Basketball News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The middle of January is a critical time for mid-major teams. Most teams have a decent number of conference games under their belts. Debates begin on which teams are contenders and which are pretenders. Whispers of running through league play unscathed also begin amongst fans. The reality is, that as the season creeps closer to […] READ MORE
The college basketball season is entering its first full month of play. This is usually a time when mid-major pretenders and contenders start to be determined. For example, San Diego State appears to be a contender, even after a loss to BYU earlier this week. Others, like UNC Greensboro, have the look of a pretender […] READ MORE
LWOS continues its conference previews with the 2020-21 SoCon Basketball Preview. The Southern Conference has been one of the strongest mid-major leagues the last few seasons. Wofford won a first-round game in 2019 and would have been an at-large selection if it did not win the conference tournament. UNC Greensboro was the first team left […] READ MORE
The Southern Conference went through realignment when Davidson, Charleston, and Elon all left. However, with the league reloaded with mid-major basketball powers in East Tennessee State and Mercer as well as VMI. The conference has been strong in the past few years, and there have been some fantastic players in the last ten years. Southern […] READ MORE
As the calendar switched to a new year and a new decade, it also signified the end of non-conference play. Outside of late January’s SEC/Big 12 challenge, the next games between non-conference foes will occur in March. Mid-major programs performed well throughout their non-conference slates. Upsets have been occurring at an unusual rate, and this […] READ MORE
A Wofford graduate who loves a good upset by a mid major. Go Short Haired Dawgs!