2023-2024 College Basketball Thread

[MuggsyB]

LSU went 14-12, 13-13 and 22-10 in Pete's 3 seasons, as his coach (and dad) cared only about his son shooting every time down the court.

Doesn't mean Pete was anything but a great offensive player, just that he probably would have been an extremely valuable player on a better team if he had a coach who emphasized scoring less and winning more.

Was there anyone else on the team that was really good?

[romey]

LSU went 14-12, 13-13 and 22-10 in Pete's 3 seasons, as his coach (and dad) cared only about his son shooting every time down the court.

Doesn't mean Pete was anything but a great offensive player, just that he probably would have been an extremely valuable player on a better team if he had a coach who emphasized scoring less and winning more.

The other day I heard Dan Patrick said that a few years back he was interviewing Dale Brown (long time LSU coach after Pet was gone.  He said through review of shot charts and game films he pieced together that Pete made 12 three pointers per game,  He averaged 44 points a game in three years, if you add 12 points per game to that, it would have been a ridiculous 56 a game.  He also scored over 700 points on the freshman team in his first year.  And with no shot clock there were fewer possessions per game.

[MU82]

The other day I heard Dan Patrick said that a few years back he was interviewing Dale Brown (long time LSU coach after Pet was gone.  He said through review of shot charts and game films he pieced together that Pete made 12 three pointers per game,  He averaged 44 points a game in three years, if you add 12 points per game to that, it would have been a ridiculous 56 a game.  He also scored over 700 points on the freshman team in his first year.  And with no shot clock there were fewer possessions per game.

That's amazing, cool info.

Was there anyone else on the team that was really good?

I don't know. But that would be the coach's responsibility ... if the coach even wanted other players who would take shots away from his son.

[Plaque Lives Matter!]

LSU went 14-12, 13-13 and 22-10 in Pete's 3 seasons, as his coach (and dad) cared only about his son shooting every time down the court.

Doesn't mean Pete was anything but a great offensive player, just that he probably would have been an extremely valuable player on a better team if he had a coach who emphasized scoring less and winning more.

Ah the Wojo/Markus offense

[lawdog77]

LSU went 14-12, 13-13 and 22-10 in Pete's 3 seasons, as his coach (and dad) cared only about his son shooting every time down the court.

Doesn't mean Pete was anything but a great offensive player, just that he probably would have been an extremely valuable player on a better team if he had a coach who emphasized scoring less and winning more.

Well, LSU was 3-23 Pete's freshman year, so Pete helped Press win some. If only Pete would have scored a little better on his SAT's,  he would have played at NC State.

[Uncle Rico]

Drake beats Bradley and the Braves will finish third in the Valley. 

Will Brian Wardle come home to Marquette this off-season after failing to win his league again?

[PointWarrior]

Only if Shaka craps himself in the tourney. 

Will Brian Wardle come home to Marquette this off-season after failing to win his league again?

[Uncle Rico]

Only if Shaka craps himself in the tourney.

If Marquette doesn’t make the second weekend and doesn’t fire Shaka, it sends a bad message

[wisblue]

Well, LSU was 3-23 Pete's freshman year, so Pete helped Press win some. If only Pete would have scored a little better on his SAT's,  he would have played at NC State.

In those days SEC basketball was pretty much Kentucky with some competition from Tennessee and nobody else.

Most of the SEC schools were still segregated.

[Scoop Snoop]

Ah the Wojo/Markus offense

Pete was a cancer on the team.

Well, LSU was 3-23 Pete's freshman year, so Pete helped Press win some. If only Pete would have scored a little better on his SAT's,  he would have played at NC State. Wisconsin.

FIFY

[Uncle Rico]

Great win for Duke at NC State tonight.  Top-20 KenPom offense and defense means they’re a legit threat to cut down the nets.  Pretty good coaching job by Scheyer. 

[Scoop Snoop]

Great win for Duke at NC State tonight.  Top-20 KenPom offense and defense means they’re a legit threat to cut down the nets.  Pretty good coaching job by Scheyer.

Not "great". Excellent. And an excellent coaching job by Scheyer.

[MurphysTillClose]

Great win for Duke at NC State tonight.  Top-20 KenPom offense and defense means they’re a legit threat to cut down the nets.  Pretty good coaching job by Scheyer.

Scheyer is a kitten

[wisblue]

Well, LSU was 3-23 Pete's freshman year, so Pete helped Press win some. If only Pete would have scored a little better on his SAT's,  he would have played at NC State.

