How they Arrived in Atlanta Shockers: Defeated #8 Pitt (73-55) #1  Gonzaga (76-70) #13  La Salle (72-58) #2  Ohio State (70-66) Cardinals: Defeated #16 North Carolina A&T (79-48) #8 Colorado State (82-56) #12 Oregon (77-69) #2 Duke (85-63) Tournament Offensive Averages Shockers: 72.7 PPG 38.5 RPG 12.0 APG 42.7 FG% 7.2 3PT/G Cardinals: 80.7 PPG [...]

#1 Kansas vs. #16 Western Kentucky How they Punched Their Ticket Kansas (29-5, 14-4 Big 12): Won Big 12 Tournament- Automatic Bid Western Kentucky (20-15, 10-10 Sun Belt): Won Sun Belt Tournament- Automatic Bid ATS (Against the Spread) Kansas: 18-15 Western Kentucky: 17-17 Jayhawks Outlook: A lot of people forget that freshman guard Ben McLemore [...]

Here are a couple trends that have caught my eye the last couple of seasons in college basketball.  It’s worth noting that each one of these trends has led to immeasurable success for their respective teams. Offensive Efficiency The measure of a really good offensive team is their ability to value possessions and consistently convert those possessions into [...]

Something special is materializing out in Ann Arbor.  Head coach John Beilein and the Wolverines continued upon their torrid start to the season (15-0 start is best since 1985-86) with two more impressive conference wins last week versus Northwestern and Iowa.  Even more notable than the wins themselves (and they were notable, as the Wolverines [...]

The Good Noteworthy Performance: Butler Defeats #1 ranked Indiana Hoosiers (88-86) Mark off yet another marquee non-conference victory for head coach Brad Stevens and the Butler Bulldogs.  Weeks after stunning North Carolina at the Maui Invitational, the Bulldogs picked up a monumental win over the top ranked Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday.  Butler received strong performances [...]

The Good Noteworthy Performance: Won the Maui Invitational Tournament Senior guard Brandon Paul and the Fighting Illini caught fire early on in Maui and never looked back.  Illinois averaged over 85 points per game in wins over USC, Chaminade, and Butler in route to their tournament win in Hawaii.  John Croce’s crew was deadly from [...]

Editors Note: Due to Turkey Day, our standard Four Downs format will give way to our Quick Hits section this week.  I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving feast and enjoy the games. Quick Hits #1 Notre Dame (11-0, 4-0 Away) vs. USC (7-4, 5-4 Pac-12) -6 NL USC redshirt freshman Max Wittek seems to [...]