Sweet 16 Preview: West Region
No. 4 Connecticut versus No. 8 Arkansas Excluding Alabama, the Huskies looked the most impressive of any team over the first weekend but will face their biggest challenge against the lengthy Razorbacks in the Sweet 16. UConn head coach Dan Hurley exorcised his NCAA Tournament demons while Eric Musselman continued to thrive, reaching the second…
Sweet 16 Preview: Midwest Region
(1) Houston vs. (5) Miami Houston hasn’t been as dominant as they hoped through the first two rounds. Specifically in their opener against Northern Kentucky where they scratched and clawed their way to an 11 point victory. Against Auburn, they looked as dominant as they should be. heated up with 22 points and 5/9 shooting…
Sweet 16 Preview: East Region
#4 Tennessee versus #9 Florida Atlantic Despite the loss of Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee hasn’t missed a beat in the tournament. They are a physical team that beats the opponent into submission. Duke learned that first hand, as the Volunteers won their second round contest against the Blue Devils 65-52. Olivier Nkamhoua was the hero on…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings: Sweet 16 Edition
Okay. Let’s take a much-needed deep breath. The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is over and we have another small school from New Jersey to adore for an unforgettable memory. It also might be time to include the 2-15 matchup as another automatic upset after Princeton became the third 15-seed to reach the Sweet…
2023 NCAA Tournament Bracket
South Midwest Alabama (1) Houston (1) Tx A&MCC (16) Alabama Houston N.Kentucky(16) Maryland (8) WV Auburn Iowa(8) West Virginia (9) Alabama Houston Auburn (9) SDSU (5) Virginia Miami Miami(5) Charleston(12) SDSU Miami Drake(12) Virginia (4) Virginia Indiana Indiana (4) Furman(13) Bama Houston Kent St (13) Creighton(6) Arizona Texas iowa St. (6) NC State (11)…
NCAA Tournament Preview – South Region
The South Region is home to a number of teams that play very different styles of basketball. Teams like Arizona, Alabama, NC State, Missouri, and Charleston love to push the pace all ranking inside the top 100 in tempo. On the other hand, we have Virginia who plays at the slowest pace in the country…
NCAA Tournament Preview – Midwest Region
Why Houston Advances: The best defense in the nation. There isn’t much to discuss on why this Houston team is built for March, but to sum it up in one word would be “balance.” The defense is talked about so much that I don’t think I can do it justice with words, so I’ll use…
NCAA Tournament Preview – West Region
From an analytical standpoint, the west region is by far the most loaded in this year’s tournament. The top five seeds all rank in the top-11 in KenPom’s database, but the storylines don’t stop there. The west features the defending national champions, everyone’s favorite mid-major (Gonzaga), the last Cinderella team to reach the Final Four…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
At long last, the NCAA Tournament bracket is finally set. Outside of Nevada entering the field ahead of Rutgers, there was little drama on the bubble as the experts proved why they’re the best at projecting the field. The final Power 16 rankings of the season will be a little different this time around. Instead…
NCAA Tournament Preview – East Region
Why Purdue Advances: Well, for starters, Purdue only lost five games all year. Also they have the presumptive National Player of the Year on their roster in Zach Edey and one of the best coaches in the nation in Matt Painter. Purdue, for long stretches of the season, was seen as the top team in…
NBA Rookie Watch
Welcome back to another edition of NBA Rookie Watch, where we showcase the top-performing players in the rookie class. It’s been a while since our last official ranking in late January, so, there’s a ton of movement on this list. A previous low-ranked rookie jumped all the way up to the No. 3 spot and…
adidas Next Generation Tournament: Zadar, Croatia
The adidas Next Generation Tournament, Zadar took place March 3-5. This four part qualifier, build up culminating in a final tournament at the European Final Four serves as Europe’s biggest stage for under-18 basketball prospects at the club level. The first qualifier event was held in Munich from January 20-22 where Real Madrid won (article…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
Tickets have been punched, hearts have been broken and an 11-22 team that lost its last four games of the regular season is 40 minutes away from a NCAA Tournament appearance. With the official end of the regular season and conference tournaments in full swing, the madness is finally upon us. Keeping up with all…
NBA Sophomore Watch
Welcome to another ranking for the NBA’s sophomore class. Just as we did last week, the newest rankings for the sophomore class will only count games up until the All-Star break. The next batch of rookie and sophomore rankings will both begin from the first games post All-Star break. We do this to accurately depict…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
This Saturday’s slate of games was the “breakout” week for college basketball that captured the national attention of fans in one of its first weekends at the forefront of the sports world. With several marquee matchups and unforgettable buzzer-beaters, it was a perfect day for college hoops fans, unless of course, you were on the…
NCAA Power 16 Rankings
The NCAA Tournament Committee revealed their Top 16 seeds on Saturday, but those resume standings are completely useless compared to the undoubtedly perfect power rankings I have listed below. The committee judges every game equally, but the teams that are playing the best right now are the ones with a chance to cut down the…
NBA Hot & Cold: Rookie Edition
Hot & Cold is one of my favorite articles to write because we get to see under-the-radar players who are putting up statistics above or below their averages. In this week’s article, we have a few fresh faces on the list who are making it hard for coaches to not raise their playing time. We…
adidas Next Generation Tournament: Patras, Greece
The adidas Next Generation Tournament is Europe´s biggest stage for under-18 basketball prospects at the club level. The first qualifier event was held in Munich from January 20-22 where Real Madrid won. The second qualifier was held February 10-12 in Patras, Greece. This event was won once again by a Spanish club, this time by…