The time is upon us - everything you need to know about tonight’s 24-hour Rewatch for Relief is enclosed.
Read moreZonal Shift - Part 1
Over the past seven years of college hoops, zone usage throughout the sport has been on a steady decline. For a sport that thrives on stylistic differences, why has the zone defense been fading from view?
Read moreThe College Basketball Betting Market: ‘State of the State’
Where are we? How did we get here? To those seeking wisdom on the evolution of the college basketball betting markets, this crash course is for you.
Read moreDeadly From Deep: Top Shooting Teams in 20-21
Who will be the deadliest perimeter shooting teams in the country next season? Jim sought out the squads who will live most comfortably beyond the three-point arc in 2020-21…
Read moreFrom Fringe to Featured: 15 Breakout Boys
Combing the college hoops landscape for breakout candidates is a time-honored offseason tradition. I joined the hunt, identifying 15 players who could make the leap from sub-5.0ppg to double-digits in 2020-21.
Read moreFirst Year DI Programs
Merrimack was the new kid on the block in 2020, kicking ass and taking names in its first season in Division I. Ky takes a look at other First-Year DI programs over the past 15 years.
Read moreIn Support of Transfers
One of several hot offseason topics in the college basketball world, the pending “one-time waiver” for every undergraduate athlete has plenty of supporters and detractors on each side. Jim is decidedly pro that change, and here’s why…
Read moreFun with Finances: Basketball Budgets
In the doldrums of the offseason, we pivoted off the basketball court to open up the accounting ledger. Using the most recent Department of Higher Education numbers, here’s a quick look at each team’s spending situation.
Read moreHandicapping Home Court Advantage: Part 2
COVID-induced boredom equals bonus content. We expand on last week’s 2019-20 home court value analysis by overlaying actual against-the-spread performance.
Read moreCoach Rank 2020
There are 350+ Division I coaches in the country. Ky ranks them all.
Read moreMovement to Man: Five Teams Who Found Success Switching Defenses
At 3MW, we celebrate coaches that successfully tailor their styles to particular rosters each year, shifting strategy to match personnel. We took a look at five teams that found massive defensive success in switching from zone-heavy looks to more man-to-man.
Read moreHandicapping Home Court Advantage (and the 3-Point Line Extension)
Stuck in the COVID-19 dark ages, the Weave refreshes a prior analysis on appraising home court value, and assesses the handicapping impact of lengthening the college 3-point line.
Read moreBig West Tournament Preview 2020
Russell Turner rules the Big West with an iron fist. UC Irvine cruised to yet another regular season title by a three game margin, which begs the question whether or not anyone can dethrone the Eaters.
Read moreConference USA Tournament Preview 2020
The Frisco Disco meets again in Texas, as the Conference USA Tournament gets underway on Wednesday. The tradition of playing two simultaneous games in the same facility continues, and that strange quirk is just one of many reasons that this event could get wild.
Read moreBig 12 Tournament Preview 2020
As the only two teams to finish over .500 in league play, Kansas and Baylor dominated the Big 12 this season, and a third meeting in the tournament championship is the dream matchup here. But West Virginia, Texas Tech, and others can quickly derail that train.
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 moreSouthland Tournament Preview 2020
SFA dominated the Southland in 2019-20, getting back to its usual winning ways. The Lumberjacks need to win the conference tourney to crash the Big Dance despite a 28-3 record, but that shouldn’t be too tall a task, unless Abilene Christian or Nicholls State have something to say about it.
Read morePac 12 Tournament Preview 2020
Payton Pritchard would not be denied in his senior farewell tour. The hometown hero led the Ducks to an outright Pac-12 title, but can they replicate last year’s late season surge and repeat as tournament champs?
Read moreFord v The Ferrari: The WCC Final
In a tale of two halves, the tremendous Gonzaga offense ultimately wore down a game St. Mary’s squad. Jordan Ford and Malik Fitts put on a show before halftime, but the Bulldogs’ balance was too much to overcome in front of a decidedly pro-Zags crowd.
Read moreBig Sky Tournament Preview 2020
The Big Sky was one of the better mid-majors in the country this year and features three teams with legit Cinderella potential. Eastern Washington is the 1-seed, but Northern Colorado is the analytic darling. Then there’s perennial powerhouse Montana, the rulers of Big Sky country.
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