2024-25 NCAA Basketball Thread

[StillWarriors]

So what I've inferred is that losing at Dayton is okay because it was a Q1 loss. After they got blasted 75-53 at SBU tonight, they'll fall to Q2 tomorrow.

They won their Super Bowl, and haven't shown up for the rest of their season.

UD's collapse is made even stranger by the fact they nearly beat Iowa State, whipped UConn and absolutely looked legit in Hawaii. Very strange. Grant's seat must be getting warm.

[The Sultan]

Just looked at the A10 standings. What hot garbage that conference has become.

[WhiteTrash]

Just looked at the A10 standings. What hot garbage that conference has become.

You can heap praise on them all you want, but still don't think Dayton will let us in the A10. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Fight behind the VCU bench in St. Louis last night. I thought I read that it delayed the game about 10 minutes or so.

https://x.com/CBBcontent/status/1884629457257836920?t=qOQY0KDWucQJux5b9gI10Q&s=19

The DJs song choice while thats going on is something

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

UD's collapse is made even stranger by the fact they nearly beat Iowa State, whipped UConn and absolutely looked legit in Hawaii. Very strange. Grant's seat must be getting warm.

Grant might have a warm seat waiting for him in Miami.

[The Sultan]

Yeah Grant hasn't done much at Dayton with only one NCAA bid last year (although COVID took another), but the A10 has  become a one-bid league. And he's pretty much mirroed what Brian Gregory and Archie Miller have done there. I think the chances are way higher that he leaves for a better gig than Dayton firing him.

[The Sultan]

It's funny, but when I looked up Archie Miller's record at Dayton, I forgot that he took at team to the Elite Eight when he was there. They finished tied for fifth in the A10, and lost in the conference tournament quarterfinals, but still got an at-large bid as #11 seed.

Safe to say the A10 isn't getting its fifth place team in as an at-large anytime soon.

[MUfan12]

Had there been a 2020 tournament, Dayton likely would have been a second weekend team. That was a really good team.

[Uncle Rico]

Illinois-Chicago travels to Bradley to take on the Braves tonight. 

[StillWarriors]

Had there been a 2020 tournament, Dayton likely would have been a second weekend team. That was a really good team.

They would have been a 1 seed and had a legit shot at Final Four or even championship. My son was a junior there at the time and the cancellation of the tourney will forever haunt him. In addition to being a really good team they had the most exciting player in the country in Obi Toppin. I don't feel sorry for Dayton much, but that was horrendous luck to have your best team ever that year.

[StillWarriors]

Yeah Grant hasn't done much at Dayton with only one NCAA bid last year (although COVID took another), but the A10 has  become a one-bid league. And he's pretty much mirroed what Brian Gregory and Archie Miller have done there. I think the chances are way higher that he leaves for a better gig than Dayton firing him.

Interesting. I don't think UD fans would mind. Frustration has been mounting over the past few years.

[MuMark]

2 teams that we beat earlier this season now playing on Big 10 Network.......

[CountryRoads]

Had there been a 2020 tournament, Dayton likely would have been a second weekend team. That was a really good team.

Sorry, I just don't buy the "it was Dayton's year in 2020" narrative. They were 2-2 that year against high majors with the two wins being against a bad Crean coached Georgia team and a 16-16 Virginia Tech team (which both came in Maui). Could just as easily have lost a second round game which probably would have been their 2nd toughest game all season.

[MuggsyB]

2 teams that we beat earlier this season now playing on Big 10 Network.......

Maryland might want to wake the F up???  WTH. 

[MUfan12]

Sorry, I just don't buy the "it was Dayton's year in 2020" narrative. They were 2-2 that year against high majors with the two wins being against a bad Crean coached Georgia team and a 16-16 Virginia Tech team (which both came in Maui).

That's why I said *likely* second weekend and not Final 4.

Still, they were 4th on KenPom and had the top offense in the country. I think they probably would have won two games. Beyond that, who knows.

[Newsdreams]

Maryland might want to wake the F up???  WTH. 

Please behave

[Newsdreams]

Maryland might want to wake the F up???  WTH. 

I guess they did

[tower912]

Crowl vs Reese.  Two guys Ben eliminated from the game.

[MuggsyB]

I guess they did

Assuming they finish the job. 

[MuggsyB]

UCONN was down big to Prov and Butler at home. 

[MU82]

After Marquette played Maryland and Madison, I sure thought Maryland was the better B18G team. Nothing happened tonight to make me feel otherwise.

Even if Madison is top-2 in the B18G.

Pretty easily.

[MuggsyB]

Heck of a game between Bama/Miss St. 

Hubbard is draining buckets from everywhere. 

[Uncle Rico]

UIC goes into Bradley and pummels the Braves 93-70.  Bradley drops 13 spots in KenPom

[The Sultan]

UIC goes into Bradley and pummels the Braves 93-70.  Bradley drops 13 spots in KenPom

Looks like Wardle is getting distracted with his imminent return home. Good news is that such distractions won't occur when he reaches his coaching pinnacle.

[Hards Alumni]

Sorry, I just don't buy the "it was Dayton's year in 2020" narrative. They were 2-2 that year against high majors with the two wins being against a bad Crean coached Georgia team and a 16-16 Virginia Tech team (which both came in Maui). Could just as easily have lost a second round game which probably would have been their 2nd toughest game all season.

That's the best thing about it for them.  They'll never know, but always claim it was "our year".  Chances are it wasn't since the best team doesn't always win. 

Real Uncle Rico vibes from a fan base with an overinflated ego about their place in college basketball.