New Mexico St. over ACU by 14 to win the WAC.
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@StLJhawk said in Non-KU Games:
They look really big and tough, wouldn’t want to play them outside of a final four
We won't. They're going to be the 1 seed in the South region and KU will be the 1 seed in the Midwest region.
Arizona wins the Pac 12 and have probably locked themselves in as the overall #2 seed and will likely be the 1 seed in the South region. Also, A&M-CC over SE Louisiana for the Southland title.
Other games in action right now, UCLA leads Arizona in the 2nd half of the Pac 12 title game, A&M-CC leads SELA in the Southland title game in the 2nd half and NMSU leads ACU in the 1st half of the WAC title game with the Big West game yet to tip.
Updates on other games so far today. Akron by 20 over Kent St. in the MAC title game. Montana St. by 21 over Northern Colorado in the Big Sky. St. Peter's over Monmouth by 6 in the MAAC title game. Boise St. by 1 over San Diego St. in the MWC title game. Texas Southern by 15 over Alcorn St. in the SWAC. Villanova by 6 over Creighton in the Big East title game. Virginia Tech by 15 over Duke in the ACC title game. UAB is going to beat Louisiana Tech in the C-USA title game.
UCLA up 5 at halftime against Arizona in the Pac 12 finals.
@Kcmatt7 said in Non-KU Games:
Assuming The Vols close this out, you really might see a Baylor and KU 1 seed…
If Tennessee hangs on, the 4th 1 seed is likely either Baylor or Duke.
@Kcmatt7 said in EMPEROR OF BASKETBALL:
Maybe he spends a year in the studio rehabbing his image?
Rick Pitino gets a P5 job this off-season too yea?
Pitino just signed what amounts to a lifetime deal at Iona and will be 70 when next season begins. He also already turned down the Maryland job which is probably going to be one of the 2 or 3 best jobs open this season so I don't he's headed back to a P5 job.
Tennessee is looking good today. A Vols win would likely lock KU in as the 1 seed in the Midwest and get to play in KU friendly Chicago. I'm still holding put hope for San Antonio, but don't think an Arizona loss to UCLA bumps Arizona out of San Antonio.
Norfolk St. knocked off Coppin St. in the MEAC title game so we won't get to see tge first ever 20 loss NCAA Tournament team this year.
Looks like Texas A&M is may pull off another upset as they lead Arkansas by 17 with 5 minutes left.
@Jethro said in Non-KU Games:
@Texas-Hawk-10 And we jump Auburn and Baylor with a win tonight on the way to a 1 seed. Bracketville already has Tucky and us at 1 seeds:
Overall seeding matters because that determines which region we play in. Gonzaga will be the overall 1 seed and be in the west region. Arizona is likely to be the overall 2 seed with their win over Colorado last night which would lock them into the south regional in San Antonio, which is likely what KU's preferred destination would be. Based on selection committee comments, Kentucky is likely to be seeded ahead of Kansas due that ass whopping they gave us in January so if both KU and Kentucky win their conference tournaments, Kentucky is likely to be the #3 overall seed and get placed in Chicago over KU who would likely end up as the #4 overall seed and shipped out the East regional in Philly. That would be a terrible draw for KU as it would likely mean being in the same region as Duke and Villanova with Villanova getting to play S16 and E8 games on their off-campus home floor.
I'd much rather end up in San Antonio or Chicago than Philly, but Philly is looking like the most likely destination for KU at this time. KU needs Tennessee to win today so KU can end up in Chicago where KU would likely get Iowa as a 4 seed which is a great match up for Kansas and Purdue as a 2/3 seed which is also a very good match up for KU.
Vermont beat the hell out of UMBC winning the America East title by 39 points 82-43.
@tis4tim said in TCU Triple Play Game Thread:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in TCU Triple Play Game Thread:
Is there a consensus on Ochai's dunk now being the best KU dunk in Big 12 tournament history over Selden's?
Och’s one-hander was amazing, but I think Fran and Musburger’s reaction to Selden’s dunk plus the trail of bodies left in his wake plus uncle Flava Selden’s facial expressions keep that one at the top of the list for me.
