Today's upset of Auburn reminded me of Yale's last NCAA Tournament win (2016) when the 12th-seeded Bulldogs upended 5-seed Baylor in Providence.
Taurean Prince, in one of the greatest postgame interview moments ever, explaining how the Bears got outrebounded in the game.
What a moment as Juwan Gary concludes his home career at Nebraska, getting some love from Iowa players as well as he exits the court.
College basketball, man.
Friendly reminder that there’s a very strong possibility the Selection Committee would have left this 30-3 Drake team out of the NCAA Tournament field had they lost the MVC Final.
Virginia continues the most bizarre 8-year postseason stretch in history:
'17: Lose to Florida 65-39 in R32
'18: Lose to 16-seed UMBC in R64
'19: National Champions
'21: Lose to 13-seed Ohio in R64
'23: Lose to 13-seed Furman in R64
'24: Lose to Colorado State 67-42 in First 4
A look ahead to your 2026 NCAA Tournament sites:
R64/R32:
Buffalo, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Greenville, SC
Tampa, FL
St. Louis, MO
Oklahoma City, OK
Portland, OR
San Diego, CA
Sweet 16/Elite 8:
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
Houston, TX
San Jose, CA
Final Four:
Indianapolis, IN
Putting a Top 10 clash between Marquette and Iowa State, at one of the best arenas in the nation in Hilton Coliseum, on ESPN+ is borderline criminal.
When people say college basketball has a bit of a marketing problem, especially pre-March, point to this as Exhibit A.
I present to you, Saturday December 14th, 2024 across college hoops:
Louisville/Kentucky
Xavier/Cincinnati
Gonzaga/UConn
Texas A&M/Purdue
Tennessee/Illinois
NC State/Kansas
UCLA/Arizona
Creighton/Alabama
Memphis/Clemson
Auburn/Ohio State
Seton Hall/Rutgers
Mississippi
One thing that gets me every year at this time is the jarring suddenness of the end of a team's season.
There is so much buildup & exposure over 5+ months of the regular season.
Then, literally in an instant, it's over. The TV feed kicks back to the studio and players who were
