The Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated the Florida Gators 69-66 in thrilling fashion. Keenan Evans led the Raiders with 22 points on 8-14 shooting. Zhaire Smith added 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. The Gators were paced by Jalen Hudson’s 23 points and 4 rebounds. Florida had two opportunities …
Read More »Jalen Hudson is Perfect Fit With the Gators
Jalen Hudson’s success in the NCAA tournament will be a key factor in his decision to either leave for the upcoming NBA draft or return to Florida for his senior season. After transferring from Virginia Tech and sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer rules, Hudson has been quite …
Read More »Tom Crean Named Next Head Coach Of Georgia Men’s Basketball
Georgia men’s basketball has found its next head coach. Former Marquette and Indiana head coach Tom Crean will take over a Georgia program that has fallen on some tough times. He will try to bring Georgia to be a force to be reckon with both in the SEC but on …
Read More »March Madness: Alabama Defeats Virginia Tech In The First Round
March Madness is underway! Yesterday, No. 9 Alabama defeated no. 8 Virginia Tech in the first round of play. Alabama 86; Virginia Tech 83 The Crimson Tide survived in Pittsburgh by a 3 point margin. Although the Hokies made a buzzer-beating layup, it wasn’t enough. Notable Players Alabama’s point guard …
Read More »Kentucky Perseveres in the NCAA Tournament
March Madness is in full swing. The 5th seed Kentucky Wildcats took on the 12th seed Davidson Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA tournament and the young Kentucky team got a taste of a tournament win. No 3s? No Problem. Kentucky led the first half with Kevin Knox …
Read More »The Tennessee Volunteers Continue to Shine with Big Win Over Wright State
The 3-seed Tennessee Volunteers defeated the 14-seed Wright State Raiders 73-47 on Thursday to book their spot into the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Here is the final call from the game: Bringing Success back to the Program The Volunteers finished atop a highly competitive SEC division …
Read More »No. 11 Loyola-Chicago Buzzer-beater Upsets No. 6 Miami
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 …
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