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Mitch's reaction tops that for me. We're going to be seeing that meme'd and gif'd in the future.
Is there a consensus on Ochai's dunk now being the best KU dunk in Big 12 tournament history over Selden's?
Arizona vs. UCLA in the Pac 12 title game likely has the most relevance to KU at the moment because of potential seeding. Tennessee vs. Kentucky being next because it's likely Kentucky jumps KU in seeding if they win the SEC tournament tomorrow.
There are several important games today related to the bubble. Indiana has moved in a positive direction the last two games and another win today likely locks them in the field. Davidson in the A-10 could end up on the bubble if they lose and Dayton is trying to play their way in. Texas A&M is still in the mix after beating Auburn yesterday and a win over Arkansas today would be another big boost for them. SMU is also in the conversation and a win over Memphis would keep their shot alive.
There's three leagues where a bid could be stolen at this point. Virginia Tech could shrink the bubble, the American where if SMU or Tulane won would be bad for bubble teams and anyone but Davidson in the A10.
Big day today as 15 teams will earn automatic bids today. America East, MEAC, MAAC, Big 12, Mountain West, SWAC, Big East, MAC, Big Sky, ACC, C-USA, Pac 12, Southland, WAC and Big West.
UMBC vs. Vermont in the America East
Coppin St. vs. Norfolk St. in the MEAC. Coppin St. has a chance to make history as the worst record to ever make the NCAA Tournament. They are currently 9-22 and and the previous worst record to ever make the tournament is 11-18 by FIU in 1995, UCF in 1996, and Fairfield in 1997.
The MAAC game is between Monmouth and St. Peter's.
Texas Tech vs. Kansas in the Big 12
San Diego St. vs. Boise St. in the MWC
Texas Southern vs. Alcorn in the SWAC
Creighton vs. Villanova in the Big East
Akron vs. Kent St. in the MAC
Northern Colorado vs. Montana St. in the Big Sky
Virginia Tech vs. Duke in the ACC
Louisiana Tech vs. UAB in the Sun Belt
UCLA vs. Arizona in the Pac 12
A&M-Corpus Christi vs. SE Louisiana in the Southland
Abilene Christian vs. New Mexico St. in the WAC
CSU-Fullerton vs. Long Beach St. in the Big West
@tis4tim said in TCU Triple Play Game Thread:
So are we a lock for the #1 now?
I think so at this point. Probably only way KU isn't is if we lose to OU and Duke and Kentucky both win the tournaments. Even then, I don't know of that would bump KU off the 1 line.
Arizona is currently in a tight one with Colorado so if Colorado wins, that could possibly lock KU in as a 1 seed and possibly bump us up to the #2 overall and put San Antonio in play for KU's regional.
@jayballer67 said in Non-KU Games:
Joey Brackets has us as the # 1 in the midwest- -I know it's not concrete but he did us no favors with his projected other teams in that region - - Iowa - - Purdue - - & Auburn. - if that panned out would be a tough region I would think
I'd love to have Iowa and Purdue in our region. Those games would be track meets because neither team plays defense.
The name I'm seeing is Grant McCasland from UNT.
Jacob Groves looks like someone who has no business being on a basketball court, lol!
Down goes Baylor!
@DanR said in Zach SZN Game Thread:
Kind of surprised this wasn't a later game today since WVU played last night
Usually, the 1 seed would be the first game of the day because if they win, it gives that team the maximum amount of rest before their next game.
@BShark said in Zach SZN Game Thread:
@Texas-Hawk-10 said in Zach SZN Game Thread:
What happened? I'm in the middle of helping a student and see Huggy walking back to the locker room?
KU players fouled a WVU player twice. Both not called. Player got a tech, Huggins went berserk and got two techs.
Thanks, and also thanks to the others that responded. Problem with not being able to have sound on or pay much attention.
What happened? I'm in the middle of helping a student and see Huggy walking back to the locker room?
@FarmerJayhawk said in Non-KU Games:
Ok this is just hilarious 🐦 View Tweet?s=21
If it happens, at least Self will always have somewhere to live rent free.
