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NCAA Tournament Day 1

by Dan Hanner

Mar 29, 2015 8:30 PM

Looking back at the day with more close games than any day in the history of the NCAA tournament. Read more »

Tags: R.J. Hunter, North Carolina Tar Heels, Xavier Musketeers, NC State Wolfpack, Iowa State Cyclones, Texas Longhorns, Cincinnati Bearcats, Georgetown Hoyas, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Villanova Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Purdue Boilermakers, Georgia State Panthers, VCU Rams, Butler Bulldogs, Harvard Crimson, Utah Utes, Arizona Wildcats, UCLA Bruins, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Wofford Terriers, UAB Blazers, NCAA Tournament, NCAA

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College Basketball Preview 14-15: The Rest

by Dan Hanner

Sep 29, 2014 8:36 PM

In this piece, we preview the Ivy, Big West, MAC, Horizon, MAAC, Conference-USA, Patriot, Summit, CAA, Ohio Valley, Sun Belt, Big South, WAC, Big Sky, America East, Atlantic Sun, Southern, NEC, Southland, MEAC and SWAC. Read more »

Tags: Harvard Crimson, UTEP Miners, NCAA

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NCAA Tournament Day 1

by Dan Hanner

Mar 21, 2014 3:53 AM

Aaron Craft, NC State's missed FTs, the irony of Cameron Ridley, and important facts like the worst graphic of the day. Read more »

Tags: Aaron Craft, Cincinnati Bearcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Harvard Crimson, NCAA

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Experience Is Not A Guarantee

by Dan Hanner

Oklahoma St. (89% of minutes back), Boise St. (89% of minutes back), and Boston College (95% of minutes back) have struggled, but experience does not guarantee that a team will win. Read more »
Conference Play In Full Force

by Dan Hanner

Why I hate January NCAA tournament talk, players who should stop taking threes, what happens when you are down five players, Duke's struggles, and more. Read more »
Opening Weekend Thoughts

by Dan Hanner

Grading Joshua Smith's defense, Oregon's transfer debuts, Harvard's returning Kyle Casey and Brandyn Curry, and UConn's new big men. Read more »
Final Thoughts On Ranking 351 D1 Teams

by Dan Hanner

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 »
Welcome Back, Part 1

by Dan Hanner

Returning minutes are sometimes deceiving. That’s because a number of teams will welcome back players who missed all or nearly all of last season. Let’s take a look at some of those players such as John Gasser, Jeronne Maymon, God's Gift Achiuwa and Brandyn Curry. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 1

by Dan Hanner

Harvard's win might not quite be Princeton in 1996 but it was still special, plus Dixon's latest failure, the lack of NBA talent, and the days change in tournament odds. Read more »
Initial Bracket Thoughts

by Dan Hanner

A few preliminary thoughts on matchups and which teams will advance deep in the tournament. Read more »
The Many Facets & Unpredictability Of March Madness

by Jonathan Tjarks

While personnel determine scheme in the NBA, college basketball coaches recruit players that fit their schemes. Read more »
YABC Column For Feb. 27th (POY Races, Improbabilities & More)

by Dan Hanner

As Draymond Green locked up the Big Ten POY award and Kansas battled Missouri for a likely No. 1 seed, Saturday afternoon encapsulated everything that is great about the NCAA regular season. Read more »
Lin's Influence On New York's Offense

by Christopher Reina

While the general consensus is that Jeremy Lin’s statistical output will inevitably begin to taper off, the brilliance of his play over the past six games reconfirms the brilliance of the NBA’s superstars who consistently play at this type of level. Read more »
The Census: RealGM's NCAA Rankings For Dec. 5

by RealGM Staff Report

Aaron Craft, Jared Sullinger and Ohio State were ready to trounce on the No. 1 slot in RealGM's rankings if not for an Anthony Davis block. Read more »
The Census: RealGM's NCAA Rankings For Nov. 28th

by RealGM Staff Report

Kentucky at No. 1, North Carolina drops to No. 4, while Saint Louis, Harvard, San Diego State and Creighton enter RealGM's rankings. Read more »
12 Compelling Storylines From Exempt Events

by Dan Hanner

Here are 12 under-the-radar reasons to watch the smaller November tournaments of the 11-12 NCAA Basketball season. Read more »