Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. espn.com/mens-college-basket…
The proposal recommends a 35-second shot clock with full implementation for the 2028-29 season. It still needs OHSAA approval. mansfieldnewsjournal.com/sto…
The game needs one. We were in multiple situations this season down 3-6 points with 2 minutes left. Do we play the foul game? Do we constantly trap the ball hoping for a turnover as teams were in a stall type offense expecting us to foul?
Twice, we chose the latter and actually won because of the stalling team committing turnovers. Still, that’s not basketball. It should be a calculating how many possessions left due to the shot clock end of game plan.
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Over the last two seasons, only five NHIAA Division 1 boys basketball teams have advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs.
Exeter
Bedford
Trinity
Nashua South
and Windham.
That streak is on the line vs Nashua South tomorrow.
***Scheduling update***
Rivalry week comes early in Southern NH! For the first time ever, Londonderry, Pinkerton, Salem, and Windham boys will be playing over the holidays.
***All games will be played at Pinkerton***
1. Great read.
2. Other conference AD’s being nervous about the position and potential of the Big East… but, but, but something about the requiem for the Big East?
3. A basketball first school is the way to go as a recruit/transfer.
In the new rev-share era, a spending disparity looms: Mid-majors can out-spend power leagues on hoops.
Some Big East programs can top $7M on a roster. Football will limit most in P4 to $2-4M.
The fix? Cheat the cap. “Are we going back under the table?”
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Dan Gavitt to @nypostsports on potential NCAA Tournament expansion: “It has been brought up before, but there was never the kind of consensus interest as there is now. Doesn’t mean it is going to happen, but there’s a lot more interest than there's even been in the last decade.”