I took a look at Coaches Poll and found Houston(3-0) , an AAC team at # 10. Houston, led by Marcus Sasser 's 17.3 PPG, has wins over Lamar, Boise St, and Texas Tech. Connecticut(AAC) and San Diego St (MWC) received some top 25 votes. Other top 25 schools to keep your eyes on are Memphis (AAC) and Western Kentucky (CUSA). I'll return with some tidbits once I get adjusted to how pandemic hoops is going.
Dec 10 update
Houston moved to 4-0 with a 77-67 win over South Carolina (SEC) a few days ago. Quentin Grimes had 23 points and seven rebounds.
Dec 17 update
San Diego St is 5-0. Jordan Schakel scored 25 points, Nathan Mensah had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Aztecs in an 80-68 win over Arizona St(PAC12) last Thursday night.
Dec 24 update
Houston is 6-0 which includes a recent, AAC win over Temple. Their next conference game is Dec 26 against UCF led by Brandon Mahan (22.5ppg, 6 rbg)
Jan 1, 2021
Boise St has one seven straight since losing its opening game to Houston (AAC) and may give San Diego St a battle for the MWC crown. DERRICK ALSTON JR (17.6 PPG 3.6 RBG 2.4 APG) has been a major factor.
Jan 5, 2021
I doubt if this lasts long, but Rice(8-2, 2-0 CUSA) is the lone CUSA team undefeated in conference play. Quincy Olivari is averaging 18 points a game for the Owls. Four CUSA teams haven't played a conference opponent.
Jan 9, 2021
UAB(CUSA) is off to a nice start except for the loss to Tenn -Chattanooga(Southern) ,but who knows that may not be a bad loss by the end of the season.
Jan 12, 2021
While reviewing ODU's 3-1 start in CUSA play , I noticed they're playing back to back games against the same opponent. They split two games at FAU and beat FIU at home. Malik Curry is averaging 16 PPg for the Monarchs.
Jan 14, 2021
Morris Udeze and Tyson Etienne scored 20 points apiece in Wichita State's win over Tulsa 72-53. The Shockers(8-3, 4-1 AAC) are doing Ok under Isaac Brown. the interim HC since Marshall's departure.
Jan 16, 2021
I turned on the UAB/Charlotte game to catch up on the CUSA, and UAB was up 23-1, and it didn't get much better for Charlotte the rest of the way. UAB 61CHAR 37
#herd couldn't recover from the 12 point deficit in the first half. WKU 81 Marshall 73. J Anderson(WKU) was 6 of 9 from the field and hit 9 of 9 free throws.
Jan 24, 2021
Houston (13-1, 8-1 AAC)kept rolling with a 68-51 win over Temple. Sasser and Grimes had 15 points each for HU.
Jan 26, 2021
MAC check-in. Toledo Rockets 13-4 Overall | 8-1 Mid American. Their only conference loss was to Akron in OT. #MarreonJackson leads the Rockets in scoring with a 17.5 ppg
Jan 29, 2021
Terrell Gomez scored 14 points for San Diego State (12-4, 6-3 MWC), in 87-57 win over Wyoming(10-6, 4-5 MWC). Aztecs scored 63 in the first half which was enough points to get them the win.
Jan 29, 2021
RIP John Chaney, the great Temple coach, and yes Temple was in the Atlantic 10 ,not the AAC, during most of Chaney's time there. A buddy and I were 30 rows from the court and could hear Chaney and Knight yelling at their respective squads during a 1994 March Madness game at Cap Center in Largo, MD. IU 67 Temple 58
Jan 30, 2021
Dwight Wilson III scored 21 points for Ohio(10-6, 6-4 MAC) in 76-75 win over Buffalo(6-6, 4-4 MAC). He made 8 of 10 shots from the field.
Feb 1, 2021
Desmond Cambridge Jr. scored 17 points and Grant Sherfield scored 15 points with 11 rebounds for Nevada in an 89-60 MWC win over UNLV. Nevada was 31-for-55 (56.4%) shooting, including 14 for 24 (58.3%) from 3-point range.
