The ACC got the hot start in this year’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge with four wins and two losses in the front end of the event. Here are some notes and reactions to Tuesday’s six games. Syracuse 69, Indiana 52 Just like in last year’s Sweet…
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The Big Ten/ACC challenge is always a fun series in non-conference play, but this season it takes on a bigger meaning as these two leagues each make a very strong case to be the best league in all of college basketball. The Big Ten has…
Tuesday night featured the 2013 Champions Classic, one of the best regular season college basketball events to ever take place, with four of the nation’s top five teams participating in the doubleheader. To begin the evening, No. 2 Michigan State defeated No. 1 Kentucky, 78-74. The…
Tuesday night will feature one of the best regular season events in college basketball history, as No .1 Kentucky, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 4 Duke, and No. 5 Kansas take part in the Champions Classic, a doubleheader at Chicago’s United Center. The four programs…
College basketball’s opening day is finally here, and with that is The Catch and Shoot’s preseason Bracketology for the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Here’s a basic of idea of how things will go down when March finally arrives: On March 18 and 19, the First Four…
With the opening night of the college basketball season only two days away, it is time for The Catch and Shoot to unveil its preseason Top 25 rankings. Every team is linked to its conference’s preview, which has a preview of that team. 1. Michigan…
By Jesse Kramer The Big Ten was hands-down the best conference in college basketball last season. That status may be removed because of the revamped ACC, but the amazing thing is the Big Ten may be even better this season than it was in 2012-13.…
By Jesse Kramer To combat the inevitable college basketball separation anxiety that always follows the conclusion of the NCAA tournament, here is a (way too) early look at the Top 25 teams for the 2013-14 season. Over the next week, lots of players will opt…
By Jesse Kramer 1. Indiana (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten) As well as Miami has played, Indiana has been playing equally well, and it is in a tougher conference. The loss at Illinois was disconcerting, but the Hoosiers have won eight of their last nine and…
By Jesse Kramer 1. Butler (17-3, 4-1 A10) at Saint Louis (14-5, 3-2 A10), 9 p.m. on CBS Sports Saint Louis was one of the preseason favorites in the Atlantic 10, but the Billikens have begun conference play with at 3-2 with their only good…