Harding knocks off #15 Henderson State

A wild finish this afternoon in Arkadelphia went the Bisons’ way, lifting them to 8-4 and a now-two-way tie for second place in the GSC West. Matt Hall’s three-pointer with mere seconds to play gave Harding the 58-55 road victory over rival Henderson State. The Keys HU HSU +/- Eff 86.9 82.5 4.4 TS% 47.0 […]

Bisons keep Tech winless

The Bisons held off a hapless Arkansas Tech team in Searcy on Thursday night. It appears that they do just fine, even when I’m not even aware that they’re playing. Let’s get some stats out there.   ATU HU +/-               Eff 100.0 117.7 -17.7         […]

The South Region Tracker

It’s Valentine’s Day, and I can’t think of anything more romantic than a little D-II basketball discussion.  Um, yeah. Anyway, this is as good a time as any to unveil what I’m going to call the South Region Tracker, for lack of a better term.  I’m going to rank each of the NCAA tournament-qualified South […]

NCAA Selection Process

In preparation for the release of the latest regional rankings tomorrow, I did a bit more research on the NCAA Tournament selection process.  A quick Google search led me right to some great information, so it’s my duty to pass this along. Each D-II sport has its own selection committee, which for most sports is […]

National and regional D-II rankings, for starters

At this late date in the season, it’s worth looking at the national and regional rankings, especially the latter. The national rankings are interesting from a seeding perspective, but the regional rankings are the ones that determine who goes to the NCAA tournament and who does not. The national rankings are updated on Tuesdays (through […]

Statesmen come from behind to win in Cleveland

The Bisons led the game most of the way, but they couldn’t hold of the Delta State offense at the end of the game, which ended in an 87-83 DSU victory. Rick Hamilton led the Bisons with 20 points, showing a much-needed scoring spark from someone not named Matt Hall. That wasn’t enough to stop […]

Rules of Engagement

Yesterday I posted about mock trial, one of the activities that dominated my four years in high school. Today, I’ll post about an activity that dominated my four years in college. This won’t be out of the ordinary for my blog, though: it’s about Harding basketball. For several years, I was a self-proclaimed Rhodes Rowdie […]