Colgate beat Navy pretty easily to win the Patriot League for the second straight season.
@approxinfinity said in Non-KU Games:
@FarmerJayhawk anyone want to say some words for the dearly departed?
"I wore black to tell the guys that it's over, it's a funeral of [Bruce Weber] in that he's no longer the coach here,'' [Gene Taylor] said [Wednesday] night. "He's no longer the coach here, so we've got to move forward and go on.''
@drgnslayr said in Non-KU Games:
Yes... they have a good program. I just don't see them as a National Championship team. I do see the Zags as one.
Never said they were a title team, but their players are better than okay as you described them.
Only 1 bid on the line tomorrow in the Patriot League between Colgate and Navy.
SDSU by 6 over NDSU and Gonzaga pulled away down the stretch to beat St. Mary's by 13. SMC had it down to 2 with about 7:30 before Gonzaga stretched it out.
@drgnslayr said in Non-KU Games:
Their players are just okay.... but they know how to play the Zags.
St. Mary's is a good program that's makes the NCAA Tournament more than not in recent history. They're style of play is very methodical and usually one of the slower paced teams of the country. They're a legit top 25 team this season and deserve their ranking. They have non-confernce wins over Notre Dame and Oregon and only lost to Wisconsin by 6 and all of those games were in Maui. They also have wins over Bellarmine that just won the ASUN tonight.
South Dakota St. leads North Dakota St. by 5 at halftime of the Summit League title game and Gonzaga leads St. Mary's by 10 at halftime of the WCC title game.
So far tonight, tickets have been punched by Bryant (NEC), Wright St. (Horizon), Jacksonville St. (ASUN), and Delaware (Colonial).
Wright St. came back from a 16 point deficit in the 2nd half to beat Northern Kentucky in the Horizon League title game.
In the ASUN title game, Bellarmine beat Jacksonville, but because Bellarmine is still in their transition stage to D1, they are still ineligible for the NCAA Tournament. That means that the ASUN's automatic bid goes to their regular season champs Jacksonville St. who lost to Jacksonville in the semifinals.
Tomorrow, there will be 6 more bids given out from the ASUN, NEC, Colonial, WCC, Summit, and Horizon leagues.
Silvio is going dancing as UT-Chattanooga won the SoCon on a 35' buzzer beater in OT. Also, Georgia St. beat Louisiana to win the Sun Belt title.
Brandon Schneider was named the Big 12 COY.
Tonight there are 2 more bids on the line. Former Jayhawk Silvio DeSousa and the UT-Chattanooga Mocs host Furman in the SoCon title game and Louisiana and Georgia St. play in the Sun Belt title game.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Conference Tournaments:
I feel good about the big 12 tourney. To beat Texas with a beat up cold Och, was pretty courageous from the rest of the team, especially after 4 games in 7 days. Hopefully we have a big crowd there.
I honestly don't care about the B12 tournament and I don't think Self does either. I only care about winning a game in the tournament if we get KSU first. I don't care if we lose to Texas or TCU in the semifinals and hope Self focuses more on resting McCormack and Agbaji in KC rather than trying to win the tournament.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Big 12 Awards:
@Texas-Hawk-10 TT beat Baylor twice
I know, but the reason I'd give the nod to Otzelberger over Adms is it's more impressive to me to take a team that went 2-22 the year before to 20-11 and making the NCAA Tournament in his first year than taking an already good team that made the tournament last year and moving up the standings some.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Big 12 Awards:
I probably would've voted adams
Adams would've been my second choice.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in IARP update:
I wouldn't think we'd bring in a coach just to coach post season. Wouldn't we have the ast. Guys that have been with the team the whole time? Makes sense. I don't know if Danny is just a temp this yr, and if he would just volunteer and hang out with us all yr as an extra. We can only have so many, right?
It wouldn't make sense to bring an outside coach in because they wouldn't know the personnel or calls for the season.
@Crimsonorblue22 said in Big 12 Awards:
Beard was wanting remy on D team
I'm surprised Courtney Ramey didn't make the All Defensive Team. I also would've voted for TJ Otzelberger for COY.
