2024-25 NCAA Basketball Thread

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Last year's Maui Invitational had the best field in history. This year's may have had the best opening round in history. Three huge comebacks decided on the last possession.

[MarquetteMike1977]

North Carolina Down 21 in the 2nd half and comes back to win. I like the picture of Marcus Howard included in the Mural behind the basket in Maui

[GoldenEagles03]

Maui games have been great. Huge shame we didn't get to see our guys shoot on those rims last year.

Edey would have probably ripped one of those hoops off the ceiling.

[CountryRoads]

Last year's Maui Invitational had the best field in history. This year's may have had the best opening round in history. Three huge comebacks decided on the last possession.

Enjoy it while you can. The field looks significantly weaker the next two years.

2025
* Arizona State
* Chaminade
* NC State
* Seton Hall
* Texas
* UNLV
* USC
* Washington State

2026
* Arizona
* BYU
* Maryland
* Notre Dame
* Ole Miss
* Providence
* VCU
* TBA

[MarquetteMike1977]

Announcers said 2nd Largest Comeback in North Carolina History. Wow.

[tower912]

The college basketball itch is definitely getting scratched.  High level basketball in November rocks.  Huge comebacks (except against MU) are so much fun to watch.

[MUDPT]

There was someone in the offseason during transfer season on the Trilly Donovan Discord that insisted that Trimble's mom wanted Marquette to get involved, but that Shaka just would not budge.

Obviously no way to know if that is at all true, but someone in the discord insisted.

When asked on the Marquette page, Trilly said that he was never able to confirm anything on Marquette because they are a fortress and don't let any info get out.

Supposedly MU shares their NIL package and that's as far as it went.

[Uncle Rico]

Enjoy it while you can. The field looks significantly weaker the next two years.

2025
* Arizona State
* Chaminade
* NC State
* Seton Hall
* Texas
* UNLV
* USC
* Washington State

2026
* Arizona
* BYU
* Maryland
* Notre Dame
* Ole Miss
* Providence
* VCU
* TBA

Yup.  Thank you conference realignment

[Uncle Rico]

Games of the Day brought to you by Joe Lieberman, still dead:

Florida Tech vs. Ball St., 5PM, FloH

Radford vs. PFW, 5:30PM, NEC

Midway vs. Bellarmine, 5:30PM, ESPN+

SUNY-Maritime vs. Army, 6PM, ESPN+

St. Andrew's Presbyterian vs. Citadel, 6PM, ESPN+

Northern New Mexico vs. Northern Colorado, 7PM, ESPN+

Texas Lutheran vs. Texas A&M-Chorpus Christi, 7PM, ESPN+

Hawaii Pacific vs. Hawaii, 11PM, Spec

[Dish]

Maybe it's been mentioned elsewhere, but interesting to me that MU is Iowa State's first game after Maui.

[Billy Hoyle]

Yup.  Thank you conference realignment

there is no longer the rule that you cannot have more than one team per conference in a MTE.

[brewcity77]

there is no longer the rule that you cannot have more than one team per conference in a MTE.

This is not accurate. Teams can apply for waivers, and when conference realignment is the reason they've generally been granted, but per Summer 2024 NCAA rules it is not allowed.

https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/compliance/cbreform/D1MBB_CBR-MTEFAQ.pdf

2026
* Arizona
* BYU
* Maryland
* Notre Dame
* Ole Miss
* Providence
* VCU
* TBA

2025 is down, but this field could be loaded. Lloyd has AZ as regular top-10 team, BYU will probably be close to that with AJ Dybantsa, and I could see both ND under Shrewsbury and Ole Miss under Beard being nationally relevant in 2 years.

The Big question is the 8th team. Can't be B12, B10, BE, SEC, ACC, or A10. Who's left? SDSU or Boise from the Mountain West? Maybe St Mary's or San Francisco from the WCC, North Texas or Charleston from the AAC? MWC seems most likely but tough to say.

[Jay Bee]

12/21 Terrence returns home to push his squad to a nice Vegas upset, playing on the court that shall be his home next season. #T2N

[PGsHeroes32]

Buzz rolling with another year of letting Wade Taylor do wild ass sh it and hope it works. Well it ain't today. Phelps is basically version 2 of that.

Wild strategy to once again have your season hinge on getting enough O rebounds to make up for crazy play.

[MU82]

Buzzkilled

[Uncle Rico]

Buzz rolling with another year of letting Wade Taylor do wild ass sh it and hope it works. Well it ain't today. Phelps is basically version 2 of that.

Wild strategy to once again have your season hinge on getting enough O rebounds to make up for crazy play.

He should be itching to move on

[Uncle Rico]

Radford 55 PFW 42 with 8:00 left.  Game is on NEC TV

[tower912]

Memphis has three good guards and a couple of good bigs.  For two days, they are legit.

[Uncle Rico]

Radford wins 69-56 over PFW

[PGsHeroes32]

Houston/Bama was a good 1st half as expected

Bama down 2 playing Houstons game. But its Houstons game none the less so that still favors the Cougars.

[MuggsyB]

I don't care for Dickinson.  Man punking Kansas was fun a year ago. 

[MuggsyB]

Houston/Bama was a good 1st half as expected

Bama down 2 playing Houstons game. But its Houstons game none the less so that still favors the Cougars.

I didn't know they were on too.  Ty. 

[PGsHeroes32]

I don't care for Dickinson.  Man punking Kansas was fun a year ago. 

Why you always discriminating against the big fellas??

Its the lil people that everyone has to watch their backs for

[MuggsyB]

Why you always discriminating against the big fellas??

Its the lil people that everyone has to watch their backs for

I like plenty of big people.

[mug644]

Three worthy games on...

Iowa St v. Dayton - both MU opponents. Close one with just under 8 min to go in 1st half. This is the one I'm watching primarily.

Alabama v. Houston - top 10 match up. Close at halftime.

Kansas v. Duke - No. 1 v. No. 11. Not quite at the midpoint of the 1st half with Kansas up 10.