Kansas State Feast Week Assignment: Maui Invitational
In a loaded Feast Week of action, several Big 12 schools will head to a neutral site to take on all comers and hopefully build their resumes. Let’s take a look at each, beginning with Kansas State in...
View ArticlePac-12 Teams and Feast Week
It’s Feast Week, an ESPN creation that began with the Maui Invitational and the Preseason NIT back in the mid-80s and has morphed into a month-long parade of mini-tournaments that serves as college...
View ArticleAnnouncement of 2016 Field a Reminder that Maui is Still King
December 23, 1982. It’s a date etched in college basketball folklore, and with good reason. You’ve probably heard the tale before, perhaps many times: the tale of big, bad Ralph Sampson towering above...
View ArticleAnalyzing Purdue’s Performance in Maui
After three convincing wins against three low-major teams and the impressive debut of freshman Vince Edwards, Purdue entered the Maui Invitational ready to test themselves against their...
View ArticleBest of the B1G: Top November Non-Conference Games
Despite the large number of games involving Big Ten teams during the first weekend of college basketball, things don’t really get going until the the following Tuesday of ESPN’s Tip-Off Marathon as the...
View ArticleBig Ten M5: 11.18.15 Edition
Last night we were treated to an excellent slate of non-conference matchups involving three Big Ten teams. First, Nebraska traveled to Philadelphia and played Villanova tough for the first 10 minutes...
View ArticleFeast Week Mission Briefing: Kansas in the Maui Invitational
It’s Feast Week in college basketball. To get you ready for the Big 12’s representation in the various holiday tournaments this week, our Feast Week Mission Briefings begin today. Catching Up: It’s...
View ArticleFeast Week Previews: Maui, Legends, CBE & Cancun Tourneys
There are talented tournament fields everywhere this Feast Week. The Gulf Coast Showcase has a relatively strong mid-major field headlined by Murray State, Duquesne (which absolutely BLASTED Penn State...
View ArticleDespite Loss, Vanderbilt Can Learn From Maui Experience
After thrashing St. John’s and Wake Forest in its first two games at this week’s Maui Invitational, Vanderbilt was not able to finish the deal against #5 Kansas in the championship game, falling 70-63....
View ArticleACC M5: Early Season Tournaments, Part II Edition
Note: To gauge relative team strength, we use current KenPom ratings. Maui Invitational: North Carolina (#5) will be the favorite in the Maui Invitational, the marquee event of this season’s Feast...
View ArticleSEC Feast Week Preview: Part I
With one of the best weeks of the college basketball season now upon us, we offer Part I of our preview of what’s ahead for SEC teams headed to the various holiday tournaments around the country. This...
View ArticleACC M5: Early Season Tournaments, Part II Edition
Note: To gauge relative team strength, we use current KenPom ratings. All times are Eastern. Maui Invitational: Notre Dame (#17) will be the ACC’s representative this season in the Maui Invitational,...
View ArticleTen Questions to Consider: Feast Week 2017
Feast Week is upon us! Here are 10 questions to consider in advance of all of this week’s action… Jay Wright’s crew should be right in the thick of things again this season. (Derik Hamilton/USA...
View ArticleTen Questions to Consider: End of Season Edition
With the season now well in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look at the long, hot summer ahead. Here are 10 questions to consider this offseason. Arizona’s No-Show in the NCAA Tournament Capped Off...
View ArticleACC M5: Early Season Tournaments, Part II Edition
Note: To gauge relative team strength, we use current KenPom ratings. All times are Eastern. Cayman Islands Classic: Clemson (#18) travels to the Cayman Islands this week as the tournament favorite,...
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