Maravich’s NBA career pretty much confirms that he was an outstanding player even if his college scoring stats were absurd.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Maravich’s NBA career pretty much confirms that he was an outstanding player even if his college scoring stats were absurd.

Bad knees and was on a lot of bad teams. The only season he was on a team that won a playoff series was his last with the Celtics. Bird's rookie campaign. They lost in the conference finals to the Sixers who lost in the Finals to the Lakers when Magic scored 40 in Game 6.

[MU82]

From Yahoo Sports:

The University of Antelope Valley men's basketball team won its conference tournament on Monday night, and the women's team plays in the conference title game tonight — despite their school no longer being in existence.
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Wait, what? The Southern California-based university shut down last week amid financial woes*, forcing the basketball teams to raise money through GoFundMe to continue their seasons.

What's next: The men's team has qualified for the NAIA tournament later this month, and the women can do the same tonight. But will they be able to participate?

‌"We are still working with state agencies and accrediting agencies to try and keep these guys active," UAV's interim president, Tim Campagna, told Sportico.

Don Ott, commissioner of the California Pacific Conference where UAV has been a member since 2015, expressed confidence that the school-less players will be granted waivers.

*Financial woes is an understatement: UAV was acquired in 2022 by Genius Group, a Singapore-based education technology company, which has seen its stock price plummet nearly 100% over the last year. It's currently trading at $0.31 on the NYSE.

[Warriors4ever]

I read about this a week or so ago, there were stories about the coach raising the money. I actually donated, I felt so bad for him and the players, and he sounded like a really good guy. Hopefully they can all land on their feet somewhere.

[MU82]

Marquette's not the only contender with injury woes.

Houston didn't lose its PG, but it did lose its valuable backup center.

From The Athletic:

Houston freshman JoJo Tugler broke a bone in his right foot and will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season, coach Kelvin Sampson told reporters Monday. Sampson also confirmed that Tugler will have surgery on Thursday.

“That’s a big hit. Everyone will try to figure out what it means for us,” Sampson said. “But that’s a human being with a broken foot, who’s invested his entire life into this season.”

This is the third season-ending injury for the Cougars this season, who were voted as the No. 1 team in the country in this week’s AP poll, receiving 52 of 60 first-place votes. Sophomore wing Terrance Arceneaux tore his Achilles against Texas A&M in December, and backup guard Ramon Walker tore his meniscus in practice about a week ago.

In 16 minutes per game this season, the 6-foot-7 Tugler averaged 3.8 points and 4.1 rebounds. He posted a season-high 13 points in his lone start against Penn on Dec. 30. But it’s on the defensive end where Tugler’s absence is a definite blow to Houston’s title chances.

https://theathletic.com/5315805/2024/03/04/houston-basketball-jojo-tugler-injury/?source=pulsenewsletter&campaign=9171296&userId=3738391

[Uncle Rico]

Games to watch tonight that may help or hurt Marquette’s cause:

Purdue at Illinois- A Purdue loss hurts Marquette but an Illinois win helps unless they pass Marquette in the brackets.  Game available on The Cock.

Notre Dame at UNC - Pull for an Irish win to help SOS and hurt UNC

Central Michigan at Northern Illinois - A Husky win helps the Marquette cause

Detroit at UWM - Pull for Detroit so Marquette doesn’t draw UWM in the tourney and cause Marquette alum to pee themselves in fear of playing their crosstown rivals

Kansas State at Kansas - Need a Jayhawk win to help the cause

St. John’s at DePaul - A DePaul win helps Marquette possible avoid St. John’s in a 4-5 matchup at the Garden.  That would help the cause

[wisblue]

I am rooting for Purdue over Illinois tonight just so the Illini don’t get any ideas about launching a charge for that spot in Indy.

[Uncle Rico]

Toledo up 44-15 on Miami (OH)

[CountryRoads]

Toledo up 44-15 on Miami (OH)

That’s a travis-ty

[MuggsyB]

I am rooting for Purdue over Illinois tonight just so the Illini don’t get any ideas about launching a charge for that spot in Indy.

You would think the fact that we beat Illinois, on their home floor, would be to our advantage. 

[Jay Bee]

You would think the fact that we beat Illinois, on their home floor, would be to our advantage.

That was before we had weak knees, a tender stomach and exploding diarrhea, bruh

[wisblue]

You would think the fact that we beat Illinois, on their home floor, would be to our advantage.

It might be a factor, but I wouldn’t want to rely on it if Illinois beats Purdue tonight and then goes on to win the Big 10 Tournament while MU loses to Xavier.