No.1 overall seed Duke advances to the Sweet 16 after barely surviving as No. 9 seed UCF. The Knights were inches away from replacing the Blue Devils. As a result, the Blue Devils will advance to the second weekend of March Madness after defeating the Knights, 77-76. DUKE HANGS ON …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Sees Season Come To An End In NCAA Tournament Loss to Michigan
The Florida men’s basketball team saw its season come to an end in the NCAA Tournament’s second round with a 64-49 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. Jalen Hudson paced the Gators with 11 points, while Keyontae Johnson added seven points and nine rebounds. Michigan’s Jordan Poole led all scorers with …
Read More »Gators Battle No. 2 Michigan in Round of 32
After defeating the Nevada Wolf Pack on Thursday, the Gators face a quick turnaround as they prepare to take on the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. Michigan took down Montana with relative ease on Thursday night by beating the Grizzlies 74-55. #Gators are one game away from their second Sweet Sixteen …
Read More »Alabama and Vanderbilt in Search of New Men’s Basketball Coaches
With Avery Johnson and Bryce Drew being dismissed of head coaching duties, the Crimson Tide and the Commodores are in need of new head coaches. The Johnson Era Avery Johnson coached the Crimson Tide for four seasons from the 2014-15 season to the 2018-19 season. The Crimson Tide were over …
Read More »Relationship With Mother Shaped Kevarrius Hayes
Kevarrius Hayes wasn’t always a basketball player. Living in Pennsylvania at age 10, Hayes stepped onto the basketball court for the first time. “He was the tallest kid on the team, but had no coordination at all,” his mother recalled. His mother, Army Captain Verrice Hayes, was in the army …
Read More »Kentucky Demolished Abilene Christian in First Round of Tournament Action
Winning the Southland conference title was Abilene’s ticket-to-ride to clinch a spot in the men’s basketball NCAA Championship, but a first-round matchup against Kentucky would see their successful run come to an end. A Battle Between Wildcats: In a match-up between wildcats, we knew exactly which one of the two …
Read More »FSU Basketball Out-shoots Vermont, Advances to Round 2 of NCAA Tournament
No. 4 seed FSU outlasted a potential upset to the No. 13 seed UVM 76-69 during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The opening round of the Western Region saw both teams swap the lead back and forth, with the Seminoles 17:56 to the Catamounts 15:36. Bettor Blues …
Read More »LSU Avoids Upset Against Yale, Advances to NCAA Tournament Second Round With 79-74 win
The LSU Tigers and Yale Bulldogs faced off in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday. LSU arrived into this match up as the third seed in the East Region while Yale was the 14th seed, but this game came down to the wire. The Bulldogs …
Read More »Hayes, Hudson Propel Gators to Victory Over Wolf Pack
Kevarrius Hayes and Jalen Hudson did not want their college careers to end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Both seniors led the Gators to a 70-61 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack. Hayes, who claimed before the tournament started that this team is special enough to make …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Preview: Tennessee vs Colgate
Three action-packed weeks of postseason college basketball is upon us. It’s March, and the NCAA Tournament’s first and second rounds start this Thursday and Friday. https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1108758917113249793 The South Region of the bracket houses a few intriguing matchups including Wisconsin vs. Oregon, Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma and Iowa vs. Cincinnati. One …
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