Faux Pelini

1 month ago | hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Brad Wachtel |Mike Barber |Faux Pelini

This year the committee was chaired by the Athletic Director of North Carolina, the aptly named Bubba Cunningham. And by a wild coincidence, the underperforming North Carolina Tarheels were the last at-large team selected to the NCAA tourney field! Cunningham promises that he stood in the hallway and definitely did not mouth “pick UNC” through the window while the Tarheels were discussed, so everything was just fine. But don’t worry, there will be justice.

Nov 22, 2024 | hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Alex Squadron |Eden Laase |Faux Pelini

GOODMAN: I’ll also take Marquette as my surprise team. I didn’t even have Shaka Smart’s team in my preseason Top 25, but I am eating my words now. I just wasn’t sold on the supporting cast, and didn’t think Kam Jones would be this good – especially at making his teammates better. I knew he could score, but he’s done everything for the Golden Eagles. They have wins in College Park over Maryland and against a Purdue team that defeated Alabama. My disappointing team is Villanova.

Nov 19, 2024 | hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Alex Squadron |Faux Pelini

But wait, there’s more! I don’t know if you bothered to read every one of the 3,491 pages of the “Athletic Financial Aid Agreement” you signed last week, but starting in 2025, it will no longer be immoral for a school to pay you directly for your basketball services. “Pay for play” will be allowed — encouraged, even. Basketball is big business, and players will finally be cut in on the action.   And do you know what’s even better than money?

Nov 8, 2024 | hoopshq.com | Chris Spatola |Alex Wolff |Faux Pelini |Seth Davis

On Monday night, when Houston beat Jackson State 97-40 to open the 2024-25 campaign, Roberts became the winningest player in Fertitta Center history, passing former point guard Jamal Shead. He now holds a staggering home record of 63-3 with a full season ahead of him. “When my career is said and done and I look back and think about all the kids that I’ve coached, J’Wan will always be one of my favorites,” Kelvin Sampson tells Hoops HQ.

Nov 7, 2024 | hoopshq.com | Alex Wolff |Faux Pelini |Seth Davis |Tristan Freeman

Since the beginning of time, college basketball has constructed its schedule in largely the same fashion — non-conference games in November and December, conference play in January and February. The schedule was constructed like this because non-conference games were seen as a way of preparing teams for the inevitable “conference grind,” back when conferences were between 8-10 teams and winning the regular season conference championship actually mattered.