Student Union Study Hall Episode 8
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown, and Luke “Big Takes” Maie...
The Final Four as Guys at a Bar
After an exciting two weeks of March Madness, we are now left with just four teams vying for the title (North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, and Gonzaga for those of you who have lived under...
Nevada’s Rollercoaster March
It’s hard to imagine what the past 28 days were like for a Nevada fan. On the one hand, the Wolf Pack won a de facto regular season championship game in front of their home crowd on the last day...
PAC-12 Fanboy: Oregon
What is up with this tournament, to be honest, I don’t know. So as I am the resident Pac-12 fanboy on this site (Bill Walton is my God), I figure to tell you WHY you should root fo...
Luke Maye Was At His 8 AM Class This Morning
Luke Maye, this hero of North Carolina’s Elite 8 win over Kentucky Sunday, made the rest of us look bad by showing up to his 8 AM class this morning, where he received a standing ovation from hi...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up (The Final) – Sweet 16
So….that dreadful time has come…if you don’t know what I am talking about then let me clue you in. I am talking about how March Madness is almost over, and more importantly, there ar...
A Few Reasons to be Happy that Gonzaga Made the Final Four
Gonzaga has made nineteen consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. In all of those years, they have never reached a Final Four. Finally, they have put years of heartbreak behind them and broken t...
INSTANT REACTION: Chris Chiozza’s 3-pointer at buzzer sends Florida to the Elite 8
This game, the last game of the night featured the eight seed Wisconsin Badgers vs the four seed Florida Gators. All I need to do is skip right to the insane last couple minutes of the game and I will...
INSTANT REACTION: Sindarius Thornwell leads South Carolina in rout of Baylor to First Elite 8 Ever
Hey, everyone! I am finally back with a recap and instant reaction to another game! This one was even better than before. The game featured the seventh seed South Carolina Gamecocks vs the three seed ...
Teams Win Tournaments, Not Conferences
There is a lot of talk every year about what the best conference in the country is. Realistically, that concept doesn’t amount to shit. There is so much unnecessary pride that goes into what con...
So, what about Sean Miller’s coaching in March?
We live in a world of instant gratification. There is a demand for results, now. Kevin Durant to the Warriors is an obvious NBA example. In college, it is mostly shown through the coaching carousel. I...
Beat the Spread: Sweet Sixteen Betting Preview
Over the last couple of weeks the NCAA tournament has been a treat. The first part of the Sweet Sixteen game slates gave us an sensational night of college basketball. Oregon ended Michigan’s Cind...
Sweet 16 Matchup Preview: Baylor vs South Carolina
For most College Basketball programs, making the Sweet 16 is a tremendous achievement as well as a golden opportunity. That is certainly the case for South Carolina and Baylor, who will duke it out fo...
UNC Sweet Sixteen Preview
After barely getting by the Razorbacks of Arkansas in the Round of 32, the Tar Heels head to Memphis for the Sweet Sixteen, just two games away from another Final Four berth. First though, they...
Bob Huggins is a Terrible March Coach
Okay, so to start, yes Bob Huggins is a good coach. Yes, he is one of the top coaches in college basketball right now, I mean c’mon 813 wins, enough said. But just because he is a good coach ove...
LaVar Ball isn’t as crazy as you think
Today, ESPN had the worst (best?) idea in the history of sports television. Stephen A. Smith, lead man of First Take and notoriously boisterous debate analyst, was paired with the infamous LaVar Ball....
Student Union Study Hall: Episode 7
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown, and Luke “Big Takes...
Bracket Busters: The Crucial Matchups for Weekend 2
There is no excuse for your bracket to be in bad shape if you would have taken my advice. You would be sitting alright with 11/16 correct Sweet Sixteen teams, and a chance to get 6/8 correct Elite Eig...
Student Union College Basketball Postseason Awards
We have a very diverse range of opinions here at Student Union, but somehow we were all able to agree on three first-team All-Americans. Every single ballot submitted had Lonzo Ball, Frank Mason and C...
Instant Reaction: Mark Stoops Extension
The University of Kentucky has officially extended head football coach Mark Stoops’ contract through 2022. This extension is coming off a 7-6 season, 4-4 in the SEC, and finishing 3rd in the Eas...
Breaking Down the Sweet Sixteen
After a rather lackluster Round of 64, the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament did not disappoint. Among the best storylines, the defending national champion Villanova Wildcats were bested by an expe...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up (Part 2) – Second Round
So I decided to break up Part 1 and Part 2 of my Weekly Pull up this week because they are pretty big and making them two separate ones are much easier. So let’s get right down to business to ro...
