What other college basketball team do you like?

[WrenchFan69]

Tier 1 - UConn
Tier 2 - CCSU, Yale
Tier 3 - Wisconsin, URI, Holy Cross, other CT schools

 

[RedDog]

BYU. I grew up in Connecticut but I graduated from the Y so go Cougars! That said, if they bump into each other in the tourney go Huskies!

Are you Steve Young?

 

[storrsroars]

When they're not playing UConn, I'll watch the occasional Nova game and root for them. Couple of reasons: 1) right now, Nova, more than UConn, keeps the BE relevant. They're the #1 until we knock them off; and 2) Jay Wright... I think he's a fantastic coach in all facets of the game, and he still wears suits on the sidelines, and nice ones at that.

I also watch some Pitt games and try to accentuate the positives in order to keep my wife in a stable mood.

 

[UCfor3]

None. It's us against them. All of them...

 

[UConnKev]

New Mexico State (alum)

 

[aburks41]

Whoever is playing Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, and Cuse

 

[M.S.G.]

Hi. What other college basketball team do you like besides UConn? For me its the sacred heart pioneers

I got my Masters there (at a satellite school however) and one of my former players went there almost 10 years ago and had an amazing career. First time I actually set foot on campus was to see one of his games. Lord have they stunk though. I follow them along with Bryant, and URI pre and post Hurley.

 

[Horatio]

The Girls.

 

[FlippinCrazy!]

Memphis, love Penny and how he’s stealing top recruits from all the usual programs. At least publicly, he seems like a really good guy and loves the city. Rooting for them hard this year, let’s hope calipari doesn’t try to pull some shenanigans and get someone suspended again.

 

[husky429]

My wife also made the awful decision to attend UNC. Luckily she's UVA fan first and foremost (undergrad for both of us) so never supported UNC athletics.

I try and root for NC st (did grad school there) but theyre just so painfully irrelevant in everything I can't get myself to do it...I do watch a lot of ACC bball because of numerous connections but can't really say I "like" any of them either...UVA notwithstanding

I hate that her UNC law degree pays our rent. Objectively I should love it... the campus and area is beautiful, and it's cheap as hell for a really solid degree. But the UConn fan in me can't get on board with it.

 

[FatElvis]

When they're not playing UConn, I'll watch the occasional Nova game and root for them. Couple of reasons: 1) right now, Nova, more than UConn, keeps the BE relevant. They're the #1 until we knock them off; and 2) Jay Wright... I think he's a fantastic coach in all facets of the game, and he still wears suits on the sidelines, and nice ones at that.

I also watch some Pitt games and try to accentuate the positives in order to keep my wife in a stable mood.

I'm with storrsroars on this one. Consistently great team and Jay Wright is a class act. Plus he looks like a younger version of me before I ate too many peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwiches. What's not to love?

 

[Incursio007]

I hate that her UNC law degree pays our rent. Objectively I should love it... the campus and area is beautiful, and it's cheap as hell for a really solid degree. But the UConn fan in me can't get on board with it.

We all know how prestigious a degree from UNC is. The Professors are top notch & entirely focused on getting the most out of their students. Ask the basketball team.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

1. Sacred Heart - My dad is an alum, sister is a professor and it's a 20 minute drive so it's a real easy place to catch a lot of games for a very reasonable price.
2. Montana - My wife is an alum and I really like their coach, Travis DeCuire. Coincidentally, their starting point guard is Cameron Parker, a transfer from Sacred Heart.
3. Other regionals that I've always enjoyed rooting for:
   1. Yale
   2. Vermont - It all started in '05 w/ Tom Brennan's squad beating Syracuse
   3. Saint Bonaventure - Mark Schmidt is one of the best coaches in basketball and I generally like the way they.
4. My bandwagon mid-majors. Each year, or series of years, there are a few under-the-radar teams that I really like to follow:
   1. Colorado State - A potential top-25 team led by David Roddy, a 6'5 250 unicorn.
   2. Loyola Marymount - More unicorns between 6'6 232 point forward Eli Scott and 6'6 246 Keli Leaupepe.
   3. Belmont - Beautifully run offense. I'll catch their games against the better OVC teams like Morehead State and Murray State. Murray State is easy to root for too.
5. My bandwagon high-major teams:
   1. Virginia Tech - I love Mike Young.
   2. Purdue - I love Matt Painter
   3. Washington State - I'm very interested in how Kyle Smith building their program.
   4. Florida State - I love Leonard Hamilton.
   5. Oklahoma State - I don't love him yet, but I really like Mike Boynton, especially how he's handled the program after inheriting their recruiting scandals.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

My mom went to Dayton so I’ve always followed them a little bit. I catch a couple of their games a year.

Heck of an offseason for Anthony Grant. Three top-150 prospects and Toumani Camara from Georgia (12.8 ppg) was a huge transfer get.

Between Camara/Amzil/Holmes, their frontcourt will be easily the best in the A-10 and is better than half of the high-major teams out there. With just one senior on the roster 22-23 could be a huge year for them.

 

[MTBingNinja]

CCSU

 

[Greedo]

Heck of an offseason for Anthony Grant. Three top-150 prospects and Toumani Camara from Georgia (12.8 ppg) was a huge transfer get.

Between Camara/Amzil/Holmes, their frontcourt will be easily the best in the A-10 and is better than half of the high-major teams out there. With just one senior on the roster 22-23 could be a huge year for them.

They should be a fun team going forward. I’m still disappointed we didn’t get to see how they would have done in the tournament with Obi Toppin.

 

[nwhoopfan]

It used to be Gonzaga, and quite passionately. Nowadays, they don’t feel too much like the lovable underdog punching above their weight. I still like them, but that affection isn’t completely there anymore.

Yeah, the way they are recruiting recently they're gonna be just another one and done factory.

 

[gampelcrazies]

I only root for UConn and whoever is playing Syracuse

 

[Ratso]

Tier 1 - UConn
Tier 2 - CCSU, Yale
Tier 3 - Wisconsin, URI, Holy Cross, other CT schools

CT we have no loyalty to anybody

 

[superjohn]

Every team in the Big East. I watched and loved every Big East team since I first started watching basketball as a child. During that 6-7 year span UConn was in that other hellhole the games I watched outside of UConn were still the Big East games.

 

[BLUEDOGHOUSE]

They should be a fun team going forward. I’m still disappointed we didn’t get to see how they would have done in the tournament with Obi Toppin.

They would have won it all.

 

[Colin G]

Vermont Catamounts
Crowd is way better here because everyone’s stoned up there lmao

 

[Cjone79]

Iona- went first 3 years, finished at UConn. They’re looking like they got a shot at a NCAA tourney W this year.

 

[Greathusky]

Boston College.

I like to watch them lose!

 

[Burt]

Quinnipiac