Best of the Rest 2025-26 Preview: Top teams, players and storylines beyond college basketball's Power Five
Matt Norlander scans the landscape of 280-plus schools and 25 leagues to give you the what-to-know in mid-major hoops
After DB did you become a shoe salesman?Yeah. In high school and college I used to work at a dairy barn and people that go to dairy barn are too lazy to get out of their cars to go to the grocery store and a lot have attitudes so I’d call them out on being nasty to my staff so one of the workers called me Bundy and it stuck with anyone who worked at Dairy Barn or went to DB
Where and when are you meeting?Meeting up in or near Delray Beach in Southeast Florida with other STJ posters from this board for the Quinnipiac game. Any other interested folks are welcome to join us. Restaurant with TV's and good food abound but recommendations welcome. Once we have a sense of interest level we will take it to a separate thread.
Believe Billy is the head coach of Holy Cross nowTai Turnage a small PG from St Raymond’s HS is a freshman at Q. His dad Billy coached in the PSAL for years.
YupBelieve Billy is the head coach of Holy Cross now
Yup, btw coached Jessie Govan at Wings Academy.Believe Billy is the head coach of Holy Cross now
played wel in the CHSAA playoffs at Fordham.Tai Turnage a small PG from St Raymond’s HS is a freshman at Q. His dad Billy coached in the PSAL for years.
My guess is a lot of people will be at the Quinippiac game but we are going to do a Canz for 1 of the first 2 Vegas games I thinkWe should do a CANZ night again for the opener
I have a place in Delray. Not there now but keep me in mind for future meetups.Meeting up in or near Delray Beach in Southeast Florida with other STJ posters from this board for the Quinnipiac game. Any other interested folks are welcome to join us. Restaurant with TV's and good food abound but recommendations welcome. Once we have a sense of interest level we will take it to a separate thread.
Tough job turning the alma mater around.Believe Billy is the head coach of Holy Cross now
Zuby's misses in a game that counted, against a top 5 team, for a team that had high hopes were devastating to fans and maybe the player too. There was also a competitive game to play the next day.Will there be a Lefty chant during warmups at this game? a la Zuby chant in Bahamas. Just want to make sure I get there in time.
Players bounce back quicker and better than most fans.Zuby's misses in a game that counted, against a top 5 team, for a team that had high hopes were devastating to fans and maybe the player too. There was also a competitive game to play the next day.
This was an exhibition game and nothing more than a yardstick for where we are vs a competitive game.
Lefteris played his best game as a Johnny by far. Anything more than receiving him warmly when he enters the game 9 days after the michigan game would be overdone IMO. That should be far in the rearview mirror by then and a game that meant nothing with a non competitive game Monday.
Definitely better than some fans....Players bounce back quicker and better than most fans.![]()
Red fansDefinitely better than some fans....