In the coming days, one question may come up again and again: Are there other games in the Sweet 16? Or just UConn vs. Iowa, and more specifically, freshman phenom guards Paige Bueckers vs. Caitlin Clark? The hype around those two — obvious one-and-done candidates if the rules allowed, instead set to be fixtures for […]
All season long, Maryland has been an offensive force. But lately, the Terrapins have approached games less as a competition and more as a scoring showcase. Such was the case on Thursday against Michigan, with a win clinching at least a share of the Big Ten title. The game plan from the Wolverines seemed to […]
It’s not like Naz Hillmon was struggling prior to the 2020-21 season. In her sophomore campaign, the 6-foot-2 Michigan forward averaged 17.4 points per game on 56.7 percent shooting from the field. She was a finalist for the 2020 Katrina McClain Award, given to the nation’s top power forward. But the Hillmon we’re seeing this […]
It’s the strangest women’s college basketball season anyone can remember. Teams simply don’t know who they’ll be playing. Don’t believe me? Here’s Jeff Walz, Louisville head coach, on Twitter on Monday, looking for someone to play … on Wednesday. Game at MTSU cancelled for Wednesday, Nov. 25. Louisville willing to travel, if you have an […]
Glance at the top of Ken Pomeroy’s adjusted efficiency rankings, and the 2019-20 men’s college basketball season might not seem so weird. Kansas at No. 1? That’s not new. Gonzaga second? We’ve seen it before. Duke is No. 5, Michigan State is No. 7, Ohio State is No. 8 and Louisville is No. 9. Seems […]