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 …
Read More »UCLA Hopeful for a Tourney Run
The UCLA Bruins (29-4) is arguably the team with the most buzz in the tournament despite being a three seed. Though, that is to be expected when you have a top three prospect on your team in the form of fab freshman Lonzo Ball. The UCLA Bruins are playing in …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Preview: Louisville vs. Jacksonville State
March Madness continues with a battle between Louisville and Jacksonville State this afternoon. Friday’s match up features an experienced veteran versus a hard fought rookie. Back Again No. 2 seeded Louisville (24-8) returns to the NCAA Tournament after a self-imposed ban from postseason play in 2016. A year ago, the …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Preview: Baylor vs. New Mexico State
The last of the Round of 64 will face off today in the already-exciting NCAA Tournament. The Baylor Bears (25-7) will take on the New Mexico State Aggies (28-5) today at 12:40 in the East region. https://twitter.com/BaylorMBB/status/841095711445909504 Baylor Baylor received a three-seed on Selection Sunday after beating top 25 teams and …
Read More »Battle of Florida Schools
As the first day of the NCAA March Madness Tournament comes to an end, there was something very unusual that happened. Out of the 16 games that were played on Thursday, there were only two upsets. Those two upsets were: No. 12 Middle Tennessee State defeating No. 5 Minnesota and No. …
Read More »Indiana Fires Tom Crean
After nine seasons with Indiana, head basketball coach Tom Crean won two Big Ten titles and qualified for four NCAA tournaments in the past six seasons, advancing to three Sweet 16s. But to Indiana Athletic Director Fred Glass, that just isn’t enough. Glass announced Thursday that Indiana needs a “change …
Read More »UCF Wins First NIT Game
The University of Central Florida grabbed their first win in the National Invitation Tournament(NIT) in program history after defeating Colorado University 79-74 yesterday in the CFE Arena in Orlando, Florida. The UCF Knights(22-11) will take on the top-seeded Illinois State Redbirds(28-6) on Monday, March 20th with hopes of continuing their run in the …
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