When Bob Huggins took the head coaching gig at Kansas State, it might have made bigger news in Cincinnati than Manhattan, Kansas. It certainly didn’t send significant shock waves throughout the college basketball landscape. Well, that all changed yesterday when Huggins hired Dalonte Hill away from Charlotte and most likely stole Michael Beasley away...
Read more →Before Gonzaga and UW-Milwaukee become modern Cinderella stories, the 1990 Xavier Musketeers, as a No. 6 seed, topped the No. 3 Georgetown Hoyas 74-71 to advance to the Regional Semis before falling to No. 10 Texas. In 2004, Xavier reached the Regional Final as a No. 7 seed, falling to No. 1 Duke 66-63...
Read more →Make no mistake – Gerry McNamara and the Orangemen took UC’s NCAA Tournament berth when McNamara hopped, skipped, and stroked the game-winning three-pointer Wednesday afternoon in the Bearcats’ first-round matchup against Syracuse. Had Syracuse’s improbable run ended the next day against UConn, coach Andy Kennedy and the overacheiving Bearcats wouldn’t be waiting on the...
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