2025-26 College Hoops Thread

[WhiteTrash]

Do you think Hoiberg having 2 6th year 24 year old teammates in Mast and Garcia help and they've played over 132 career games?  How about Jamarques Lawrence, another senior with over 100 games?  Maybe UCLA and Iowa transfers Berke Buyukluncel and Price Sandfort who have over 70 career games? 4th year junior Cale Jacobson, a former walk-on, who has more career games than Sean Jones? 

I posted on another board that 62% of Marquette's Big East offense is coming from freshman and sophomores ages 18-20.  83% of Nebraska's points are coming from juniors, seniors and super seniors ages 21-24.  They have one redshirt freshman, Brandon Frager, who is averaging 11.4 points and he's the only underclassman playing in the rotation for Nebraska and there are a ton of teams with this experience level.  If you've never played high school or college basketball, you probably don't understand what the physical and emotional maturity advantages of older players.

Yes, Shaka rolled the dice and it hasn't worked this year with this younger roster, especially when playing older teams.  Marquette's sophomores and freshmen have outscored the Big East opponents sophomore and freshmen 126-74 in 3 conference games.  Unfortunately, they are upperclass dominant teams. 

This is where Elonmusk tells everyone that Hoiberg just got lucky with good players that randomly ended up at Nebraska.

[Billy Hoyle]

Cal beats ND on a four point play (anyone see the foul?)

https://x.com/i/status/2007335746039099810

[BM1090]

Cal beats ND on a four point play (anyone see the foul?)

https://x.com/i/status/2007335746039099810

Saw a couple fouls well before the shot went up. Officials bungled the hell out of that one.

[nyg]

Saw a couple fouls well before the shot went up. Officials bungled the hell out of that one.

This has all the videos required for viewing. Trying to foul (call not made), foul on three point shot and ND coach going nuts.

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3560086/head-coach-micah-shrewsberry-went-ballistic-and-charged-at-an-official-after

[WhiteTrash]

This has all the videos required for viewing. Trying to foul (call not made), foul on three point shot and ND coach going nuts.

https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3560086/head-coach-micah-shrewsberry-went-ballistic-and-charged-at-an-official-after

ACC basketball is awesome! 

I enjoy an ND loss as much as anyone, but that rated 11 out of 10 for a screw job.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

I see Penn State's starting PG is Kaden Mingo, who was HS teammates with Nigel James.

Now, last season, which Scooper was claiming Kaden started over Nigel to keep the family and 5 star brother Dylan Mingo happy?

[Norm]

Auburn lost at Georgia today after missing 17 layups and missing 12 free throws. That is a Marquette stat line.

But they did tie the score to get to OT down 4 with 0.7 seconds left so they have that going for them.

[Billy Hoyle]

Seeing a lot of empty seats at the Kohl Center tonight with the #5 teams in the nation visiting

[rocky_warrior]

I see Penn State's starting PG is Kaden Mingo, who was HS teammates with Nigel James.

Now, last season, which Scooper was claiming Kaden started over Nigel to keep the family and 5 star brother Dylan Mingo happy?

You didn't say this, but Mingo ranks as better than any MU player this year.

And Penn State is no elite team.

[MuggsyB]

Thank you Purdue.

Sincerely,

Everyone. 

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Thank you Purdue.

Sincerely,

Everyone. 

Wisconsin is thoroughly mediocre this year.  Would be a lot more enjoyable if Marquette wasn't a trainwreck.

[Viper]

Wisconsin is thoroughly mediocre this year.  Would be a lot more enjoyable if Marquette wasn't a trainwreck.

they suck, we have to historically suck. Ugh. RED 4-26 from 3, btw.

[MuggsyB]

Wisconsin is thoroughly mediocre this year.  Would be a lot more enjoyable if Marquette wasn't a trainwreck.

No doubt.  Tomorrow likely will be unusually unpleasant.   

