Category Archives: News and Notes

Hoops HD Bracket Racket: 11/09/2014

Posted on November 10, 2014 by David Griggs

The regular season officially gets underway this week, and this is the first of our regular weekly shows. Kyle, David and Lee take a look at the exhibition games, and discuss whether or not teams should be allowed to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, News and Notes, Podcasts | Tagged bracketology, college basketball, georgetown, Georgia, Georgia Tech, louisville, Minnesota, Pitino, Season opener, SFNY, unc | 3 Comments

Under the Radar: Preseason Podcast 2014-2015

Posted on November 6, 2014 by David Griggs

In the first Under the Radar episode of the season, Chad and David each go through their UTR Top Ten. The rules are they cannot be in the current rankings, and they cannot be a member of the A10, ACC, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bracketology, Commentary, News and Notes | Tagged louisiana tech, low major, mid major, Mid-American, MVC, Northern iowa, SFA, Toledo, wcc | Comments Off

Independent Preview: NJIT

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Chad

A preview of the 2014-15 college basketball season would not be complete, in our opinion, without a look at the sole independent, the NJIT Highlanders. NJIT had hoped to be in a conference this season, and word was that there … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged college basketball, conference preview, Independent, NJIT | Comments Off

Conference Preview: WAC

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Chad

Utah Valley captured the WAC regular season championship last season, but got upset in the conference tournament semifinals by Idaho and ended up playing in the NIT. New Mexico State was able to knock off Idaho in the championship game … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Bakersfield, Chicago State, college basketball, conference preview, Grand Canyon, Misssouri-Kansas City, New Mexico State, Seattle, Texas-Pan American, UMKC, Utah Valley, WAC | Comments Off

Conference Preview: West Coast

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Chad

Mark Few has been the head coach of the Gonzaga Bulldogs for 15 seasons now, and every single one of them has ended in the NCAA tournament. Four of those sixteen appearances have even led to Sweet 16 berths. Yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Brigham Young, byu, college basketball, conference preview, gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, st. mary's, West Coast Conference | Comments Off

Conference Preview: Sun Belt

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Chad

The Sun Belt conference was dominated by Georgia State last season. The Panthers went 17-1 in conference and then blew out Arkansas State in the Sun Belt tournament semifinals. This is why it was almost a complete shock when Louisiana-Lafayette … Continue reading →

Posted in Conference Preview, News and Notes | Tagged Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Arkansas-Little Rock, college basketball, conference preview, Georgia Southern, georgia state, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, Sun Belt Conference, Texas State, Texas-Arlington, Troy | Comments Off