As much as Americans love an underdog story, we also love tales of redemption, and several handicappers expect Virginia to redeem itself by winning the 2019 NCAA basketball championship.
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Former UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood still is working on an idea to bring the women’s Sweet 16 basketball tournament to Las Vegas.
Arizona State players remain confident about their NCAA Tournament hopes after falling to Colorado on Wednesday.
The father of UCLA star Lonzo Ball says the Bruins lost in the NCAA Tournament because “three white guys” couldn’t pick up the slack after his son injured his hamstring.
The Pac-12 Conference announced Monday that this week’s men’s basketball tournament is sold out for the first time in league history.
Here are previews and picks for tonight’s West Coast Conference tournament semifinals at Orleans Arena.
This latest Final Four — won by Duke on Monday by a 68-63 score against Wisconsin at pristine Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis — was my 20th straight covering the national semifinals and final. It is a stretch that began in 1996 and has included some unforgettable moments, on and off the court.
Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, lord of the rings, once again conquered the world of women’s college basketball. The Huskies beat familiar foe Notre Dame 63-53 in the NCAA Tournament championship game Tuesday, giving Auriemma a 10th national title. He ties John Wooden, the legendary UCLA men’s coach, for the most championships in Division I basketball.
Two years ago, Jim Calhoun was playing out this same scene, cutting down his own set of nets and giving Connecticut its third national title. Then he left the program in academic disrepair to go play golf and had former player turned assistant Kevin Ollie stick around to clean up the mess. Most programs don’t survive. But Connecticut was different.
Shabazz Napier turned in another all-court masterpiece Monday night to lift Connecticut to a 60-54 win over Kentucky’s freshmen and a national title hardly anyone saw coming.