Our 2015/16 College Basketball Thread

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Greetings! For the 2nd straight year, I'll be giving you guys an objective look at the college basketball season. No wild predictions (since it's almost impossible to pick a national champion in preseason), no talking about the NIT or the CBI (which you guys don't really care about).

No, instead I'll just give you news stories, holiday-tournament slates, and most importantly the games that'll MEAN something! And it'll start right now...

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Friday, November 13th

Sorry for taking so long; I had to do something for my CFB thread. Anyway, the CBB season starts in 3 days, and here are the match-up's that'll be worth something:

(All times are Eastern)
Connecticut 6 Classic (At New Britain, CT): Fairfield vs. Yale (3:00)
Quinnipiac vs. Sacred Heart (30 minutes after above game)
Hartford vs. Central Connecticut State (Around 8:00)

NIU Showcase (From Dekalb, IL): South Dakota @ Wright State (5:30)
CS Northridge vs. Northern Illinois (30 minutes after above game)

Cable Car Classic (From Santa Clara, CA): Milwaukee vs. Denver (7:30)
Santa Clara vs. Lipscomb (30 minutes after above game)

Veterans Classic (From Annapolis, MD): North Carolina vs. Temple (7:00)
Navy vs. Florida (Around 9:30)

Mountain West/Missouri Valley Showcase:
Air Force @ Southern Illinois (8:00)
Illinois State @ San Diego State (10:00)

Rainbow Classic (From Honolulu, HI):
Nevada vs. Coastal Carolina (9:00)
Montana State @ Hawaii (12:30 A.M)

Other big games: Colorado @ Iowa State [From Sioux Falls, SD] (5:00)
Texas vs. Washington [From Shanghai, China] (10:00)
Game of the Day:
Armed Forces Classic (From Okinawa, Japan): Pittsburgh vs. Gonzaga (7:00)

I now leave things to you guys, and I'll check back on Saturday.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

I'm really pumped for that Fairfield vs Yale game



We open against Montana on the road

they made the NIT last year, so we have to be concerned

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

November 13th recap

The CBB season is underway, and already we've got some surprising results! Here's what happened:
[Code: "Whoopsie" games means a game that could hurt the loser's chances for the NCAA'S later on.]

Veterans Classic: North Carolina over Temple 91-67
Florida over Navy 59-41

Connecticut 6 Classic: Yale over Fairfield 70-57
Sacred Heart over Quinnipiac 76-64
Hartford over Central Connecticut State 92-83 in 2-OT's

Cable Car Classic: Milwaukee over Denver 71-58
Lipscomb over Santa Clara 65-63 in 2-OT's

Rainbow Classic: Nevada over Coastal Carolina 73-56
Hawaii over Montana State 87-76

Other big games: Iowa State over Colorado 68-62
Washington over Texas 77-71
LSU over McNeese State 81-70
Western Illinois upsets Wisconsin 69-67 (Whoopsie)
Chattanooga over Georgia 92-90 in OT (Whoopsie)
Sacramento State over Arizona State 66-63 (Whoopsie)
Southern Illinois over Air Force 77-75
North Florida over Illinois 93-81 (Whoopsie)
William & Mary upsets NC State 85-68 (Big whoopsie)
Belmont over Marquette 83-80
Monmouth stuns UCLA 84-81 (Huge whoopsie)
San Diego State over Illinois State 71-60

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Saturday, November 14th

There's not much action today, but there are a few games.


Cable Car Classic Championship [From San Francisco, CA]: Milwaukee vs. Lipscomb (8:30)

Other big games: Harvard @ Providence (7:30)
Southern Miss @ Memphis (8:00)
Game of the Day: Colorado State @ Northern Iowa (12:00)

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/14 recap and 11/15 preview

Saturday's action:
Colorado State over Northern Iowa 84-78
Radford upsets Georgetown 82-80 (Whoopsie)
Providence over Harvard 76-64
Alabama State over Virginia Tech 85-82 (Whoopsie)
Cable Car Classic Final: Milwaukee over Lipscomb 71-65

And here are the big games on tap today (All times are Eastern):

Rainbow Classic (From Honolulu, HI): Montana State vs. Nevada (7:00)
Coastal Carolina vs. Hawaii (30 minutes after above game)
2 more games worth watching:
Fairfield @ North Carolina (4:00)
Game of the Day: Wake Forest @ Bucknell (1:00)

 

[Hitman Hart]

That was a decent road win for Wake. Down to seven scholarship players (hoping we get two of them back fairly soon) and beat a team that I believe will turn out to be a pretty good Patriot league team.

