The past ten days has been rough on undefeated teams, as we've gone from 15 to 8. One thing that illustrates is just how difficult it is to make it through a regular season unscathed. The team with the highest probability of winning them all (Florida) fell on the road to Arizona. And the team […]

Who doesn't love to see a good swat? A ball spiked into the stands? The players go nuts. The fans go nuts. Meanwhile, the coaches quietly shake their head. The value of a blocked shot depends on what happens after it occurs. Which team gains possession? A block into the stands just means the opposition […]

Randy Bennett took over as the head coach at St. Mary’s in 2001, and his first few seasons in Moraga, California weren’t anything special.  That first year, the Gaels posted a 9-20 record, and they followed it up with a 15-15 mark a season later.  In Bennett’s third season the Gaels  finally won more games […]

1. Sophomore Trent Mackey is a Florida kid who was passed over by all of the Florida schools. He ended up at Louisiana Monroe. He played two games in Florida as a freshman (at FIU and at FAU) and set his career best with 7 assists against Florida International. He also made 4-7 3s in […]

Jim Boeheim digital congratulations from @nikebasketball on 900 wins http://pic.twitter.com/u6k2m1U7   @darrenrovell Mon, Dec 17 2012 18:10:49 Retweet

As always, thanks to Pollspeak for providing the ballots. Lousiville: At No. 2, I have no problem with this. Yes, it's higher than almost everyone else, but their only loss is to No. 1 Duke. Now Percy Allen, there's a problem. Butler: Wilner is the only voter who has Butler ranked higher than 13th. Butler […]

Entering yesterday's matchup with Arizona, the Florida Gators hadn't trailed beyond the first five minutes in any game this season. And that same pattern held true – well, at least for the first 39:53. Now the Gators have played from behind for a grand total of one second half possession, and because of that they […]

When the final horn sounded in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon, the Butler Bulldogs rushed the floor and mobbed Alex Barlow.  This was with good reason; the previously unknown guard had rattled home the game winning shot only seconds before.  It was a happy change of pace.  Brad Stevens' team has spent the previous two hours […]

For the first 7 games (and 39:53 into this one) the Florida Gators never once trailed past the 15:00 minute mark of the 1st half. In other words, they've played virtually the entire season with the lead. Tonight was no different as the Gators took the lead with 17:31 left in the 1st. They built […]

After No. 14 dribbles it off his hip, he loafs back to the ball like no one is on him. But Ryan Harrow beat him to the ball (and it's not an over and back if it's not called, right?) which led to an easy two for Kentucky.  

The past couple days have been rough for undefeated teams. Wichita State was beaten by Tennessee on Thursday, and then last night Miami rolled Charlotte, and LSU (the most unlikely of the undefeated teams) was blown out at Boise State. This leaves 11 teams with a perfect record. If you aren't sure what win shares […]

1. The College of Charleston, picked in the preseason to finish just behind Davidson in the Southern Conference, was playing Division II Anderson University. They lost. To be fair, Anderson is good Division II team, and should play most of the season in the DII top 20. 2. Junior Chandler Hash, a transfer from South […]

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