2024-25 NCAA Basketball Thread

[Scoop Snoop]

Texas was glad to see Shaka leave.  It is the incredibly rare coach that isn't fired at some point.

And they were glad to be rid of Barnes also. 

[tower912]

Indeed.

[The Sultan]

Texas was glad to see Shaka leave.  It is the incredibly rare coach that isn't fired at some point.

Yeah, but every single one of those guys turned out to never get a major college job because they were so bad at multiple places. I'm not sure they could have put together a worse pool had they tried.

[Billy Hoyle]

Gotta love the fact that every single candidate identified by Marquette when Majerus left would be have been a complete disaster. Newell, Iba, etc. all turned out to be pretty terrible.

I had never heard of Rudy Washington so I googled him. Good God, a bigger bullet dodged than Newell:

https://www.drakenation.com/Topic84274.aspx

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/rudy-washington-2.html

[HutchwasClutch]

I'm pretty sure it was when KO ended up being hired.  IIRC it was Barone and Rudy Washington of Drake being speculated the most, before KO emerged.

I was questioning myself yesterday about this and you're right. 

[MU82]

Coach of the Year ...

Ben McCollum probably has little chance because, well, he's at Drake. But a very good argument can be made that he did the best coaching job in America.

Drake had no players when he arrived, but he brought in a bunch of D2 guys and won 30 games and the MVC title.

Pretty incredible.

[MuggsyB]

Good game between Furman and Wofford.  Both teams can lace the triple.

[MuggsyB]

Congrats to Wofford. 

[Uncle Rico]

Congrats to Wofford. 

This isn't a very good Wofford team.  Too bad for the SoCon

Though, they did beat St. Thomas

[Billy Hoyle]

Coach of the Year ...

Ben McCollum probably has little chance because, well, he's at Drake. But a very good argument can be made that he did the best coaching job in America.

Drake had no players when he arrived, but he brought in a bunch of D2 guys and won 30 games and the MVC title.

Pretty incredible.

Absolutely. He's starting four D2 teansfers and  sophomore transfer from Wyoming and went 30-3. Three neuteal site wins against P4 teams. That's ridiculously impressive.

[GoldenEagles03]

https://x.com/NCAABuzzerBters/status/1899552751040037265?t=hRXrzvAuTi8naBms19EXng&s=19

but Stevie can't get a call at the end of Saturdays game where he actually got hammered at the end of regulation. Brutal.

[MU82]

https://x.com/NCAABuzzerBters/status/1899552751040037265?t=hRXrzvAuTi8naBms19EXng&s=19

but Stevie can't get a call at the end of Saturdays game where he actually got hammered at the end of regulation. Brutal.

Awful call ... but not sure what it has to do with Stevie.

Although I love Stevie and want Marquette to get every call, all Stevie had to do was make both FTs with 22 seconds left and we probably would have won in regulation.

Hard to blame the refs when we're awarded 22 FTs and only make 12.

[GoldenEagles03]

Awful call ... but not sure what it has to do with Stevie.

Although I love Stevie and want Marquette to get every call, all Stevie had to do was make both FTs with 22 seconds left and we probably would have won in regulation.

Hard to blame the refs when we're awarded 22 FTs and only make 12.

A foul is a foul. He should've gotten 2 free throws with .2 left on the clock.

[MU82]

A foul is a foul. He should've gotten 2 free throws with .2 left on the clock.

The ref didn't blow his whistle, therefore it wasn't a foul.

Make the FTs you take and win the game.

[Zog from Margo]

The ref didn't blow his whistle, therefore it wasn't a foul.

Make the FTs you take and win the game.

Stevie makes his FTs, Kam makes even one of two, Ben makes a wide open three, Chase hits his FTs.... Lots of blown opportunities, but the FTs have been a problem.

[MU82]

Stevie makes his FTs, Kam makes even one of two, Ben makes a wide open three, Chase hits his FTs.... Lots of blown opportunities, but the FTs have been a problem.

Agree. There are rare times when I'll whine about the refs costing us a game. Saturday sure as heck wasn't one of those times.

[MuggsyB]

CCSU chokes away a 25 win season. 

[The Sultan]

Maine snapped a 30 game losing streak against Vermont by beating them in the America East semis. They are a step away from their first NCAA tournament.

[wisblue]

Gonzaga and St.Mary's are a combined 1 for 29 on 3 point shots.

[MuMark]

Gonzaga and St.Mary's are a combined 1 for 29 on 3 point shots.

I guess it's because Few and Bennett didn't recruit any shooters.......

[DoctorV]

Gonzaga and St.Mary's are a combined 1 for 29 on 3 point shots.

Is it just me or does it seem like we are seeing a ton of these dreadful 3P shooting nights all across college basketball this season?

What gives? Is 3P percentage down across the board compared to previous years?

I mean going a combined 1/29 from 3 for two good tourney bound teams just seems impossible.

[Shaka Shart]

Is it just me or does it seem like we are seeing a ton of these dreadful 3P shooting nights all across college basketball this season?

What gives? Is 3P percentage down across the board compared to previous years?

I mean going a combined 1/29 from 3 for two good tourney bound teams just seems impossible.

No it's just Marquette, you're imagining things

[MU82]

I guess it's because Few and Bennett didn't recruit any shooters.......

But what about bangers?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

CCSU chokes away a 25 win season. 

I was pulling for a local team.
Even worse losing to a sub-500 team at home.
And the state should drop the Central from the school name.

[MUDPT]

Newell came to the Marquette classic in 2003 with Arkansas Monticello, although MU did not play them.