The Florida State Seminoles are entering the Elite 8 for the 3rd time in school history. This comes after their 3rd straight NCAA tournament upset. Ninth-seeded Florida State beat fourth-seeded Gonzaga 75-60 on Thursday night. Dominant Defense Once the Seminoles achieved a nine point lead in the first quarter, it …
Read More »Preview: Kansas and Clemson Clash in Sweet Sixteen
Of the four teams remaining in the Midwest region of the NCAA Tournament (Duke, Syracuse, Clemson and Kansas), Brad Brownell is perhaps the least recognizable head coach for any of the four teams. It’s not so bad when the other three coaches are Jim Boeheim, Bill Self, and Coach K. …
Read More »Michigan is of the Elite
For the first time since 2013, the Michigan Wolverines will advance to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament. The number three seeded Michigan team defeated number seven Texas A&M 99-72 on Thursday in the Staples Center. The Wolverines Showed Their Teeth After a close call winning 64-63 against the …
Read More »Kansas State Takes Down Kentucky in Thriller
Battle of Wildcats In a highly anticipated Sweet 16 matchup, Kansas State defeated Kentucky 61-58 in a battle of the Wildcats. Xavier Sneed led the charge for Kansas State with 22 points and 9 rebounds before fouling out with 1:14 left in regulation. Junior guard Barry Brown added 13 points, …
Read More »Sweet 16 Preview: Kentucky vs. Kansas State
Two wildcats go head-to-head tonight when SEC basketball team the University of Kentucky takes on Kansas State. At 9:37 pm tonight in Atlanta, or better known “Catlanta” tip-off for the sweet 16 for these two teams begins. Kentucky has the upper hand, but does that really mean anything during the …
Read More »Texas A&M vs Michigan Game Preview
Best matchup in the Sweet 16. The Sweet 16 will be in full swing Thursday Night especially with a matchup between two hot teams that are coming off big wins. After an impressive buzzer-beating three to beat Houston in the second round, the Michigan Wolverines will face off with vs. …
Read More »Florida State Faces Gonzaga in Sweet 16 Matchup
The No. 9 seeded Florida State men’s basketball team will play in the Sweet 16 for its fifth time in school history. They will face No. 4 seeded Gonzaga, who will be playing in their seventh Sweet 16. Seminoles After finishing the regular season 20-10, Florida State was seen as …
Read More »Loyola Chicago faces Nevada in Sweet 16 Matchup
The 11-seeded Loyola Ramblers men’s basketball team will play in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1985. They will face a No. 7 Nevada in the bracket-busting matchup. Rambling On Coming into the tournament, the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers were picked by many to be a dark horse in the …
Read More »Penny Hardaway Takes Over Memphis Tigers
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 …
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