Patrick Stevens

Monday's blowout loss at George Washington made it abundantly clear how much growing up Navy's inexperienced roster has to do in the months to come. This one's free at Mid-Atlantic College Hoops. Subscribe, or better yet, upgrade.

Also at Mid-Atlantic College Hoops: Sizing up UMBC as it came out of its opening loss. Size and depth are going to be issues for the Retrievers in nonconference play.

The Morning Check-in zips around with a look at a quiet Day 2 in college basketball (especially in the Mid-Atlantic).

One more daily thread to toss out, again trying to capitalize on something I (thankfully) have plenty of in my home: Books.

Now up at Mid-Atlantic College Hoops ... George Mason coach Tony Skinn thought Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor could bring a different dynamic to the Patriots. The Butler transfer showed it in Monday's opener against UMBC.

Today's Morning Check-in zips around the Mid-Atlantic for the season's opening night, with a couple national stories dropped in plus a look at today's highlights. This one's free to take a peek at, and I hope you'll consider subscribing.

Some quick scribblings on George Washington's opening victory over at Mid-Atlantic College Hoops. The defense was the standout for the Revolutionaries in their 91-39 rout of Navy.

The latest at Mid-Atlantic College Hoops ... all 13 teams in 300 characters or less, with best- and worst-case scenarios for each as the season gets underway.

Subscriptions to Mid-Atlantic College Hoops include the Morning Check-In, a rundown of the previous day and a setup of what's to come tonight. Here's today's as the season gets underway.

What to do when there's no data for a data-driven enterprise? Toss out a preseason NCAA tournament field anyway. But even now, it might be hard to fully get into the spirit of 76 teams. This one --- strictly an dart throw --- is free for everyone at Mid-Atlantic College Hoops.