ROSEMONT, Ill. — In the toughest game of the season to date, DePaul (3-1) played its best basketball. The Blue Demons hosted Pac-12 contender Stanford (4-2) on Sunday and upset the Cardinal 87-72. “I’m very pleased with the way our team responded from the other…
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…
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…
A bunch of great matchups are on Sunday’s slate. The day tips off with No. 10 seed Stanford going for its second straight upset against a Kansas team that will once again be without Joel Embiid. Then undefeated Wichita State gets its toughest matchup of the…
I already gave you my picks for Thursday’s games, so here is what I think will happen Friday. No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Mercer, 11:15 a.m. CT on CBS, Midwest Region I have Duke in my Final Four, but Mercer has the players…
In the headliner matchup of the Saturday’s 2013 Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitation, Michigan defeated Stanford, 68-65. “We had a great week of practice, we prepared tough for this game,” Michigan senior Jordan Morgan said. “We were ready from the tip. We knew we wanted this…
