Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Bubbles burst for Seton Hall, Providence, and St. John’s Your Georgetown Hoyas turned out to ultimately be spoilers for the conference’s hopes at several March Madness invitations—despite not beating anyone but DePaul—as the NCAA Selection Committee punished the BIG EAST by only offering only three bids to the conference: UConn, … [Read more...] about SNUBBED: BIG EAST Bids for NCAA Tourney Denied Due to DePaul, Georgetown Metrics
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PORTAL SZN: A Look at the First Day of the Transfer Portal (Part I)
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Instant reactions to potential Georgetown portal action Spring is in the air. Rumors are flying. Tweets graciously thanking former programs before saying “With that being said, I will enter my name in ... ” are popping up faster than the Cherry Blossoms. It’s a wonderful time to be completely irrational about the upside potential of next … [Read more...] about PORTAL SZN: A Look at the First Day of the Transfer Portal (Part I)
END OF TERM: Final Report Cards for Georgetown
Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Grades and stats to reflect on the season Well. It’s over! The last bad season in Georgetown Hoyas history has ended. We are officially good now. And will be forever. It was a tough year. But our Hoyas (mostly) played hard and refused to quit. It’s time to take a final look at how everyone did. For each, I’ve identified a standout … [Read more...] about END OF TERM: Final Report Cards for Georgetown
Bids stolen: NC State and Oregon make unlikely runs to ACC, Pac 12 tournament titles
By SAM LANCE It’s a bad day to be a bubble team. Two schools, NC State and Oregon, have effectively stolen bids by winning their respective conference tournaments. Starting with NC State, the Wolfpack won five games in five days against to secure the ACC Tournament crown and punch a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 84-76 win over the Tar Heels on Saturday night is the … [Read more...] about Bids stolen: NC State and Oregon make unlikely runs to ACC, Pac 12 tournament titles
UT-Arlington player chucks ball at Grand Canyon player for dunk in closing seconds of WAC final
By SAM LANCE It was an ugly ending to Grand Canyon’s 89-74 win over UT-Arlington to secure the WAC title. After Grand Canyon junior guard Collin Moore threw down a dunk with 2.9 second left, UT-Arlington took offense and retaliated. Junior guard Phillip Russell shoulder-checked Moore after the play and the inbounder, senior guard Akili Vining, threw the ball at him. … [Read more...] about UT-Arlington player chucks ball at Grand Canyon player for dunk in closing seconds of WAC final