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…
1. Kentucky (13-0). Last week: 1 Kentucky got passed its toughest regular season test Saturday at Louisville. Kenpom gives the Wildcats a 24.1% chance of finishing the regular season with a perfect record. 2. Duke (10-0). Last week: 2 Duke returns home this week to…
1. Kentucky (12-0). Last week: 1 Pure domination is the only way to describe Kentucky’s Saturday win against UCLA. The Wildcats led the Bruins 41-7 at halftime and won by 39 points. 2. Duke (10-0). Last week: 2 After beating Elon by 13 points and…
1. Kentucky (9-0). Last week: 1 Kentucky continues to look unstoppable. The Wildcats knocked off Texas by 12 points and then blew out Eastern Kentucky last week. 2. Duke (8-0). Last week: 4 Duke upset Wisconsin on the road in what could very possibly be…
1. Kentucky (7-0). Last week: 1 Kentucky hosted a talented Providence team Sunday and dominated down the stretch in a 58-38 win. The Wildcats have another big home game Friday against Texas. 2. Wisconsin (7-0). Last week: 2 Wisconsin knocked off Oklahoma, Georgetown and UAB…
1. Kentucky (5-0). Last week: 1 Kentucky has looked pretty much unstoppable so far. The Wildcats had mediocre first halves against Buffalo and Boston University but still won both games easily. They also blew out Kansas at the Champions Classic. 2. Wisconsin (4-0). Last week:…
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…
DePaul offered scholarships to a pair of Chicago high schoolers, Ben Coupet and Marcus LoVett. Both recruits tweeted the news individually. Coupet, a 6-7 wing, attends Simeon Career Academy, Jabari Parker’s alma mater. He is considered one of the top recruits in Illinois and also…
