ACC Tournament Preview 2021

It all comes down to this - can Duke get in the NCAA Tournament?? Ok fine, other storylines abound as well - how safe are UNC and Louisville? How high can FSU and UVA’s seeds get? Will Jim Boeheim complain about being in Greensboro? (Yes)

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Big Sky 2020-21 Preview

Eastern Washington, Montana, and Northern Colorado lead the way in what should be a very competitive Big Sky. Portland State and Southern Utah have oodles of talent, but can Barrett Peery and Todd Simon mesh their new faces together in time to catch the faves?

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#14 North Carolina 2020-21 Preview

Flush the nightmares of last season down the toilet, Tar Heel fans. Roy Williams responded by snaring his best recruiting class in years, and UNC may have the best frontcourt in the country. Will the guards and wings raise the level from that disastrous campaign a year ago?

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Big Sky Tournament Preview 2020

The Big Sky was one of the better mid-majors in the country this year and features three teams with legit Cinderella potential. Eastern Washington is the 1-seed, but Northern Colorado is the analytic darling. Then there’s perennial powerhouse Montana, the rulers of Big Sky country.

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ACC Tournament Preview 2020

Florida State won the ACC outright for the first time in school history, but Duke, Virginia, and Louisville were close on the Noles’ heels. Can anyone outside the top four take home the postseason hardware and steal a bid to the Dance?

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ACC Tournament Preview 2019

Duke got all the headlines but Virginia is the team to beat in the ACC Tournament. Will Zion’s return vault Duke to the #1 overall seed? Will UVA avenge its embarrassing loss to UMBC? Will good ole Roy Williams capture yet another ACC title and make the Heels a surprise 1-seed? All will be revealed in arguably the greatest conference tourney in the country.

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Quick Peek at Futures - 2018-19

Jim’s annual preseason dive into the NCAA futures market is here! Will he find the next Villanova (a 20:1 winner last year) among this season’s odds? He thinks he has…

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PK80 Takeaways - Team by Team

We spent over 30 hours watching basketball in Portland this holiday weekend, so of course we had some opinions on the games. I dug into the details to give a point or two about each PK80 participant. 

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Final Four 2016-17 Preview: Game 2

North Carolina and Oregon square off in the second Final Four game of Saturday. The Tar Heels look to avenge their Championship loss to Villanova a year ago, and are the favorites to take home the National Title. The Ducks are one of the best shooting teams in the country, and feature one of the best defenses as well. Can Jordan Bell hold off the UNC big man juggernaut? Who wins in the battle of Justin Jackson vs. Dillon Brooks? We try to answer those questions and more in this comprehensive preview. 

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Sweet 16 2016-17 Preview: South Region

Holy Blue Bloods Batman! UCLA, Kentucky, and North Carolina, three of the most storied basketball programs in history, battle it out for a chance to represent the South region in the Final Four. Don't sleep on Butler though! This is the chalkiest Sweet 16 bracket out there, making these matchups can't-miss affairs.

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2016-17 NCAA Tournament Preview: South Region

The UNC Tar Heels and Kentucky Wildcats highlight a South region bursting with talent. UCLA looks to make a run at yet another Final Four from the 3-seed spot, while Middle Tennessee tries on a dress in hopes of playing Cinderella.

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