{"id":29047,"date":"2020-02-17T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/?p=29047"},"modified":"2020-02-16T17:14:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T22:14:58","slug":"mid-major-takeaways-week-fifteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/02\/17\/mid-major-takeaways-week-fifteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Major Takeaways: Week Fifteen"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the more interesting trends in mid-major basketball<\/a> is how programs rotate through supremacy. Coaches can get in a good core of players and dominate the mid-major level for a few years. More often than not, those mini-dynasties are broken up by graduating seniors and coaches that get lured away by major programs. A few of those schools were the highlights of this past week.<\/p>\n

Mid-Major Week Fifteen Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Raiding the Patriot League<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Colgate is having arguably its best stretch of basketball in school history. The Raiders defeated Boston University 79-63 on the road, building up a two-game lead in the Patriot League. The victory pushed Colgate’s record to 20-6 on the year. It is the second-consecutive 20-win season for the program. These are also the only two 20-win seasons in school history.<\/p>\n

The scored was tied at 49 with 11 minutes remaining before the Raiders finished the game on a 30-14 run. Jordan Burns<\/strong><\/a> and Rapolas Ivanauskas<\/strong><\/a> each scored 15 for Colgate. Burns filled out the stat sheet with six assists, six rebounds, and five steals. The win gave Colgate their first season sweep of the Terriers in five seasons. The Raiders are now 14-0 when holding opponents under 70 points. Meanwhile, Colgate has 11 returning players on a team that pushed Tennessee to the buzzer in a loss in last year’s tournament as a 15 seed. Look out for the Raiders if they make it back this year.<\/p>\n

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Colgate has won 20 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time EVER.<\/p>\n

Matt Langel's squad should be a nuisance in the Round of 64 once again.<\/p>\n

Back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time since Adonal Foyle seems likely.<\/p>\n

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n