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...
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...
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...
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...
Photography 101: Villanova Basketball
By PJ Guippone | Temple University Growing up in a city like Philadelphia, it was easy to fall in love with basketball at a very young age. With two parents that are alumni of Villanova, it was an obv...
Instant Reaction: Kentucky Pulls Out a Close One Against Vandy On Senior Night
Final: Kentucky 73, Vanderbilt 67 From a fans perspective, the best part of SEC basketball is how competitive conference play is. On any given night a team with a 9-7 conference record like Vanderbilt...
Delphi Bracketology – Conference Tournament Preview
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 ...
ACC Weekly Roundup: February 27th
Not too much has changed going into the last week of the regular season; Duke is not back, Carolina takes the crown, and Boston College still sucks. Besides that, we’re all just looking forward ...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up – February 20th – 26th
What’s up everyone!?! I’m back with yet another awesome recap of this week’s insanely crazy BIG TEN basketball campaign. Now I am not really sure why the Big Ten is just coming out o...
Forget the Ball’s, Feed Zion Williamson
This weekend’s “Cool It Award” goes to… LAVAR BALL. It will be his third time receiving this prestigious award in the past two weeks, and has officially moved into a whole new...
Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 2/20 – 2/26
It seems fitting that, even with just one week of games remaining, we’ve still yet to decide a regular season champion in the Mountain West. Luckily for us, a showdown in Reno Saturday will prov...
Big 12 Weekly Shootout: February 27
Hey guys, welcome back to the last Big 12 Weekly Shootout before my conference tournamnet preview next week. Friends Cody Goggin and Frank Fanelli also recap the ACC and Big 12, respectively, so be su...
What if Power 5 Conferences Were Sorted Geographically?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University If you’re anything like me, you probably find yourself constantly questioning why Maryland and Rutgers are in the Big Ten. Trust me, you’re not alone. Bi...
Locks of the Week: February 25th
Record to Date:14-16 Had a solid week last week at 3-2. Two more weeks until tournament picks. #8 North Carolina (-8) at Pittsburgh Coming off one of their most impressive wins of the season ag...
Maine Brawled in the Locker Room Over Music
It was reported Wednesday by Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News that five University of Maine basketball players were suspended after a locker room brawl that resulted in a broken jaw for forward ...
Stats 101: UCLA Basketball
By PJ Guippone | Temple University There have been teams in the past that are offensive juggernaut, but defensively inept. One recent example that comes to mind is the 2014-2015 Notre Dame Fighting Ir...
College Basketball Trade Deadline Deals
In honor of the NBA trade deadline today, we decided to take a look at what some hypothetical trades would look like if trades existed in college basketball. Here are a few of our favorites. Kansas se...
Student Union Study Hall: Episode 3
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...
Quadruple Double Episode 3
In this episode, Frank Fanelli and Anthony Ventura cover the hottest topics in College Basketball even if Frank is sounding a little sick. He is dedicated to the game! This podcast they talk about the...
GCU Ready for National Spotlight?
Grand Canyon University may not have a football team, but does it matter if your basketball team competes at an elite mid-major level? KU practically does this, but spends money on their footba...
Delphi Bracketology – February 22, 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 ...
Rejected Kansas State T-Shirt Ideas
Kansas State fans don’t get the chance to celebrate very often. They’ve never seen their football team win a BCS/New Years Six bowl, and most of them weren’t alive the last time thei...
Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 16
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...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up – February 13th-February 19th
What’s up brotato chips! I’m back with yet another Big Ten weekly recap for all you guys and gals out there! I know you guys just love these articles of the best college basketball confere...
ACC Weekly Roundup: February 20th
This was quite the week in the best conference in college basketball. First off, RIP to Buzz Williams’ shirt. The most surprising news came when Mark Gottfried became Mark Got-fired after a 24-p...
#FireTomCrean? Maybe. #FireFredGlass? Hell No.
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University After a a last second loss to Minnesota, IU fans took to Twitter to make their usual case for the termination of Tom Crean, spurring the ever-present hashtag, #FireT...
Big 12 Weekly Shootout: February 20
Hey guys, welcome back to another Big 12 Weekly Shootout. Friends Cody Goggin and Frank Fanelli already do weekly articles about ACC and Big Ten basketball, respectively, so I now am starting my own a...
Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 2/13 – 2/19
Well, it looks like we’ve got ourselves a three-team race to the finish. Or is it 4? 5? One thing is for sure, we haven’t seen the end of the surprises from this league. What was it this w...
Locks of the Week (?): February 18th
Record to Date: 11-14 I kinda suck at this whole betting thing. I went 1-4 against the spread last week, even though I was 5-0 on picking the winners. Over the past three weeks I have racked up the am...
Mid-February College Hoops Recap: GIF Style
We’re only halfway through February and it’s already been a crazy month of college hoops. Whether you haven’t been keeping up with the games or just want a refresher of all the dope ...
Staff Reaction: Oregon Glow Unis
So Oregon basketball has unveiled their new “glow-in-the-dark” uniforms for tonight’s game against Utah. Safe to say, our writers have some…opinions on them. Cody Goggin...
Student Union Study Hall: Episode Two
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...
The Case for Tom Crean
“Fire Tom Crean!” If you’ve been on the internet for longer than about five minutes, these words have probably come across your screen more than a few times. These calls for Crean...
Quadruple Double: Episode 2
In this week’s episode, right off the bat, Frank Fanelli throws shots at Anthony Ventura and his WVU Mountaineers for their terrible breakdown in their past game vs Kansas (:30). After we settle...
Delphi Bracketology – February 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 ...
Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 15
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...
Instant Reaction: Kansas Rallies Against West Virginia
What a roller coaster of emotions in Lawrence, Kansas tonight. What seemed like sure defeat suddenly turned to euphoria for Jayhawk fans as Kansas stormed back, ending regulation on a 21-7 run, and th...
Give the UCONN Women Some Respect
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Tonight at 9PM the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team will play South Carolina in search of their 100th straight win. Let me say that again: 100...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up – February 6th-February 12th
Well guys, here we are again, another insane week of Big Ten Basketball, am I right or am I right? I said in last week’s article that I thought last week was pretty crazy? Well, this week was i...
Big 12 Weekly Shootout: February 13
Hey guys, this is the first article of the new series I’m starting up. Friends Cody Goggin and Frank Fanelli already do weekly articles about ACC and Big Ten basketball, respectively, so I now a...
Philosophy 101: What if Gordon Haywards Shot goes in?
By: Jacob Allen | Grand Canyon University The 2010 National Championship featured national power Duke and the nations Cinderella story for the 2010 season, Butler. College basketball in March is full ...
Mountiain West Hoops Roundup — 2/5 – 2/12
Outside of a quadruple-overtime marathon in Laramie and UNLV continuing a record streak, it was a fairly uneventful week in the Mountain West, as the power rankings come out looking pretty similar to ...
ACC Weekly Roundup: February 13th
The Top 5 1. North Carolina 21-5 (9-3) Thought for sure that this would be the week I’d knock Carolina down, but still not so. Falling in a close game on the road against Duke doesn’t change my op...
AL-right CBB Gambling Picks, 2/10
WEEKLY BETTING LINES, done by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown. Current Record: 17-23 What an ugly week for out betting lines when we had so much confidence. We got absolutely demolished and our lines wer...
Locks of the Week (February 11)
Record To Date: 10-10 I apologize to anyone that may have lost money based on my picks in the past few weeks. It’s been a rough go, but time to get back on track before March. Clem...
What if College Athletics Had Jersey Sponsors?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Recently, the NBA announced that it would begin selling ads on jerseys to interested corporations, and some teams have already sold their space. For many fans of tra...
UCLA Cheerleader Dies…Twice
This poor #UCLA cheerleader took TWO hard falls! pic.twitter.com/FM7WbZ7LCR — Funhouse (@SportsFunhouse) February 10, 2017 Well…the title and video pretty much says it all. One long fall, one ...
F*** Duke
I’m not sure if my love of Carolina basketball arose from the Heels themselves or from my burning hatred of Duke and all they stand for. I’m going to lean towards a mixture of the two. Along with ...
Quadruple Double Pilot Episode
Frank Fanelli and Anthony Ventura of Student Union in their first podcast, Quadruple Double, recap who we think our Game of this coming Week is (1:00), Player of last week was (5:20), Upset Pick of th...
Health 101: The Boilermakers Unfortunate Past Could Have Included a Championship
By: Jacob Allen ⎟ Grand Canyon University There are certain players that seem to linger in college, for what seems like decades. KU’s Perry Ellis, North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough, and Wichita ...
