Wichita State Shockers Articles
Sweet Sixteen Day 1
Thoughts on the Sweet Sixteen, particularly two great games out west that set up a fantastic regional final. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 4
Looking back at Michigan St.'s upset, Seth Tuttle's last game, the frustrating reality for Dayton fans, and the two-game numbers for every remaining tournament team. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 2
Looking back at all the action from the second day of the tournament. Read more »
Super Saturday
With three marquee basketball games staggered throughout the day, #10 Northern Iowa at #11 Wichita St., #18 Arkansas at #1 Kentucky, and #7 Arizona at #13 Utah, Saturday seemed like the perfect day to write a noon to midnight recap. Read more »
College Basketball Preview 14-15: Missouri Valley Conference
While it is unclear where Wichita State ranks nationally, they're the clear favorites to win the Missouri Valley Conference ahead of Northern Iowa. Read more »
Should We Ignore The Components Of Defense That Teams Can't Control?
college basketball analysts should be thinking of this a bit like Batting Average on Balls in Play in baseball. If a team is way too high or way too low in free throw defense or three point percentage defense, that probably is a bit about luck. Both within seasons and between seasons, we shouldn’t necessarily expect that component of defensive performance to persist. Read more »
Way Too Early Top 25 Projections
I break out my lineup-based projections model to predict the 2014-15 season. Read more »
Final Thoughts On Ranking 351 D1 Teams
Over the past few days, Dan Hanner has presented his updated projection model, his season projections on ESPN Insider, Q&A's with Eamonn Brennon and John Templon, along with replying to questions on Twitter. Here are a few additional thoughts that didn't make the cut. Read more »
And Then There Were Four
How every player in the Final Four has done in the first four games of the tournament... Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 3
A day of blowouts suddenly changed when two of the evening's contests went down to the wire. Read more »
Losing Streaks And Injury Splits, Part 1
On why not all losing streaks are alike and how injuries/suspensions skew our evaluation of certain teams. Read more »
What Happens When No One is Back?
We need to change the question from “How many minutes does a team have coming back?” to “Who is likely to step into the lineup?” An inside look at Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Purdue. Read more »
Early Season Tournaments: Brackets, Observations, And Odds: Part 2
The Legends Classic might be the most highly anticipated early season tournament because of the potential finals matchup between Indiana and UCLA. We also look at the CBE Classic, Maui Invitational, Cancun Challenge, Great Alaska Shootout, Battle 4 Atlantis and the Old Spice Classic. Read more »
Tempo Free Predictions For MVC/WCC
The Missouri Valley and West Coast Conference don't have the same level of glamour as the major ones, but they are both firmly in the top-10. Read more »
Initial Bracket Thoughts
A few preliminary thoughts on matchups and which teams will advance deep in the tournament. Read more »
The Many Facets & Unpredictability Of March Madness
While personnel determine scheme in the NBA, college basketball coaches recruit players that fit their schemes. Read more »
How To Think About College Basketball Defense, A10 And MVC Notes
Why we can project Kentucky and Kansas as having great defenses despite significant turnover and projecting the Atlantic-10 and MIssouri Valley. Read more »
Yet Another College Basketball Column (Feb. 21st)
Dissecting how Nebraska upset Rick Barnes' Longhorns, losing faith in Villanova's Antonio Pena, random bullets and a Bracket Buster rant. Read more »
Counting Missouri Valley All-Conference Selections
The conference of Larry Bird, even naming their Player of the Year award after him, has enjoyed an encouraging amount of mid-major success. Read more »
Which Colleges Have Produced The NBA's Best Rookies?
Predictably, the big-time programs in Chapel Hill, Storrs, Durham and D.C. have produced several excellent rookies. Read more »