The officiating in this tournament has been deplorable
The Monday following opening weekend is always a very productive mental day. The way the tournament is scheduled, there is a lot of time to reflect on the nearly 96 straight hours of basketball. My fi...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up (Part 1) – First Round
Oh my gosh, can you guys believe that we have to wait another week for some tournament games?!? I am probably going to be doing nothing for the next week until basketball comes back on. But I’m ...
The Big Ten has been GOOD All Year
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers. All college basketball season Big 12 and ACC fans have been dismantling the good name that is Big Ten Basketball. Those groups have been calling the conference weak...
Best Sweet 16 Matchups: Kentucky vs UCLA
The first 2 days of this years NCAA tournament were… weak. There were relatively no upsets and most of the upsets that did happen, weren’t really upsets. #12 seed Middle Tennessee State &#...
Turner Sports Sideline Reporter Power Rankings
Sideline reporting does not have the same level of importance as the main broadcasters. No one will ever turn off a basketball game because they were annoyed with the lady saying what Gregg Marshall ...
Midwest Second Round: #3 Oregon vs #11 Rhode Island Preview
TBS: Midwest Second Round #3 Oregon vs #11 Rhode Island 4:30pm Sacremento, CA Spread: Oregon -5 Over/Under 138.5 After dismantling six seed Creighton Blue Jays 84-72 in the first round of the tourname...
The Bracket Bunker: Tales from opening weekend
To some, pondering a two day span that would include 24 hours of basketball, 2 cases of Miller Lite, enough Twisted Tea to make you diabetic, and under 12 total hours of sleep is a scary proposition. ...
Day 1 Bracket Results- Good News
In most years, around this time, I am sitting on a couch watching the last game wind down, staring at my bracket and asking, what in the HELL was I thinking. Tonight, as I watch my eventual winner, Ar...
Tom Crean Out at IU
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Today is a day that may IU fans are rejoicing, but for others, like myself, it is one of sadness. IU basketball coach Tom Crean was fired today after 9 years with th...
Student Union Study Hall: Episode 6
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...
Mid Major Stars to Watch Out for During the Tournament
Every March a previously unknown star from a small-school program gets introduced to the national stage and creates his “One Shining Moment.” The NCAA tournament showcases talented players that th...
March Madness Viewing Guide
12:00-4:00: You’re ready for the tournament. You have your bracket all filled out and think it is perfect. This will be the year! Try to stream all of the games on your work computer while pretendin...
Bracket Buster: Rhode Island
The best part of the March Madness is the cinderella stories and the Davids who take down Goliaths. The NCAA and CBS networks romanticize underdog stories and upsets. Over the past few years The g...
Quadruple Double Episode 6
Frank and Anthony go ahead and preview the whole NCAA March Madness bracket. Starting off with the first round games for every game…..literally. Then out of the remaining teams in each region, w...
Dime a Dozen Final Bracket
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers walk through the entire bracket and give their predictions. Be sure to join the Student Union Sports bracket challenge for a chance to win cool Student Union gear....
The Fall and RISE of Harry Giles
The Preview So you guys may or may not know, but I despise Duke! Always have and always will. It also may be the fact that I live in North Carolina and come in contact with a lot of UNC fans. But none...
Student Union March Madness Drinking Game
Beer and basketball goes together like John Wooden and championships and Duke and hatred. There are drinking games for every sport, but with the sheer amount of games and crazy phrases said eve...
March Madness Preview: SEC
There will be five SEC teams in the Big Dance this postseason, surpassing last year’s total of three. Does this show growth in the league now? Possibly, but it still has some ways to go. After looki...
Which coaches should you trust with your bracket?
There are thousands of different metrics you could use when filling out your bracket. Speaking from experience, no matter how much basketball you watch you will always lose your pool to someone who pi...
Year of the 16 Seed?
A 16 seed has NEVER beat a 1. That is not a typo, and it is also not surprising. But should it be? There have been a handful of two seeds to get canned in the first round, including a championship fav...
Tennessee: Upset Capital of the World?
While the pride and joy of the state Volunteers are not in the field of 68, there are three other teams representing the Volunteer State proudly in the Big Dance. None of these three teams are the hig...
Keeping competition in college sports
During bowl season, there was controversy over some very high-profile college athletes not playing in their bowl games. Two of the biggest names were Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette. Two cam...
