#POSTERIZED: Detroit Dunk City

We're not even three full weeks into the season, and it's already pretty clear who is sitting atop the mythical #POSTERIZED Top-25:Detroit freakshow Doug Anderson.

The term "freakshow" is being used in only the highest regard. Doug Anderson's athletic ability would be describe by many as being "freakish", and when the ball is in his hands, he can put on a spectacular show.



Don't think we're discounting Ray mcCallum's pass at all. That's a pass not many players can make.

Then again Ray McCallum Jr. is not just any person, he's arguably the Horizon League's top player. But it's because of Doug Anderson's freakish abillity that McCallum Jr. is able to throw a pass like that. No offense to the other 4,500 Division-I college basketball players, but Doug Anderson has something that you just don't.

(H/T @BillPotter_HL and The Horizon League)

But was it as good as these?

Archie Goodwin - Kentucky vs. Lafayette, 11/16
John Brown - High Point vs. Appalachian State, 11/13
Stefan Jankovic - Missouri vs. Alcorn State, 11/14
Cole Dickerson - San Francisco vs. Cal State-East Bay, 11/13
Clancy Rugg - Vermont vs. UConn, 11/13
Jamari Traylor - Kansas vs. Michigan State, 11/13
Doug Anderson - Detroit vs. St. John's, 11/13
Kris Brewer - Kent State vs. Temple, 11/13
Rakeem Christmas - Syracuse vs. San Diego State, 11/11
Deandre Daniels - UConn vs. Michigan State, 11/9
Ben McLemore - Kansas vs. Emporia State, 10/31
Keion Bell - Missouri vs. Northwest Missouri, 10/31

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#POSTERIZED: Flight-23 ready for take off

There is no denying that Detroit's Doug Anderson is one of the most elite jumpers in the country. Sure, he was left off our preseason top-10 dunkers, but only because I wanted to see more.

And boy, did Anderson deliver:



Not only has Anderson positioned himself in the top-10, but he's also the clubhouse leader for dunk of the year.

I'm also certain that this won't be the last we hear from Flight-23.

But was it as good as these?

Kris Brewer - Kent State vs. Temple, 11/13
Rakeem Christmas - Syracuse vs. San Diego State, 11/11
Deandre Daniels - UConn vs. Michigan State, 11/9
Ben McLemore - Kansas vs. Emporia State, 10/31
Keion Bell - Missouri vs. Northwest Missouri, 10/31

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POSTERIZED: MR.. (Doug) ANDERSON!!!!!!

Detroit's Doug Anderson can dunk, that's for sure.

True, he hasn't made #POSTERIZED before tonight, but it's not because a lack of trying. He just struggled to be in the right place at the right time.

But against Valpo, he got the ball with some space to work.

And, well, he did work.



If only he could have grabbed the P.A Announcer's mic and yelled "MIIIIIIIIIIISSSSTER ANNNNNNNNNNNNNDERRRRSON"

Regardless if he screams or not, this is still one helluva dunk.

But was it as good as these?

