More Teams. More Games. Marquette’s Oso Ighodaro rejects back-to-back shots with authority against the Jayhawks. (0:31) Steaming mad about some Kansas trash talk, Marquette men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart stormed up the sideline looking ready for a fight. His calm and collected players, however, were in complete control all night against the No. 1 team […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Zach Edey puts up a remarkable 28-point, 15-rebound double-double in No. 2 Purdue’s win vs. No. 4 Marquette. (1:38) HONOLULU — Zach Edey and his Purdue teammates certainly earned a Thanksgiving feast. Forgive them if all they really want is a well-deserved break. Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds to […]
Continue readingEdey, 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 readingA top-five team (Michigan State) loses at home to the Sun Belt favorite (James Madison) in overtime A matchup between two top-12 teams (Duke and Arizona), a game that went down to the final seconds A battle between a top-25 team (Baylor) and a borderline top-25 team (Auburn) that went down to the final minute […]
Continue readingBetween 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 […]
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