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Boston College 66, UC-Riverside 62: Bounce-back Win
After 2 blowout losses and one tough loss to a very solid St. Louis team, Boston College needed to bounce back. It's not good for the confidence of these young players if they keep losing multiple games in a row. Fortunately, they came out Friday night and were ready for battle against UC-Riverside...
ACC Expansion And Impact On College Basketball Holiday Tournaments
The Boston College hoops team is fresh off a trip to Anaheim for this year's 76 Classic, and will be headed to next year's Charleston Classic down in South Carolina. While the Eagles have gotten to participate in some decent holiday tournaments over the past few years, ACC expansion could limit...
2011 Early Season Tournaments: Thanksgiving Weekend Ends With A Big Night For The Atlantic 10
The conclusion of Thanksgiving weekend's tournaments indicated that there may be a few more players involved in the Atlantic 10 race this season than Xavier and Temple. First, Dayton thoroughly dominated Minnesota to claim the Old Spice Classic crown, 86-70. Worse news for the Golden Gophers was a...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 11: The Old Spice And 76 Classic Finals Close A Wild Weekend
With the final two early season tournaments of Thanksgiving week wrapping up, I'm going to flip my usual format for one of these posts. Today's entry will start with a look at the final day's slate in Lake Buena Vista and Anaheim. After the jump, I'll have a quick rundown of how Saturday's finals...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 10: A Surprise Battle 4 Atlantis Final Highlights Saturday's Action
Before I get to today's schedule, which is highlighted by a completely unexpected final in the Bahamas, I want to take a look back at what happened in the one tournament that was decided yesterday, and two others that are taking Saturday off. Syracuse claimed the NIT Season Tip-Off with a...
Previewing The 2011 76 Classic Tournament
Thanksgiving Day coincides with the start of the 2011 76 Classic, one of several early-season tournaments that take up the majority of the out-of-conference schedule. The Villanova Wildcats will be participating in the Anaheim, CA based tourney, which will guarantee each team three...
From Maui to Orlando: More Early Season Brackets Revealed
On Wednesday, ESPN announced the brackets for five of the events it televises during the first half of the college basketball season. They revealed four more on this August Thursday, including ones for both Disney Parks-centered events and the highly-anticipated Maui Invitational. But this post...
College Basketball Viewer's Guide For November 28
While it was Rivalry Saturday on the gridiron, it was "Relatively Meaningless Trophy Saturday" in college basketball, as five traditional or hybrid tournaments handed out titles on the final Saturday in November. The biggest upset of the day took place in Chicago, where Richmond got 28 points from...
College Basketball Viewer's Guide For November 26
If you're not too worn out from Black Friday shopping, or if you were smart enough to skip the crowds and do your holiday gift-buying online, you'll have plenty of college basketball TV options on this day after Thanksgiving. One tournament trophy will be handed out, while the finals for six others...
Thanksgiving College Basketball Viewer's Guide: Tourneys Aplenty
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Hopefully, you're going to leave some room for some exciting college basketball action on a day dominated by turkey, post-dinner naps, and football. I mean who really needs to see the Lions lose again, the Cowboys disappoint, or the Jets struggle against a team they...
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