2024-25 College Basketball Thread

Yeah, but it's still a nice clipping to have.

 

Oklahoma is going to be one of those teams at the back end of the field people groan about. But if you get a chance to watch Jeremiah Fears you really should. Kid looks like a lottery pick.

 

Couldn't believe that call was made - irrespective of time left in game. The guy attempting the shot wasn't exactly making a move from a position of advantage.

 

Will the SEC get more teams to the Final Four than the zero the Big 12 had in 2017?

That year it was Gonzaga, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oregon.

 

I'm gonna guess they will have at least one emissary in San Antonio.

 

Imagine telling Rutgers fans six months ago they'd add two of the top three picks in the NBA draft and HAVE THE EXACT SAME RECORD of 15-17

 

You know how pissy I get because Ohio lost Mark Sears to you guys? The Bobcats also had Jeremiah and Jeremy Fears’ Jr.’s dad at point guard when I was in college and he was awesome. He led Ohio to the NCAA tournament as a freshman, often did backflips on the court in celebration, almost helped beat Florida in the tournament right before their title runs, outplayed Rajon Rondo in a game in Lexington and then inexplicably decided to leave the program and never put it all together again.

When I see his sons play, it’s clear Jeremy Sr. had the game to lift a program to pretty great heights and play in the NBA for ten years. Insane athleticism. It just didn’t happen.

Not that I’m bitter about these things.

 

I love the “work ethic” part. Man, when I was in college, we’d take any excuse for a road trip — lot of fun and beer and anything else we could think of.

 

Kennesaw State has a freshman named Adrian Wooley who will be gone the instant the clock hits triple zero for the last time. He has been C-USA freshman of the week 11 times. Averages 18.5 PPG and shoots better than 50 percent as a guard. Also gets 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Now he’s a Tuscaloosa kid and his coach was a longtime assistant at Bama who runs the Nate Oats system, so there’s a decent chance he is wearing crimson next year. Even then a small part of me will ache that he’s gone. But I had to come to peace with that months ago. It’s like lower-division European soccer - here for a good time not a long time.

 

Hopefully nothing more than a rolled ankle but Cooper Flagg hobbled into the locker room ahead of halftime.

 

Betting that his season is over:

Duke star Flagg exits with apparent ankle injury

 

He's got a week to sit on it. He's going to be the first pick either way.

Flagg will make a billion dollars in his life. (I don't think I'm exaggerating.) He'll only get one chance at a NCAA title.