Category Archives: College Basketball
All-American Voters Recognize Markus Howard’s Great Season
Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard did not have his career end like he wanted to this season. Howard’s year was cut short thanks to the COVID-19. While what happened was rare and unlike something we will see in our lifetime, Howard’s season is still
ESPN BPI Simulates Wisconsin as 2020 National Champions
One of the things that I enjoy reading in the society of the quarantine, no-sports life is the simulation of the March Madness tournament. I truly believe if I had any sort of video game system, I would be playing it to recapture some of
3/17 Badgers Madness History: Wisconsin Returns to NCAA Tournament
Wisconsin Badgers have a storied history of the NCAA Tournament starting in the 2000’s, but before that, they did not have a history to speak of in college basketball. While their football team emerged as a power in the 90’s, Wisconsin basketball did not except
Marquette Madness History: The Day Al McGuire Invented Replay Review
Welcome to Marquette Madness. I realize that this needed a better name than what I had yesterday. Marquette Madness history works here. As noted, I’m trying to help ease the pain of not having college basketball in our lives. Thanks to Marquette having a storied
On This Day in MUBB History, Marquette Advances to Final Four
With having no sports, we have to do some stuff that isn’t usual. We would typically be talking about the Marquette Golden Eagles and Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA Tournament. Where they are seeded? What region are they playing in? All of those things would
Wisconsin Began Their 2000 Run On This Day Beating Fresno State
We went through Marquette’s history earlier today, and of course, we will go through Wisconsin’s history as well. Badgers basketball does not have the same history. Dick Bennett, Bo Ryan, and Greg Gard have made Wisconsin basketball into what they are today. Therefore, these memories
BuckyCap: Badgers Finish Furious and Stun Indiana
Wisconsin Badgers didn’t need to win on Saturday. It was a SnoTapWI House Money situation. Sure, they would win a share of the Big Ten title. But in reality, the game mattered more to Indiana. It is Senior Day. They could push off the bubble
MubbCap: Marquette Doesn’t Learn From Previous Lessons
Marquette Golden Eagles lost their sixth game in the last seven. A game that I called ‘The most important in Steve Wojciechowski’s tenure’ led to Marquette being down 19 at halftime. It led to the same Marquette starting lineup getting their doors blown off to
Wisconsin Badgers Celebrate Improbable Big Ten Title
A month ago, Wisconsin Badgers were just hoping to make the NCAA Tournament. CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm put the Badgers out of the tournament in early February. Now, Wisconsin is safely in, and they’ve won a Big Ten title for the first time since
Former Badger Rashard Griffith Featured on Scott Van Pelt’s One Big Thing
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt reshaped SportsCenter. For awhile, SportsCenter had become irrelevant due to a variety of reasons, but one of the biggest reasons, there wasn’t an established name. Scott Van Pelt is there at the desk after all the big games and moments. Van