Author: Luke Reimer

ACC Basketball was somewhat of a disappointment this season. Throughout the year, Duke was the only ACC basketball team that was consistently ranked in the AP Top 25. Wake Forest, Miami, Notre Dame and North Carolina were all teams who were either low in the college basketball rankings or were right on the cusp of it. Virginia, Louisville and Florida State were teams who severely underperformed this year. In fact, for Virginia, they find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Needing an ACC tournament to make the NCAA tournament, can they be seen as dangerous? The following contains the ACC Tournament bracket…

Big West basketball was a tale of two extremes this college basketball season. The conference features seven teams with a record of over .500. On the flip side, three teams finished with less than three wins in conference and less than eight wins overall. Long Beach State led the way in the Big West basketball standings, with a 12-3 record in conference with an 18-11 overall record. The only Big West team that was featured in the mid-major Top-25 was UC-Irvine with a 15-9 record. UC San Diego is ineligible to compete for the Big West title or postseason events…

Overall, Conference USA basketball was a decent mid-major league this season. North Texas found themselves on top of their division and the overall conference. Middle Tennessee took the top of the East side of the conference. Southern Mississippi found themselves at the bottom of the conference with a 1-17 record. Last year’s Conference USA Tournament winner was North Texas. The Mean Green come into this year’s tournament with a 1-seed, can they make a run back to the college basketball Big Dance? The following contains the Conference USA Tournament bracket and schedule, as well as a preview of what we…

Today in sports history (1985), 18-year-old Mike Tyson kicked off his boxing career with a debut knockout of Hector Mercedes. Before there was Iron Mike, there was just Mike Tyson from New York. As an 18-year old, Tyson somewhat resembled what he looked like in his prime; A heavyweight who was built like a brick house. Tyson began his professional boxing career with a bang. He knocked out Mercedes in the first round of the fight. In fact, the fight only lasted 1:47. Mike Tyson Starts His Career With a Bang Mercedes came into the fight with an 0-2-1 record, looking for…

In relation to mid-major conferences, the Southern Conference has been somewhat impressive. Six of the ten teams in the conference finished their season with an above .500 overall record. The SoCon has the unfortunate opportunity to be only a one-bid conference, so whoever wins the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament will be the lone representative. Chattanooga finished the regular season with a 14-4 conference record. This gives them the overall one seed for the conference tournament. Can Chattanooga add to their 11 tournament wins, or will UNC-Greensboro defend last year’s title? The following contains the Southern Conference Tournament bracket and schedule,…

The Horizon League basketball conference has been nothing short of disappointing this season. Cleveland State once again proved to be the powerhouse of the conference, winning 15 conference games and 19 overall. The following contains the Horizon League tournament bracket and schedule, as well as the standings and a preview of what we can expect to see. Check out the FlurrySports Conference Tournaments Hub for wall-to-wall college basketball coverage throughout the leadup to March Madness! Horizon League Basketball Conference Standings SchoolConf. RecordOverall RecordSeedCleveland State15-619-91 SeedIPFW15-620-102 SeedNorthern Kentucky14-618-113 SeedWright State15-718-134 SeedOakland12-719-115 SeedDetroit Mercy10-713-146 SeedYoungstown State12-918-137 SeedUIC9-1013-158 SeedMilwaukee8-1410-219 SeedRobert Morris5-167-2310 Seed Green…

Today in sports history (1962), legendary center Wilt Chamberlain scored an NBA record 100 points against the New York Knicks. In just his third year in the NBA, Chamberlain was one of the league’s premier players. His Philadelphia Warriors hosted a New York Knicks team, led by Richie Guerin. Chamberlain’s 100-point game is widely considered one of the greatest records in sports history and one that will probably never be broken. Kobe Bryant’s 81 points in 2006 was the closest that anyone has come since. Wilt Chamberlain Scores 100, Warriors Destroy Knicks According to Warriors coach Frank McGuire, the game plan did…

Today in sports history (1985), Milwaukee businessman and future U.S senator Herb Kohl bought the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks were in the middle of one of their best eras since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar moved west. With players like Sidney Moncrief, Terry Cummings and Paul Pressey, the Bucks were a perfect spot for someone to take over a contender in the league. Kohl spent only $18 million on the team. One of the main reasons for Kohl’s interest and purchase of the Bucks was to keep the team in Wisconsin. In 2003, Kohl had contemplated selling the team to Michael Jordan, but changed his…

With NCAA basketball continuing to move forward, there have been upsets, blowouts and rivalries reunited. If you are new to reading college basketball articles here at FlurrySports, I will be posting top 25 college basketball rankings every week, with headlines and games to watch for the upcoming week. Last week, seven of the top 10 teams lost on Saturday. With that being said, let’s take a look at this week’s top 25 college basketball rankings and what NCAA basketball to watch for this week. Top 25 College Basketball Rankings College Basketball News | Top 25 Headlines Ohio State took down Indiana in…

With yet another week of ACC basketball completed, we are getting a pretty good idea of who will represent the conference in the NCAA Tournament. Given the ACC basketball standings, Duke is a lock. But outside of the Blue Devils, who else is making the tournament? Joe Lunardi currently is projecting Miami, Duke, Notre Dame, Wake Forest and North Carolina in the field. He also has Virginia as a part of the honorable mentions for the next four out. The ACC once again has a loaded week of games, with 14 on the schedule. With a matchup of North Carolina…