Recent content by UConnJim

The MSG games are great for the wealthy alumni in the NYC area and UConn does need the money. I think playing in Boston every year is good for the Boston alumni. Remember, most of these games are taking the place of playing in early season tournaments like Maui, Bahamas, ...

What do they mean by arena naming for $5 million per year or $20 million in perpetuity? Are they looking to change the name of Gampel?

USC seems like an odd fit for Reibe. They return a 6'10" 230 lb PF who played 30.5 minutes per game and 3 top 25 prospects: 6'8" PF #9 rated recruit, 6'11" PF #17 recruit, and a 6'11" C rated #23 recruit.

Cooley has done poorly in his 3 years at Georgetown and based on the transfers after this season, it looks like another tough year for the Hoyas. I really don't see how Cooley can make it to year 5.

Cam Spencer was not an under the radar player and he was well known to people who followed the Big 10. He was late to portal as he entered the portal two months after it opened in May 2023. He was All Big 10 honorable mention, ranked #57 in college basketball by Evan Miya, and he was a 4*...

Phil Knight is 88 years old and the Oregon men's basketball team was really good for the 14 years prior to moving to the Big 10 with 20+ wins each season, 4 Round of 32s, 3 Sweet 16s, 1 Elite 8, and 1 Final 4. The UCLA women's roster was put together by players recruited before the move to...

Stewart left UConn because it's his last college season and he wants to play significant minutes. And, he wants to put up some stats to help him play professionally after college. He is a good 3 point shooter and with more consistent minutes, I think he would post pretty good stats. I will...

Playing time is not isolated to UConn as I don't think there is a good college basketball team that doesn't have an 8 to 9 man rotation. Here are the Final 4 player rotations: UConn: 9 players Illinois: 8 players Michigan: 9 players Arizona: 8 players There are clear playing time...

University or Oregon men's basketball had a bad season this year going 12-19 and 5-15 in the Big 10. It was their second year in the Big 10 and they had won 20+ games per season for 14 straight seasons. The move to the Big 10 has resulted in the loss of many traditional rivals as well as...

They contributed the NYC area cable boxes for the Big 10 Network.

I know the dad of a D1 baseball player. When he committed D1 (probably a borderline D1 prospect), I asked him about the risk of not playing and that he would surely play a lot at a lower level, develop and prove himself, and then transfer up. He said I had it wrong. He said, you go D1 to try...

I think they will make the exit fee back in travel costs over a few years. Being in the West division of the Sun Belt, they can travel by bus to most West schools. Plus, the SBC media deal is worth about $1.4 million/year per school higher than CUSA and my guess is after 2031, the gap will be...

UConn had injuries to Reed, Mullins, Ball, Demary, and Stewart during the season, yet, they made it to the championship game. Incredible coaching job and you have to give a ton of credit to Ball, Demary, and Stewart for gutting out the NCAA Tournament.

The ACC added Cal, Stanford, and SMU due to their willingness to take a reduced revenue share and the schools increased the number of ACC Network full price cable subscribers, much more than UConn could have, which also boosted revenues. All that said, the ACC is now a conglomeration of schools...

I think Reibe is talented and I would have liked to see him make a jump from 1st year to 2nd year. He did shoot 69% from 2, and 31% from 3, but he did only average 9.5 rebounds per 40 minutes which is low for a 7'1" center. And, Hurley couldn't go into next season thinking he wasn't going to...