Bryan Mauro
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I tweet about College Basketball a lot and Write some words on it over at Busting Brackets. He/Him
Welcome to the NCAA offseason. That means it’s transfer portal season. Monday was one of the best days in the portal ever. Here is a just a run down of the 10 best players to enter the portal yesterday.
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Darrion Williams and Ian Jackson among Monday's top men's transfer portal entrants
It is officially the offseason! A champion has been crowned, and all 364 teams are now ready to scour the transfer portal for any player who can help their team
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April 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Welcome to the NCAA offseason. That means it’s transfer portal season. Monday was one of the best days in the portal ever. Here is a just a run down of the 10 best players to enter the portal yesterday.
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A championship would mean everything to Houston and coach Kelvin Sampson. He has been fighting for it for 32 years. Here is something on the real Cinderella story of the tournament
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Kelvin Sampson is the true Cinderella story of the NCAA Tournament
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Chemistry as an interaction between people working together. One look at the Houston Cougars basketball team, and you wil
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April 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A championship would mean everything to Houston and coach Kelvin Sampson. He has been fighting for it for 32 years. Here is something on the real Cinderella story of the tournament
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Everyone say there are no Cinderella stories in the NCAA tournament this year. I say they are wrong. The true Cinderella story is one that is 32 years in the making.
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Kelvin Sampson is the true Cinderella story of the NCAA Tournament
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Chemistry as an interaction between people working together. One look at the Houston Cougars basketball team, and you wil
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April 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Everyone say there are no Cinderella stories in the NCAA tournament this year. I say they are wrong. The true Cinderella story is one that is 32 years in the making.
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I don’t post on here very often but I’m going to start. Let’s talk some hoops
April 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I don’t post on here very often but I’m going to start. Let’s talk some hoops
The NCAA Men’s Basketball transfer portal is hearing up. Tuesday was the best day so far for this transfer cycle. There were a lot of Blue Blood players entering including an elite PG.
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Jaland Lowe and Tre Holloman among Tuesday's top men's basketball transfer entrants
The transfer portal is heating up, and there will be some giant commitments to the power conference schools. Some are already starting to roll in, but once the
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April 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The NCAA Men’s Basketball transfer portal is hearing up. Tuesday was the best day so far for this transfer cycle. There were a lot of Blue Blood players entering including an elite PG.
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There are some great games on this Tuesday in College Hoops. So many ranked teams play today including Auburn and Mississippi State.
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NCAA Basketball: Picks for Day 68 of the 2024-2025 Season featuring 12 Top 25 Teams
Last night led to some keen observations. The first one is UCLA is broken right now and it seems not all players and staff are marching forward towards the comm
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January 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
There are some great games on this Tuesday in College Hoops. So many ranked teams play today including Auburn and Mississippi State.
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The new AP poll is out with Auburn taking the top spot. There are still three others who’s deserve at least a mention for the top spot in the AP poll. Who should be number 1?
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NCAA Basketball: Who should be the real Number 1 team in the AP Rankings
Auburn is the current top team in the country. In most years that would be the end of the conversation, but this season the top team in the country is one that
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January 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The new AP poll is out with Auburn taking the top spot. There are still three others who’s deserve at least a mention for the top spot in the AP poll. Who should be number 1?
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Nebraska game preview: Purdue
It is almost impossible to win in Mackey Arena.
Purdue has a trio of guys led by Braden Smith who do everything for them.
They are incredibly efficient on the offensive end of the floor
It is almost impossible to win in Mackey Arena.
Purdue has a trio of guys led by Braden Smith who do everything for them.
They are incredibly efficient on the offensive end of the floor
January 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Nebraska game preview: Purdue
It is almost impossible to win in Mackey Arena.
Purdue has a trio of guys led by Braden Smith who do everything for them.
They are incredibly efficient on the offensive end of the floor
It is almost impossible to win in Mackey Arena.
Purdue has a trio of guys led by Braden Smith who do everything for them.
