November 19, 2015
Late Tuesday night, ESPN’s annual tip-off marathon ended with Michigan State pulling a mild upset over Kansas. In addition to some thoroughly entertaining basketball and some marquee matchups, the 31-hour marathon provided some early insight into the young college basketball season. Some teams got huge early season boosts to their tournament resumes while others revealed some chinks in the armor. Certain players stepped up announced that they should have our attention for the rest of the season. Let’s take a look at what we learned and who benefitted most from this glorious kick-off of the college hoops season.