The wait is over as March Madness returns to action Thursday night with the Sweet 16. After a very exciting first two rounds, the final 16 teams battle for spots in the Elite 8, and it kicks off with four games on Thursday. The No. 7 Michigan State Spartans hope …
Read More »Arkansas and UConn Set to Face Off in Sweet 16
No. 4 UConn and No. 8 Arkansas are set to face off in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 7:15 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arkansas enters the Sweet 16 matchup against UConn after upsetting No. 1 Kansas 72-71 last weekend. UConn’s second round …
Read More »Rick Pitino Hired As St. John’s Next Head Coach
Rick Pitino, 70, is headed back to New York after agreeing to a 6-year contract to be St. John’s next head men’s basketball coach. Pitino’s Hall-of-Fame Resume Pitino has played integral roles as the head coach of several organizations throughout his career. His coaching journey trails back to 1974, where …
Read More »Former Gator Brett Nelson Fired by Holy Cross
College of Holy Cross men’s basketball parted ways with former Gator Brett Nelson on March 10. Nelson was the head coach for the school for four seasons. https://t.co/ia3z3YZQjv — Holy Cross Men's Basketball (@HCrossMBB) March 10, 2023 Nelson with Holy Cross Coming off of an assistant head coaching job at …
Read More »Sweet 16 Set in Women’s NCAA Tournament
The women’s NCAA Sweet 16 is set after four upsets in the round of 32. The Southeastern conference once again shows its dominance as four of the 16 teams are SEC teams, including No. 1 South Carolina. https://twitter.com/MarchMadnessWBB/status/1638038184939466752?s=20 Major Upsets On Monday, all in the same day, No. 9 seed …
Read More »Another No. 1 Falls As Miami Hurricanes Eliminate Indiana Hoosiers
On Monday night, a day after No. 1 seed Stanford fell to No. 8. seed Ole Miss, the No. 1 seed Indiana Hoosiers saw their tournament run end with a two-point loss to No. 9 seed Miami. The upset marks the first time since 1998 that the Sweet 16 will …
Read More »Gators Overpower Wake Forest to Reach Super 16
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team picked the right time to hit their stride. After a narrow victory in their opening matchup of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), the Gators came back out looking stronger than ever in the round of 32. Florida downed the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 80-63 Monday …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Team Set for Round 2 Matchup with Wake Forest in WNIT
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team is set for a round two matchup in the WNIT against Wake Forest Monday evening. The Gators defeated the Wofford Terriers in round one, 66-63, last Thursday. Wofford automatically qualified for the WNIT as the regular season Southern conference champions. The Gators made the …
Read More »SEC Finding Success in NCAA Women’s Tournament
An initial seven Southeastern Conference women’s teams received bids to the NCAA tournament. Four of these seven teams remain alive and in the hunt to bring the SEC a national championship. Alive and Fighting SEC Teams The SEC has had excellent representation in March. South Carolina, Ole Miss and LSU …
Read More »SEC Dominant in the NCAA Tournament
The SEC has been making history in the NCAA Tournament and remains on top after an impressive weekend. Alabama As expected, one-seed Alabama came out with no hesitation racking up 96 points against Texas A&M-CC. Alabama held the No. 1 spot in the NCAA heading into the tournament and has …
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