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We often discuss small sample size theater in these blog posts. It’s a needed caveat when talking about college basketball this early in the season. Otherwise, whenever pointing to something good or bad, it comes off as insanely hyperbolic. Operating under the assumption everyone understands small sample size theater is used since there’s no other […]

If you can make it in the Big Apple, you can make it anywhere. At least that’s what someone would say if this were 1988 or pretty much anytime before the Internet shrunk the world. Don’t worry, this will related to college basketball in a minute. Eh, I digress… It’s The Morning After College Basketball! […]

It was a productive Friday in SEC basketball, as several teams around the league picked up convincing wins. There are three games on Saturday’s slate, with a couple of teams trying to stay undefeated on the season. Let’s get to the SEC basketball predictions. Season Predictions Record (straight up): 35-4 Nicholls State at No. 23 […]

Bill Russell, 44 years after being inducted, finally accepted his Hall of Fame ring. His reason for not embracing the honor was Russell’s feeling that he was undeserving of being the first black player to receive the honor. In a private ceremony w/my wife & close friends A.Mourning @AnnMeyers @billwalton & others I accepted my […]

The Ohio Bobcats are set to face the famed Villanova Wildcats on Saturday in what is expected to be a one-sided college basketball game. However, if you’re into lines and gambling and picks, you should 100 percent put all your money (fictitious, for entertainment purposes only) on Ohio. Let’s do this. Disclaimer: Joseph is not […]

Florida managed to hold on for a six-point win against Towson on Thursday, and it was a needed victory for the SEC after some early struggles. There are six games on Friday’s schedule, with several teams around the conference looking to grab quality wins. Let’s get to the SEC basketball predictions. Season Predictions Record (straight […]

As Disney+ enthralls the country, which is apparently not Mickey Mouse on steroids, the 2019-20 college basketball season keeps trucking along. The die-hard fanatics are here. They always will be. NBA fans who want to see potential Draft prospects have not yet joined the fray. Neither has your weird uncle, who only watches come March […]

LSU came up just short against VCU on Wednesday night, which would have been a huge win for the defending SEC basketball regular season champion. There are three games on Thursday’s schedule, including another SEC vs. Atlantic 10 showdown in the same city. Let’s get to the SEC basketball predictions. Season Predictions Record (straight up): […]

According to an announcement, Memphis Tigers star James Wiseman is dropping his lawsuit against the NCAA. The suit was a restraining order, allowing him to play following the governing body ruling him ineligible due to head coach Penny Hardaway giving the kid money while both were in the AAU realm. Below is the following statement […]

Let it be known ledes are insanely difficult to write when the meaningful information comes after the initial word vomit. It’s similar to micromanaging college basketball coaches who rather run a few seconds off the clock before starting earnest offense. Basically, all this stuff you see here — the words barely forming sentences — are […]

Dawson Garcia, a five-star forward prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, is down to just four schools. He’s considered one of the very best players in his recruiting class. News of the five-star senior Dawson Garcia out of Minnesota narrowing his choices to schools down to four broke on the mean streets […]

Five-star guard Bryce Thompson was down to a final four of schools in his recruitment, which included the Kansas Jayhawks, North Carolina Tar Heels, Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cobowys. With the first signing period of the 2020 recruiting class underway, he has decided on the school where he’ll be taking his talents. He is […]

Coby White made the most of a visit from college coach Roy Williams, dropping a game-high 27 points off the bench and becoming the youngest player to hit seven 3-pointers in a quarter. The North Carolina standout bounced back from a shaky start to the season, making 8-of-14 from the field and 7-of-11 from deep, […]

Five-star combo guard Nimari Burnett was down to his final four schools of Alabama, Texas Tech, Oregon and Michigan in his recruitment. During the early stages of the national signing period, he made his commitment official as he will be heading to Lubbock to play for coach Chris Beard of Texas Tech. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound […]

It’s been a good start to the season for most SEC basketball teams, and the league will try to keep its momentum going. There are seven games on Tuesday’s schedule, with a few conference teams hitting the road for intriguing matchups. Let’s get to the SEC basketball predictions. Season Predictions Record (straight up): 19-4 Missouri […]

A full week into the 2019-20 college basketball season and the only thing proven to be true is that preseason polls are worthless. With less than a handful of games played by each team, we’ve already witnessed major movement in the AP Poll. If only someone warned us of such a thing… It’s The Morning […]

College basketball coverage tends to fall on the side of fluff. Most of it for decent reason too, as few adults enjoy screaming about unpaid laborers being imperfect while attempting a continuity ball screen. Through decades and decades of Dick Vitale and others creating godlike personas out of mundane human coaches with as many flaws […]

There are so many games, so many players on 353 Division I teams that have so many stories that even the most dedicated college basketball fans have to suspend all other activities to keep up during the season. And a player who basically misses two seasons winds up on the missing persons list. A few […]

It’s been a fun start to the college basketball season, and several SEC basketball teams are already flexing their muscles early on. Kentucky is the new No. 1 team in the country after a great first week, while Florida proved that it still has a lot of work to do after an ugly loss to […]

The college basketball season continues to get stranger. Minutes after the NCAA ruled James Wiseman ineligible for the 2019-20 college basketball season, the Memphis Tigers big man has gotten second-life by way of a temporary restraining order against… the governing body of college sports? So, again, here we are, with a lot to unpack. Before […]

