Category Archives: Conference Preview

Conference Preview: Missouri Valley

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Chad

MISSOURI VALLEY Losing Wichita State to the American was a blow to the Missouri Valley Conference, especially on the heels of Creighton’s departure for the Big East a few years back. The conference did invite Valparaiso to join, and the … Continue reading →

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Hoops HD Report: Big Ten Preview

Posted on October 25, 2017 by David Griggs

Lots going on in the Big Ten heading into the year! The panel starts off by talking about Michigan State, who we all feel is a Top Five caliber team. Purdue is another team that most of us think could … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, Hoops HD Report, Podcasts, Tim Miles, Videocasts | Tagged big 10, illinois, indiana, Iowa, maryland, Michigan, michigan state, Minnesota, Nebraska, northwestern, ohio state, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin | Comments Off

Conference Preview: MEAC

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Chad

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC After spending years as the conference with some of the craziest conference tournament upsets we can remember, the MEAC seems to be finding a way to even the score, as the top seed has captured its automatic bid … Continue reading →

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Conference Preview: Mid-American

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Chad

MID-AMERICAN The MAC is a bit of a throwback conference, a rare league these days that features teams within fairly close geographic proximity to one another. In fact, six of the conference’s schools are in the State of Ohio and … Continue reading →

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Hoops HD Report: Big East Conference Preview

Posted on October 24, 2017 by David Griggs

Chad is joined by a six man panel for our Big East Conference Preview. Villanova isn’t just our unanimous pick to win the league, some feel that they’re so good that they can win it all this year. Xavier, who … Continue reading →

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Conference Preview: Metro Atlantic

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Chad

METRO ATLANTIC The MAAC has given us a ton of fun and excitement the past few years, from Monmouth with their bench antics, to Jimmy Patsos giving the opposing team “air handshakes”, to Tim Cluess finding a way to get … Continue reading →

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