Shane McNichol
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Five NBA draft prospects on the rise in college basketball
This season will prove to be one of the most difficult for NBA scouts. College teams are playing in fits and starts, with schedules constantly changing. → Read More
NBA Draft: 5 sleepers who could make a big difference
Basketball draft analyst Shane McNichols shares five sleepers in the 2020 NBA Draft who could make a difference on rosters. → Read More
Five biggest reasons Virginia won the college basketball national championship
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol shares the five biggest reasons why Virginia won the national championship. → Read More
Six biggest takeaways from Saturday's Final Four games
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol shares his six biggest takeaways from the Final Four games between Texas Tech-Michigan State and Virginia-Auburn. → Read More
Six biggest takeaways from Sunday's Elite Eight games
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol shares his six biggest takeaways from Sunday's Elite Eight games in March Madness 2019. → Read More
Six biggest takeaways from Saturday's Elite Eight games
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol shares the biggest takeaways from the Elite Eight games between Purdue and Virginia and Gonzaga and Texas Tech. → Read More
Eight biggest takeaways from Friday's Sweet Sixteen games
With two rounds of relatively unexciting games last weekend, we were due for some classics in the NCAA Tournament's second week. Friday did not disappoint. We saw a championship contender lose, two close games, and of course, some Zion Williamson highlight plays. The chalk nature of the early ro → Read More
Eight biggest takeaways from Thursday's Sweet Sixteen games
After enduring three brutally long days without college basketball, the NCAA Tournament made its triumphant return Thursday night. With only one mid-major (Gonzaga) and one double-digit seed (Oregon) advancing to play this weekend, the Sweet Sixteen was poised to be better than usual. With one ni → Read More
Eight biggest takeaways from Saturday's NCAA Tournament games
With three days now in the books, March has not exactly gone mad just yet. Only three of the 40 games played were decided by three-or-fewer points. Only one of those three featured a game-winning score in the final seconds. Instead, we’ve seen a host of blowouts and wire-to-wire victories. While → Read More
Eight biggest takeaways from Thursday's NCAA Tournament games
There’s always a ton of pressure on the first two days of tournament play. The years that are full of shocking upsets and buzzer-beaters have spoiled us. We expect that every year on the first Thursday and Friday of tournament play. When a day like Thursday comes along, you’ll hear some people co → Read More
Biggest storylines entering the NCAA Tournament
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol looks at the biggest storylines entering the 2019 NCAA Tournament. → Read More
Biggest takeaways from the NCAA Tournament bracket reveal
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol shares the biggest takeaways from the 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket reveal. → Read More
College basketball teams off to rocky starts in conference play
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol looks at teams off to a rocky start in conference play. → Read More
10 college basketball games to watch in December
November college basketball is a wild ride. Half the games are big time match-ups fabricated by sponsored tournaments and the other half feature certain blowouts. One thing both genres share in common is lack of national interest. Tournaments held during Thanksgiving week draw out the die-hards but → Read More
Six biggest takeaways from Friday's Sweet Sixteen games
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol shares his six biggest takeaways from Friday's Sweet Sixteen games. → Read More
9 biggest takeaways from Sunday's NCAA Tournament action
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol shares his nine biggest takeaways from Sunday's NCAA Tournament action in March Madness. → Read More
Expert NCAA Tournament bracket picks: Shane's March Madness selections
Here are NCAA Tournament bracket picks made by March Madness college basketball analyst Shane McNichol. → Read More
In or out? Analyzing 11 teams on the bubble
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol breaks down 11 teams on the bubble ahead of the NCAA Tournament. → Read More
10 teams capable of busting your bracket this March
College basketball analyst Shane McNichol shares 10 teams capable of busting your bracket this March. → Read More
10 best freshmen in college basketball
From Trae Young to Marvin Bagley III to Mo Bamba, there are plenty of talented freshmen in college basketball. Analyst Shane McNichol ranks the top 10. → Read More