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5 Overreacting Observations Off of 40 minutes of Basketball

Posted on November 8, 2022 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on 5 Overreacting Observations Off of 40 minutes of Basketball
5 Overreacting Observations Off of 40 minutes of Basketball

Okay so South Dakota State played 45, but you get the idea. I wanted to share 5 observations for each Summit League team based on what I watched on night number 1. Denver Tevin Smith is going to be a Summit League star. Wait until the outside shot is deadly. Such a smooth player At…

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Men's Basketball

Initial Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings

Posted on November 8, 2022 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Initial Reaching the Summit Men’s Power Rankings

Oral Roberts: 117 pts (9) first-place votes Loaded with returning players, led by Max Abmas. Oral Roberts nabs the top spot   2. South Dakota State 111 pts, (3) first-place votes Reigning champs start the season at 2 after post-season departures   3. South Dakota: 91 pts, last week Loaded with backcourt returners, voters are…

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Men's Basketball, Podcast

Creighton-72 UST-60

Posted on November 8, 2022 By Sam Goaley No Comments on Creighton-72 UST-60

Omaha-Somewhere in Middle America The St. Thomas Tommies last night in Omaha led for less than a minute of gametime, however that sure felt like a long 59 seconds for the 17000+ in attendance at CHI Health Center. The story of the night was Creighton’s woeful shooting almost leading to a top ten upset. They…

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Articles, Men's Basketball, St. Thomas

Western Illinois Season Preview

Posted on November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 By admin No Comments on Western Illinois Season Preview
Western Illinois Season Preview

With tipoff just a couple of hours away, welcome to my team-focused preview of this year’s Western Illinois Leathernecks. If you haven’t yet to checked out my individual breakdowns of the seven newcomers I see making the biggest impact on this year’s roster the links can be found here: Backcourt Frontcourt   The good news…

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Articles, Men's Basketball, Western Illinois

UST vs Creighton 11/7 Preview

Posted on November 7, 2022 By Sam Goaley No Comments on UST vs Creighton 11/7 Preview

A Rivalry Renewed. St. Thomas Tommies (+25.5) vs #9 Creighton Bluejays 7:30 FS1 These teams last met in 1976, it was also the home opener then for the Creighton Bluejays who handled them well winning 79-39. Creighton’s all time record is 8-1 against the St. Thomas Tommies in a “rivalry” that has gone all the…

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Articles, Men's Basketball, St. Thomas

Previewing Western Illinois’ Impact Newcomers in the Frontcourt

Posted on November 5, 2022 By admin No Comments on Previewing Western Illinois’ Impact Newcomers in the Frontcourt

Welcome to Part Two of my Western Illinois newcomers preview, this time focused on four frontcourt additions I think will make an impact this season. If you haven’t checked out Part One yet, click here.   Stats Glossary (can skip and come back to reference if need be): GP: Games Played GS: Games Started PPG:…

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Articles, Men's Basketball, Western Illinois

Previewing Western Illinois’ Impact Newcomers in the Backcourt

Posted on November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 By admin No Comments on Previewing Western Illinois’ Impact Newcomers in the Backcourt

As I’m sure many of you are aware, we live in a completely different era of college basketball than we did just a few short years ago. Transfers are more prominent than ever and getting to know these new young men putting on your favorite teams’ jerseys can certainly be a hassle. So I’m here…

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Ultimate Summit League Preview Part 2

Posted on November 5, 2022 By Todd Buckingham No Comments on Ultimate Summit League Preview Part 2
Ultimate Summit League Preview Part 2

If you missed part 1 go back and read it. It Covers Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, South Dakota, North Dakota State, and Denver. The following covers the remaining 5 teams. Oral Roberts: 13-5 Conference record. No one runs away with it this year. The Golden Eagles finish at the top of a 3 or…

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Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, Omaha, St. Thomas, Western Illinois

1st Annual Play by Play Forum

Posted on November 4, 2022 By admin No Comments on 1st Annual Play by Play Forum

Your usual crew is joined by several voices from around the Summit League. Our guests this week include, Tom Neiman, Tyler Maun, Jack McGonigal, Corbu Stathes and Brian Shawn. Each guest previews the team they voice and we talk general Summit League topics. Fantastic listen!! — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-buckingham4/support https://anchor.fm/s/359beb70/podcast/play/60118642/sponsor/a8ln6h3/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2Fexports%2F359beb70%2F60118642%2F40e9aa8b3909a4c62d750d8f7e3d59ba.m4aPodcast: Play in new window…

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Men's Basketball, Podcast

1st Annual Play by Play Forum

Posted on November 4, 2022 By admin No Comments on 1st Annual Play by Play Forum

Your usual crew is joined by several voices from around the Summit League. Our guests this week include, Tom Neiman, Tyler Maun, Jack McGonigal, Corbu Stathes and Brian Shawn. Each guest previews the team they voice and we talk general Summit League topics. Fantastic listen!! https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2749168314.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

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