- Home →
- Boo Buie
UConn beats Purdue and cruises to sixth NCAA championship
GLENDALE, Ariz. — On paper, the plan wasn’t working. Zach Edey had 14 points, the reigning Wooden Award winner was talking trash to Dan Hurley and the UConn bench, and Purdue led the Huskies with 8 minutes left in the first half. UConn had elected to guard Edey one-on-one with Donovan Clingan, essentially allowing him […]
Continue readingMen’s Final Four 2024: Storylines, picks, predictions
Sure, most of the sports world expected UConn to return to this stage a year after a national title run, even though some of the stars from that team are gone. But Donovan Clingan, Stephon Castle and Tristen Newton are also up against history: there hasn’t been a back-to-back champion in 17 years, and the […]
Continue readingHow UConn (and Purdue, Alabama and NC State) could win the national championship
It wouldn’t be an NCAA tournament without a Cinderella, right? Now we head to Phoenix with a Final Four filled with plenty of star power — both on the floor and on the sideline. UConn is looking to go back-to-back for the first time since Florida in 2007, Purdue is attempting to pull off a […]
Continue readingMen’s March Madness 2024: First-round tournament takeaways
If Jack Gohlke was the NCAA tournament legend from Thursday, Yale’s John Poulakidas took the throne on Friday after scoring 28 points in an upset win over Auburn. There was arguably the game of the tournament, Colorado’s 102-100 win over Florida featuring KJ Simpson‘s winner in the final seconds. There was upset after upset — […]
Continue readingNU’s Collins ejected late at Purdue, points to ‘crazy’ FT discrepancy
Northwestern coach Chris Collins walked into his postgame news conference Wednesday night and offered all the customary words in his opening statement. He knew what was coming next: the question about what led to his ejection with 1.7 seconds left in a 105-96 overtime loss to No. 2 Purdue and his angry, dramatic exit. While […]
Continue readingPurdue’s Zach Edey highlights Wooden top 50 list
Edey, a 7-foot-4 center from Toronto, withdrew from the NBA draft on deadline day last May to return to the Boilermakers for his senior season. He was the perceived front-runner a year ago for essentially the entire season, establishing his candidacy at the Phil Knight Legacy in late November and finishing the season averaging 22.3 […]
Continue readingDickie V: Top to bottom, which conference is the strongest? Big East? SEC? Big 12?
In making my choices, I don’t just factor in the upper echelon teams, but look at the conference from top to bottom. Let’s face it, in many cases, it is close. But, I give the edge to conferences that not only have national championship contenders, but also analyze the strength of the league in respect […]
Continue readingDick Vitale’s preseason men’s All-America teams
I enjoy watching the progress of youngsters that move from role players to PTPers. With only four of the 19 players returning that made first-, second- or third-team All-America teams last year, it’s been a joy to dig deep and project the stars for the upcoming season. So, below are my “All-Rolls Royce” preseason teams […]
Continue readingNCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2022-23
Between the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible. As one coach said to me recently, it feels like every player in the country can find a year of eligibility if they really try. But keeping […]
Continue readingNCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22
Because it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]
Continue reading