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NIT and WBIT format changes along with tournament final sites announced
Both the NIT and WBIT announced some slight changes for their 2027 tournaments. The NCAA has also announced that the NIT championship game will be hosted at Detroit Mercy on April 4, running alongside the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four, while the WBIT semifinals and championship will be held in Wichita, Kan., on March 29 and […]
Humble beginnings to coaching success: How Ginny Boggess worked her way to Toledo
Ginny Boggess is entering her third year as the head women’s basketball coach at Toledo. After spending years as an assistant at the mid-major and power-conference levels, this is her second head coaching job. Boggess grew up in Hamlin, W.Va., and graduated high school with roughly 50 people. She played Division-II college basketball and wanted […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Previewing the Ivy League, Metro, NEC and Patriot League Women’s Basketball Conferences
On the latest episode of “Anything But Mid,” we took a look at how things are shaping up on the women’s side of things in the Ivy League, Metro, NEC and Patriot League. Listen to the episode on Spotify: Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts: Ivy League Three teams sit atop the Ivy League. […]
Saint Louis Robbie Avila takes fifth-year eligibility case to court
Robbie Avila filed a petition for emergency relief in St. Louis City Court seeking a fifth-year of eligibility at the college level, as first reported by Stu Durando on Sept. 24. The case is now heading to federal court with a hearing on Oct. 13. This decision comes in the wake of the undrafted senior […]
Mid-Major Reacts Results: Mastodons and Salukis named best nicknames
We saw one of our most balanced polls last week, with all six options taking home at least 11% of the vote. The top spot for best mid-major nickname was a tie as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and the Southern Illinois Salukis took 22% of the vote apiece. The Campbell Fighting Camels and Louisiana […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: What outdoor location should host a college basketball game?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. We’ve seen some pretty unique locations for college basketball games. Aircraft carriers, a baseball stadium, Lake Tahoe. So, that led us to ask the question…. What […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: MEAC, MAC and Mountain West Men’s Preview
Listen to this episode on Spotify: Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts: MEAC This is once again Howard’s conference to lose. The Bison retained a fair amount from last season and project to dominate if they can stay healthy behind the trio of Cam Gillus, Ose Okojie and Cedric Taylor. Behind them, a slew […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Previewing the MEAC, MAC and Mountain West women’s basketball conferences
This week on “Anything But Mid,” we spoke about the MEAC, MAC and Mountain West women’s basketball conferences. Let’s take a look at how things are shaping up: Listen to the episode on Spotify: Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts: MEAC Howard is coming off a dominant 26-8 (13-1) season that culminated in a […]
Rivals’ paid evaluation is latest seismic change in college sports landscape
If you are following along to college athletics now you are likely inundated with talk of policy, more specifically, the Protect College Sports Act and the arguments for and against taking much of the attention. Now consider a new layer in the seismic shifts we’ve seen in college athletics over the 2020s: paid evaluations and […]
Tobin Anderson Ready To Embrace a New Challenge at a Success Starved Program
“Dark night and bright future” is the title of a song of late legendary country star Dolly Parton, but it adequately describes the state of Tennessee Tech’s basketball program at the end of the John Pelphrey era, which came to an unceremonious and abrupt end last March after the Golden Eagles failed to qualify for […]
Neveda coach Steve Alford to retire at end of 2026-2027 season
Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball head coach Steve Alford will retire at the conclusion of the 2026-27 season, the school announced on Thursday. Alford is calling it a career after 36 seasons in the game, split between Missouri State, Iowa, New Mexico, UCLA, and the past eight being spent in Reno at Nevada. He has […]
Beyond the Horizon: Where did the league’s 2025-26 award winners end up?