This afternoon, the coaches Big 12 awards/honors were announced.
Player of the Year: Ochai Agbaji (KU)
Defensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (Baylor), Moussa Cisse (Oklahoma State) and Gabe Osabuohien (West Virginia) in a 3 way tie
Freshman of the Year: Tyrese Hunter (Iowa St.)
Newcomer of the Year: Izaiah Brockington (Iowa St.)
Coach of the Year: Scott Drew (Baylor)
1st Team All Big 12: Ochai Agbaji (Kansas), James Akinjo (Baylor), Izaiah Brockington (Iowa St.), Nijel Pack (Kansas St.), and Bryson Williams (Texas Tech)
2nd Team All Big 12: Timmy Allen (Texas), Christian Braun (Kansas), Adam Flagler (Baylor), Mike Miles (TCU), Taz Sherman (West Virginia)
3rd Team All Big 12: Avery Anderson (Oklahoma St.), Marcus Carr (Texas), David McCormack (Kansas), Mark Smith (Kansas St.), Jalen Wilson (Kansas)
I'm not going to list all the Honorable Mention players, but Dejuan Harris is on that list.
All Big 12 Defensive Team: Moussa Cisse (Oklahoma St.), Dejuan Harris (Kansas), Markquis Nowell (Kansas St.), Gabe Osabuohein (West Virginia)
All Big 12 Freshman Team: KJ Adams (Kansas), Kendall Brown (Baylor), Tyrese Hunter (Iowa St.), CJ Noland (Oklahoma), Jeremy Sochan (Baylor)
All Big 12 Newcomer Team: James Akinjo (Baylor), Timmy Allen (Texas), Izaiah Brockington (Iowa St.), Mark Smith (Kansas St.), Bryson Williams (Texas Tech)
@jayballer67 Bleacher Report is the only somewhat reputable place that has Braun anywhere close to a top 20 pick. Just about anywhere else that has Braun listed at this point that I'm aware of is either in second round or 2023 1st round. Jonathan Givony of ESPN, formerly NBA Express, is generally considered the best NBA draft projection guy out there and he has Braun as an early 2nd round pick.
Christian Braun projects as a 2 guard at the NBA level so the things he's going to have to improve to boost his stock is his shooting (being more consistent), his decision making (too many bad turnovers from bad decisions), and show he can guard smaller, quicker players. Those aren't physical tools that can be added with time in the gym, these are things that have to be shown on the court amd of Braun comes back next season, KU will be his team because he'll be the lone senior in the rotation. With a lot of younger players in the rotation next year, it'll demonstrate other intangibles that can boost his stock as well.
Injury will always be a risk, but this isn't a case of Braun being a near finished product that needs refinement and can do that in the NBA/G-League, Braun still has a lot to prove and coming back will help his pro prospects a lot more in the long run than leaving this season.
Loyola-Chicago is going to hang on and won the MVC to be the third team to officially make the NCAA Tournament.
Drake and Loyola-Chicago going down to the wire.
On the women's side, Kentucky hit a 3 with under 5 seconds left to shock South Carolina and win the SEC Tournament.
@jayballer67 said in Hypothetical: 5th Year Dave, What's the Fit?:
@BShark said in Hypothetical: 5th Year Dave, What's the Fit?:
CB will be back barring a drastic change. Jalen was set to be gone but as mentioned before it is more up in the air now.
Therre was an NBA scout I was hearing after the game and this scout was saying that CB was on A LOT of NBA teams Radar - projected as high sa 17th - Yet he said having said that - CB needs to come back
There's a big difference between being on the NBA's radar and being an NBA prospect. Christian Braun should absolutely be on the NBA's radar and should declare for the draft and go through that process to get the feedback from the NBA on what he needs to improve in their eyes.
If Braun can make the same leap Ochai did and play like he did in December for an entire season, then he'll make the same leap Ochai did from someone NBA teams have been keeping an eye on to someone who's likely going to be drafted.
Longwood ended up winning by 21. Loyola-Chicago is up 2 on Drake at halftime of the Missouri Valley title game.