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Preview: San Francisco Dons
Can you hear ’em making noise up on the Hilltop? Everybody knows that the West Coast Conference has been largely dominated by that team from Spokane over the past couple of decades. Everybody knows that there’s another outstanding program an hour away in Moraga. Pretty soon, everybody is going to realize that the Dons are…
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Preview: New Mexico Lobos
Lobo hoops is putting the ‘new’ in New Mexico this season. After a couple of ascendant years, every meaningful part of UNM’s basketball has changed. With former head coach Richard Pitino gone to Xavier on the strength of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, the Lobos have given the reins to Eric Olen – and he’s set…
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March Mid-Major Royalty: Drake
Almost nothing was supposed to go this way for the Bulldogs. This year’s series of Drake Basketball has been off-script since back in November. Hasn’t it been exhilarating? The sturdy little team from Des Moines, IA, that had been steadily building momentum over the past five-plus years ran into pretty much an extinction event this…
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March Mid-Major Royalty: Saint Mary’s
By now, everybody knows Saint Mary’s. The little college in Moraga, CA, has seen some of the most consistent success on the college basketball map over the past two decades. The Gaels have established their reputation as a tough, physical team that plays outstanding defense and won’t make mistakes to beat themselves. Under legendary head…