It's the day after me taking the Moderna vaccine, so with me milking my side effects and having the house to myself most of the day, below is my viewing guide for today:
11:30 -
ESPN+ - Fordham @ Tulane
Fordham is 7-1 and the Kyle Neptune to Keith Urgo rebuild of their program intrigues me a lot. They've smartly scheduled an easy OOC to build a winning culture (only loss was to Arkansas and best win so far was against Harvard). Tulane, who have been very good under Ron Hunter, will be Fordham's second toughest OOC matchup.
12:00 -
FS1 - South Carolina @ Georgetown
Even though South Carolina is not good, a win for Georgetown against a non-cupcake is needed. Excited to see GG Jackson play for the first time.
ESPN2 - Syracuse @ Notre Dame
I doubt I'll watch any of this game, but I like Mike Brey and the slow, careful way he's build this mostly senior/5th year senior team. Lets hope Cuse keeps losing.
12:30
CBS - Oklahoma @ Villanova:
Tough matchup for Villanova. Can Caleb Daniels stop Grant Sherfield? (15.6p, 5.0a, you might remember him from Wichita State). Personally, I think Porter Moser will outcoach the Wildcats today...if Villanova wins, file this as a "big win".
1:00
ESPNU - VCU @ Temple:
Led by Ace Baldwin (17.3p, 6.0a, 4.0s!), VCU is always a fun, gritty team to watch. With wins over Villanova and Rutgers and arguably his best team in his tenure after taking over for Fran Dunphy, Aaron McKie's Owls are led by super duo Khalif Battle (19.1p) and Damian Dunn (16.8p). If I had it my way, Temple would have joined the A-10 yesterday.
3:30
ESPN+ - FCS Playoffs - #19 Montana @ #4 North Dakota State
Huge game for my in-laws. My wife's alma mater against my in-laws' alma mater (and former season ticket holders). You going to the game @NDakotaHusky?
4:00
ESPN+ - DePaul @ Loyola-Chicago
Always fun to see intracity matchups. I watched this game last year and it was a good one (DePaul lost 64-68). Good test for DePaul grad transfer Umoja Gibson, so has had a heck of a start (16.6p, 7.3a, 2.4s, 37.2 2p%, 91.4 ft%).
4:30 -
FS1 - Wisconsin @ Marquette
With Johnny Davis gone, Wisconsin is back to being a super boring team while Marquette is a blast to watch with some intriguing talents. Oso Ighodaro is the best passing big in the Big East (10.6p, 6.1r, 3.3a, 2.0b) while Tyler Kolek has been much more efficient at the start of the season (8.3a, 2.6 to, 41.7 3p%)
5:00
ESPNU - Providence @ Rhode Island
I root for URI each of these matchups and the state of Rhode Island shows up for this in-state rival games. Should be a fun crowd: URI's Ish Leggett has been on fire, averaging 18.3p, 6.0r, 3.3a and getting to the line with ease (7.3 fta at 80.4%).
6:30
FS1 - West Virginia @ Xavier
Ranked #25 in KenPom, West Virginia has been much better than I expected. With 89% of their scoring gone from last year's 16-17 season, Huggins has done a great job patching his team up through the portal.
Erik Stevenson, South Carolina: 14.1p, 48.3 3p%
Tre Mitchell, Texas: 12.6p, 30.8 3p%
Emmitt Matthews, Washington: 10.1p, 40.0 3p%
Joe Toussaint, Iowa: 11.1p, 3.3a
As of today, statistically, this is Huggins' best shooting team in his tenure at UWV while his signature defense and deep rotations (11 players averaging 8+ mpg) while get even deeper when Manhattan transfer Jose Perez (18.9p, 4.5a last season) is eligible later this year.
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