10 Reasons to Watch Fairfield Women's Basketball in 2024-2025
1) Can the Stags give an encore? Fairfield racked up the most remarkable season in program history. They won 31 games, 29 in a row, the...
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With Coach Giacchi, Winning is Coming to St. Joesph's (Brooklyn)
St. Joseph’s University (Brooklyn) could not even field a women’s basketball team when Head Coach Joe Giacchi took over in April 2023....
Beyond Blake Griffin: Oklahoma City is a Surprising Hub of Basketball Talent
When basketball fans think of Oklahoma City, they, of course, think of the hometown Thunder and the franchise’s fresh out-of-the-box...
Build a Better Bracket with Kevin Florenz
While I am sure this is akin to Captain Obvious, the NCAA, University Members, and Media Partners have been long tenured advocates of...
Mr. Sports Travel Finds Former College Hoopers Thriving In Asia and Oceania
What are the chances this sports travel basketball columnist from San Diego would find a pair of former San Digo Aztecs thriving a world...
Another Update on The Jackrabbits
On January 18th, the Omaha Mavericks and South Dakota State Jackrabbits gave the 2,831 spectators a nail biter. I think I spilled my...
A-10 Women's Update
A-10 women’s basketball continued play this past week, and Richmond’s winning continued. The Spiders traveled to Davidson, defeating them...
South Dakota State Update
On Saturday, January 6th, 6-8 Montana St., visited 7-8 South Dakota State in what looked to be, an even college basketball matchup. It...
Book Excerpt: "Boston Ball" by Clayton Trutor
Chapter 5: Great Kids (Pitino) “Practices under Sig [Sigler] and Liebowitz were very calm and mild and orderly and short. Under Rick...
10 Reasons the Portland Pilots are a Team to Watch This Season
Without a winning record in the last six seasons, the Portland Pilots were looking for a fresh start. In walks Shantay Legans, the coach...
Mr. Sports Travel Finds Former College Hoopers Thriving In Latin America
What's even better than enjoying basketball games as a fan and writer in 11 different countries over five months? Playing basketball...
10 Reasons to Root for Ohio Wesleyan Women's Hoops
Can the coach really pull off “The Griddy?” The only way to find out is to follow the Ohio Wesleyan University women’s basketball team,...
10 Reasons Dakota State Should Be Proud
The NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship officially came to a close March 18 after Clarke (Iowa) defeated defending champion Thomas More...
Transfer Treasures: Smaller Names, Big Games
Over 1,000 men’s basketball players have entered the transfer portal this offseason — a testament to the impact of the NCAA’s decision to...
10 Reasons For CNU To Be Proud
Christopher Newport made it all the way to the NCAA Women's D3 Finals. The Captains finished their season with an amazing 33-1 record....
Men's NCBBA Regionals Preview
The 2023 regional tournaments are upon us. All season long our team of experts has voted who would make the field of 40. Soon the field...
Men's Club - Final 2023 Bracketology
The absurdity commences in a week. Most teams know their destiny and are preparing for their possible matchups, but a few teams still...
Women's Club Update - Late March Bracketology
The final week of the NCBBA-W regular season has fallen upon us. All but three spots are locked up, but there’s still a lot to play for....
Some HBCU's Hoping To Make Mark In Madness This March - And Next
After Jelani Williams hit the game-winning free throws in Howard’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship game, he bent over,...
Women's NJCAA D3 Tournament Preview
The National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association (NJCAA) DIII women’s tournament is scheduled to start March 15th and a champion will...
USCAA Men's D2 - 4 Teams to Watch in the Tournament
The USCAA Men’s Division II national tournament starts on March 13. Below are four teams that could make a deep run, perhaps all the way...
Men's Club Bracketology: Mid-March Update
With just 3 weeks remaining in the NCBBA regular season 23 teams have clinched a spot in the 40-team bracket. There have been some risers...
10 Reasons Why Olivet Nazarene Women Should Be Proud
If you want a peek at an exciting NAIA college basketball team, a visit to Illinois might be in order. Sitting about an hour’s drive away...
Women's Club Bracketology - Early March Update
“This is March”- John Rothstein. The most exciting time of the year in college basketball, where anything can happen. While the madness...
10 Reasons To Root For Prince George's Community College Men's Team
1. Unfinished Business The Owls won the NJCAA Division III Men's Region 20 Championship in the 2021–2022 season after finishing the...
