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NCAA Tournament Podcast: Final Four picks, sleepers, which 1 seed has the hardest path and more

  • Posted onMarch 14, 2017March 14, 2017
  • Featured

Newsday‘s Ari Kramer and I are back with our NCAA Tournament picks. We talked everything from who’s going to make the Final Four to which lower seeds have the best chance of making the second weekend. We also gave our predictions for Northwestern and Wichita…

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Bracketology, Dec. 31: ACC leads with 10 teams in the field

  • Posted onDecember 31, 2015December 31, 2015
  • NCAA Tournament

For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead. 32 spots are given as automatic bids (noted in the bracket with italics), and the remaining 36 are at-large selections. Automatic bids…

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Chicago native Tyler Ulis dazzles at Champions Classic

  • Posted onNovember 17, 2015
  • Chicago Basketball

CHICAGO — Chicago native Tyler Ulis carved up No. 5 Duke on Tuesday at the Champions Classic, carrying No. 2 Kentucky to a 74-63 victory. The 5-foot-9 point guard posted game-highs of 18 points, six assists at the United Center without turning over the ball once. He also shot 6-of-13…

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Maryland adds former Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon

  • Posted onMay 11, 2015
  • ACC

The rich got richer Monday in the Big Ten. Maryland, the early favorite for the 2015-16 season, received a commitment from former Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon, per several media reports. Sulaimon, who was dismissed from Duke in January, will have one season of eligibility immediately. Before…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of March 2

  • Posted onMarch 1, 2015March 1, 2015
  • Rankings

1. Kentucky (29-0, 16-0 SEC). Last week: 1 2. Virginia (27-1, 15-1 ACC). Last week: 2 3. Duke (26-3, 13-3 ACC). Last week: 4 4. Villanova (27-2, 14-2 Big East). Last week: 6 5. Wisconsin (26-3, 14-2 Big Ten). Last week: 3 6. Arizona (26-3,…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of Feb. 23

  • Posted onFebruary 22, 2015
  • Rankings

1. Kentucky (27-0, 14-0 SEC). Last week: 1 Kentucky steamrolled Auburn last week, posting 110 points on the Tigers, to remain unbeaten. The Wildcats continue their quest for a perfect season against Mississippi State and Arkansas this week.   2. Virginia (25-1, 13-1 ACC). Last…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of Feb. 16

  • Posted onFebruary 15, 2015
  • Rankings

1. Kentucky (25-0, 12-0 SEC). Last week: 1 Kentucky held off a talented LSU team on the road and then blew out South Carolina at Rupp Arena. Kenpom gives Kentucky at least an 84 percent chance of winning in each of its six remaining regular…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of Feb. 9

  • Posted onFebruary 8, 2015February 8, 2015
  • Rankings

1. Kentucky (23-0, 10-0 SEC). Last week: 1 It was another week without a blemish for Kentucky. The Wildcats held off Georgia and Florida last week to remain unbeaten. According to Kenpom, they are now more likely to finish the regular season without a loss than…

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Bracketology: Kentucky, Virginia, Duke and Gonzaga lead first bracket projections

  • Posted onJanuary 20, 2015January 20, 2015
  • NCAA Tournament

Finally, The Catch and Shoot’s first bracket projections for the 2015 NCAA Tournament have arrived. For these projections, teams are evaluated on what they have accomplished (or failed to accomplish) to this point in the season without looking ahead. 32 spots are given as automatic bids…

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Top 25 Rankings for the Week of Jan. 19

  • Posted onJanuary 18, 2015
  • Rankings

1. Kentucky (17-0, 4-0 SEC). Last week: 1 Kentucky purely dominated Missouri and Alabama last week to remain undefeated. The Wildcats are back to No. 1 on Kenpom, and there they have a 36% chance of finishing the regular season undefeated. 2. Virginia (17-0, 5-0…

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