Thomas Robinson, Kansas vs. Oklahoma, 2/1
Markel Brown, Oklahoma state vs. Texas Tech, 1/31
Royce White, Iowa State vs. Kansas State, 1/31
Savalace Townsend, Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Grambling State, 1/28 (DotY Candidate)
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Tony Wroten Jr., Washington vs. Arizona State, 1/26 (DotY Candidate)
Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's vs. Dayton, 1/25
Markel Brown, Oklahoma State vs. Missouri, 1/25 (DotY Candidate)
Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming vs. San Diego State, 1/24
Dion Dixon, Cincinnati vs. Syracuse, 1/23
Victor Rudd Jr., South Florida vs. St. John's, 1/17 (DotY Candidate)
C.J. Fair, Syracuse vs. Pittsburgh, 1/16
TrayVonn Wright, North Dakota State vs. South Dakota, 1/14
Bandja Sy, New Mexico State vs. Utah State, 1/12
Kenny Hall, Tennessee vs. Mississippi State, 1/12
Dezmine Wells, Xavier vs. Duquesne, 1/11
Kadeem Batts, Providence vs. Louisville, 1/10
Karam Mashour, UNLV vs. CS-Bakersfield, 1/6
Tony Snell, New Mexico vs. Houston Baptist, 1/3
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Georgia Tech, 1/3
Trevis Simpson, UNC-Greensboro vs. Miami, 1/2
Orion Outerbridge, Rhode Island vs. Boston College, 1/2
Sam Thompson, Ohio State vs. Indiana, 12/31
DeShon Minnis, Texas Tech vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 12/30
Keith Gabriel, VMI vs. Old Dominion, 12/22
Eric Etherly, Loyola (Md.) vs. Kentucky, 12/22
Chris Evans, Kent State vs. Texas-Arlington, 12/21
P.J. Hairston, North Carolina vs. Texas, 12/21
Robbie Hummel, Purdue vs. IPFW, 12/20
Robert Brown, Virginia Tech vs. North Florida, 12/19
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Kansas State, 12/17
Torye Pelham, Southern Mississippi vs. Ole Miss, 12/17
Quincy Diggs, Akron vs. Florida A&M, 12/17
Anthony Davis, Kentucky vs. Chattanooga, 12/17
Langston Galloway/C.J. Aiken/Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's vs. Villanova, 12/17
Terrence Ross, Washington vs. UC-Santa Barbara, 12/16
Jared Cunningham, Oregon State vs. Howard, 12/15
Raheem Appleby, Louisiana Tech vs. McNeese State, 12/14
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Detroit, 12/12
Vander Blue, Marquette vs. UW-Green Bay, 12/11
Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph's vs. Creighton, 12/10
Dion Waiters, Syracuse vs. George Washington, 12/10 (DotY Candidate)
Victor Oladipo, Indiana vs. Kentucky, 12/10
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia vs. Georgia Tech, 12/10
Vander Blue, Marquette vs. Washington, 12/6
Terrence Ross, Washington vs. Marquette, 12/6
Deville Smith, Mississippi State vs. West Virginia, 12/3
Terrence Jones, Kentucky vs. North Carolina, 12/3
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Georgetown, 12/1
Anthony Marshall, UNLV vs. UNC, 11/26
Michael Kidd-Glichrist, Kentucky vs. Portland, 11/26/11 (DotY Candidate)
Markel Brown, Oklahoma State vs. Virginia Tech, 11/25
Rodney Williams, Minnesota vs. DePaul, 11/24
Thomas Robinson, Kansas vs. Duke, 11/23
Stan Okoye, VMI vs. Ohio State, 11/23
Kyisean Reed, Utah State vs. Southern Utah, 11/19
Ra'Shad James, Iona vs. Western Michigan, 11/18
Alandise Harris, Houston vs. Arkansas, 11/18
Sam Thompson, Ohio State vs. Jackson State, 11/18
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Wichita State, 11/18
Eric Griffin, Campbell vs. North Carolina A&T, 11/18 (DotY Candidate)
Olek Czyz, Nevada vs. Pacific, 11/17
Chris Watson, Pikeville vs. Mountain State, 11/16
Ray Willis, North Carolina Central vs. Wagner, 11/16
Mike James, Lamar vs. Ohio, 11/15 (DotY Candidate)
Quincy Acy, Baylor vs. San Diego State, 11/15
Deniz Kilicli, West Virginia vs. Kent State, 11/15
Chris Evans, Kent State vs. West Virginia, 11/15
Tony Mitchell, Alabama vs. Oakland, 11/14
Isaiah Brown, East Tennessee State vs. Virginia Tech, 11/12
Michael Lyons, Air Force vs. Army, 11/11
Dezmine Wells, Xavier vs. Morgan State, 11/11
Jeremy Lamb, UConn vs. Columbia, 11/11 (DotY Candidate)
Andre Drummond, UConn vs. CW Post, 11/4
Moe Harkless, St. John's vs. CW Post, 10/26
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Eli Holman to take a leave of absence from Detroit

A major reason why Detroit was a trendy pick to win the Horizon League this season was the presence of center Eli Holman.

Holman, one of the better big men at the mid-major level, was one of five Detroit players to average double figures, posting 11.8 ppg, 9.6 rpg and 1.6 bpg last season for the Titans. But after being asked by the school to take an indefinite leave of absence, its unclear when -- or if -- he will actually suit up for the Titans.

"We have been working with Eli Holman for some time to assist him in addressing his personal matters," Detroit's Director of Athletics Keri Gaither said in a statement. "At this time, we feel it is in Eli's best interest to step away from basketball to allow him to concentrate on these matters. He has been excused from all team-related activity for an indefinite period while actively addressing these issues. We continue to support Eli during this time and we are asking everyone's cooperation in respecting his privacy."

This isn't the first time that Holman has been in trouble. The 6'10" Richmond, CA, native began his career at Indiana, but his transfer to Detroit was suspicious. After a meeting in which Armon Bassett and DeAndre Thomas were told that they were being kicked off of the team, Holman decided to transfer to Detroit, following former IU assistant Ray McCallum in a move that didn't make Tom Crean too happy.

