Maryland Power Rankings Week 1 (11-15-17)
1. Maryland (2-0 Best Win: Stony Brook) – While it is clear that other teams in the state captured more impressive and higher profile victories the first few days of the season I feel like I have to put the terps at number one because they are the only team in the state that right […]
Road trip Saturday Number 4 Chicago State Nov 4
For the first time this season I took a road trip, and it was actually on a Saturday! On November fourth I piled in the car with two of my friends. This was my third straight weekend I traveled somewhere for a game, and it was the third state in that three-week period. Additionally, this […]
Chicago Power Rankings 2017-18 Preseason (11-7-17)
Ethan Hennessy 1 Northwestern – The wildcats finally did it! They removed themselves from the never made it to the big dance club after reaching not only the NCAA tournament, but the round of 32 last season. They bring back two 2017-18 preseason all Big Ten team selections in Scottie Lindsey and Bryant McIntosh. The […]
Maryland college basketball power rankings preseason 2017-2018 (10-5-17)
Ethan Hennessy 1) Maryland – Fresh off their third straight trip to the NCAA tournament the Terps finished tied for second in the Big Ten. They do lose explosive point guard Melo Trimble to the NBA, but still retain a bunch of key role players from last year’s tournament team. Anthony Cowan, Kevin Huerter, and […]
Road Trip Saturday Number 3 Michigan State in Grand Rapids
Ethan Hennessy Exactly a week after traveling to Milwaukee Wisconsin I found myself on the road again in the month of October, but this time I was on the eastern side of lake Michigan as I went to Grand Rapids Michigan to see the number two ranked Michigan State Spartans take on the Georgia Bulldogs. […]
Road Trip Saturday Number 2 Marquette
It was an odd feeling to be going to a college basketball game in October. However, it was under a unique circumstance that this game even occurred. Normally teams are only allotted two exhibitions, but this year the NCAA allowed all division one teams to participate in a third exhibition to raise funds for different […]
What do Schools Hang a Banner for?
Ethan Hennessy *For this article 2017 postseason appearances will not be referenced because banners for this past season have not been hung yet Whenever I go to a college basketball game and look up in the rafters of various arenas I always think to myself what is “worthy” of hanging a banner? It is pretty […]
Ranking College Basketball’s Dome Stadiums
Part of the beauty of college basketball is the fact that with 351 division one teams there are so many home courts, and each one is different from any other in the country. College basketball games have also been played in many different locations from hotel ballrooms, to NFL stadiums, to even the deck of […]
What Ever Happen to the Vegas 16?
The Vegas 16 was a postseason tournament in 2016 played at the neutral site Mandalay Bay Events Center. Contrary to popular belief it did not field 16 teams, but instead 8. In the 2016 championship game Old Dominion defeated Oakland on March 30. In 2017 it was announced just four days prior to selection Sunday […]
Road Trip Saturday Part 1B
This is the first installment of the Road trip Saturday blog for the 2017-18 season (even though this actually took place in the summer before the season starts). My journey from Maryland back to Indiana continues on day two. I got an early start to the day, and decided to stop by my school’s now former […]
Happening Hoops 