Student Union Player Spotlight: Junior Robinson
Junior Robinson School: Mt. Saint Mary Position: Point Guard Year: Junior Twitter: @JayLegacy0 We are only one game in to the First Four and the Madness is well underway. If you watched the First Fo...
March Madness Preview: Big East
The Big East is currently in possession of the reigning National Champion. Also, it has the second most teams seeded in the tournament, behind only the ACC. Admittedly, Vegas isn’t really that h...
March Madness Preview: Big Ten
Alright, ladies and gents as you guys probably have a good idea already and know by know, I am a pretty big fan of the Big Ten! Now I mean a huge fan, and that comes from my passion for everything Ohi...
That Other Tournament: NIT Thoughts
While big brother, the NCAA March Madness Tournament, gets all of the attention, the NIT just sits in the background. But in the true spirit of March, we as college basketball fans need to cons...
Year of the Repeat?
Not since Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators ten years ago has anyone repeated as NCAA champion. I think that could change this year with Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats. Now it won’t be eas...
I Picked a Bracket by Each Team’s Mascot….It’s Not Looking Great
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Everyone has a fun idea on how to fill out their bracket, some do it by stats, others by colors, or even by hermit crab (see our twitter)! For my bracket in the Stud...
No Love: Gonzaga
I feel like I’ve seen this story hundreds of times before. Gonzaga destroys opponents for five months. Gonzaga makes tournament as high seed. Gonzaga suffers an early exit. It is a movement as ol...
March Madness Preview: Big 12
I’d just like to start out by saying, I’m going to make predictions for all Big 12 teams in the tournament, and chances are, I will get every single one wrong. The Big 12, at least everyon...
March Madness Preview: ACC
After seeing the fifth seeded Duke Blue Devils take home the ACC Tournament crown last weekend, this conference looks as stacked as ever. While they may not be able to replicate the success the confer...
Delphi Bracketology – March 14, 2017
Student Union presents the Delphi Bracketology podcast. The most accurate Bracketology on the web according to BracketMatrix.com and its 2016 Bracket Project champion. Delphi Bracketology provides an ...
How the Bracket Will Shake Down
Frank Mason is Softer than Charmin, my bracket, contains the best combination of risk and common sense, and essentially the best bracket in all of the land. Let’s talk about how there is absolut...
The Abomination that is the Selection Committee
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers. Every year after the field of 68 teams has been filled for the NCAA Tournament there is outrage over seeding, who got in, and who didn’t get in. This season i...
Tournament Upset Special: Princeton
Last year the selection committee tried to pit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the West Virginia Mountaineers as the 3-6 second round matchup in the West Region. As we all (sadly) remember, WVU ...
Instant Reaction: IU Elects Not to Host NIT Opener
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University On Selection Sunday IU basketball was, to no one’s surprise, selected to play in the NIT. As a reward for beating two NCAA tourney #1 seeds, the Hoosiers were ...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up – March 6th – March 12th
What’s up guys, how did everyone enjoy that awesome Championship Weekend that we were gifted with?!? I certainly had a ball, and so did the Big Ten! Let’s jump right into the facts and sta...
Grades for first-year coaches
The coaching carousel is always very erratic in college basketball. For mid-major coaches, there is always an opportunity to get a better job. If you win some games in the NCAA tournament and make the...
Immediate Reaction: Midwest Region
Although this is not a typical Monday, it’s the start of MARCH MADNESS!! So with different writers breaking down each region, lets head to the Midwest. Midwest Bracket bracket-ncaa First Look Th...
UNC Wilmington Could Provide an Early Upset at the Big Dance
A lot of people write books not at the end of their career. Why you gotta wait until then? When you’re momentum’s going, that’s when people really want to get to know about you. -Dav...
March Madness Instant Reaction: West Region Announced
The final region to be announced today (sadly) did not include my favorite team, Syracuse. Still, it is an intriguing region to look at. One of my title contenders (Arizona) is in the region as well. ...
Knee-jerk reactions to Selection Sunday: East Region
The East region is home to the overall number 1 seed, the Villanova Wildcats. This was the only absolute lock going into the tournament. No one really believed there was anyone else that deserved the ...
Instant Reaction: South Region
This South Region of the NCAA Tournament bracket looks like it could be fun. All of the teams at the top are great at putting points on the board. There are also some amazing players in this region, a...