They are incredibly efficient on the offensive end of the floor
Nebraksa game thread: Iowa
This is a tough one! The Hawkeyes are good three point shooting team and like to shoot them
Their defense is terrible so things will be open
Drew Thelwell can change this game if he gets going just one more guy to cover
This is a tough one! The Hawkeyes are good three point shooting team and like to shoot them
Their defense is terrible so things will be open
Drew Thelwell can change this game if he gets going just one more guy to cover
January 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Nebraksa game thread: Iowa
This is a tough one! The Hawkeyes are good three point shooting team and like to shoot them
Their defense is terrible so things will be open
Drew Thelwell can change this game if he gets going just one more guy to cover
This is a tough one! The Hawkeyes are good three point shooting team and like to shoot them
Their defense is terrible so things will be open
Drew Thelwell can change this game if he gets going just one more guy to cover
Can Tennessee stay undefeated when they travel to Florida? That question and many more will be answered on day 61 of the NCAA Basketball season
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NCAA Basketball: Picks/Preview day 61 of the 24/25 Season featuring Florida and Tennessee
There were only 16 games on Monday, of those 16 games only three were power conference schools. The results of those games turned out as expected without much i
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January 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Can Tennessee stay undefeated when they travel to Florida? That question and many more will be answered on day 61 of the NCAA Basketball season
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After a loaded Saturday the Sunday slate is dominated by the Big Ten and mid major conferences.
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NCAA Basketball: Picks/Preview for day 59 of the 24/25 Season featuring Kansas and UCF
There was something for everyone on Saturday and with over 130 games on the slate that is not surprising. There is only one undefeated team left and that is the
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January 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
After a loaded Saturday the Sunday slate is dominated by the Big Ten and mid major conferences.
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Nebraska game thread: UCLA
The defense is legitimate for UCLA. This will be the best defensive team we will face all season
They thrive on turnovers and transition threes
Offense is clunky like most Mick Cronin teams
The defense is legitimate for UCLA. This will be the best defensive team we will face all season
They thrive on turnovers and transition threes
Offense is clunky like most Mick Cronin teams
January 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nebraska game thread: UCLA
The defense is legitimate for UCLA. This will be the best defensive team we will face all season
They thrive on turnovers and transition threes
Offense is clunky like most Mick Cronin teams
The defense is legitimate for UCLA. This will be the best defensive team we will face all season
They thrive on turnovers and transition threes
Offense is clunky like most Mick Cronin teams
There is a lot going on today! Huge games all over the place. Will all three undefeated teams lose? Will two of them lose? Big Ten teams have something to prove and today will be a fantastic day of Basketball.
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NCAA Basketball: Picks/Preview Day 58 of the 24/25 Season featuring Kentucky and Florida
It was a pretty good Friday for a lot of teams. Wisconsin set all kinds of records in their dismantling of Iowa. The Badgers made 21 threes, scored 116 points,
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January 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
There is a lot going on today! Huge games all over the place. Will all three undefeated teams lose? Will two of them lose? Big Ten teams have something to prove and today will be a fantastic day of Basketball.
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A lot of quality today! Not that much quantity. Wisconsin needs to win, Creighton needs to not get blown out and so much more in day 57 of the 2024-2025 Season.
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NCAA Basketball: Picks/Preview for day 57 of the 24/25 Season featuring Iowa and Wisconsin
Yesterday was a doozy for some fans across the country. Let’s start with the game of the night. Illinois beat Oregon by 36 points in Eugene. It is the biggest l
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January 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A lot of quality today! Not that much quantity. Wisconsin needs to win, Creighton needs to not get blown out and so much more in day 57 of the 2024-2025 Season.
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Day 56 of the 2024-2025 Season and conference play really gets going today. A lot of mid major conferences begin their March towards the NCAA tournament. Oregon and Illinois tonight.
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NCAA Basketball: Picks/Preview day 56 of the 24/25 Season featuring Oregon and Illinois
Conference play is in full swing and there are some teams who are already in trouble and are fighting an uphill battle. Villanova beat Butler at Hinkle. The Bul
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January 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Day 56 of the 2024-2025 Season and conference play really gets going today. A lot of mid major conferences begin their March towards the NCAA tournament. Oregon and Illinois tonight.
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The new year is here, and that means it is time to dive full on into Basketball. There are some players doing big things nationally that no one knows about. Here are 15 of those players.
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NCAA Basketball: 15 Underrated Players who deserve more Media Coverage
As the calendar switches to 2025 and conference play begins for every conference across the country there is something that we all collectively need to talk abo
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January 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The new year is here, and that means it is time to dive full on into Basketball. There are some players doing big things nationally that no one knows about. Here are 15 of those players.
