Latest blog entries about College Basketball
The fact that you can even debate whether UConn’s frontcourt, backcourt or wings are more loaded shows you the type of depth the Huskies have this year. Successful college basketball backcourts need a blend of catch-and-shoot threats, off-script shotmakers, table setters, defensive stoppers, and Swiss army combinations of the above. This year, the Huskies backcourt […]
We are getting the last rendition of the Mountain West conference as we know it. The Mountain West has been the best Mid-Major conference the last half decade. The conference had a record six NCAA Tournament bids two years ago. We have a clear echelon at the top, but the middle of this conference is […]
Before all the women’s college basketball fun officially begins on Monday, Nov. 3, let’s have some fun with three bold player-based predictions for the season ahead: Mikayla Blakes will lead the nation in scoring—with at least 30 points per game I teased this prediction in The Feed and, to be honest, suggesting that Mikayla Blakes […]
Following back-to-back years with Caleb Love serving as the team’s leading scorer, Arizona heads into the 2025-26 season with only one player who averaged double figures a year ago. That’s Jaden Bradley, who will again be a big part of the Wildcats’ offense, but will the senior be able to elevate his game to where […]
Welcome back to the FINAL off-season edition of “You’re Nuts!” Ohio State tips off Monday night, officially kicking off the 2025-26 college basketball season. In addition to IU Indy-Ohio State, there are 173 other games on Monday night, so kick back, enjoy yourself, and watch some ball. Last week, Connor and Justin debated whether the […]
It’s on to the regular season for the Wisconsin Badgers, as they wrapped up exhibition games against the Oklahoma Sooners and UW-Platteville Pioneers over the last week. In the first game, the Badgers had a thriller finish, falling just short in an 84-83 loss. John Blackwell led the way with 20 points, while Nick Boyd […]
Kentucky’s 84-70 exhibition loss to Georgetown was a jarring reality check, but the most concerning part wasn’t just the final score. It was the admission from head coach Mark Pope afterward that his team was completely unprepared for a defensive scheme he knew was coming. ‘I just did a poor job’ After the game, Pope […]
Date 11/3 || Time 8:45 || Venue Spectrum Center || Video ESPN Duke opens the season on Tuesday with Texas in Charlotte and that’s an interesting way to get things started. Texas has been on a bit of a walkabout lately. They fired Rodney Terry after last season and he wasn’t an awful coach. He […]
Let’s start with some honesty: The SEC is going to take a step back. That’s inevitable coming off a season where the SEC put 14 teams in the NCAA tournament, nabbed a pair of top seeds, sent two teams to the Final Four, and saw Florida claim a national title. But if you checked in […]
Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with host Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. On this episode, Bozich is joined by Josh Pos of Inside the Hall to discuss what we learned from IU basketball’s exhibition games and ... The post POTB 544: Takeaways from IU basketball’s exhibitions and an IU-Maryland football preview appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
Hey everyone, here are the results of the two survey questions we posted earlier this week. We had asked for your opinion on the job security of head coach Jonathan Smith and starting quarterback Aidan Chiles. Needless to say, there is not a ton of optimism for Smith and Chiles. Nearly a half of us […]
With the Rutgers Men’s Basketball season tipping off next week, we decided it was time to do a deep dive on the entire roster. This article is the second part of a two-part series. Click here for part one of the series, where we analyze each new player in the program, including transfers and freshmen. […]
Although this week had less notable off-the-field news and not much to offer in terms of midweek contests, action heats back up around Rutgers Athletics this weekend and into next week. As the fall sports are coming closer to their end, the winter sports are nearing the start of their seasons, with men’s and women’s […]
When will Luka Bogavac be cleared to play? Apparently the Serbian sharpshooter has been signed off on as eligible by the NCAA and he’s enrolled and going to class. The stonewall is some kind of administrative hold-up regarding processing his international transcript that UNC has been working on for months. It’s all very frustrating from […]
New Nationals skipper Blake Butera, as noted by many, does not have much professional playing experience, spending just 2 seasons in the minor leagues for the Rays before calling it quits, peaking at the Low A level. Before that, he spent 4 years playing collegiate ball at Boston College, where he was a spark-plug up […]
Vaughn Karvala, a 4-star small forward in the class of 2026, is set to announce his college decision on Saturday, November 1. He’ll be choosing between Cal, Indiana and Xavier: The Hoosiers’ staff has been keeping an eye on Karvala since the summer, hosting him for an official visit during the weekend of October 19. […]
Name: University at Albany, maybe State University of New York at Albany if you want to get super fancy about it. Location: Albany, New York Founded: 1844, the same year the first telegraph message was sent in the United States, and one year before Texas became an official state. Enrollment: According to US News and […]
It hasn’t all been bad, but the last few decades have not been kind to Indiana men’s basketball. After parting ways with Bob Knight, who won 11 Big Ten titles, made five final fours, and hung three banners, the Hoosiers have appeared in just one Final Four and won the conference three times over the […]
Your Oregon basketball teams both played in exhibition matches on Thursday night, let’s talk about how they did. The Men’s team was up first, heading down south to take on the Stanford Cardinal. The Ducks got out to a scorching hot start, jumping out to a 12-2 lead in just about 3 minutes of action. […]
It hasn’t been a slow week, with the football team in a bye week. There’s been plenty to talk about. From Eli Drinkwitz being the topic of many fan message boards at places like LSU, Florida, and Penn State, to the questions around a freshman quarterback taking over for the injured Beau Pribula. But for […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sadiq White Jr. wants to get after people. It’s something he takes pride in. The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball freshman brings a defensive focus and tenacity to the court that Syracuse has lacked in recent years. He’s an elite athlete at 6-foot-9 with the versatility that Syracuse needs in man-to-man defense but […]
Reader beware, you’re in for…some Dots! No scares here! Happy Halloween Dawg Fans. It’s a bye week, but there’s plenty of Dawg related news as you prepare for Halloween! Football Dots Basketball Dots That’s all for today, I hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween if you celebrate. I personally don’t care much […]
On Thursday, former Washington Mystics star Elena Delle Donne was named to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026. Delle Donne played for the Chicago Sky from 2013-16 and the Mystics from 2017-23. Today, she is a Monumental Basketball advisor and is also the USA Basketball 3X3 women’s national team’s managing director. While […]
We are in that wonderful time of year when Purdue basketball and Purdue football are going at the same time. That means no shortage of content to discuss. Sure, it would be much better if the football team was winning games, but at least they are out there…giving it the old college try? On this […]
Everything is set up for Lauren Betts to have a monster year for UCLA. The coaches and media voted Betts the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. Both also placed her on the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, and did so unanimously. No other Big Ten player made the All-Big Ten Team by both the […]