The outcome of DePaul’s first game at the Diamond Head Classic was not as nice as the Hawaii weather. The Blue Demons fell Monday to Colorado 82-68. Although DePaul trailed 17-4 early, it trailed Colorado by just three points going into halftime. The Blue Demons’ remained…
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The NCAA announced sites for the 2016-2018 NCAA Tournaments Monday, and the Midwest Regional will come to Chicago’s United Center in 2016. The NCAA also announced that the Round of 64 and Round of 32 of the tournament will go back to being to first- and…
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…
1. Kentucky Kentucky is downright talented. And the Wildcats have the depth to fill two top-10 teams. It takes some luck to make reach the Final Four no matter how talented a team is, but it’s hard to imagine Kentucky not playing during college basketball’s…
With Tuesday’s release of the Big East schedule, DePaul’s slate for the 2014-15 season is now complete. Once again, things are not looking good for the Blue Demons, with another expected finish at the bottom of the conference. DePaul eases its way into the 2014-15 season…
Gregg Marshall and the Wichita State Shockers received their first major commitment for the Class of 2015 on Wednesday morning. Top-100 recruit Landry Shamet, a 6’4″ shooting guard, announced on Twitter that he will play his college ball as part of Shocker Nation. Officially committed…
Rosters for the 2014-15 season are closer to being set now that the NBA Draft deadline has passed and we are getting deeper into the regular signing period. Here is an updated version of the Ultra Early Top 25, reflecting roster changes that occured since the…
What made you think I’d wait to put up my first bracket projections for the 2015 NCAA Tournament? Next year’s Big Dance is still way in the future, but we might as well take a general look at the what the field could look like.…
Three cheers for college basketball withdrawal! The 2013-14 season wrapped up Monday night with Connecticut defeating Kentucky in the national championship game, and now it’s already time to start looking at what 2014-15 has in store. Here is an ultra early look at how next…
The first (*second*) round of the NCAA Tournament was probably the best ever. Thursday was a college basketball fanatic’s dream day, and Friday hasn’t been too shabby so far, either. Here are some picks for the Round of 32 games that we’ll be seeing on…