C-USA men's basketball deserves more national respect

[Harry]

HUNTINGTON — Commissioner Judy MacLeod thinks Conference USA men's basketball is better than the national perception and she wants it to get more respect.

To achieve that, C-USA went with a unique scheduling format.

"It's really just one of our strategic initiatives to improve basketball," MacLeod said in a Monday interview at the C-USA Basketball Tip-Off event in Frisco, Texas. "I know our basketball is better than what some perceive it to be. We've had great success in the NCAA Tournament. We had half our programs win 20-plus games last year."

C-USA actually had six 20-game winners last season among its 14 members, but MacLeod's point was made.

Of the six big winners, only Marshall University (25-11) got into the NCAA Tournament, the Thundering Herd receiving an automatic ticket as the conference tournament winner.

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[dml7007]

It will be interesting to see how this helps or hurts the potential bids for the league.  It could backfire with each of the top teams just beating each other up.  But here hoping we are in the group of 1-5.

 

 

Edited October 24, 2018 by dml7007

[southsideguy]

How did she get this job again? hate to say but I think Wren could do a good job in that position.

Edited October 25, 2018 by southsideguy