The college basketball season just got a lot stranger, as Memphis Tigers big man James Wiseman has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Expected to be a top NBA Draft pick in 2020, this is a big blow to Penny Hardaway and company. There’s a lot to unpack here, so buckle up, friends: The NCAA […]

For those who didn’t love Thursday’s schedule in college basketball, you should feel a little better knowing that Friday’s matchups are much better. There are several potential Final Four-caliber teams in action, and that should make for some entertaining games featuring some entertaining players. Let’s look ahead to the most noteworthy storylines. Heavyweight Showdown, Pt. […]

In this episode of the Southeast Hoops podcast, I share thoughts on Wednesday’s action in SEC basketball before looking ahead to Friday’s slate. Topics include: Justin Minaya’s double-double in South Carolina’s win over North Alabama Missouri’s dominant performance Buzz Williams’ first victory at Texas A&M Vanderbilt snapping its 20-game losing streak in Jerry Stackhouse’s first […]

Your Veteran Scribe admits to becoming an amateur referee analyst and a professional referee critic. That’s largely because over the last few years, YVS has spent more time at Sony Stadium than in the game venues. The television eye and the curse of replay have made even casual fans “experts” officiating. In my time at […]

It has already been a fun start to the 2019-20 college basketball season, and there are a lot of things that already stand out about the new campaign. We’ve seen incredible freshman performances, incredible team performances, and incredible referee performances. Yes, I know some of you won’t agree with the latter of the group, but […]

In this episode of the Southeast Hoops podcast, I recap all the action from Tuesday’s games in SEC basketball. Topics include: Tyrese Maxey starring in Kentucky’s win over Michigan State Alabama’s upset loss to Penn and why people shouldn’t overreact Auburn freshman Issac Okoro having the ‘it’ factor Arkansas’s 48-point victory against Rice Much more […]

The SEC basketball predictions for the new season got off to a decent start, and there are four intriguing matchups on Wednesday’s schedule. Preseason favorites Kentucky and Florida both had impressive performances in their first game of the season, while Penn scored a surprising upset win at Alabama. Four other SEC teams will try to […]

Villanova Wildcats head coach Jay Wright isn’t known as a man who allows freshmen to get run early, but on Tuesday night, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was doing just that. In a massive blowout victory against Army, the freshman scored 19 points after getting the start. Following the game, Wright claimed he wasn’t exactly shocked by the […]

When Kerry Blackshear decided to leave Virginia Tech to join the Florida Gators, Mike White already knew he had one of the best college basketball players in the country. Following an opening night victory on Tuesday, in which the youngster scored 20 points and grabbed 10 beastly rebounds, there was little reason for the head […]

With the collective gone to the NBA, a college basketball loving nation knew it would be up to Tre Jones to lead the Duke Blue Devils with such a young roster surrounding him. In Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, while the offense wasn’t pretty, the sophomore guard did just that, scoring 15 points and […]

Kentucky Wildcats freshman Tyrese Maxey didn’t even start for John Calipari on Tuesday evening, but after having a stellar game in the World’s Most Famous Arena, he left as a talent worth watching for the remainder of the 2019-20 college basketball season. In Kentucky’s win over the No. 1 ranked Michigan State Spartans, Maxey finished […]

With its incoming recruiting class and the addition of treasured graduate transfer in Kerry Blackshear Jr., the Florida Gators are expected by many media members to make the Final Four and truly compete for a title this season. We detailed earlier this offseason how the conference favorite in Kentucky might not win the SEC and […]

College basketball season is here, and that means the return of the always entertaining SEC basketball predictions. I started doing these several seasons ago on my previous site (Southeast Hoops) and people loved it, so they are back for another season. There are lots of intriguing matchups for opening night of the new season, and […]

With the 2019-20 college basketball season about to hit us in the face as if we owe it money, it’s time for the 2019-20 college basketball season preview spectacular. You see, it’s a podcast… and it is spectacular. We are now avaiable anywhere else quality podcasts can be found. Anyway, who do you guys have […]

Adrian Griffin, a five-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play for the Duke Blue Devils. This is, obviously, a great get for Coach K and company. Stepinac junior Adrian Griffin Jr. has verbally committed to Duke. #duke @StepinacSports @step_basketball — Josh Thomson (@JoshThomson22) November 4, 2019 Not only […]

Bryce Thompson, a five-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has narrowed his potential landing spots list to just four schools. Let’s get down to brass tax. Five-star combo guard Bryce Thompson is down to his final four schools in his recruitment according to a tweet he posted. The four schools include […]

Aminu Mohammed, a 5-star forward in the 2021 recruiting class, is set for an unofficial visit with the Kansas State Wildcats, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-4 small forward, who attends Greenwood Laboratory School in Missouri, continues to garner a lot of attention from top programs around the country due to his tremendous […]

The NCAA has denied a waiver request for Tennessee forward Uros Plavsic, which will force him to sit out the 2019-20 season for the Volunteers. The 7-0 freshman, who redshirted last season at Arizona State, was expected to play a key role in the frontcourt for Rick Barnes and company this season. Tennessee athletic director […]

In 37 seasons, Bob Huggins has won 860 games. He will be a hall of famer. That makes last season much more of an aberration. West Virginia was a dumpster fire train wreck, finishing 15-21. The Mountaineers started last season missing the best guard in school history (Jevon Carter), had two starters dismissed and another […]