 

[kramer1]

Cincinnati dropped 106 on Robert Morris today. Robert Morris is a tourney team. Beat them by over 60.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/15 recap (AKA: What happened yesterday)

North Carolina over Fairfield 92-65
Wake Forest over Bucknell 90-82
Illinois over North Dakota State 80-74
New Mexico over New Mexico State 83-74

Rainbow Classic: Nevada over Montana State 83-62
Hawaii over Coastal Carolina 74-63

 

[kramer1]

lol...it's like the guy doesn't even read the replies. Is he a robot?

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, November 16th and Tuesday, November 17th

This will be a long post, mainly due to ESPN's annual 24-hour CBB marathon. Let's see what ESPN has for us this year.
(Note: Games worth watching are highlighted in bold) (All times are Eastern)

Monday:
Wyoming @ Indiana State (7:00)
Game of the Day: Tennessee @ Georgia Tech (7:00)
Virginia @ George Washington (7:30)
Bradley @ Arizona (8:00)
Monmonth @ USC (10:00)

Tuesday:
Missouri @ Xavier (6:30)
Furman @ Appalachian State (7:00)
Milwaukee @ Notre Dame (7:00)
Wichita State @ Tulsa (8:00)
Nebraska @ Villanova (8:30)

ESPN College Basketball 24-Hour Marathon:
San Diego State @ Utah (9:30 tonight)
Baylor @ Oregon (11:30 tonight)
BYU @ Long Beach State (1:45 A.M)
Rainbow Classic Championship: Nevada @ Hawaii (4:00 A.M)
Green Bay @ East Tennessee State (6:00 A.M)
Stephen F. Austin @ Northern Iowa (8:00 A.M)
Valparaiso @ Rhode Island (10:00 A.M)
Alabama @ Dayton (1:00)
Colorado @ Auburn (3:00)
DePaul @ Penn State (5:00)
Oklahoma @ Memphis (5:00)
Georgetown @ Maryland (9:00)

Champions Classic (From Chicago, IL): Kentucky vs. Duke (7:30)
Kansas vs. Michigan State (Around 10:00)
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As you can see, it's gonna be a busy 36 hours. Enjoy it, folks!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

lol...it's like the guy doesn't even read the replies. Is he a robot?

I am not a robot, sir. About your previous post, it was good that Cincinnati won in a dominating fashion.
But here's the reason why I don't really respond to the posts: I'm a football fan for the most part. And plus, it's too early right now to make any definitive judgments about a team or conference. I just find interesting games for casual CBB fans to watch, and break down the MANY holiday tournaments going on.

That being said, once the Super Bowl finishes up in early February, we'll know which teams are legit NCAA contenders or not. Once that time comes, THEN I'll be really invested in the game of basketball.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/16 recap (AKA: What happened yesterday and earlier on today)

Big games on Monday:
George Washington upsets Virginia 73-68
Utah over San Diego State 81-76
Oregon over Baylor 74-67
West Virginia over James Madison 86-73
Georgia Tech over Tennessee 69-67
Cornell over Colgate 101-98 in 2-OT's
Southern over Mississippi State 76-72 (Whoopsie)
Marquette over IUPUI 75-71 in OT

Games from earlier today:
Long Beach State over BYU 66-65
Rainbow Classic Championship: Hawaii over Nevada 76-75
Northern Iowa over Stephan F. Austin 70-60
Valparaiso over Rhode Island 58-55

And from the looks of it, Dayton is gonna finish off Alabama. Here's hoping the rest of the day goes smoothly!

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/17 recap

The first BIG day of the CBB season is now over, and here's what happened:

Champion's Classic:
Kentucky over Duke 74-63
Michigan State over Kansas 79-73 (I expected Kentucky to win their game, but how about the Spartans? Yes I know it's early, but they did great in this comeback win.)

