All hoop heads face the same dilemmas in a world of limitless viewing options. Which college teams to follow? Which college games to watch? Which college players to track?
Here I make explicit the teams I try to monitor and why… Every day, I look for boxscores and check the standing for these programs.
The Black Cager give a fuck list…
| Program | League | Record | Why it matters to Black Cager Sports |
| Auburn | SEC | 6-0, 0-0 | Bruce Pearl is a friend of Black Cager Sports. Asst. Coach Ira Bowman is a Penn alum. Super talented freshman Chance Westry is on the roster. |
| Maryland | Big 10 | 6-0, 0-0 | Kevin Willard is in his 1st year with Donta Scott, Hakim Hart and Julian Reese headlining. Big 10 basketball in the DMV. |
| Miss. State | SEC | 6-0, 0-0 | Darryl Scholfield disciple David Anwar is 1st year Asst. Coach with the Bulldogs. Philadelphia native is one of the nation’s elite recruiters. |
| St. John’s | Big East | 6-0,0-0 | Mike Anderson is clearly influenced by Nolan Richardson… St. John’s gets on your ass… They pick you up when you arrive at the hotel… Shoes Vetrone is a top assistant. Big East basketball in NYC. |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-0, 0-0 | Jareem Dowling is an asst. coach |
| Penn State | Big 10 | 6-1,0-0 | Micah Shrewsberry has something brewing… Seth Lundy, Andrew Funk, Jameel Brown and Demetrius Lilly are on the roster. Mike Green, Adam Fisher and Mike Farrelly are on staff. Big 10 basketball in central Pennsylvania. |
| NC State | ACC | 6-1, 0-0 | Jack Clark starts for the Wolfpack. |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-1, 0-0 | Christian Webster is an asst.coach. |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 6-1, 0-0 | Joe Dooley is on staff. |
| Michigan | Big 10 | 5-1,0-0 | Juwan Howard is head coach. Phil Martelli is asst. coach. |
| Fordham | A10 | 5-1, 0-0 | Keith Urgo is head coach. |
| Miami | ACC | 5-1, 0-0 | Isaiah Wong and Wooga play for the Hurricanes. DJ Irving is an asst. coach. |
| Towson | CAA | 5-1, 0-0 | Rahdir Hicks ia a PG. |
| FGCU | ASUN | 5-2, 0-0 | Pat Chambers is my guy. Dahmir Bishop and Blaise Vespe are my youngbuls. Shep Garner is on staff. |
| Rutgers | Big 10 | 4-1, 0-0 | Freshman Derek Simpson is currently starting PG. Paul Mulcahy and Caleb McConnell are close to coming back. Big 10 basketball in central New Jersey. |
| UMass | A10 | 4-1, 0-0 | Frank Martin is my guy… Sool Diggins is my youngbul. My guy, Taquan Woodley, is away from the team for personal reasons. |
| Bryant | America East | 4-1, 0-0 | Phil Martelli Jr. is an asst. coach |
| Kentucky | SEC | 4-2, 0-0 | Began involvement in college basketball with Bruiser Flint at Coppin State and UMass with John Calipari. Lance Ware is on the roster. DJ Wagner, Aaron Bradshaw and Justin Edwards will be on the roster next year. |
| Hofstra | CAA | 4-2,0-0 | Aaron Estrada is a muthafucka… Currently averaging 22.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 4.2 apg… Christian Tomasco, Khalil Farmer and Griffin Barrouk are on the roster. |
| Colgate | Patriot | 4-2, 0-0 | Matt Langel has emerged has one of the finest basketball coaches in the nation. Colgate has finished 1st in each of the past 4 years and 2nd five years ago. A likely target for high major programs going forward. |
| St. Bonaventure | A10 | 4-2, 0-0 | Anquan Hill is on the roster. Sean Neal is an asst. coach. |
| Marquette | Big East | 4-2, 0-0 | Stevie Mitchell starts for the Golden Eagles. |
| Providence | Big East | 4-2, 0-0 | Ed Cooley is had coach. Ed Croswell, Cliff Moore and Jared Bynum play for the Friars. |
