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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Underdogs Enter the NCAA Tournament With Chips on Their Shoulders
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NCAA Tournament Bracket Tips: Sorting the Good From the Bad
The New York Times – Sports: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
The New York Times – Sports: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
The New York Times – Sports:What’s one in 9.2 quintillion, anyway?
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What to Expect on Selection Sunday
The New York Times – Sports: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
The New York Times – Sports: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
The New York Times – Sports: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
The New York Times – Sports: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
The New York Times – Sports: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
The New York Times – Sports: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
The New York Times – Sports: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 New York Times – Sports: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.