
Mount St. Mary’s played an incredible half against Villanova and there was lots of other action around the country on a big day for the college basketball postseason. Continue reading “About Last Night: March 16, 2017”
It was a light night for the conferences we cover, but that all changes tomorrow! A quick look at some excellent CollegeInsider.com Tournament action. Continue reading “About Last Night: March 15, 2017”
Illinois St. left out of the field completely. Monmouth not even considered. Princeton needing an automatic bid. Wichita St. a 10 seed. Thanks to the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s focus on RPI derivatives (not even the metric itself) the accomplishments by mid-majors are consistently undervalued. Continue reading “Team Selection And Seeding Is Broken, Here’s How To Fix It”
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