College Basketball Preview

Huge Hoops Doubleheader Goes Head-To-Head With Election Results

Daily - 11/06/2018

The State Farm Champions Classic tips off tonight on ESPN featuring "three of the country’s top four teams," but it also begs the question of "who in their right mind decided to schedule such a great pair" of games on election night, according to Joe Lucia of AWFUL...

Marquette Set For Fiserv Forum Regular-Season Debut Against UMBC

Daily - 11/06/2018

Marquette makes its regular-season debut in Fiserv Forum tonight against UMBC, and the school "thought long and hard about what team to schedule" for the game, according to Ben Steele of the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL. Marquette Deputy AD Mike Broeker "had exchanged emails with UMBC in January" as the...

C-USA Hopes Revamped Schedule Could Create More Tourney Bids

Daily - 11/06/2018

Conference USA this season has "adopted a 'pod' scheduling format that will pit the best teams against one another for the final four games" in an effort to "boost its post-season chances," according to Ed Miller of the Norfok VIRGINIAN-PILOT. The new format "should be interesting," with teams "not knowing who...

College Hoops Welcomes Earlier Start, But Issues Still Surround Sport

Daily - 11/06/2018

The college basketball season officially tips today, marking the "earliest it's ever started," according to Doug Feinberg of the AP. A sport that used to "start official practice around Oct. 15 and have its first games at Thanksgiving is now beginning nearly three weeks sooner." There will be "almost...

ESPN+ Performance This Season Will Be Followed Closely By CBB

Daily - 11/06/2018

College basketball execs will be "watching closely this winter" to see how ESPN+ "connects with fans," according to Brian Bennett of THE ATHLETIC. The OTT offering, which costs $4.99 per month, will "feature hundreds of college basketball games this season," mostly from mid-major conferences. Missouri Valley Conference...

Big Expectations For TCU Hoops With Season Tickets Sold Out

Daily - 11/06/2018

The TCU men's basketball team last season reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years and is now carrying a "higher profile" than it normally does, according to Stefan Stevenson of the Ft. Worth STAR-TELEGRAM. The school begins the season ranked No. 20 in the...

Northwestern Rides First NCAA Tourney Appearance To Highest Season-Ticket Base

Daily - 11/10/2017

Northwestern has its highest season-ticket base in school history heading into the '17-18 season after the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance last March and a No. 19 ranking in the AP preseason poll. This comes as the team is playing its home games this season at Allstate Arena in...

College Basketball Facility Notes: Texas Tech Receives Gift For Standalone Practice Facility

Daily - 11/10/2017

In Lubbock, Carlos Silva Jr. reported Texas Tech has received a $10M "lead gift from the Dusty and Leisha Womble family ... that will go toward" a $23M standalone basketball practice facility. The building is "expected to house" both the men’s and women’s teams and will be "called the Dustin R....

ESPN's Armed Forces Classic Returns To Ramstein Air Base in Germany

Daily - 11/10/2017

ESPN's Armed Forces Classic men's college basketball series continues tonight with Texas A&M-West Virginia from Ramstein Air Base in Germany, which served as the host site of the inaugural event in '12. Leading up to the game, ESPN's Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams took part in a number of...

Michigan State To Wear T-Shirts Before Game To Spark Conversation About Social Injustices

Daily - 11/10/2017

Michigan State's men's basketball team before Friday's season opener against North Florida "will be doing their best to ignite conversations about what they see as social injustices in our society," according to Matt Charboneau of the DETROIT NEWS. The team plans to "wear T-shirts while warming up for the...

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College Basketball Preview

Huge Hoops Doubleheader Goes Head-To-Head With Election Results

Marquette Set For Fiserv Forum Regular-Season Debut Against UMBC

C-USA Hopes Revamped Schedule Could Create More Tourney Bids

College Hoops Welcomes Earlier Start, But Issues Still Surround Sport

ESPN+ Performance This Season Will Be Followed Closely By CBB

Big Expectations For TCU Hoops With Season Tickets Sold Out

Northwestern Rides First NCAA Tourney Appearance To Highest Season-Ticket Base

College Basketball Facility Notes: Texas Tech Receives Gift For Standalone Practice Facility

ESPN's Armed Forces Classic Returns To Ramstein Air Base in Germany

Michigan State To Wear T-Shirts Before Game To Spark Conversation About Social Injustices

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