A little reading before tipoff tonight about UD, opponents, and former coaches.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab...o-come-true--unless-they-don-t-202051739.html
14. Atlantic 10 breakout star: Scoochie Smith, Dayton
27. Coach who will be out of work next spring: Georgia Tech's Brian Gregory. An influx of transfers could help the Yellowjackets ascend a couple rungs in the ACC, but Gregory enters the season with a 19-51 record in league play and a buyout that diminishes this spring.
45. Orlando Classic prediction: Notre Dame over Xavier
54. Team that will take the biggest fall from last year to this year: Arkansas. Early-entry defections and off-court trouble have left the Razorbacks without all five starters from last year's 27-win team, relegating them to rebuilding mode.
62: Conference championship predictions: Virginia (ACC), UConn (AAC), Rhode Island (A-10), Villanova (Big East), Maryland (Big Ten), Kansas (Big 12), San Diego State (Mountain West), Arizona (Pac-12), Kentucky (SEC), Gonzaga (WCC)
68. Most of these preseason predictions will probably be wrong. The most fun part of college basketball is that it always defies expectation
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab...o-come-true--unless-they-don-t-202051739.html
14. Atlantic 10 breakout star: Scoochie Smith, Dayton
27. Coach who will be out of work next spring: Georgia Tech's Brian Gregory. An influx of transfers could help the Yellowjackets ascend a couple rungs in the ACC, but Gregory enters the season with a 19-51 record in league play and a buyout that diminishes this spring.
45. Orlando Classic prediction: Notre Dame over Xavier
54. Team that will take the biggest fall from last year to this year: Arkansas. Early-entry defections and off-court trouble have left the Razorbacks without all five starters from last year's 27-win team, relegating them to rebuilding mode.
62: Conference championship predictions: Virginia (ACC), UConn (AAC), Rhode Island (A-10), Villanova (Big East), Maryland (Big Ten), Kansas (Big 12), San Diego State (Mountain West), Arizona (Pac-12), Kentucky (SEC), Gonzaga (WCC)
68. Most of these preseason predictions will probably be wrong. The most fun part of college basketball is that it always defies expectation