Men's Wheelchair Update - Mid February Rankings
1.University of Arizona Arizona is coming down the stretch with a spotless record, but the squeaky-clean loss column did not come easy....
Men's Club Bracketology: Mid-February Update
Parity is very much alive in the NCBBA here in mid-February. There have been 3 new #1s the last 3 top 20 polls, and four different teams...
NAIA Men's Update - 8 Teams That Could Make Noise in March
March is within reach and the race to Kansas City for the 85th annual NAIA Men’s Basketball Championship is heating up as teams hit their...
Men's Club Bracketology: January 2023
After a few weeks off for winter break, NCBBA action is heating back up as we get deep into conference play. There are some pivotal...
Some NCCAA Men's D2 Coach Of Year Candidates
The release of the first NCCAA coaching poll of the season brought expectations for the teams that sat atop the rankings. The fluidity of...
D3 Men's Update: Can Stevens Repeat as MAC Freedom Conference Champs?
The Stevens Ducks are hoping for some déjà vu. After dropping to 0-4 to start their out of conference schedule, the Ducks appeared lost. ...
Reasons to Root for Howard Community College Lady Dragons
1. A Program on the Rise The Howard Community College women's basketball program is only a decade old and started with little fanfare. As...
D2 Men's Update: 10 Reasons to Root for Slippery Rock
On March 15, 2015: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” sat atop the Billboard 100 for the 10th consecutive week. The Karl-Anthony...
Men's Wheelchair Early Season Rankings, 2022-2023
1. University of Arizona (5-0) The Wildcats are a force to reckon with so far this season with all their wins decided by 20 points or...
10 Reasons To Root For Maryland Women's Basketball This Season
1. LegUSy Brenda Frese had a thought. She also had a question. So the Maryland Terrapins Head Coach decided to start this season by...
NAIA Women's Update: Early Season Upsets
Anything can happen in NAIA women’s basketball. November and December certainly had some interesting upsets. Now that we’re about halfway...
Davidson-Davie CC's Coach Matt Ridge - The Ridge On Top Of The Storm
Matt Ridge is running up the sideline toward mid-court, waving his hands frantically, yelling to his Davidson-Davie Community College...
Women's Wheelchair Early Season Rankings
1. University of Alabama (8-0) The University of Alabama has dominated in recent years and continues to do so. The Crimson Tide head home...
Men's Club Early Season Update: 6 Up-And-Coming Teams To Watch
Men’s Club Basketball is not only back—but the season is already in full swing. And before we know it, teams will be facing off in their...
Men's Wheelchair Update: Team Culture Clicking At Arizona
Ben Thornton, wheels on the foul line, lines up a free throw at the end of a two-hour Monday morning practice for the University of...
D2 Women's Early Season Update - Teams Surging and Emerging
Through the first month of the 2022-23 season, Division-II powerhouses such as Grand Valley State, Ashland and Union have jumped out to...
Men’s Club Bracketology: Who’s Qualifying for NCBBA Regionals in April?
After about a month of action in the league, we are starting to figure out who is emerging as contenders around the country. Teams like...
NAIA Men's Update - Early Season Upsets
There’s no need to be upset! This kind of thing happens to everybody from time to time. It’s a very natural part of the game we all love....
Reasons To Root For Simmons College Of Kentucky This Season
When searching for what makes each women’s basketball team in the National Christian College Athletic Association unique, characteristics...
NCCAA Men's D2 Update - Seven Surprising Starts
While the season is undoubtedly still young, there are several teams who have opened up this NCCAA Men's D2 campaign in notable fashion....
D2 Men's Update - A GNAC Preview
The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is always highly competitive. For example, last season every team had at least five conference...
The 68 Best Places To Watch D1 College Basketball - And More
Late last season, I, Joe Connor, (aka Mr. Sports Travel) completed a nearly 30-year journey – to enjoy a game at every school’s home...
Men’s Club Bracketology: Who’s Qualifying for Regionals in April?
The NCBBA Men's season is just around the corner with games tipping off November 4th. The big question on everyone’s mind is what teams...
D1 Women's Update - Previewing The MAAC
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), representing great competitors from colleges and universities throughout the northeast, is...
USCAA D1 Women's Update: 8 Teams To Watch
The D'Youville University Saints still bask in the glow of their Division I USCAA women's national championship, having torched Saint...
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