In unsurprising fashion, the Horizon League will be full of new faces in 2026-27. A handful of teams were able to retain six players from their 2025-26 rosters, but no more, meaning every team, at a minimum, had to build more than half of its roster through the transfer portal or with high school and […]
Mid-Major Reacts Results: The Havocs have it
Have you ever been to a game in West Phoenix? If the answer is no, then you’re missing out on one of the best parties at a college basketball game. Grand Canyon students, known as the Havocs, make GCU games a spectacle. Capacity is 7,000 at Global Credit Union Arena (GCU Arena), and boy, do […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: What’s the best mid-major team nickname?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. Mid-major schools have some of the best team nicknames in all sports. Creative, unique, historic. Frank DeBari and I discussed some of the top names on […]
Caleb Lundy becomes the highest-rated recruit in Drexel history
The Drexel men’s basketball program secured a commitment from the highest-rated recruit in its history when Archbishop Wood combo guard Caleb Lundy verbally committed to play for head coach Zach Spiker and the Dragons last month. The South Jersey native held offers from Albany, Rhode Island, and rival Big 5 programs in Temple, La Salle, […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: CAA, CUSA and Horizon women’s basketball previews
Earlier this week, we took a look at the CAA, C-USA and Horizon men’s basketball conferences. Now, let’s see how things are shaping up on the women’s side of things. Listen to the episode on Spotify: Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts: Coastal Charleston went 27-6 last season while winning the regular season and […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Horizon, CAA and Conference USA Men’s Preview
In this podcast, Isaac Bourne, Ian Sacks, Frank DeBari, and Drew Gentile come together to preview three new mid-major conferences as we truck the month before the month before the college basketball season starts. Listen to the episode on Spotify: Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts: Horizon It’s Robert Morris’ league to lose. With […]
Mid-Major Madness Reacts Survey: What’s the best mid-major tradition?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mid-Major fans and fans across the country. College basketball is littered with traditions. Passionate fanbases. Quirky rituals. Longstanding rivalries. The sport has it all. But we want to know which tradition among mid-majors […]
#BelieveBIG: George Mason reaches unparalleled heights under Vanessa Blair-Lewis
Flour, eggs, sugar, frosting. Guard, forward, center. The first group of ingredients is for baking a cake. The second is for putting together a basketball team. George Mason women’s basketball head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis strikes the connection between the two and likens a college basketball team and season to baking a cake. “The exciting part […]
St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball looks to build upon strong 2025-26 season
The St. Bonaventure’s women’s basketball program is coming off a 17-16 (7-11 Atlantic 10) season that culminated in hosting and winning a WNIT game. Led by head coach Jim Crowley, who is entering the fourth season of his second stint at St. Bonaventure, the Bonnies are looking to continue to compete this upcoming season. St. […]
Mid-Major Reacts Results: NIT should head back to Hinkle
We’re still waiting to hear where the NIT semifinals and championship will be at the end of this season, and Mid-Major Madness fans believe it should return to Hinkle Fieldhouse. Hinkle received 30% of the vote in last week’s MMM Reacts Poll. It barely beat out the Palestra, which had 26%. Madison Square Garden and […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Looking at the Big Sky, Big South and Big West women’s basketball conferences
On a recent episode of the “Anything But Mid” Podcast, we looked at the Big Sky, Big South and Big West basketball conferences. We previously previewed the men’s side of things, so let’s take a look how things are looking on the women’s side: Listen on Spotify: Listen on Apple Podcasts: Big Sky The Big […]
‘Anything But Mid’ Podcast: Big Sky, Big South and Big West Men’s Basketball Preview
This week on our podcast, “Anything But Mid,” we spoke about the Big Sky, Big South and Big West for men’s basketball. Spotify: Apple: Big Sky The Big Sky is welcoming Southern Utah and Utah Tech for the upcoming 2026-2027 season. This is an action-packed, tightly competitive conference, so having two new teams can shake […]
Anything But Mid: Taking a look at the American East, American, Atlantic 10 and ASUN women’s conferences
Anything But Mid began its conference preview series for women’s basketball this week. Here’s a quickly recap of the America East, American, Atlantic 10 and ASUN as discussed on the episode. Spotify: Apple Podcasts: American East Vermont is the favorite coming off a regular-season championship after going 26-7 (13-3). Even though they lost head coach […]
Breaking down the Furman men’s basketball non-conference slate
Reigning Southern Conference champion Furman has announced its 2026-27 non-conference basketball schedule, and as expected, there is no power program on the slate other than playing a preseason exhibition at Alabama on Oct. 8. Furman opened its newly renovated Timmons Arena last season, dropping a 96-71 game to the Crimson Tide. This will be one […]
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