Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. https://t.co/2ZGUjZR0uJ
Per IG, MBB Associate Head Coach Wes Long is no longer a part of the program.
“I am personally forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked alongside the many good men on our staff, and the high-caliber men & women inside MTSU Athletics.”
Long spent 8 seasons in Murfreesboro and held the Associate HC title since 2022.
Then he needs to learn how the real world works. He can sit out a year or he can learn how to live life grateful at his second school. Humility would be a good lesson to learn instead of instant gratification and “You do you, sweetheart” soft mentality. Man up. Life is tough.
Liberty SG Brett Decker Jr will be entering the transfer portal, a source tells me.
At 6’3 190lb, Brett was one of the best shooters in the entire country. Has added much more to his game off the dribble as well. From Elizabethtown KY, don’t be surprised to see a ton of high majors involved.
Hearing Kentucky, and Louisville may have early interest here.
• 16.9p.
• 2.6r.
• 1.1a.
• 50/47/85.
• 242/395 FG’s are 3P. (114 3PM)
#BBN #KentuckyBasketball
I agree with Sam. I’m fine with an intense coach and obviously Hurley gets results from his teams, but you can’t have a guy acting like this and pay no price for it
I have no bias here.
This is a tech 10/10 times. For multiple reasons… it would have lost the game for his team and he would have tried to fight the officials like he did nothing wrong. I just don’t understand it at all.
Also, referees need to grow a spine in instances like this.
BREAKING: Guard transfer Quinn Barnett commits to Middle Tennessee
He comes after spending two seasons at the Division II level for Walsh University
As a sophomore this year, he averaged 14.6 points, 4 rebounds and 2.3 assists
He shot 53% overall and 41% from deep
God’s plan, that dream was put into your heart for a reason. Don’t let anything stop you from living your dream. Use this as a sign to achieve your dreams. #runyourownrace
I wish good things for Alston and Loofe. I used to look daily at portal maneuvers a couple years ago, but at this point I’m more of the mind that says “let me know when we have a roster finalized and I’ll see what it looks like”.
Todd Golden made an interesting point to me on the lack of upsets: Elite teams have gone from slanting towards skill + playing 5-out to going all-in on dominating at the rim. It’s a higher-floor brand of basketball and the hardest style for MMs to match:
https://t.co/ysR8UvkDSQ
@BlueRaiderStats@TheHilton_MT My son was born at halftime.
They came to take my wife back for the c-section at the exact moment Izzo called the timeout.
A nurse gave me updates throughout.
We wheeled my wife back to the room and I walked back in just in time to see Reggie’s dunk.
Pretty good day.