The days of all four No. 1 seeds making the 2008 Final Four seem so distant just six years later. So often now, at least one team comes out of nowhere in March to make a run to the Final Four. Those sleepers are part of…
Tag: 2014-15 Season Preview
The Catch and Shoot won’t be having any Northwestern-specific content posted directly on the website this season as editor-in-chief Jesse Kramer is covering the Wildcats for The Daily Northwestern. But here are links to The Daily Northwestern’s preview for the Wildcats that Jesse and his coworkers…
With the college basketball season starting Friday, The Catch and Shoot is taking a look at the best- and worst-case scenarios for Chicago’s team. As you may have guessed, this series of posts tries to evaluate each team’s highest peak as well as their lowest…
Non-conference scheduling always plays a key role when March comes around in terms of NCAA Tournament bids and seeding. There are 10 Big Ten teams capable of making the Big Dance, but in order for all of those teams to actually have a shot they…
Non-conference scheduling is always important for strength of schedule and RPI purposes, but in the MVC it takes on even more meaning. When the conference standings become final Feb. 28, all seeding tiebreakers for Arch Madness are determined by non-conference strength of schedule. Here is a…
Many publications are releasing their Top 100 Players list for the 2014-15 season, so here is The Catch and Shoot’s take on the matter. 1. Jahlil Okafor, Duke Photo: Associated Press 2. Montrezl Harrell, Louisville 3. Sam Dekker, Wisconsin 4. Stanley Johnson, Arizona 5. Karl-Anthony…
Wichita State was the story in the Valley last season, entering the NCAA Tournament with a perfect record. Are the Shockers capable of running the table again? (I’m talking about just for the MVC — just bringing up if they, or any team, can do…
It’s not even November yet, but here is The Catch and Shoot’s first look at 2015 NCAA Tournament bracket projections: (All projected conference champions are in italics.) MIDWEST EAST Louisville 1 Kentucky 1 Wisconsin Columbus 16 Texas Southern/Hartford 16 Central Connecticut St./High Point 8…
Billy Garrett Jr.’s picked up another accolade this week, being named to the preseason All-Big East second team. Garrett, a sophomore point guard, won Big East Rookie of the Year honors last season. He averaged 12.4 points and 3.0 assists per game, making him the Blue…
The Big East released its preseason coaches’ poll this week, and DePaul was tabbed to finish last in the 10-team conference. The Blue Demons lost their top two scorers from last season, Cleveland Melvin and Brandon Young. But they return a pair of promising sophomores…