Mid-majors 2020-21 predictions: Gonzaga transcends labels, can win title
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Will any fans be allowed in college basketball arenas in 2020-21?
Less than a month from the start of the 2020-21 college basketball season, many schools do not have firm plans in place to accommodate spectators in arenas.
Newcomer Impact Rankings: Which freshmen, transfers will determine team fortunes?
Several college basketball programs' fortunes will rise or fall on the play of new faces in 2020-21. Here are the players most under the microscope.
Winners and losers of college basketball's transfer season
Lots of players moved destinations this offseason. Here are the programs that fared the best on the college basketball free-agent market and those that saw a slew of unforeseen departures.
Top available transfer Haarms commits to BYU
Former Purdue center Matt Haarms, the nation's top available transfer, committed to BYU on Thursday.
Introducing college basketball's 64-player greatest of all time bracket
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Here are the 172 teams that could have heard their names called on Selection Sunday
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Champ Week is here, and questions abound
Can Baylor bounce back? Which Big Ten team will emerge? Who can stop Dayton? Conference tournaments hold the answers.
Saint Mary’s slips past No. 14 BYU 51-50 in WCC semifinal
Jordan Ford hit a pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds to go, giving Saint Mary’s a 51-50 win over No. 14 BYU in the West Coast Conference Tournament semifinals Monday night.
Seljaas gets go-ahead and-1 bucket to fall (0:39)
Childs goes baseline for dunk (0:23)
Toolson pulls up for NBA 3 (0:16)
Bubble Watch 2020: The exact size of the bubble
Your updated source for all of the latest on the NCAA men's tournament bubble.
Courtside: Greenberg and Dakich reflect on the end of the regular season. Plus, Joe Lundari
The madness is upon us. Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Utah State's upset of San Diego State, Bradley punching its ticket to the dance, Florida's meltdown against Kentucky and the incredible environment at Dayton. Then, Joe Lunardi joins the pod (19:37) to talk about the drama with Archie Miller, why the bubble is going to live in the Pac-12 and the American conference tournaments, rewarding winning over mediocrity, and East Tennessee possibly being this year's Belmont. Finally, the guys close by giving their thoughts on Penn State, Auburn, Seton Hall, Michigan State, Baylor, Michigan, Gonzaga, BYU and Villanova ahead of the postseason (43:57).
Power Rankings: Kansas finishes the regular season at the top of its game
The Jayhawks remain No. 1 in the rankings, but several other teams are unsettled heading into Champ Week.
Power Rankings: There's chaos beyond the top five teams
Kansas continues to lead the rankings, but another wild weekend results in more shuffling for several programs.
Childs scores career-high 38 as No. 17 BYU wins 9th straight
Yoeli Childs scored a career-high 38 points and No. 17 BYU completed a perfect February as it rallied for a 81-64 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday.
Would three bids make the WCC a college basketball power conference?
Should the WCC be considered a basketball power conference? Gonzaga, BYU and Saint Mary's have helped its case.
Courtside: Maryland HC Mark Turgeon on Cowan's consistency, Smith's transformation
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing how the Final Four is any team's to take, every year. Then they welcome Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon to the show to discuss Anthony Cowan's consistency, Jalen Smith's transformation, his unofficial assistant Scott Van Pelt and College GameDay coming to College Park (11:24). Later, the guys get into Kentucky stalling out on offense, how Memphis bungled the James Wiseman situation, West Coast hoops, and they pick a few games (26:36).
Power Rankings: Win over Baylor propels Kansas to No. 1
The Baylor-Kansas winner was going to claim the top spot anyway, but Gonzaga and San Diego State both losing made it an easy call.
No. 23 BYU upsets No. 2 Gonzaga 91-78
Yoeli Childs scored 28 points to help No. 23 BYU upset second-ranked Gonzaga 91-78 on Saturday night and end the Bulldogs’ 19-game winning streak.
BYU student hits half-court shot, leaps into the crowd (0:28)
2019-20 WCC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 15-1 | - | 31-2 |
| BYU | 13-3 | 2 | 24-8 |
| Saint Mary's | 11-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Pacific | 11-5 | 4 | 23-10 |
| San Francisco | 9-7 | 6 | 22-12 |
| Pepperdine | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Santa Clara | 6-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4-12 | 11 | 11-21 |
| San Diego | 2-14 | 13 | 9-23 |
| Portland | 1-15 | 14 | 9-23 |
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Team Stats
Points Per Game79.619th
Rebounds Per Game33.2354th
Assists Per Game17.410th
Points Allowed68.4
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Wahlin | PF | Committed | 79 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 15-32 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 29 |