In the opening game of the 2024 men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, 9-seed Michigan State never trailed in a 69-51 win over 8-seed Mississippi State. Spartan coach Tom Izzo, who holds the record for most consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances at one school, improved to 20-6 in the first round. Spartans Roll …
Read More »South Carolina, Oregon Meet for First Time in NCAA Tournament
In a combined 237 seasons of collegiate men’s basketball, South Carolina (26-7) and Oregon (23-11) have never met; well, until Thursday night. Round one of the NCAA Tournament kicks off with the Gamecocks and the Ducks squaring off in Pittsburg. Both teams are coming off deep runs in their respective …
Read More »Kentucky Kicks Off March Madness Against Oakland
The South Region’s No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats and No. 14 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies face off for their first game of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night at 7:10 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. https://twitter.com/UKAthletics/status/1770261547283095873 Over the course of the tournament’s history, No. 14 seeds have …
Read More »Montana State, Grambling State Face Off In First Four Matchup
March Madness is officially upon us, as the Montana State Bobcats and Grambling State Tigers face off in a NCAA First Four matchup at 6:40 p.m. today from UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Both teams come off conference championships and look to break into the round of 64. For Montana …
Read More »Colorado State Knocks Out Virginia In NCAA’s First Four Round
Colorado State eliminated Virginia 67-42 in Tuesday’s NCAA Tournament First Four games at Dayton, Ohio. The 10 seed Rams (25-10) will face No. 7 seed Texas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Advance. The. Rams!!!#TeamTogether x @AlpineGardens pic.twitter.com/1UBnCqKlHN — Colorado State Men’s …
Read More »Let The Madness Begin
Anything can happen. It’s March in the college basketball season. If you believe in the magic, this is the time to watch the sport. Howard coach Kenneth Blakeney has been telling his team just that. “March is different. There is a magic that goes on if you can play with …
Read More »Virginia Faces Colorado State To Start March Madness
March Madness starts tonight for Virginia and Colorado State. The teams are on the edge of making the bracket as one of the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio. The winner will be the No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region and face Texas. Lose and pack up their belongings, heading …
Read More »NC State Looks To Build On Miracle Run In NCAA Tournament
The NC State Wolfpack saw their season winding down after a fourth consecutive loss on March 9, sitting at 10th in the ACC. Entering the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament last week, the Wolfpack walked into the Capitol One Arena in Washington D.C., with their season hanging by a threat. NC …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Handlogten’s injury got Tournament committee’s attention
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that included a little bit of everything, kind of like a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixins, but the bean casserole made you ill. 10. As soon as I saw Micah Handlogten on the floor of the Bridgestone Arena and it …
Read More »Former Florida Assistant Coach Leads Stetson To Its First March Madness
Former Florida Gators men’s basketball assistant coach Donnie Jones made history with Stetson’s program last week by leading the Hatters to their first NCAA Tournament. https://twitter.com/marchmadnessmbb/status/1766924201741434950?s=42 Jones was an assistant coach from 1996-2006 and the Associate Head Coach during the 2006-07 season for the Gators under Billy Donovan. Jones …
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