2025-26 College Hoops Thread

[MU82]

Though Duke easily beat UNC, two starters spent most of the game on the bench in walking boots: center Patrick Ngongba and point guard Caleb Foster. Ngongba was a game-time decision but was held out after warmups. Foster suffered his injury during the first half.

"To be honest, health going into the tournament — the NCAA Tournament — is the priority," Scheyer said. "I'd be shocked if both of them are playing next week (in the ACC tournament)."

Sounds like the same strategy Shaka used when Kolek was hurt at the end of the 2023-24 season.

[MuggsyB]

Who are your mid-major sleepers for the tournament?  I think we could see a lot of chalk. 

[The Sultan]

Who are your mid-major sleepers for the tournament?  I think we could see a lot of chalk. 

I think Northern Iowa is going to be a 12/13 that is going to give a 4/5 a hard time.

[MuggsyB]

Is SMC considered a mid-major?

[Scoop Snoop]

Who are your mid-major sleepers for the tournament?  I think we could see a lot of chalk. 

I think #12 seed Marquette from the mid major BE conference could upset #4 seed Kansas.

[GoldenEagles03]

I think #12 seed Marquette from the mid major BE conference could upset #4 seed Kansas.

That means we'd have to win our first game against a 5 seed!

[GoldenEagles03]

Who are your mid-major sleepers for the tournament?  I think we could see a lot of chalk. 

San Diego State could be a sneaky team if they get in. I believe they are on the outside looking in as of now, but if they find their way in, they have some talent to possibly make a run. Dixon-Waters is the real deal.

New Mexico is pretty solid again as well.

[Scoop Snoop]

That means we'd have to win our first game against a 5 seed!

No problem.

[MUbiz]

Speaking of Michigan, I heard from a reliable source that MU will be playing at Michigan next season.

I wonder if that's part of a home and home like the recent series with Purdue and Maryland.

I heard it also - Shaka mentioned it to some people during the radio show last week off camera and I happened to be standing right there waiting to meet Shaka. No mention of a home and home however.

[MUbiz]

Rothstein heard it also - and its a home and home.
https://x.com/JonRothstein/status/2031034332429611095

[wadesworld]

Awesome.  Will have to make that trip next year and the trip to Milwaukee to see the game in 2 years.

[wisblue]

I heard it also - Shaka mentioned it to some people during the radio show last week off camera and I happened to be standing right there waiting to meet Shaka. No mention of a home and home however.

Actually, Shaka was my reliable source. I was at the radio show and mentioned to him that, to show how old I am, I was in a grad school at Michigan when Adrien Stevens grandfather (former NFL defensive lineman Curtis Greer) was a freshman on the Wolverine football team. I actually played in an intramural playoff basketball game against a dorm team that had several freshman football players, including Greer.

That prompted him to mention that they were playing in Ann Arbor next season.

Adrien enjoyed that anecdote when I chatted with him later. His father, Larry Stevens, also played for the Wolverines in the early 2000's and went on to the NFL.