| Seton Hall | Big East | 4-2, 0-0 | Shaheen Halloway is head coach. Corey Lowery is an asst. coach. |
| Longwood | Big South | 4-3, 0-0 | Graham Bousley is on staff. |
| Wagner | NEC | 3-2, 0-0 | Donald Copeland is in his 1st season as Head Coach. Scott Rogers and Pete Lappas are asst. coaches. Wagner beat Temple at Temple. |
| American | Patriot | 3-2,0-0 | Mike Brennan is Head Coach. Matt Delaney is on the roster. American beat Georgetown at Georgetown. |
| Princeton | Patriot | 3-2, 0-0 | It’s Princeton |
| George Washington | A10 | 3-2,0-0 | Chris Caputo is head coach. Dwayne Lee is an asst. coach. |
| VCU | A10 | 3-2, 0-0 | Ace Baldwin is PG. Jimmy Martelli is on staff. |
| DePaul | Big East | 3-3, 0-0 | Tony Stubblefield is head coach. Bino Ranson is an asst. coach. |
| Drexel | CAA | 3-3, 0-0 | Zach Spiker is in his 7th year at the helm. His record at Drexel stands at 79-106 (.427) overall and 36-63 (.364) in the CAA. He led the Dragons to the NCAA tournament in 2021. Will Chavis is a top assistant. Justin Moore, Kobe Magee, and Luke House are on the roster. |
| Georgetown | Big East | 3-3, 0-0 | Now in his 6th year, Patrick Ewing’s record is 71-87 (.449) and 26-63 (.292) in Big East play. Abysmal performance for a once mighty Georgetown program. |
| Cal St Bakersfield | Big West | 3-3, 0-0 | Mike Scott is an asst. coach. Kaseem and Kareem Watson are on the roster |
| Penn | IVY | 3-4, 0-0 | Seventh year head coach, Steve Donahue is 95-80 (.540) and 44-34 (.564) in the Ivy League. |
| Albany | America East | 3-4, 0-0 | Dwayne Killings is head coach. Bob Jordan and Ryan Daly are on staff. Da’kquan Davis, Tairi Ketner, NyMire Little and Aaron Reddish are on roster. |
| Howard | MEAC | 3-5, 0-0 | Kenny Blakeney is Head Coach. It’s Howard. |
| Coppin State | MEAC | 3-5, 0-0 | Sam Sessoms is the PG. Justin Steers in on the roster. |
| La Salle | A10 | 2-3, 0-0 | Fran Dunphy in Head Coach. Donnie Carr is an Asst. Coach. Jig Brickus and Khalil Brantley are in the backcourt. |
| St. Joseph’s | A10 | 2-3, 0-0 | Billy Lange is in his 4th season as had coach. His record is 24-63 (.274) and 10-38 (.208) in the A10. Lynn Greer III, Rasheer Fleming, Quin Berger and Christian Winborne ar on the roster. Xzayvier Brown, Anthony Finkley and Shawn Simmons arrive on Hawk Hill next season. |
| Temple | American | 2-4, 0-0 | Fourth year coach Aaron McKie’s record is 38-44 (.470) and 20-29 (.408) in the AAC. Hysier Miller and Zack Hicks are starters. Zion Stanford arrives next season. |
| Villanova | Big East | 2-4, 0-0 | Kyle Neptune is following the greatest coach in Big 5 history. He’s hit potholes Wildcat fans didn’t know existed. The ‘adjustment period’ for NovaNation. Eric Dixon, Chris Arcidiacono, Jordan Longino and Nnanna Njoku are on the roster. It’s Nova… |
| St Francis (PA) | NEC | 2-4, 0-0 | Zahree Harrison is a Philly PG. Myles Thompson, Gestin Liberis and Wisler Sanon II are on the roster. |
| Tulsa | American | 2-4, 0-0 | Yaphett King is an asst. coach |
| Morgan State | MEAC | 2-5, 0-0 | Kevin Broadus is head coach. Khalil Turner is a starter. |
| Rider | MAAC | 1-4, 0-0 | Kevin Baggett is head coach. Geoff Arnold is asst. coach. Allen Powell, Ajiri Ogemudo-Johnson, Tariq Ingraham, Allen Betrand and Anthony McCall are on the roster |
| Delaware St | MEAC | 1-4, 0-0 | Stan Waterman is head coach. Horace Owens is asst. coach. Aaron Lemon-Warren, Ray Somerville, Kareem Ewell, Jevin Muniz, are on the roster |
| Merrimack | NEC | 1-5, 0-0 | Jaylen Stinson is the PG. |
| Florida State | ACC | 1-6, 0-0 | Jalen Warley, Naheem McLeod and Jeremiah Bembry are on the roster. |
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