University of Central Florida defeated Illinois 68-58 last night to advance to the final four of the NIT. The Knights will now head to New York to play in the program’s first NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Sellout in Orlando No. 4 seeded UCF was supposed to head to Illinois, but with …
Read More »Kasey Hill Looks Forward to his Last Sweet-16
“Nobody really knew who he was when we first heard of him.” Kasey Hill looks back on what he thought of Coach White once he heard his new coach’s name after Billy Donovan left for the Oklahoma City Thunder. But as Coach White’s first season went on, the players started to get …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Basketball Sweet 16
The Sweet 16 has been set for NCAA Women’s basketball tournament, with the third round scheduled to begin on Friday. Lexington Regional The No. 1 seed Notre Dame will take on the No.5 Ohio State, while No.2 Stanford will play against No.3 Texas on Friday following the first game. Oklahoma …
Read More »UCF Heads to NIT Quarterfinals
The UCF Knights are coming off a close win against the No. 1 seeded Illinois State. Creating this upset was a confidence boost for the Knights. But now it’s time to focus on Wednesday night’s game against Illinois. The Journey The Knights got to the quarterfinals after a win from …
Read More »Kentucky Looking for a Sixth Elite Eight Appearance in Eight Years
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 …
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