What should the Missouri Valley Conference do to replace Wichita State? One addition? Three? Where do you see the Valley going? Dave Reynolds, Peoria Journal Star I think the best solution would be to add two schools and have an 11-team, 20-game league schedule for…
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…
First Team Fred VanVleet, Wichita State—11.6 ppg, 5.4 apg, 1.9 spg VanVleet won MVC Player of the Year and was one of the nation’s best point guards this season, regardless of conference-level. The sophomore was a phenomenal distributor and seemed to score at will when…
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…
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…
In its best season under third-year head coach Tony Jasick, IPFW will appear in the postseason. The Mastodons earned a bid to the Collegeinsider.com Tournament, where they will host the Akron Zips on Wednesday. IPFW won a program-record 24 games this season and finished second…
1. Wichita State (25-0, 12-0 MVC). Last week: 1 Wichita State survived its toughest week of the season with road wins against Indiana State and Northern Iowa. Kenpom.com now gives the Shockers a 69.8% chance of finishing the regular season unbeaten. They will host Southern…
1. Northwestern (12-2, 5-6 Big Ten). Last week: 1 Northwestern’s hot streak ended Saturday with a home loss to Nebraska. The Wildcats travel to Michigan State this week. 2. Illinois (14-10, 3-8 Big Ten). Last week: 2 Illinois finally ended its eight-game losing streak…
1. Wichita State (23-0, 10-0 MVC). Last week: 1 Wichita State struggled a bit in games against Loyola (Chicago) and Evansville but still wound up with a pair of double-digit victories. The Shockers play their toughest game of the conference season at Indiana State this…
1. Wichita State (21-0, 8-0 MVC). Last week: 1 Wichita State remained unbeaten with tough wins at Illinois State and Drake last week. The Shockers return home this week to face two of the MVC’s worse teams, Loyola (Chicago) and Evansville. 2. Indiana State…
