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The Legends Classic Is On The Move Again (And Other Early Season Event Notes)
A few interesting early season event nuggets for this December Thursday. Follow me after the jump... In venue news, yesterday morning, I found an item from the Gazelle Group's always helpful Ray Cella in my inbox, a message which happened to be a press release announcing yet another relocation of...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 6: CBE Classic Ends, Maui Hits The Semifinal Stage
A pair of tournaments wrapped up on Monday, as the SEC picked up its fourth title of the young season and a Big East team finally broke through. Vanderbilt needed a 15-footer from Brad Tinsley to escape Oregon State in the Legends Classic final, 64-62. The Commodores led by as much as nine in the...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 5: Titans Tip Off In Maui
Sunday saw three trophies handed out, with two heading to Southeastern Conference institutions. As expected, Kentucky claimed the Hall of Fame Tip-Off crown, though the young Wildcats had to really work for 35 minutes against Old Dominion. However, Kentucky pulled away late to claim a 62-52 victory...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 4: Three Titles Will Be Handed Out Today
Three teams will earn relatively meaningless trophies today, as the Hall of Fame Tip-Off concludes in Uncasville, Connecticut and the Charleston Classic and Puerto Rico Tip-Off resume after taking Saturday off. Today is a rest day for the four teams in East Rutherford for the Legends Classic....
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 3: Lots Of Streaming Games Today
Last night at Madison Square Garden, Mississippi State took the first early season tournament crown of the season by topping Arizona in the 2K Sports Classic final, 67-57. UTEP transfer (and birthday boy) Arnett Moultrie led the way for the Bulldogs with 19 points and 10 rebounds, which helped him...
Full Legends Classic Field Revealed: Plenty of Mid-Major Powers Involved
There are only two ways the 2011 Legends Classic field could be better. (Here's how the bracket/schedule looks.) 1) They built a time machine to transport us back to last season, when several teams featured start players who have since graduated--Boston University (John Holland), Cleveland State...
From San Juan to Honolulu, It's Early Season Event Bracket Time!
It's early August, which means that college football season is less than a month away. That's all well and good, but since this is a college basketball blog, that fact reminds us that hoops season will arrive more quickly than you think. Today and tomorrow, ESPN is revealing the brackets for the...
College Basketball Viewer's Guide For November 27
Just one trophy was handed out on the Friday after Thanksgiving, and Tennessee took it by once again showing they can play when dealing with adversity and controversy. The Volunteers claimed the NIT Season Tip-Off crown with a 78-68 victory over Villanova in New York. Scotty Hopson was named the...
College Basketball Viewer's Guide For November 26
If you're not too worn out from Black Friday shopping, or if you were smart enough to skip the crowds and do your holiday gift-buying online, you'll have plenty of college basketball TV options on this day after Thanksgiving. One tournament trophy will be handed out, while the finals for six others...
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