Delphi Bracketology – February 8, 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 ...
Student Union Study Hall: Episode One
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 Takes̶...
Cracking the Code: AP Poll Week 14
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...
5 Mid-Majors You Should Start Paying Attention To
College basketball’s classic programs have never been healthier: UCLA, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and Duke are all legit contenders, and will get plenty of respect come March. But anyone s...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up – January 30th-February 5th
Hey guys, I’m back for another recap of the awesome Big Ten Conference and the extremely wild week of basketball that unfolded before our eyes. If you guys didn’t catch any of the games, I...
Dime a Dozen Podcast: Episode 9
Student Union’s Austin Brown and Jack Rogers try to make sense of a crazy week of upsets in the Big 12. We talk about Baylor’s two heartbreaking losses to Kansas and Kansas State (0:25), Scott...
Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers. It is a damn shame that two of the best players in the nation are from the same conference because both Ethan Haap and Caleb Swanigan...
ACC Weekly Roundup: February 6th
The Top 5 North Carolina 21-4 (9-2) For the fourth week in a row, I have Carolina in the top spot. This past week involved an odd situation as UNC had to leave campus and take on Notre Dame in ...
Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 1/30-2/4
I thought I had this figured out, at least to a reasonable degree. Saturday in college basketball was complete anarchy; the Big 12 alone was enough to make a for wild weekend. Maybe we’re at the...
Locks of the Week- February 4th
Record to Date: 9-6 After a very rough week last week, I’ll be looking to get back on track as we head towards tourney time. Georgia Tech (+9.5) at Wake Forest On paper these teams hav...
Grand Canyon Host CSU Bakersfield in Huge WAC Game
Grand Canyon University Antelopes welcome reigning WAC tourney champions CSU Bakersfield to the Arizona desert. The two schools are playing in a huge conference matchup, and the result will heavily im...
AL-right CBB Gambling Picks
WEEKLY BETTING LINES, done by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown who are members of Team Joey Freshwater. Current Record: 14-16 We just can’t seem to find a winning week. With that being said, I am ne...
Beat the Spread: Super Bowl Weekend Perfect Parlay
The first weekend of February is one of the biggest weekends in the Vegas Sports Books when all the gamblers flock to the desert for the Super Bowl. Saturday’s college basketball slate offers some v...
Student Union Player Spotlight: John Gillon
John Gillon School: Syracuse University Position: Point Guard Year: Senior Twitter: @John_Gillon1 In College Basketball, talented players are often overlooked by the mainstream media if they lack fl...
GIF Recap of January in College Hoops
Well, folks, it’s been a pretty wild college hoops season thus far and January did not fail to live up to that hype. Whether you watched upwards of 30 games this past month or just a few,...
Is Iowa Better Without Jok?
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers who is a member of Team Joey Freshwater. Now before everyone gets all excited and calls me an idiot, I would just like to say that I appreciate what Peter Jok has do...
Delphi Bracketology – January 31, 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 ...
ACC Weekly Roundup: January 30th
The Top 5 North Carolina (LW:1) 19-4 (7-2) This feels so wrong and I’ll probably get accused of playing favorites for doing this, but I don’t care if you like it or not. Miami is a tough place to ...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn in the Big Ten this week? Iowa can win convincingly without Peter Jok, Melo Trimble and Maryland are running away w...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up – January 23rd-January 29th
Alright, guys I know I’m a little late to the party with recapping the B1G games but better late than never am I right? So what I am going to start doing on a weekly basis every Monday...
Dime a Dozen: Episode 8
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers talk Baylor’s win over Ole Miss (3:04), Carlton Bragg’s suspension and what it means for Kansas the going forward (6:46), preview Wednesday’s Baylor-Kansas matchup (...
Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 1/23 – 1/29
It was only a matter of time before we would start to see some separation in the Mountain West. It’s safe to say that the league now has a clear frontrunner, and that other teams who may have ha...
Philosophy 101: What if Ben Simmons Went to KU over LSU?
By Braeden Mueller | Arizona State In what was the bigger upsets in recent recruiting history, Ben Simmons took his talents to……wait for it…. LSU! The basketball capital of Louisiana, LSU! At th...
Delphi Bracketology – January 24, 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 ...
The Crosstown Shootout Experience
Before stepping foot on the campus of the University of Cincinnati (UC), I knew about the rivalry between Cincinnati and Xavier. I had heard of the Crosstown brawl and had seen the videos. I kn...
