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The Ghost Of Holidays Future: Early Season Events In 2012...And Beyond
Now that Thanksgiving 2011 is only a memory and the calendar will flip over to December in a matter of hours, the focus of college basketball is shifting from a two-week run of early season tournaments to conference challenges and neutral-site showcases, at least until we have a few final in-season...
ACC Expansion And Impact On College Basketball Holiday Tournaments
The Boston College hoops team is fresh off a trip to Anaheim for this year's 76 Classic, and will be headed to next year's Charleston Classic down in South Carolina. While the Eagles have gotten to participate in some decent holiday tournaments over the past few years, ACC expansion could limit...
2011 Early Season Tournaments: Thanksgiving Weekend Ends With A Big Night For The Atlantic 10
The conclusion of Thanksgiving weekend's tournaments indicated that there may be a few more players involved in the Atlantic 10 race this season than Xavier and Temple. First, Dayton thoroughly dominated Minnesota to claim the Old Spice Classic crown, 86-70. Worse news for the Golden Gophers was a...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 11: The Old Spice And 76 Classic Finals Close A Wild Weekend
With the final two early season tournaments of Thanksgiving week wrapping up, I'm going to flip my usual format for one of these posts. Today's entry will start with a look at the final day's slate in Lake Buena Vista and Anaheim. After the jump, I'll have a quick rundown of how Saturday's finals...
2011 Early Season Tournaments Day 10: A Surprise Battle 4 Atlantis Final Highlights Saturday's Action
Before I get to today's schedule, which is highlighted by a completely unexpected final in the Bahamas, I want to take a look back at what happened in the one tournament that was decided yesterday, and two others that are taking Saturday off. Syracuse claimed the NIT Season Tip-Off with a...
Marquette Basketball Video Countdown: 23 Days
Here at Anonymous Eagle, we're anxious for the start of the Marquette basketball season. We're sure you are, too. And thus, we will spend the 4 weeks between Marquette Madness and the team's first game against Mount St. Mary's by providing you with some of the best and most exciting...
From Maui to Orlando: More Early Season Brackets Revealed
On Wednesday, ESPN announced the brackets for five of the events it televises during the first half of the college basketball season. They revealed four more on this August Thursday, including ones for both Disney Parks-centered events and the highly-anticipated Maui Invitational. But this post...
Georgia Bulldogs v. Auburn Tigers: The Haphazard Ill-Informed SEC Basketball Tournament Preview
Georgia's draw is both good and bad. It's good in that Auburn is terrible, so the Bulldogs should be able to win their first game. It's bad in that they can't really build their March Madness resume with a win. The presumed second round rematch with Alabama could be to see who gets the SEC's last...
What's in a Holiday Tournament?
K-State announced Saturday that it's switching its participation from the 2011 Cancun Governor's Cup to the 2011 Diamond Head Classic in Hawai'i. That opportunity arose after Mark Turgeon pulled his team out of next year's tournament, citing its close proximity to what likely will be an earlier...
Boston College Basketball: Reviewing My Preseason Predictions At The Season's 3/4 Mark
Twenty-four games down, just six regular season games to go. I thought it would be interesting to review my Boston College preseason basketball predictions at the three-fourths point in the season. Overall, I had the Eagles at 14-10 through 24 games, and BC has bested what most thought was a very...
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