[JWags85]

Outside of the top 3 ranked teams, plus Vandy and Nebraska, the surprising only other unbeaten team in the country is 15-0 Miami of Ohio. It's been a really quick rebound for Travis Steele, post-Xavier.  They just beat Akron who is pretty much the consensus best team in the MAC otherwise. Miami hasn't made a post season tournament in 20 years but will probably be top 50 in the NET by next update

[MU82]

Seeing a lot of empty seats at the Kohl Center tonight with the #5 teams in the nation visiting

Gard just keeps getting it done!

[JWags85]

Wisconsin is thoroughly mediocre this year.  Would be a lot more enjoyable if Marquette wasn't a trainwreck.

Currently 63 in the NET with 0 Quad 1 wins.  Have to go back to 1998 for the last time neither Marquette or Wisconsin made the tournament.  Given Wisconsin is in the bottom half of the B10, assuming they don't turn it around and start knocking off the big boys, they will be on the outside looking in.

 Its wild how much 2025-2026 is a stark contrast to the resurgence of basketball in Wisconsin the last 25 years...between very strong MU and UW programs both struggling, the Bucks success turning into mediocrity, and WI HS basketball, which has been churning out elite talents, having ZERO recruits in the top 150 for the 2026 class.

[wadesworld]

Currently 63 in the NET with 0 Quad 1 wins.  Have to go back to 1998 for the last time neither Marquette or Wisconsin made the tournament.  Given Wisconsin is in the bottom half of the B10, assuming they don't turn it around and start knocking off the big boys, they will be on the outside looking in.

 Its wild how much 2025-2026 is a stark contrast to the resurgence of basketball in Wisconsin the last 25 years...between very strong MU and UW programs both struggling, the Bucks success turning into mediocrity, and WI HS basketball, which has been churning out elite talents, having ZERO recruits in the top 150 for the 2026 class.

Marquette and the Bucks both sucking is pretty brutal.

Vaughn Karvala spent his entire life up until this year when he transferred to a prep school in Arizona in Wisconsin, and he's ranked 46th and going to Indiana next year.  But yeah, it's otherwise a weak senior class (I think Yusef Gray will probably be good for Iowa State, because everyone from Wisconsin that goes to Iowa State turns out good).  It's a very strong junior class, though.

[Jay Bee]

Auburn lost at Georgia today after missing 17 layups and missing 12 free throws. That is a Marquette stat line.

Auburn scored 1.21 ppp in that game. Only vs. Southern and Little Rock did we reach that.

#NotAnMUstatLine #FakeNews #Lies

[JWags85]

Marquette and the Bucks both sucking is pretty brutal.

Vaughn Karvala spent his entire life up until this year when he transferred to a prep school in Arizona in Wisconsin, and he's ranked 46th and going to Indiana next year.  But yeah, it's otherwise a weak senior class (I think Yusef Gray will probably be good for Iowa State, because everyone from Wisconsin that goes to Iowa State turns out good).  It's a very strong junior class, though.

Good call, I feel like I thought Karvala reclassified for some reason.  But he's gonna be a good one.  Otherwise, its an aberration but its still wild.  I knew there weren't any studs or other top 100 guys, but I didn't realize there were no top 150 guys and Gray was the only borderline top 200 guy.

[Wade-A-Minute]

Currently 63 in the NET with 0 Quad 1 wins.  Have to go back to 1998 for the last time neither Marquette or Wisconsin made the tournament.  Given Wisconsin is in the bottom half of the B10, assuming they don't turn it around and start knocking off the big boys, they will be on the outside looking in.

 Its wild how much 2025-2026 is a stark contrast to the resurgence of basketball in Wisconsin the last 25 years...between very strong MU and UW programs both struggling, the Bucks success turning into mediocrity, and WI HS basketball, which has been churning out elite talents, having ZERO recruits in the top 150 for the 2026 class.

But wait. I'm being told if you use the portal it solves all your problems. Doesn't UW have 3 portal transfers?

[WhiteTrash]

But wait. I'm being told if you use the portal it solves all your problems. Doesn't UW have 3 portal transfers?

How's the zero tranfer strategy working?