Loyola-Chicago dazed the University of Miami and disqualified many fan brackets during Thursday’s NCAA Tournament first round. The South Region No. 11 seed Ramblers topped the No. 6 seed Hurricanes 64-62 with a Donte Ingram 3-point buzzer-beater. It was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for Loyola-Chicago since 1985 when Georgetown eliminated …
Read More »Florida Steamrolls Past St. Bonaventure in the Round of 64
For the second straight year, the Florida Gators advanced out of the Round of 64 by defeating the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 77-62 with a dominant second half. Egor Koulechov led the charge with 20 points and six rebounds, while Jalen Hudson added 16 points. Chris Chiozza had a typical Chris …
Read More »Memphis Ousts Tubby Smith After 21 Win Season
Coming off his second season as the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball head coach, Tubby Smith is on his way out. Going 21-13 this past season, he would also take the Tigers to a AAC semifinals bid last Saturday. I appreciate the opportunity to have led the University of Memphis basketball …
Read More »Preview: Missouri Takes on Florida State
Missouri Men’s Basketball will make its 27th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance on Friday, taking the No. 8 seed in the West Region for First Round action in Nashville, Tennessee. https://twitter.com/MizzouHoops/status/974040297440202752 About Missouri Head coach Cuonzo Martin has now led three different programs to NCAA Tournament appearances, becoming the 59th head …
Read More »Arkansas Battles Butler in Round 1 of NCAA Tournament
For the first time in a decade, Arkansas basketball is playing in its second straight NCAA Tournament. Last year, the Razorbacks made a run through the second round. This year, the team is looking to surpass that. But, they will have to get past the Butler Bulldogs in Round 1 …
Read More »LSU Women’s Hoops in the NCAA Tournament
The LSU Lady Tigers basketball team is in the NCAA Tournament. LSU has made 24 appearances in the Big Dance prior to this season and this year, with a 19-9 record and a dominant 11-1 home record, the Tigers make the NCAA Tournament as a six seed in the Spokane …
Read More »Koulechov’s Unconventional Journey to Florida
Egor Koulechov is no stranger to unfamiliarity and adversity. The journeyman grew up in two different countries and has now played basketball at three different universities in his four years of collegiate eligibility. For Koulechov, life is not only about the present, but about the journey. The Beginning As the …
Read More »St. Bonaventure Downs UCLA, Faces Florida Next
The St. Bonaventure Bonnies (26-7) defeated UCLA (21-12) by a score of 65-58 on Tuesday night for their first NCAA tournament win in 48 years. The Bonnies were led by junior forward Courtney Stockard who scored 26 points after returning to the game from a hamstring injury. Bonnies D was …
Read More »Texas A&M Women’s Basketball in NCAA Tournament
The Texas A&M Aggies take on the Drake Bulldogs in the first round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday at 2:30. The Match-up The fourth-seed Aggies come into the game with a 24-9 record (11-5 SEC) while the 13-seed Bulldogs enter the match-up with a record of 26-7 (18-0 …
Read More »South Carolina’s Road To Back-To-Back Titles
South Carolina women’s basketball team is back on the same mission as they were last year: to defend their title. South Carolina is lead by head coach, Dawn Staley, who has coached her team in the right way since becoming head coach back in 2008. She has lead her team …
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