Half of the Elite Eight is set as UConn, Clemson, Alabama and Illinois have all punched their tickets to the next round. Out of four games Thursday night, three of them resulted in an upset. The first No. 1 seed fell as No. 4 Alabama took down No. 1 North Carolina. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: These UF NCAA Tournament Loses Still Sting
A week ago today I received a text from a good buddy who was a classmate of mine. “This one stings,” was how the text ended. Yeah, that 102-100 loss to Colorado in the NCAA Tournament did sting a lot and was not easy to get over. It felt like …
Read More »UConn and San Diego State Meet in the Sweet 16
In a rematch of last year’s Men’s NCAA Tournament Championship Game, the one-seeded UConn Huskies (33-3) are playing the fifth-seeded San Diego State Aztecs (26-10) in the Sweet 16. Built for the Moment Both teams are familiar with the spotlight. They have changed since last year, but they are built …
Read More »Oak Hall’s Monte Towe remembers N.C. State’s national title 50 years ago
Former Oak Hall boys basketball coach Monte Towe, a former point guard for North Carolina State’s 1973-1974 men’s basketball team, speaks on his experience helping the school win its first national basketball championship under former UF coach Norm Sloan, and what he’s been doing since on Sportscene with Steve Russell. …
Read More »Sweet 16 Set, All No. 1 and No. 2 Seeds Remain
The Sweet 16 is set in the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Although still in March, it seems as though the majority of the madness is over. The remaining contenders are seeded No.1-No.6 with the outlier being No. 11 NC State. All No. 1 and No. 2 seeds advanced to …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Sure, ‘I had Yale beating Auburn’ In My Bracket
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that pretty much had every emotion possible. 10. Let’s start with what happened Friday evening and the depression that fell over Gainesville with the end of another basketball season. There was anger, there was pain, there was the stinging realization that …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: T Up For Beating Kentucky Hoops
In some ways, it’s a running joke. In some other ways, it isn’t. Those of you who listen to The Tailgate or Another Dooley Noted Podcast know I have a ritual during March Madness. Whoever beats Kentucky, that team’s online store gets a visit from me. This started back in …
Read More »FAU Men’s Basketball: Looking to Make Another Long Run in NCAA Tournament
Looking back on their 2023 season, Florida Atlantic men’s basketball took the world of college sports by surprise. Making History Ending the season with a 35-4 record, the Owls entered the 2023 NCAA tournament as a nine seed and defeated 8 seed Memphis 66-65. The Owls went all the way …
Read More »Boise State Takes on Colorado in Last First Four Game
It will be a matchup between the Boise State Broncos (22-10, 13-5 Mountain West) and the Colorado Buffaloes (24-10, 13-7 Pac-12) for the No. 10 seed in the South Region. The winner of this play-in game will face the No. 7 seed Florida Gators. ONE. DAY. AWAY.#BleedBlue x #WhatsNext pic.twitter.com/ASQog6YZ0M …
Read More »Colorado, Boise State Square Off in First Four
The Colorado Buffaloes (24-10) will face the Boise State Broncos (22-10) tonight as part of the First Four. The winner of this game will claim the No. 10 seed in the South Region and face the No. 7-seeded Florida Gators on Friday in the round of 64. https://twitter.com/LightOnSports/status/1770437365661602291 Boise State …
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