Between 6-11 there’s a nice local team/Big East slate:
6:00 - Boston College @ Rhode Island - CBSSN:
Ex-Charleston coach Earl Grant took on quite a task taking over the BC helm. They’ve played beaten three local cupcakes so far (Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Fairfield) so stats should be taken w/ a grain of sale but Worcester’s pair of DeMarr Langford (17.3 ppg) and Makai Ashton-Langford (13p, 3.7a, 1.0 TO) have shined. In Kingston, Khalid’s kid has been efficient (66.7 fg%) but hasn’t taken a lot of shots (18 total points in two games).
6:30 - LIU @ UConn - FS2:
LIU has had a solid OOC so far, but lost badly to San Francisco and Fresno State. I’m excited to play LIU because their three best players are on their frontcourt: Waterbury’s 6’9 200 Ty Flowers is their stretch 4 (17.5 p), 6’7 185 Earl Penn is their long wing (16.5 p) and Hofstra 6’8 240 grad transfer Isaac Kante is their muscle inside (7p, 4.5r). This type of size is a nice warmup for bigger Big East teams like Seton Hall.
7:00 Michigan State @ Butler - FS1:
Butler won their first three cupcakes and after serving a three-game suspension, Aaron Thompson (overrated) is back. In his place, freshman Jayden Taylor has impressed (13.3p, 3a) and sophomore Chuck Harris (15.7) is cementing his spot as the star of the Bulldogs. On the flip side, Michigan State lost badly to Kansas but dominated CMU 90-46 on Friday. The Spartans are lacking a stud, but they have a deep squad with 6’4 210 big point guard AJ Hoggard (12p, 5.5a), among others, looking to take that next step.
9:00 St. John’s @ Indiana - FS1:
Mike Anderson vs Mike Woodson. Indiana’s success starts and ends with Trayce Jackson-Davis. Can Fordham transfer Joel Soriano handle the defensive load? Pitt transfer Xavier Johnson is a nice veteran scoring piece for Woodson, but Posh should neutralize him. A verrrry intriguing game!
