The Missouri Valley Conference and Mountain West announced the matchups for their 2016 inter-conference challenge series. Matchups for the event are based on several factors, such as recent achievements, records and RPI rankings. The conferences also factor in how teams are projected to perform in the…
Loyola will host perennial Mountain West contender San Diego State in the 2016 Mountain West-MVC Challenge, the leagues announced Tuesday. The game will be Dec. 3, 2016 at Gentile Arena. After playing the annual challenge for four seasons from 2009 to 2012, the Missouri Valley and…
Former Missouri State standout Marcus Marshall is transferring to Nevada, per CBS Sports. The 6-foot-3 guard will have one season of eligibility in 2016-17. Marshall averaged 19.5 points and shot 45.6 percent on 3-pointers in 14 games last season before leaving Missouri State. He was also…
Loyola continued its best start since the 2009-10 season Tuesday, defeating Boise State 48-45 to win the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic title. The Ramblers are now 10-2 with conference play beginning next week, already matching their win total for all of last season. “We…
With practice underway and the first games only a handful of weeks in the future, it’s time for The Catch and Shoot to start rolling out its preseason content. To get things started, here is an overview of the favorites for all 32 college basketball…
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…
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…
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…
That thing called the First Four will soon be in the past, and then we can move on to the real Madness. (Don’t get me wrong. The First Four was very entertaining. It’s just not the same as what is about to happen Thursday and…
