What did mid-major fans learn on opening day?

Opening day is the most overwhelming day of college basketball all season. There were 118 Division I vs. Division I games, and another batch of Division I teams playing against non-Division I opponents. It’s impossible to have eyes on everything, especially during the 7 p.m. Eastern window. So we asked fans to tell us what they saw from their teams on the first day of action.

Here’s what some of them said:

Miami (OH) picked up one of the most impressive wins of the mid-major slate on Monday. The Redhawks took down James Madison in Harrisonburg in the MAC/Sun Belt Challenge. This Miami fan wasn’t pleased with the rebounding, as Miami gave up 16 offensive rebounds, but the team still won the battle on the glass. The Luke Skaljac/Evan Ipsaro two-point guard lineups were terrific. In the 19 minutes that they shared the floor, Miami was plus-19. I’d push back on Skaljac having All-American potential, but I am a big fan of his.

Tulane’s identity under Ron Hunter has been to score, and then score some more. The Green Wave played one of the most exciting games of opening night, defeating UT Martin in double overtime. Krystian Lewis was unbelievable with 40 points. That’s the closer that is being referenced. However, from watching this game, I do feel as though UT Martin let chances to win go by the wayside. Especially with free throws late.

I talked all offseason about Kolton Mitchell, Kyler D’Augustino, and Jackson Paveletzke for Ohio being one of the best mid-major backcourts in the sport. Well, we have to add Siebe Ledegen to that group. He may be 6-foot-7, but he plays like a guard. He scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds, and had five assists in Ohio’s win over South Alabama. The Bobcats made 16 threes against USA’s zone defense.

Jonathan will have more on this, but Illinois State absolutely should’ve been able to close that game against Saint Mary’s. While pushing Saint Mary’s to overtime on the road is a good result altogether for the Redbirds, they had too many chances to…

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Publish date : 2026-11-03 21:38:00

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