No. 2-seed Marquette was picked ninth of 11 teams in the Big East preseason poll. The Golden Eagles’ point guard, Tyler Kolek, hasn’t forgotten.
Category: Basketball (College)
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NCAA Tournament Bracket Tips: Sorting the Good From the Bad
It’s easy to pick a bracket with a solid chance for a middling finish. It’s harder to cut through some mediocre advice to push toward a win.
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Seedings for N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament Show Wide-Open Field
Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue earned No. 1 seeds in a tournament where top teams seem more beatable than usual, and others that usually might be considered upstarts have viable paths to the championship.
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The Impossible Allure of the Perfect Bracket
What’s one in 9.2 quintillion, anyway?
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What to Expect on Selection Sunday
The Big 12 should dominate the men’s bracket, while women’s teams will all want to avoid South Carolina’s region.
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Alabama’s Championship Push Arrives With Murder Indictment
A former Crimson Tide player, Darius Miles, and Miles’s friend Michael Davis were indicted by a grand jury. At the Southeastern Conference tournament, Brandon Miller starred for Alabama after being interviewed as a witness in the case.
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Kansas Coach Bill Self to Miss Big 12 Tournament With Health Issue
Self, 60, is being treated at a hospital for an illness, the school said. An assistant will lead Kansas, the reigning Division I champion that is once again at the top of the sport.
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Patrick Ewing, Georgetown and a Bitter End at the Garden
A loss in the Big East tournament may signal the end of a Hoya legend’s trying coaching tenure at his alma mater.
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Jim Boeheim Out as Syracuse Coach After 47 Seasons
Syracuse announced a replacement for Boeheim, the longtime men’s basketball coach, hours after the Orange were downed in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament by Wake Forest.
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Merrimack Won a Title, but the N.C.A.A. Tournament Will Have to Wait
Because of an unpopular N.C.A.A. rule for schools transitioning from Division II to I, Merrimack knew it would not be eligible for the N.C.A.A. tournament. Next season will be its first chance.
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Merrimack Won a Title, but the N.C.A.A. Tournament Will Have to Wait
Because of an unpopular N.C.A.A. rule for schools transitioning from Division II to I, Merrimack knew it would not be eligible for the N.C.A.A. tournament. Next season will be its first chance.
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Gonzaga Rolls Into NCAA Tournament With Another West Coast Crown
The Zags may have more losses than usual, but in cruising to yet another conference title they sent a signal that they won’t be an easy out in the N.C.A.A.s.