INSTANT REACTION: Michigan Tops Wisconsin and EARNS B1G Title Glory
I’m back again for another awesome recap, and this time it’s about my favorite conference, the Big Ten! As an Ohio State fan, it really does pain me to say this, but the eight-seeded Michi...
SEC Tournament Recap
The SEC Tournament had a few surprises up its sleeve this year in Nashville, but some things went according to plan. Here’s my recap of the 2017 SEC Tourney. Wednesday: In day one of the SEC tou...
INSTANT REACTION: Kent State Downs Rival Akron to Win MAC Title
Hey, would you look at that, another upset in this crazy Championship Weekend! And don’t you worry, your man is back on the case to cover this awesome game! The game featured the six seeded Kent...
East Tennessee State: Where IU Players Go to Dance?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University With yesterday’s loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten tournament, the IU men’s basketball team has all but guaranteed that they won’t be receiving an i...
Beat the Spread: Conference Tournament Weekend Perfect Parlay
Ivy League Semifinal Harvard (-1.5) vs Yale: The first Ivy League Semi Final game will feature a contest between the conference best and most iconic rivalry. Harvard and Yale known as the country̵...
Sean Miller calls timeout up 11 with 0.9 seconds left; is petty as hell
Friday night was a good night for Arizona head coach Sean Miller. He watched his team execute a flawless gameplan and hold UCLA phenom Lonzo Ball to just eight points on 2-7 shooting. You would’...
INSTANT REACTION: Vanderbilt Upsets Florida and Completes Season Sweep
This game, looking at it from the team wise was almost the same as the previous three articles I wrote up. This game saw the seven seeded Vanderbilt Commodores taking on the two seeded Florida Gators ...
INSTANT REACTION: Michigan’s Wild Ride Continues With Upset over Purdue
Would you look at that, yet another 8/9 seed takes down the number 1 seed in their conference tournament. First, we had last night’s wild game where we saw eight seeded TCU take down number one ...
The Big East is still really good
Since the conference realignment that sent teams like Syracuse, UConn, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt, etc. etc away from the Big East, it has not gotten a lot of love. Add the fact that there is no maj...
INSTANT REACTION: #9 Davidson Stuns #1 Dayton in A10 Quaterfinals
I’m back again for another instant reaction for all you crazy college basketball fans out there! If you guys didn’t see my latest article last night, I wrote an Instant Reaction about TCU ...
INSTANT REACTION: TCU upsets Kansas in Big 12 Quarterfinals
I can’t believe I am seriously writing about this, but it really happened! The 8th seeded TCU Horned Frogs moved on to face the number 1 seeded Kansas Jayhawks after demolishing Oklahoma 82-63 o...
Student Union Study Hall: Episode 5
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Ben Shumate, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maie...
John Thompson III does not deserve a job
There are some things in college hoops that simply do not happen at the professional level. One of the biggest examples is coaching tenures. Currently at Temple, we are experiencing the issue with hea...
Delphi Bracketology – Conference Tournament Update
Student Union presents the Delphi Bracketology podcast. The most accurate Bracketology on the web according to BracketMatrix.com and its 2016 Bracket Project champion. Delphi Bracketology provides an ...
SEC Tournament Preview and Predictions
It is officially conference tournament time, one of the best times of the year. Due to this I thought I would preview my favorite conference tourney, the SEC Tourney. Possible Sleepers: The most dange...
The WAC is Whack
The Western Athletic Conference should be absolutely ashamed of themselves from robbing the best mid-major player in the nation of his own conference MVP award. DeWayne Russell not only outperformed I...
A flawed field: ten teams that can win the NCAA Tournament
March is fantastic. It starts to heat up in the northern part of the country, the birds return to their homes in the skies, and college basketball reigns supreme. From the very beginning of the colleg...
Quadruple Double Episode 5
This week Frank and Anthony have a fellow contributor from the site in Cody Goggin to help pick this weeks topics. This week is different than what we originally talked about in our podcasts before. W...
History 101 : Kentucky Basketball
Jared Estep | IUPUI Since 2009 and the arrival of head coach John Calipari at the University of Kentucky an abundance of talent has come through the city of Lexington. Following the miserable Billy ...
Dime A Dozen Podcast: Conference Tournament Preview
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers recap the Big 12 season that was with some postseason awards (2:20), debate who should be Big 12 Coach of the Year (11:25) and preview this week’s Big 12 Tournament in K...
Delphi Bracketology – Conference Tournament Preview #2
Student Union presents the Delphi Bracketology podcast. The most accurate Bracketology on the web according to BracketMatrix.com and its 2016 Bracket Project champion. Delphi Bracketology provides an ...
