Kentucky and deep tournament runs are synonymous with each other, and head coach John Calipari has helped continue that tradition. Since becoming Kentucky’s head coach, Calipari has led the Wildcats to five Elite Eights, four Final Fours and two national championship appearances including a victory in 2012. This year, he …
Read More »RECAP: UCF Knights Charge On to NIT Quarterfinals
Recap The University of Central Florida men’s basketball team defeated the Illinois State Redbirds last night in Normal, Illinois to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament. The Redbirds were the No. 1 seed of region three while UCF was No. 4. It was an impressive win by …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Tournament Second Round Preview
NCAA Women’s Tournament Recap Of the eight SEC teams that started out the NCAA Women’s Tournament, four teams still remain. Texas A&M and Tennessee are still trying to get into the third round of play to join South Carolina and Mississippi St. All four Number 1 seeds are still alive …
Read More »UCF Knights Hit the Road for Round Two of NIT
The UCF Knights men’s basketball team is back in action for the National Invitation Tournament. The Knights face the Illinois State Redbirds in the second round of the tournament. https://twitter.com/UCF_MBB/status/843801177749966848 UCF basketball faces the Illinois State Redbirds in the second round of the tournament. Knights Advance to Round Two UCF advances …
Read More »The South Carolina Gamecocks Are Now Dancing In The Sweet 16
The South Carolina Gamecock are continuing their march to the Sweet Sixteen in New York City after upsetting the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils 88-81 yesterday. This is the Gamecocks first time in the Sweet Sixteen since 1973. It has taken South Carolina 44 years to win a tournament game, and …
Read More »Arkansas Can’t Put Away Tar Heels in Second Round
Things were looking up for Arkansas late in the second half. The Razorbacks were up 65-60 on number one seed North Carolina with three minutes remaining. Arkansas came back after being down seventeen point in first half. It looked as if the eighth seeded Razorbacks were going to bust the brackets of …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Recap
It was a wild weekend for many top-seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament as No. 1 overall seed Villanova and No. 2 seeds Duke and Louisville were bounced in the round of 32. Many other top seeds were tested as well. Barring Kansas’ 20 point victory over Michigan State, the …
Read More »Florida Advances To Their 11th Sweet 16 in School History in a Dominating 65-39 Victory Over Virginia
For the 11th time in school history, the Florida Gators are going to the Sweet 16. UF took down the Virginia Cavaliers, 65-39, on Saturday night in front of a home-like crowd at the Amway Center in Orlando. Devin Robinson and Justin Leon led the way for Florida, as Robinson …
Read More »NCAA Round of 32: Virginia – Florida Preview
The over/under may be set at 100 for this primetime defensive match-up. On Saturday night at 8:40 p.m., the fourth-seed Florida Gators will take on the fifth-seed Virginia Cavaliers in a contest between two of the top defensive teams in the nation. KenPom ranks UVA as the second-most efficient defense …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Preview: Miami vs Michigan State
Embrace the madness as the NCAA tournament is officially underway. In first round action the No. 8 Miami Hurricanes face off against Tom Izzo and the No. 9 ranked Michigan State Spartans. The Spartans enter the tournament with a 19-14 record while the Hurricanes record stands at 21-11. This is …
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