Tag Archives: College Basketball
Tapping The Keg PODCAST: NBA Trade Deadline Edition
Podcast returns after a week hiatus as the boys needed to refresh battery. Most of this podcast features talk about the NBA Trade Deadline which happened this afternoon. Some said it was uneventful, but I beg to differ on that with a lot of things
Syracuse Beats Buzzer and Stays On Bubble
Crazy night in college hoops on Wednesday. Oregon beat the buzzer to survive an upset bid by Cal on the road. Butler took down Villanova on the road with a big second half, and Providence won at the last-second upending Creighton on the road. Kansas
Soft Rick Pitino Can’t Handle Heat At UNC
Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino had what we like to call an overreaction. He went after a fan during halftime of Louisville’s loss to North Carolina tonight. Word is that the fan told him ‘he sucks’ then the Carolina fan was ejected. I don’t
Don’t Miss John Calipari’s Nice Words About Giannis
This is a little bit old. I should have blogged this earlier today, but shit happens where you miss things. Dan Patrick had Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari on Monday’s show. Coach Cal is in the news with two of his prized recruits –
Hoopcap: Badgers Come Alive In Second Half
Wisconsin was in a rut. No other way to put it. Badgers trailed by six at halftime and stared down the possibility of losing three straight as well as losing the Big Ten conference led. Then as we’ve seen at different points of the season,
Hoopcap: Markus Howard’s Major Performance Carries Marquette
Marquette needed a win. Everyone knew it. The players, the fans, the coaches. They responded in a major way jumping out to a 21-2 run against then 23-ranked Xavier and it carried them all game long with an 81-63 win as they continue to make
Hoopcap: Northwestern Continues to Haunt Wisconsin
Wisconsin fans made have felt a shade of disrespect on Saturday morning when the College Basketball Tournament committee came out with their top 16, and Badgers were nowhere to be found. Truth be told, Wisconsin has a weak resume at this point due to Big
Hoopcap: Marquette’s 3-Point Game Buries DePaul
Allstate Arena is a house of horrors for Marquette. Any fan can tell you a story about how Golden Eagles ended up wtih a bad loss there throughout the last decade or so. DePaul will move into new digs next year so it will be
Hoopcap: Marquette’s New York City Struggles Continue
Madison Square Garden is said to be mecca of basketball. Marquette would like to never see it again. Golden Eagles are now 0-3 there for the season and 3-10 over the last couple of years. New York City is a rough place for most outsiders
Hoopcap: Happ’s Heroics Prevent NYC Disaster
Wisconsin Badgers played a part in the Super Saturday event with Big Ten in NYC. It started with Wisconsin basketball for the morning and hockey in the evening. It seemed like the start would be smooth sailing for Badgers as they played lowly Rutgers, but