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Ever loyal. The words aren’t just a lyric pulled from Northern Iowa’s fight song – they’re a program mentality. As the basketball world adopted an “every man for himself” approach, head coach Ben Jacobson cultivated the opposite. He encourages his players to stay loyal, lean in, and build a legacy together. Senior guard Trey Campbell […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Throughout the offseason, as I formulated my picks for preseason All-MAAC in my head, there was a tug-of-war on whether Justice Shoats or Gavin Doty would be Siena’s best player this season. They were both clear picks for those preseason teams, and have backed it up all season. Doty was named […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Seahawk Basketball.” Takayo Siddle’s hard-nosed, no-mountain-high-enough style of basketball didn’t die today. It might’ve gotten a reality check, though. You could feel it inside the CareFirst Arena. A pro-Seahawk crowd — some who made the trip from sunny Wilmington, some who live nearby — sat patiently, waiting for their beloved UNCW to […]
Once upon a time, Stephen F. Austin was the king of the Southland. They made the NCAA Tournament four times in five years, and won games in two of those years. (That doesn’t include their 28-3 campaign in 2020, where they beat #1 Duke on the road and were robbed of another shot at the […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Four teams remain in the 2026 Southern Conference Tournament. Although the season was a little disappointing considering the league’s drop in overall strength, the tournament has once again lived up to the hype in terms of excitement. Of the six games played thus far, five have been decided by 10 points or […]
In Norfolk, Va., seven of the eight teams of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will be competing to crown a champion. Coppin State is unable to compete in the tournament due to Academic Progress Rate penalties. The top seed will receive a first round bye and will face the winner of the match between the four […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Even as an experienced team with three starters who had been in this exact spot before in a tight MAAC Tournament game a year ago, it should be impossible to feel any sort of comfort level when you see your lead drifting away, and potentially your season. It’s everything that you’ve […]
PHILADELPHIA – Steve Donahue is a big believer in momentum. After pulling away from La Salle in the second half, ending the regular season with an 88-76 win over their Big 5 rival in the Explorers, St. Joseph’s will take an Atlantic-10 best six-game winning streak into the conference tournament. No team will roll into […]
32 years of losing came to a staunch halt when Nolan Smith came to town. The resurgence was capped off Saturday night with a 93-67 win over Morehead State in the Ohio Valley title game. “When I got into coaching, I always told myself, it’s always gonna be about players,” Smith said. “To be a […]
WASHINGTON, DC – I know what you might be thinking: Saturday isn’t actually day one of the CAA Tournament. That’d be Friday, when the 13/12 play-in game kicks off our five days of chaos in the Capital. But there’s only one game on Friday. Saturday is when we really get underway. If you don’t believe […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Justin Menard has balls. Stones. Huevos. Cojones. Whatever noun you want to use, he has them. When Marist needs a shot, he’s going to be the one to take it. The shot may make you question everything you know about basketball, but goddamit it’ll go in. In a tied game with […]
Night three of the OVC Tournament did not disappoint. Of all six tournament games now, five of them have had final margins within 10 points. As we head into the title game tonight, let’s recap the madness from Friday’s late-night extravaganza in Evansville. Tennessee State leads UT Martin from buzzer-to-buzzer After last night, it is […]
Does Bethune-Cookman finally go dancing? Bethune-Cookman went to overtime at Auburn on the season’s opening night and became the early favorite in the SWAC. The Wildcats have held steady and been the league’s best team all season. Can Reggie Theus’ group finish the job and go dancing? Here’s a little bit about each team ahead […]
Both No. 9 The Citadel and No. 7 UNC Greensboro moved into Friday’s quarterfinal action with a pair of victories to open the 2026 Southern Conference Tournament at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville. In the first matchup, there were 21 lead changes before No. 9 The Citadel advanced to the second day of the […]
Can Alabama A&M cap its dominant season with an invite to the Big Dance? Alabama A&M is one of the hottest teams in the country, entering the tournament on a 17-game win streak. It will be looking to fend off the other 11 teams and secure its NCAA Tournament berth after a dominant season in […]
The America East Women’s Tournament is down to the final four (a chalk final four). Let’s take a look at the teams left ahead of the semifinals on Monday. UMBC and Binghamton survived off last-second shots, and Vermont and Maine took care of business in the quarterfinals. America East Women’s Results So Far Quarterfinals – […]
In today’s era of NIL, the transfer portal, and low-majors struggling to compete, transitioning to the Division I level is a challenge even for the biggest and brightest programs. Even if an athletic department can find a way to navigate the financing, scheduling, scholarships, staffing, and all that comes with rising to DI, there’s no […]
Gonzaga or Saint Mary’s? That’s typically the question we ask entering this tournament. But Santa Clara has established itself as a viable competitor. And, hey, maybe Oregon State will turn it on and give Wayne Tinkle his much-deserved swan song. Let’s take a quick, 30,000-foot look at all 12 West Coast Conference squads. Gonzaga (1) […]
One dud can ruin a season. After a 26-5 (16-4) regular season, the Belmont Bruins looked like a sure-fire NCAA Tournament team. At a minimum, a loss in the Arch Madness Championship game would keep them in the at-large conversation — their +0.21 WAB metric ranked in the top-50 nationally. Even as the nation’s top offense […]
Get your peelers ready. Starch Madness is nearly upon us. One of the best branded conference tournaments starts on March 7 in Boise, Idaho, as the Big Sky tips off Starch Madness at Idaho Central Arena. The women’s side of the Big Sky, unlike the men’s side, has had a few different teams come out […]
This season marked the last of this iteration of the Mountain West. In came Grand Canyon before the mass exodus for the new Pac-12. The Lopes finished sixth, but the story of this season was San Diego State. The Aztecs, who won the tournament championship last season, claimed the regular-season crown this year. All eyes […]
The Big Sky regular season certainly didn’t disappoint. Filled with former NBA stars, feel-good bounce-back stories, and great basketball. Now all 10 teams pack their bags and head to familiar territory, Idaho Central Arena. For some teams, there’s a possible four grueling days of basketball ahead of them. While others may lift a title in […]
Boy, the America East sucked this year, didn’t it? In KenPom’s ratings, we ranked second-to-last among all 31 Division-I conferences. In my power ratings, seven of the nine teams ranked below 315th nationally, and three ranked below 350th. But we lost a lot of talent this year. Bryant and Lowell lost entire rosters’ worth. Maine […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Mekhi Conner may not be Sacred Heart’s top scorer, best player, or even most impactful player, but no player is more of a bellwether of the Pioneers’ success from game to game than the sophomore point guard. During SHU’s five-game winning streak in January, he averaged double-digit assists. Since then, he […]
It’s worth asking: would the Romans have chosen the Ides of March to kill Julius Caesar if they knew about Selection Sunday? Probably not, especially if the CAA was a potential two-bid league. Picture that: the senators gathered around a television, hoping against hope that the loser of the conference championship game squeaked into the […]