Being an elite college basketball program sure has its perks, especially when Nike is your uniform provider. As you probably have heard Nike has unveiled their new Nike Hyper Elite basketball uniforms, and the lucky schools include: Syracuse, Arizona, the Baylor women’s team, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Connecticut (men’s and women’s) and North Carolina. The date’s [...]
The Guru vs. The Gamblers – College Hoops picks for the week of 1/21 – 1/27
Guess who’s back? Back again. K.M. and Bryan’s back. Tell a friend. Also Gus, also Gus, also Gus, you get the idea. It’s the return of Guru vs. Gamblers, the college basketball piece that features myself, K.M. Venne, my fellow gambler, Bryan Doherty, and our resident college hoops expert, the Guru, Gus Elvin. We pick [...]
TSHQ’s Mid-season College Basketball Awards
After Half a Season which Teams and Players deserve Awards and Accolades? by Gus Elvin The college basketball season is just about half over which means it is time to look back on the first half of the season and recognize those who have stood out both collectively and individually. In layman’s terms it is time [...]
And then there were 6, TSHQ Breaks Down College Hoops’ 6 Remaining Unbeatens
Can Murray State or or one of the other Remaining Unbeatens Run the Table? by Gus Elvin As we approach New Year’s Day and wrap up the 2nd month of the college basketball season we currently have 6 remaining unbeatens left in college basketball. These unbeatens are a very diverse group as highly ranked preseason [...]
What We’ve Learned So Far…
TSHQ’S 10 Major Surprises and Disappointments of the young College Basketball Season by Gus Elvin Now that all the Previews are in and we have seen about a month of basketball we have a lot more understanding of who’s good and who’s not in college basketball. Projections are all high and mighty and many of [...]
TSHQ’s Best of The Rest Preview
TSHQ’s “Best of the Rest” Preview By Gus Elvin Well we are finally done previewing the power 6 conferences so it’s time to look at the best of the rest or the so called “Mid-Majors” .To start I am aware that the Atlantic-10, Mountain West and Conference USA are no longer considered mid major conferences [...]
Will a new name and new additions help the Pac 12 shed the “weak conference” label the Pac-10 had garnered in recent years?
Pac -12 Conference Preview by Gus Elvin The Pac-10 is no more as with the additions of Colorado and Utah the conference has been renamed the Pac-12(Big 10 and Big 12 take note). The new name change may be a good thing for a conference that over the last few seasons had earned a reputation [...]
With Sullinger and a Talented Cast back can the Buckeyes Take that Next Step?
Big 10 Preview by Gus Elvin The Big 10 last season managed to put 7 teams into the NCAA Tournament but it was a disappointing season if you consider that 3 of these teams were fringe teams (MSU, Penn State, Illinois) and top dogs Ohio State and Wisconsin were both knocked out in the [...]
Big 12 Down to 10 Teams but League Won’t Suffer
Big 12 Preseason Preview by Gus Elvin Hope you enjoyed the ACC preview but now it’s time to move on with our Conference Preview Series as we take a closer look at the Big 12, where a group of upstarts look to unseat Kansas from the top spot they have held or shared the [...]
The Gap Widens: Duke and North Carolina Continue to Separate Themselves from the Rest of the ACC
ACC Preview by Gus Elvin Last season the ACC only received 4 bids to the NCAA Tournament and this year don’t expect a dramatic increase as once again there is a huge drop-off after North Carolina and Duke. In the offseason the ACC expanded adding Syracuse and Pittsburgh for the future but for now the [...]
