The CBS Sports Network college basketball analyst discussed the Ramblers shot at making another run, her Final Four picks and her favorite player to watch in college basketball this year.
While conference basketball week starts in earnest next week, there are several conferences battling it out to determine their automatic NCAA Tournament bids this weekend. The Atlantic Sun, Big South, Missouri Valley and Ohio Valley conferences will all determine their champions this Saturday and Sunday. That means college basketball fans get their chance to see guys like Lipscomb’s Garrison Matthews, Campbell’s Chris Clemons and, of course, Murray State phenom Ja Morant make their bids for the tournament this weekend.
And in the Missouri Valley, whose championship game is on CBS this Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern, fans may see a familiar face. The number-one seed in the MVC is none other than Porter Moser’s Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, who burst onto the scene last year with a spectacular Final Four run. The Ramblers haven’t been as dominant this year in conference as they were last year, but there is still a load of experience on this year’s team. We caught up with CBS Sports college basketball analyst Swin Cash, who told us that experience is a big thing to lean on come this time of year. Cash also gave us her picks, as of right now, to make the Final Four, and one of the teams may surprise you.
CBS Local Sports: Swin, we’re officially in March with Selection Sunday a little over a week away, what is your favorite part about this time of year?
Swin Cash: My favorite part is that a lot of times people know the big brand-name schools, they know the top players. But there is always that Cinderella. There are people who become legendary, household names.