AL-right CBB Gambling Picks
WEEKLY BETTING LINES, done by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown who are members of Team Joey Freshwater. Current Record: 9-11 I will admit that last week we led you into a losing record, but in our defense...
Locks of Week: January 28th
Year-To-Date: 8-2 #17 Duke (-4) at Wake Forest For the second week in a row, it pains me to say as a UNC fan, I must take Duke. You hear what Coach K is doing? Taking away their locker r...
Dream 3v3 Squad
This past month, legendary hip-hop artist and actor Ice Cube announced that he would be launching the first ever professional 3 on 3 basketball league in 2017. Scheduled to begin its inaugural season ...
No Place Like Home
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers who is a member of Team Joey Freshwater. There is nothing like the home court advantage, especially when it comes to college basketball. The roar of the crowd, the o...
Best Rivalries in College Basketball
Rivalries and college basketball go together like Natty’s and frat parties. There is no denying that any rivalry game, no matter how big or small the teams are, always brings out the best...
The Cinderella Story: FGCU Eagles
Next team on my Cinderella list is none other than Florida Gulf Coast. This is a team that is not far from the last time they were the Cinderella Team of the NCAA Tournament. In 2012-2013 they stunned...
Student Union Player Spotlight: Sindarius Thornwell
Sindarius Thornwell School: University of South Carolina Position: Shooting Guard Year: Senior Twitter: @Sin_City_803 If you aren’t familiar with South Carolina basketball star Sindari...
Collins Trying to Take the Wildcats Dancing
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers who is a member of Team Joey Freshwater. The History There are 351 schools in NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball, and there are only a hand full of teams that ha...
Instant Reaction: NC State Topples Duke, 84-82 in Durham
Takeaway 1: Dennis Smith, Jr. is good. Like, really good Dennis Smith, Jr. could not be stopped. The freshman guard took over the second half of the game, ending with 32 points, on 10/18 shooting and ...
ACC Weekly Roundup: January 23rd
The Top 5 North Carolina (LW:1) 18-3 (6-1) The Tar Heels will likely remain atop this list for the next few weeks, barring a major upset. They don’t play another ranked team until February 3rd. This...
Beware the bubble: Blackmon’s heroics make Indiana safe
It’s never too early to start examining teams resumes for the NCAA tournament. The bubble can be scary, all it takes is one bad loss to knock you off it. That being said, let’s take a look at team...
Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers. The Big Ten is going to be a dog fight all the way until tournament time, and I truly believe that any team in the conference can mak...
Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 1/16 – 1/22
I know some may be starting to think that I’m just saying this every week to hype up the league, but I’ll say it again anyway: the Mountain West is straight up bananas. The power rankings ...
Texas A&M gets a HUGE assist from their clock operator in controversial win over Georgia
Texas A&M scored their second SEC win of the season with an assist from their clock operator. As you can see in the video, the clock stops in the middle of the play for no apparent reason with 5.6...
AL-right CBB Gambling Picks
WEEKLY BETTING LINES DONE, by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown. Last week was a kick to the shorts when Butler made two free throws with one second left to cover against Xavier, that’s how close AL-...
Locks of the Week- January 21st
Record to Date: 4-1 Syracuse at #15 Notre Dame (-8) It would be an understatement to say that Syracuse has been a disappointment this year. This team has honestly been pretty bad. Notre Dame ju...
Transfers: The New One and Done
The college sports transfer. A phrase that brings up much controversy to college sport fans everywhere due to the rules surrounding them. When players are forced to sit out a year after transfe...
The top-ten college basketball programs without a title
College basketball is sort of a good ole boys club. There have been 77 NCAA Tournaments since God reached down and created the NCAA Tournament in 1939, six schools (UCLA, Kentucky, Duke, Indiana, UNC ...
Leave Grayson Allen Alone
First, a disclaimer: I am not a Duke fan. In fact, like many people, Duke basketball is a team I love to hate. I enjoy watching them choke in the NCAA tournament and probably always will. With that ou...
Delphi Bracketology – January 17, 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 ...
The Cinderella Story: Vermont Catamounts
The Cinderella Story during March Madness is one of the best things in all of sports every year. Small schools getting their moment to shine on the big stage while everyone is watching. People often f...
Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 1/9 – 1/15
The past week in Mountain West basketball was another eventful one. A statement from the league office is forthcoming on another ugly incident in Fort Collins, while a logjam of epic proportions is se...
Siena Coach Jimmy Patsos trolls Rider after they refuse to shake hands
Siena wins 78-68. Rider walks off, no handhakes. Jimmy Patsos does the handshakes on his own, anyway. pic.twitter.com/iV4Ko2zmWo — Michael Kelly (@ByMichaelKelly) January 18, 2017 It’s bee...
Three Teams That Will Win You Money This Season
From a handicapping perspective, there are two types of teams in College Basketball; teams that win and teams that cover. Whether you are the casual gambler or a complete degenerate, covering the spre...
Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers . There were some impressive stat lines thrown up in the last week, some of those coming in losses. The race just keeps tightening up ...
ACC Weekly Roundup (January 16th)
The Top 5 North Carolina: 16-3 (4-1) Despite a random stinker against Georgia Tech, I believe UNC is the team to beat in the ACC right now (until Duke gets going at least). The Heels were able to pull...
Beware the bubble: Can Northwestern actually make the tourney?
It’s never too early to start examining teams resumes for the NCAA tournament. The bubble can be scary, all it takes is one bad loss to knock you off it. That being said, let’s take a look at team...
Another Feather in Swanigan’s Hat
THIS IS ARTICLE IS BY LUKE MAIERS WHO IS A MEMBER OF TEAM JOEY FRESHWATER. Background Thursday night while I was at the Purdue, Iowa game, I was ripping into pretty much every player that the Boilerma...
Locks of the Week-January 14th
Virginia (-2.5) at Clemson Winning on the road in the ACC is always a tough task, but that is what the Virignia Cavaliers will have to do this week in order to avoid a 2-3 start to conference play. I ...
AL-right CBB gambling picks 1/14
How are YOU coping with the sad realization that there’s no more college football? Some turn their attention to the NFL, some use the spring months as a hiatus from sports and some have no choic...
Contender or Pretender?: Is Saint Mary’s a Team to Fear?
Saint Mary's College is not exactly a hotbed for college hoops success. Yet, here we are, less than two months from Selection Sunday, and the Saint Mary's Gaels are sit at a stellar 15-1 before their ...
Game of the Week Preview: GCU @ New Mexico St
On Thursday at 7 pm the two top WAC contenders will battle to gain control of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Both teams have had excellent starts to the season. The WAC battle is one of the mo...
Mid-Season Conference Report
Welcome. Now that football season is over, a lot of fans will be turning their full attention to the college basketball season. The problem is, they’ve already missed out on half the season or h...
Student Union College Basketball Mid-Season Awards
Pour some out for the first half of the college basketball season. Now that football season is over, America turns it’s eyes to the hardwood to fill the void left in their schedule. So far this ...
Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers. Is it the year of the big man in the Big Ten? It only makes sense that it would be because looking at the standings for the conferenc...
Mountain West Hoops Roundup – 1/2 -1/8
Welcome to the Mountain West, the strangest conference in basketball. This week, there was a second-half comeback of historic proportions, a coach meltdown that potentially cost a team a game in the f...
Beware the bubble: Don’t sleep on Texas Tech.
It’s never too early to start examining teams resumes for the NCAA tournament. The bubble can be scary, all it takes is one bad loss to knock you off it. That being said, let’s take a look at team...
Dime a Dozen: Episode 6
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers talk Scott Drew and Baylor’s rise to the top of the polls (0:25), Kansas’ win over Kansas State (6:29), and discuss what it’s going to take to win the Big 12 this se...
Dime a Dozen: Episode 5
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers break down the current power rankings in the Big 12 (0:55) and answer a few mail bag questions from listeners (17:38). Student Union presents the Dime a Dozen podcast with...
Palmetto Rivals Snapchat Recap of the Carolina/Clemson Basketball Game
Even though the season is coming to an end for the USC and Clemson football programs, the Palmetto State Rivalry lives on as both schools’ respective Basketball programs are shaping up to have g...
Dime a Dozen: Episode 4
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers break down Kansas’ win over Davidson and their search for a consistent lineup (0:30), Oklahoma State’s victory over Wichita State and the emergence of Jeffrey Carroll ...
Which college conference could create the best NBA team?
When the ten members of the NCAA Tournament selection committee get together every March to decide the fate of 351 college basketball teams, they consider a wide array of factors. One of the most diff...