Neither did the way that Holman made his exit -- he threw a potted plant in Crean's office and had to be escorted out by the police.


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The Real March Madness: Day 1

Everyone loves the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Four straight days jam-packed with 12 hours of do-or-die college hoops is more than most people can handle.

But for junkies like us, the next 13 days are just as good, for it is when the true Madness takes place. Over the course of these two weeks, we whittle some 347 teams down to 30 conference champions (the Ivy doesn't have a tournament). Auto-bids will be won. Bubbles will be burst. Buzzers will be beaten. And most importantly, a 65 team bracket will be made.

Here is what happened on Tuesday


Game of the Day: Tennessee Tech 68, Austin Peay 65

You could call this one the "upset of the day" as well. The 6-seed Golden Eagles won on a game-winning 3-pointer by Kevin Murphy with six seconds left to edge out the 3-seed Governors. Murphy also led all scorers with 18 points, as he rallied his team back from eight down in midway thru second half. Austin Peay's Anthony Campbell hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds left to tie the game before Murphy sank the dagger. Both teams shot very well in the second half. Tennessee Tech remains the only sub-.500 team left in the OVC tournament with a 15-16 (8-10) record.

They were good too

• Radford 64, Charleston Southern 61 OT: Charleston Southern very nearly made us look, well, very dumb for saying the Highlanders could win a game in the tournament. Down 16 at the half, the Buccaneers got 11 of Jeremy Sexton's 18 points in the second half and forced overtime on a layup by Kelvin Martin. But Radford would score the first six points of OT and hang on despite missing four of five free throws late, three of which were front-ends.
  

Player of the Day: Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford

The "Belarusian Beast" scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Radford past Charleston Southern 64-61 in overtime in the Big South conference tournament. The big man was 9-11 from the field and committed only two fouls in his 43 minutes of action. The 6'11 beast will be the difference-maker for Radford this post-season (he has to be). No other Big South roster has a player big enough or skilled enough to stop Parakhouski, who was the Big South Player of the Year for the second year in a row. The OVC's third-seeded Winthrop Eagles will be the next team to try and stop him.

They were good too

• JP Primm, UNC-Asheville: Primm very nearly went all triple-double on High Point. He finished with 23 points, 11 assists, and a measley 7 boards from the point guard spot as he led the Bulldogs to an 84-73 win.
  

Team of the Day: Detroit Titans

The 6-seed Titans out-hustled and out-played the 7-seed Crusaders of Valparaiso 89-82 in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament. Chase Simon led the Titans with 24 points but center Eli Holdman had an even better night, scoring 21 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Detroit held Valparaiso to 39.7% from the field and out-rebounded the crusaders 44-27. The teams had split home wins during the season, but Detroit was able to get the road win when it mattered most. They advance to play 3-seed Green Bay.

They were good too

• Morehead State Eagles: Morehead State wants to make it back to the tournament. I think thats pretty obvious. The Eagles blasted Jacksonville State in the opening round of the OVC tourney, jumping out to a 37-9 lead before heading into halftime with the score 45-14. Kenneth Faried, who figured he didn't impress enough NBA scouts with his play last March, had 24 points and 19 boards, with 8 coming on the offensive end.
  

Tournament Results

Big South Conference Tournament
First Round (at higher seeds)
#4 UNC-Ashville 84, #5 High Point 73
#3 Winthrop 80, #6 Liberty 72
#2 Radford 64, #7 Charleston Southern 61 OT
#1 Coastal Carolina 82, #8 VMI 73

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
First Round (at higher seeds)
#4 Eastern Illinois 68, #5 Eastern Kentucky 61
#6 Tennessee Tech 68, #3 Austin Peay 65
#2 Morehead State 87, #7 Jacksonville State 54
#1 Murray State 84, #8 Tennessee State 51

Horizon League Tournament
First Round (at higher seeds)
#7 Detroit 89, #6 Valparaiso 82
#5 Cleveland State 80, #8 Loyola 66
#4 UW-Milwaukee 73, #9 Illinois-Chicago 67
#3 UW-Green Bay 81, #10 Youngstown State 67


Wednesday's Slate of Tournament Games

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
First Round (Macon, GA)
2:30PM - #8 Kennesaw State vs. #1 Lipscomb
9:00PM - #7 North Florida vs. #2 Jacksonville

Patriot League Tournament
First Round (at higher seed)
7:00PM - #8 Army at #1 Lehigh
7:00PM - #7 Holy Cross at #2 Bucknell
7:00PM - #6 Colgate at #3 Lafayette
7:30PM - #5 Navy at #4 American

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