2015 Missouri Valley Tournament Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2015 Missouri Valley tournament.

First Round

March 5th- (9) Southern Illinois (11-20; 4-14) vs (8) Missouri State (11-19; 5-13)

Pick: Missouri State

March 5th- (10) Bradley (8-23; 5-13) vs (7) Drake (9-21; 6-12)

Pick: Drake

Quarterfinals

March 6th- (8) Missouri State vs (1)  #12 Wichita State (27-3; 17-1)

Pick: Wichita State

March 6th- (5) Evansville (19-11; 9-9) vs (4) Illinois State (19-11; 11-7)

Pick: Illinois State

March 6th- (7) Drake vs (2) #10 Northern Iowa (27-3; 16-2)

Pick: Northern Iowa

March 6th- (6) Loyola (18-12; 8-10) vs (3) Indiana State (15-15; 11-7)

Pick: Indiana State

Semifinals

March 7th- (1) #12 Wichita State vs (4) Illinois State

Pick: Wichita State

March 7th- (2) #10 Northern Iowa vs (3) Indiana State

Pick: Northern Iowa

Championship

March 8th- (1) #12 Wichita State vs (2) #10 Northern Iowa

Pick: Wichita State

Candidates to replace Brian Shaw as Nuggets head coach

Today, the Denver Nuggets had fired (now former) head coach Brian Shaw. The team has underachieved this season with a record of 20-39. Here are a some candidates to replace Shaw.

1. Mike D'Antoni, Former Phoenix Suns/New York Knicks/Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach
2. Avery Johnson, ESPN Analyst/Former Dallas Mavericks/Brooklyn Nets Head Coach
3. Mark Jackson, ESPN Analyst/Former Golden State Warriors Head Coach
4. Alvin Gentry, Current Golden State Warriors Assistant/Former Phoenix Suns Head Coach
5. Vinny Del Negro, Former Los Angeles Clippers Head Coach

2015 MAAC Tournament Schedule

Here is the schedule for the 2015 MAAC tournament. All games will be played at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York.

First Round
Game 1: March 5th- (9) Niagara vs (8) Siena; 5:00PM
Game 2: March 5th- (10) Fairfield vs (7) St. Peters; approx. 7:30PM
Game 3: March 5th- (11) Marist vs (6) Quinnipiac; approx. 10:00PM

Quarterfinals
Game 4: March 7th- (8) Siena vs (1) Iona; 12:00PM, ESPN3:
Game 5: March 7th- (5) Canisius vs (4) Monmouh; approx. 2:30PM, ESPN3:
Game 6: March 7th- (7) St. Peter's vs (2) Rider; 5:30PM, ESPN3:
Game 7: March 7th- (11) Marist vs (3) Manhattan; approx. 8:00PM, ESPN3:

Semifinals
Game 8: March 8th- (4) Monmouth vs (1) Iona; 4:30PM, ESPN3:
Game 9: March 8th- (7) St. Peter's vs (3) Manhattan; approx. 7:00PM, ESPN3:

Championship
Game 10: March 9th- (1) Iona vs (3) Manhattan; 9:00PM, ESPN2:

2015 MAAC Tournament Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2015 MAAC tournament.

First Round
March 5th- (9) Niagara (7-21; 6-13) vs (8) Siena (10-18; 7-12)
Pick: Siena

March 5th- (10) Fairfield (7-22; 5-14) vs (7) St. Peter's (14-17; 8-12)
Pick: St. Peter's

March 5th- (11) Marist (6-24; 5-15) vs (6) Quinnipiac (15-14; 9-11)
Pick: Quinnipiac

Quarterfinals
March 7th- (8) Siena vs (1) Iona (24-7; 13-5)
Pick: Iona

March 7th- (5) Canisius (16-13; 11-9) vs (4) Monmouth (17-14; 13-7)
Pick: Monmouth

March 7th- (7) St. Peter's vs (2) Rider (21-10; 15-5)
Pick: Rider

March 7th- (6) Quinnipiac vs (3) Manhattan (16-13; 13-7)
Pick: Manhattan

Semifinals
March 8th- (1) Iona vs (4) Monmouth
Pick: Iona

March 8th- (2) Rider vs (3) Manhattan
Pick: Manhattan

Championship
March 9th- (1) Iona vs (3) Manhattan
Pick: Iona

2015 Ohio Valley Tournament Schedule

Here is the schedule for the 2015 Ohio Valley tournament. All the games will be held at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

First Round
Game 1: March 4th- (8) Southeast Missouri State vs (5) Morehead State; 7:00PM, OVCDN:
Game 2: March 4th- (7) SIU Edwardsville vs (6) Eastern Illinois; approx. 9:30PM, OVCDN:

Quarterfinals
Game 3: March 5th-  (5) Morehead State vs (4) UT Martin; 7:00PM, OVCDN:
Game 4: March 5th-  (6) Eastern Illinois vs (3) Belmont; approx. 9:30PM, OVCDN:

Semifinals
Game 5: March 6th- (5) Morehead State vs (1) Murray State; 7:30PM, ESPNU:
Game 6: March 6th- (3) Belmont vs (2) Eastern Kentucky; approx. 10:00PM, ESPNU:

Championship
Game 7: March 7th- (3) Belmont vs (1) Murray State; 7:00PM, ESPN2:

2015 Ohio Valley Tournament Predictions

Here are my predictions for the 2015 Ohio Valley tournament.

First Round
March 4th- (8) Southeast Missouri State (13-16; 7-9) vs (5) Morehead State (15-16; 10-6)
Pick: Morehead State

March 4th- (7) SIU Edwardsville (12-15; 8-8) vs (6) Eastern Illinois (16-13; 9-7)
Pick: Eastern Illinois

Quarterfinals
March 5th- (5) Morehead State vs (4) UT Martin (18-11; 10-6)
Pick: UT Martin

March 5th- (6) Eastern Illinois vs (3) Belmont (19-10; 11-5)
Pick: Belmont

Semifinals
March 6th- (4) UT Martin vs (1) Murray State (26-4; 16-0)
Pick: Murray State

March 6th- (3) Belmont vs (2) Eastern Kentucky (19-10; 11-5)
Pick: Belmont

Championship
March 7th- (3) Belmont vs (1) Murray State
Pick: Murray State

2015 Big South Tournament Schedule

Here is the schedule for the 2015 Big South tournament. All games will be played at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina.

First Round
Game 1: March 4th- (9) Longwood vs (8) Presbyterian; 12:00PM, BSN:
Game 2: March 4th- (10) Campbell vs (7) Gardner-Webb; approx. 2:30PM, BSN:
Game 3: March 4th- (11) Liberty vs (6) UNC Asheville; 6:00PM, BSN:

Quarterfinals
Game 4: March 6th- (9) Longwood vs (1) Charleston Southern; 12:00PM, ESPN3:
Game 5: March 6th- (5) Winthrop vs (4) Radford; approx. 2:30PM, ESPN3:
Game 6: March 6th- (7) Gardner-Webb vs (2) High Point; 6:00PM, ESPN3:
Game 7: March 6th-  (6) UNC Asheville vs (3) Coastal Carolina; approx. 8:30PM, ESPN3:

Semifinals
Game 8: March 7th- (9) Longwood vs (5) Winthrop; 12:00PM, ESPN3:
Game 9: March 7th- (7) Gardner-Webb vs (3) Coastal Carolina; approx. 2:30PM, ESPN3:

Championship
Game 10: March 8th- (5) Winthrop vs (3) Coastal Carolina; 12:30PM, ESPN2: