There’s a new trend emerging in college hoops: former NBA greats are returning to their Alma mater to coach on the same court where they began their historic careers. We recently saw it when Chris Mullin took over St. John’s University in 2015, followed by Patrick Ewing reclaiming his former …
Read More »UMBC Proud of NCAA Tournament Upset
Before Friday night, the college basketball world had never seen a No. 16 seed take down a No. 1 seed giant. That changed when the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers (25-10) did not just slay the giant, they decimated the top overall seed Virginia Cavaliers (31-3) by a score of …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Basketball Sweet Sixteen, all No. 1’s are in
In the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, all the No. 1 seeds are alive. Meanwhile, two lower seeds got their spot in the Sweet Sixteen. The No. 1 seeds In the Albany region, No. 1 UConn defeated No. 9 Quinnipiac, 71-46 on Monday. UConn will face No. 5 Duke on Saturday. …
Read More »Auburn Bows Out In Round of 32 After Blowout Loss to Clemson
The Auburn Tigers season came to a disappointing end Sunday in San Diego. They were blown out by Clemson 84-53 in the second round of the Midwest region, falling a game short of what would’ve been the school’s fifth-ever Sweet Sixteen appearance. CLEMSON OWNS THE BATTLE OF THE TIGERS! (5) …
Read More »Kentucky Advances to Sweet 16, Will Play Kansas State Thursday
John Calipari went on the first four-game losing streak of his Kentucky tenure in February. That now feels like distant history, as he’s back in familiar territory. Kentucky stomped the upset-minded Buffalo Bulls 95-75 on Saturday to advance to their sixth Sweet 16 in Calipari’s eight seasons with the team. They …
Read More »Texas A&M upsets UNC to Advance to Sweet 16
The whole world watched in shock Sunday night as No. 7 seed Texas A&M absolutely steamrolled No. 2 seed UNC with a score of 86-65. The Tar Heels have been in the Championship game of the NCAA Basketball Tournament the last two seasons. In 2016, they lost an extremely close …
Read More »Michigan State Upset in Second Round
In a wild and unpredictable NCAA Tournament, the Michigan State Spartans became the latest upset victim on Sunday. The No. 11 seed Syracuse Orange (23-13) eliminated the No. 3 seed Spartans (30-5), 55-53, in the second round at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Spartans’ head coach Tom Izzo says …
Read More »Sweet Sixteen Field is Set
The round of 32 has concluded and March Madness continues to roll on with only sixteen teams remaining. Only Two 1-seeds Left After Virginia and Xavier suffered heartbreaking upsets, Kansas and Villanova are the two 1-seeds still standing in the sweet sixteen. Virginia became the first ever 1-seed to lose …
Read More »Texas Tech Takes Down Florida in Last-Minute Thriller
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 …
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