The PK85, a two-bracket tournament in Portland featuring 16 teams. Ky was there; here’s his recap.
Read moreSEC 2021-22 Preview
With a major infusion of talent this offseason via both freshmen and the transfer portal, the SEC looks posed for a huge year. How good can it be? And who will win the regular season among an imposing group of contenders?
Read more#37 Florida 2021-22 Preview
Mike White has found a modicum of consistency at Florida. Unfortunately for Gator fans, that has meant “7 through 10 seed, second round loss,” rather than the elite squads from the Billy Donovan days. With a few mainstays back and a large group of transfers, can White and the Gators break through to a higher level?
Read moreSEC Tournament Preview 2021
Who needs Kentucky when you have Alabama and the Nate GOATs?
Read moreSEC 2020-21 Preview
The SEC is as wide open as ever with 8 teams in the mix for a conference championship and a deep run in March.
Read more#23 Florida 2020-21 Preview
Mike White looks to regain his reputation after a disappointing 2019-20 season. Andrew Nembhard and Kerry Blackshear are gone, but the Gators are still one of the most talented rosters on paper in the country.
Read moreSEC Tournament Preview 2020
Kentucky won the regular season by three games and is the favorite in Nashville, but a glut of desperate bubble teams could turn the SEC Tournament upside down…
Read more#6 Florida 2019-20 Preview
Florida was a sneaky contender before nabbing Kerry Blackshear, but the Gators are now a clear Final Four threat with him in the fold. Mike White’s roster is young but hyper-talented - can he solve the team’s offensive woes from last year?
Read moreWest Region Preview: 2018-19 NCAA Tournament
This is the beginning of How the West was Won… Gonzaga owns the 1-seed but the Michigan Wolverines thrive in March. Can Nevada make up for a disappointing regular season? Can Murray State make it into the Second Round behind superstar Ja Morant? Will a potential Buffalo / Texas Tech matchup result in more bruises than a car accident?
Read moreSEC Tournament Preview 2019
Kentucky and Tennessee have 1-seed aspirations, but it was LSU that captured the regular season conference crown. Can the Bayou Bengals win the conference tourney sans Will Wade? Or will a team like Auburn send them packing early?
Read moreWeekend Wrap-up
150 games are too many to keep track of…
The NFL playoffs were on….
These are not acceptable excuses for losing sight of what really matters - come along with the Weave as we reflect on the wild weekend that was in college hoops.
Read moreRoot's Ramblings - Thoughts from Feast Week, Part 1
Welcome to Root’s Ramblings, where Jim lazily makes up a gimmicky column name to give him an excuse to discuss multiple teams/games in brief (and in his briefs)…
Read moreQuick Peek at Futures - 2018-19
Jim’s annual preseason dive into the NCAA futures market is here! Will he find the next Villanova (a 20:1 winner last year) among this season’s odds? He thinks he has…
Read more#18 Florida Preview 2018-19
Florida boasts one of the best backcourts in the nation heading into 2018-19. Can their frontcourt produce enough to vault the Gators to Final Four contender status?
Read moreSEC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
With so many surprises in the SEC regular season (Auburn and Tennessee rock! Vandy stanks even without Kevin Stallings!), the SEC Tournament could also be filled with some shockers. St. Louis will host a far deeper league than in recent years, but who will make a run to the title?
Read morePK80 Takeaways - Team by Team
We spent over 30 hours watching basketball in Portland this holiday weekend, so of course we had some opinions on the games. I dug into the details to give a point or two about each PK80 participant.
Read morePK80 Preview
The PK80 is the best in-season tournament in college hoops history. 16 Teams, 2 Brackets, All Fun. Let's break it down.
Read moreSEC Preview 2017-18
After years of being the ugly stepchild of power conference hoops, the SEC brings in a glut of new talent this season and looks to be back on par with the ACC/Big Ten/etc. But how many NCAA bids will that lead to? And can anyone unseat the Kentucky Kid Crew?
Read more#9 Florida Preview 2017-18
Florida brings a formidable combination of returning talent, touted freshmen, and productive transfers to the table, all under the careful direction of rising coaching star Mike White. Can the Gators unseat the Blue Blood Empire from Kentucky at the top of the SEC?
Read moreSweet 16 2016-17 Preview: East Region
Both Villanova and Duke are sitting on their couches, contemplating their NBA decisions and/or their mortality, leaving several upstarts with a shocking shot at the Final Four...
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