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NCAA Tournament Day 2

by Dan Hanner

Mar 21, 2015 1:39 AM

Looking back at all the action from the second day of the tournament. Read more »

Tags: Yogi Ferrell, Oklahoma Sooners, San Diego State Aztecs, Dayton Flyers, Duke Blue Devils, Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Cavaliers, Kansas Jayhawks, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Louisville Cardinals, Providence Friars, St. John's Red Storm, West Virginia Mountaineers, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Wisconsin Badgers, UC Irvine Anteaters, Buffalo Bulls, Northern Iowa Panthers, Wichita State Shockers, Oregon Ducks, North Dakota State Bison, Gonzaga Bulldogs, NCAA Tournament, NCAA

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Should We Ignore The Components Of Defense That Teams Can't Control?

by Dan Hanner

May 12, 2014 1:45 PM

college basketball analysts should be thinking of this a bit like Batting Average on Balls in Play in baseball. If a team is way too high or way too low in free throw defense or three point percentage defense, that probably is a bit about luck. Both within seasons and between seasons, we shouldn’t necessarily expect that component of defensive performance to persist. Read more »

Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Wichita State Shockers, North Dakota State Bison, NCAA

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Experience Is Not A Guarantee

by Dan Hanner

Feb 10, 2014 2:11 PM

Oklahoma St. (89% of minutes back), Boise St. (89% of minutes back), and Boston College (95% of minutes back) have struggled, but experience does not guarantee that a team will win. Read more »

Tags: Marcus Smart, Boston College Eagles, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Harvard Crimson, Pennsylvania Quakers, Elon Phoenix, North Dakota State Bison, Boise State Broncos, NCAA

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Final Thoughts On Ranking 351 D1 Teams

by Dan Hanner

Over the past few days, Dan Hanner has presented his updated projection model, his season projections on ESPN Insider, Q&A's with Eamonn Brennon and John Templon, along with replying to questions on Twitter. Here are a few additional thoughts that didn't make the cut. Read more »
Injury Splits, March Edition: Is Duke Now The Favorite?

by Dan Hanner

Oregon, North Dakota St., Florida and Duke all got key players back recently and given how these teams performed without these players, the returns could not have come at a better time. Read more »
Injury Splits, Part 2

by Dan Hanner

On what Georgetown, Northwestern, Providence, Memphis, UNLV, North Carolina have done to compensate for playing without vital members of their team. Read more »
The Many Facets & Unpredictability Of March Madness

by Jonathan Tjarks

While personnel determine scheme in the NBA, college basketball coaches recruit players that fit their schemes. Read more »