Oscar Da Silva, a forward for Stanford basketball from Munich, Germany, is ready to push for success this upcoming season. Oscar Da Silva is going into his final season for Stanford basketball, ready to continue his growth on the court. Prior to the cancellation of the remainder of the NCAA season, Da Silva was averaging 15.7 points per game, alongside
Before the 2017-18 NCAA Tournament, not many people had even known who the UMBC Retrievers were. On March 16th, 2018, UMBC did the impossible. The Retrievers took down the number one overall seed Virginia. Anybody who pays attention to college basketball and even some who don’t, knows about this game. It was the first time in college basketball history that
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College basketball has energy that is unmatched by any other league. No matter where the game is, home court advantage is very prominent in today’s game, which can lead to upset wins and crazy finishes more often than other sports. Although the court itself does not have a large effect on the crowd’s energy, it does add a sense of
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Xavier Silas experienced two different worlds at the college level, and it helped him play professionally and become successful as a coach. Silas began his career at Colorado, averaging 12 points a game in his freshman year and 9.7 in his sophomore campaign. Despite these impressive numbers as an underclassman, Silas decided to transfer after his sophomore year. Colorado’s head
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Oklahoma’s Kristian Doolittle is the epitome of hard work paying off, both on and off the stat sheet. Doolittle went from averaging 2.9 points per contest as a sophomore to putting up 11.3 per game en route to becoming the Big 12’s Most Improved Player as a junior, and eventually scoring 15.8 points a game and making the conferences first
Read moreAn incredible regular season for the BIG-10 has come to a close and it couldn’t have ended in such dramatic fashion. The biggest and most interesting trend that stood out from other power conferences this season was the home-court advantage that stuck out in the beginning of the year. Teams like Maryland, Wisconsin, and Purdue held their ground against tough
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A down year for what usually is college basketball’s most dominant conference has provided some interesting storylines thus far. Florida State has quietly crept into being a national powerhouse. UNC, despite having freshman sensation Cole Anthony, finished last in the ACC. And Georgia Tech finished fifth in the league, which is a surprise in its own. The regular season came
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As the first full week of March comes to a close, the madness is already upon us. Conference tournaments began Tuesday with well over 200 teams knowing that winning a conference tournament title is their only hope to be recognized and be in the Big Dance. We are well aware of the Big Ten tournament and the ACC tournament. We
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Can you believe it? Selection Sunday is under one month away, which means that very soon, college basketball will rightly be taking over the sports world. At this point in time, there are a lot of teams that are locks for the ‘Big Dance’. With that being said, there are also numerous teams with a little bit of work to
Read moreFlorida State defeated Louisville, 82-67, on Monday night in Tallahassee. The Seminoles were trailing by eight at halftime but went on an 18-3 run in the second half to gain control of the top 15 matchup. The Cardinals came out of the gates hot, quickly gaining a 6-4 lead, despite losing Malik Williams in the first two minutes due to
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