Other big games:
Maryland over Georgetown 75-71
Oklahoma over Memphis 84-78
Tulsa upsets Wichita State 77-67
Xavier over Missouri 78-66
Colorado over Auburn 91-84

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Wednesday, November 18th (AKA: The big games that'll take place today)
(All times are Eastern)

Wofford @ North Carolina (7:00)
Game of the Day: Illinois @ Providence (7:00)
Richmond @ Wake Forest (7:00)
Akron @ Arkansas (8:00)

By the way, my posts are gonna be a LOT longer starting tomorrow. That's because the holiday tournaments are beginning! And if you wanna get the full story on all of them, I'm the man, so tune in tomorrow!

 

[Hitman Hart]

Wake has lost four scholarship players since August, but that is no excuse for Manning to give two walk-ons starter minutes.

Wake is going to lose to Richmond. I was pro Manning, but he has really shown that he is a poor in-game coach so far.

 

[douggie]

Wake has lost four scholarship players since August, but that is no excuse for Manning to give two walk-ons starter minutes.

Wake is going to lose to Richmond. I was pro Manning, but he has really shown that he is a poor in-game coach so far.

Down 78-66 with 8:12 remaining, Wake Forest rallied to pull within 84-82 on Bryant Crawford's 3-pointer with 3:04 left. But Davis responded with a jumper 19 seconds later, and Richmond closed out the game by scoring the final seven points.


7 of 15 threes as opposed to the Spiders 11-23, 19-33 from the line for WF, and 20 turnovers while Richmond committed 8 was the difference in this one.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

11/18 recap (AKA: What happened yesterday)

North Carolina over Wofford 78-58
Providence over Illinois 60-59
UC Irvine over UCF 61-60
Akron over Arkansas 88-80

And finally, this good man breaks down Richmond beating Wake Forest 91-82:

Down 78-66 with 8:12 remaining, Wake Forest rallied to pull within 84-82 on Bryant Crawford's 3-pointer with 3:04 left. But Davis responded with a jumper 19 seconds later, and Richmond closed out the game by scoring the final seven points.


7 of 15 threes as opposed to the Spiders 11-23, 19-33 from the line for WF, and 20 turnovers while Richmond committed 8 was the difference in this one.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Thursday, November 19th

Holiday tournament time is here! And let me give you good men the full slate of tourney games (and some other games worth watching). [All times are Eastern]

Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament:
Temple vs. Minnesota (11:30 A.M)
Butler vs. Missouri State (Around 2:00)
Miami vs. Mississippi State (5:00)
Game of the Day: Utah vs. Texas Tech (Around 7:30)

Charleston Classic:
Ole Miss vs. George Mason (12:00)
Oklahoma State vs. Towson (30 minutes after above game)
Long Beach State vs. Seton Hall (7:00)
Virginia vs. Bradley (Around 9:30)

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Other big games:
Creighton @ Indiana (7:00)
Rutgers @ St. John's (7:00)
George Washington @ South Florida (7:00)
Boise State @ Arizona (8:30)
Iowa @ Marquette (9:00)
SMU @ Stanford (11:30)

 

[Hitman Hart]

Down 78-66 with 8:12 remaining, Wake Forest rallied to pull within 84-82 on Bryant Crawford's 3-pointer with 3:04 left. But Davis responded with a jumper 19 seconds later, and Richmond closed out the game by scoring the final seven points.


7 of 15 threes as opposed to the Spiders 11-23, 19-33 from the line for WF, and 20 turnovers while Richmond committed 8 was the difference in this one.

Crawford is going to be a great player at Wake, so is John Collins.

FWIW, that jumper was a result of poor defense by a walk-on. Wake right now is basically playing seven scholarship players, with three of them being Freshmen. It showed down the stretch last night with several ill timed turnovers.

Manning's lineups are very frustrating. CMM, who was All-ACC honorable mention last night, is hurt and all of his minutes are basically being given to a former walk-on (who only received a scholarship because Madison Jones got kicked off the team). If Wake doesn't get Cornelius Hudson back for Maui, that isn't going to be a pretty trip for the Deacs.