Releasing The Baer From His Cage
This is an article by Luke Maiers. As the end of the Big Ten regular season hit Sunday night, all of the athletes stats for the season were final. With every point, rebound, and assist tallied, it was...
WKU Football Players Involved in Masked Frat House Attack
On Sunday night in Bowling Green Kentucky, a very unfortunate and devastating event happened involving the football team at WKU. Several Western Kentucky University football players are under investig...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up – February 27th – March 5th
Hey everyone, how are yall doing on this glorious early March day? Every knows why this is so exciting right?!? If not I’ll fill you in….IT’S MARCH MADNESS SEASON BABY!!!!!! As well ...
Teams to watch out for come March
Every year there are a few teams from non-major conferences that get a lot of buzz around this time of year. Some, like last year’s Arkansas Little-Rock team, are able to get it done in their confer...
Mountain West hoops roundup — Tying up loose ends
The calendar has turned to March, and I couldn’t be happier. The highlights of early conference tournaments already have me itching for Madness. The Mountain West and a majority of other leagues...
It’s March Madness time… Seriously! D3 Mens Basketball
It’s time! It’s finally time! March Madness is upon us. Gone are the days of doing anything productive and in are the days of sitting and watching an unhealthy amount of college bas...
Locks of the Week: March 4th
Record to Date: 17-18 Welcome to the final week of the college basketball regular season. Seems like it flew by, right? At this point, everyone is gearing up for the tournament and ready to go....
The Debate: Fultz Vs. Ball
It is the question on most NBA GM’s minds, and in ALL our thoughts when we think of the upcoming NBA draft. Who is going to be #1, Markelle Fultz or Lonzo Ball? While thinking over my opinion, I...
Delphi Bracketology – March 3, 2017
Student Union presents the Delphi Bracketology podcast. The most accurate Bracketology on the web according to BracketMatrix.com and its 2016 Bracket Project champion. Delphi Bracketology provides an ...
Jordan Bohannon Keeps Iowa’s Heart Beating
HOLY SANTA CLAUS SHIT, Iowa somehow still has a chance to make the NCAA Tournament after beating Wisconsin on Thursday night. As a die-hard Iowa fan, I could not control my excitement after the Hawkey...
Nick Saban to the NFL? Not as Unlikely as You Think
According to ESPN College Football reporter Paul Finebaum, Alabama head coach Nick Saban may be looking for another shot at coaching in the NFL. Finebaum explains that Saban is represented by agent Ji...
The BIGGEST Play of the College Basketball Season
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers who is a member of Team Joey Freshwater. Earlier this college basketball season I wrote an article on how the Northwestern Wildcats had a real chance at making the N...
Quadruple Double Episode 4
Frank jumps right in and takes shots at WVU again for another shotty week (1:45) then we jumped right into our Game of the coming Week (4:35) then our player of last week (11:40) then Upset Watch of t...
Student Union Study Hall Episode 4
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...
History 101: Villanova Basketball
By PJ Guippone | Temple University A decade in college basketball is basically a couple generations in the real world. To sustain talent and success for that long, a coach needs to continually reload ...
Should You Storm the Court? A Comprehensive Guide
You’re in the student section, watching the final seconds of a win for your school run off the clock. Rushing the court/field after a big win is an unforgettable experience as a sports fan; I sp...
Student Union Player Spotlight: John Collins
John Collins School: Wake Forest Position: Power Forward Year: Sophomore Twitter: @Jc__20_ Draft Projection: 16th Overall Sometimes amazing players are overlooked by College Basketball fans simply ...
INSTANT REACTION: Northwestern’s Miraculous Buzzer Beater!
WOW! Northwestern just delivered a moment for the age’s. Their full court pass to the layup may go down in Northwestern history as the one that finally got them in the Big Dance. The dynamic duo...
Dime a Dozen Podcast: Episode 10
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers go debate where every Big 12 team stands with regards to the NCAA Tournament (3:10), whether or not Bruce Weber will be fired (15:41), answer some mailbag questions from l...
Who’s Gonna Win the Island?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Adidas announced that they will give an ISLAND to the NFL combine prospect who breaks Chris Johnson’s 40 yards dash record of 4.24 seconds. An island. To be fa...
Cracking the Poll: AP Poll Week 17
All data in this article is borrowed from collegepolltracker.com To many people, the AP Poll is the definitive answer to who the best teams in college sports are. They also see the small little...