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2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 11: The Old Spice And 76 Classic Finals Close A Wild Weekend
With the final two early season tournaments of Thanksgiving week wrapping up, I'm going to flip my usual format for one of these posts. Today's entry will start with a look at the final day's slate in Lake Buena Vista and Anaheim. After the jump, I'll have a quick rundown of how Saturday's finals...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 10: A Surprise Battle 4 Atlantis Final Highlights Saturday's Action
Before I get to today's schedule, which is highlighted by a completely unexpected final in the Bahamas, I want to take a look back at what happened in the one tournament that was decided yesterday, and two others that are taking Saturday off. Syracuse claimed the NIT Season Tip-Off with a...
RPI WATCH: 11/28/2010
Quick recaps: James Madison still hasn't lost since we beat them. Denzel Bowles and Rayshawn Goins each had 20-point double-doubles against Eastern Michigan. Duke blasted Oregon. After seeing Kyle Singler go off for 30 points in his home state, I feel pretty good about how we defended him. Don't...
RPI WATCH: 11/27/2010
I wore out my remote control and my DVR yesterday, but I managed to catch key parts of tournament games involving our opponents during the commercial breaks of various football games. Primarily, I was interested in the Oklahoma State-Virginia Tech semifinal, for obvious reasons. Although the Hokies...
First Test: Kansas Jayhawks vs. Arizona Wildcats
I knew Kansas had been dominating. But I wasn't totally aware just how much domination was coming out of Lawrence: so far the closest game the Jayhawks have played was against North Texas, and they won by 33. The Jayhawks are first in Ken Pomeroy's rankings (though Sagarin's computer isn't nearly...
College Basketball Viewer's Guide For November 27
Just one trophy was handed out on the Friday after Thanksgiving, and Tennessee took it by once again showing they can play when dealing with adversity and controversy. The Volunteers claimed the NIT Season Tip-Off crown with a 78-68 victory over Villanova in New York. Scotty Hopson was named the...
College Basketball Viewer's Guide For November 26
If you're not too worn out from Black Friday shopping, or if you were smart enough to skip the crowds and do your holiday gift-buying online, you'll have plenty of college basketball TV options on this day after Thanksgiving. One tournament trophy will be handed out, while the finals for six others...
Recent BC Early Season Basketball Tournaments
When BC plays in next year's 2011 76 Classic, it will mark the fourth straight year the Eagles will be playing in an early season tournament, and the fifth time in the last ten seasons. Here's a look at how the Eagles have fared the past few years in other early season tournaments over the past few...
KNOW THY ENEMY: Baylor Bears
It's time to preview everyone's favorite spaz team. Will the Baylor Bears flop again like last season, or will take this year's 10th-place prediction as a slap in the face and use it as motivation to return to the NCAA Tournament? If I knew the answer to that question, I'd be making a lot more...
Memorial Day weekend odds & ends
Happy Memorial Day weekend to everyone. Glancing at the weather forecast, it should be a wonderful, sunny and warm weekend here in Kentucky. About time, I'd say -- nothing but cold, wet weather up until now. But finally, and just in time, it looks like summer has found its way to the...
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