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Happy New Year's Eve! Basketball all day long today! Happy Conference play. No more Non Conference games after today.
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NCAA Basketball: Picks/Preview for Day 54 of the 24/25 Season Featuring Creighton and St. John's
There was a lot that happened on the last Monday of 2024 so let’s talk about it. Rutgers beat Columbia in Piscataway. Sensational freshmen Dylan Harper had the
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December 31, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Happy New Year's Eve! Basketball all day long today! Happy Conference play. No more Non Conference games after today.
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Nebraska game thread: Southern
The Jaguars are one of the favorites to win the SWAC.
They will run a pressure defense and force us into turnovers.
Southern has a lot of guys score points and can stay in the game if they get a ton of turnovers
The Jaguars are one of the favorites to win the SWAC.
They will run a pressure defense and force us into turnovers.
Southern has a lot of guys score points and can stay in the game if they get a ton of turnovers
December 30, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Nebraska game thread: Southern
The Jaguars are one of the favorites to win the SWAC.
They will run a pressure defense and force us into turnovers.
Southern has a lot of guys score points and can stay in the game if they get a ton of turnovers
The Jaguars are one of the favorites to win the SWAC.
They will run a pressure defense and force us into turnovers.
Southern has a lot of guys score points and can stay in the game if they get a ton of turnovers
Picks for day 53 of the 2024-2025 Season. Featuring Big 12 Conference Play!
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NCAA Basketball: Picks/Preview for day 53 of the 24/25 Season featuring Big 12 Conference Play
It was a light slate of games on Sunday and there were a lot of games that ended in blowouts, as expected. Even the best game of the day turned out to be no con
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December 30, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Picks for day 53 of the 2024-2025 Season. Featuring Big 12 Conference Play!
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College Basketball is back from break with a lighter schedule on Saturday but still have the UCLA and Gonzaga game to look forward to. Happy day 51 of the Season
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NCAA Basketball: Picks/Preview for day 51 of the 24/25 Season featuring Gonzaga and UCLA and Ole Miss and Memphis
Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and were able to get some much needed time with your family and friends. It was a good break for me. There were games on
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December 28, 2024 at 3:52 PM
College Basketball is back from break with a lighter schedule on Saturday but still have the UCLA and Gonzaga game to look forward to. Happy day 51 of the Season
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Nebraska game thread: Oregon State
The defense for the Beavers is real
They will force a lot of turnovers and rebound well
Have a good point guard who does everything for them
The defense for the Beavers is real
They will force a lot of turnovers and rebound well
Have a good point guard who does everything for them
December 25, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Nebraska game thread: Oregon State
The defense for the Beavers is real
They will force a lot of turnovers and rebound well
Have a good point guard who does everything for them
The defense for the Beavers is real
They will force a lot of turnovers and rebound well
Have a good point guard who does everything for them
Nebraska game thread: Hawaii
This one could get interesting tonight. Hawaii is a fantastic rebounding team and they get a lot of calls at home.
They don’t turn teams over and they turn it over a lot.
Huskers will lose the rebounding battle but should still shoot a high percentage
This one could get interesting tonight. Hawaii is a fantastic rebounding team and they get a lot of calls at home.
They don’t turn teams over and they turn it over a lot.
Huskers will lose the rebounding battle but should still shoot a high percentage
December 23, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Nebraska game thread: Hawaii
This one could get interesting tonight. Hawaii is a fantastic rebounding team and they get a lot of calls at home.
They don’t turn teams over and they turn it over a lot.
Huskers will lose the rebounding battle but should still shoot a high percentage
This one could get interesting tonight. Hawaii is a fantastic rebounding team and they get a lot of calls at home.
They don’t turn teams over and they turn it over a lot.
Huskers will lose the rebounding battle but should still shoot a high percentage
It is time for another Player of the Week. North Dakota and Texas had 40 point scorers this week. Check out the Player of the Week.
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NCAA Basketball: North Dakota and Texas headline the Player of the Week
Christmas break is here and most of the teams are going to have a long break and many will have a week or so off. Last week was Finals week for most of the tea
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December 23, 2024 at 6:24 PM
It is time for another Player of the Week. North Dakota and Texas had 40 point scorers this week. Check out the Player of the Week.
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