For the first time since a stretch from 1992 to 1996, the Michigan Wolverines will make their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. They’re led by Big Ten Player of the Year Trey Burke and possess a rare combination of veteran leadership with Tim Hardaway and freshman power with Glenn Robinson III, Nik Stauskas and Mitch McGary. So what else is it that you need to know about Michigan? 1. For the first time since 1989, a Michigan Wolverine won the Big Ten
The Big East Tournament as we all know it is now gone. But the recent five-day basketball bender in New York City left behind many indelible impressions; including 64,248,336 #BigEast hashtag impressions on Twitter from Tuesday, March 12, through the close of Saturday, March 16. [Read more…]
Temple earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. The Owls will make their sixth consecutive NCAA appearance this season. Here are five things you may not have known about Temple: 1. They’re a Jekyll-and-Hyde team. The Owls own some terrific wins (Syracuse, Saint Louis, Villanova) and some puzzling losses (Canisius, St. Bonaventure). Temple has the talent to make a deep run in the tournament, but they’re going to have to start playing more like Jekyll in order to
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will make their 34th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Here are five fast facts you should know heading into March Madness: 1. As their shooting goes, they go. They’re in the top eighth in the country in terms of 3-point percentage, shooting 37.3% for the season. 2. Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant are their two best – and only reliable – playmakers. Atkins is a true point guard and Grant is more of a scoring guard who helps
Just two weeks after receiving the schools first ever No. 1 overall ranking, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have earned their first ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga (31-2) won the West Coast Conference regular season and conference championships and will open tournament play Thursday in Salt Lake City against Southern. [Read more…]
The Cincinnati Bearcats will make their 27th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Will 27 be the lucky charm for Cincy to make a Final Four run? Here are five facts you need to know about the Bearcats as we move toward March Madness: 1. Sean Kilpatrick (16.9 ppg), Cashmere Wright (12.6 ppg) and JaQuon Parker (11.3 ppg) are capable of going off in a big way if you don’t force them into difficult situations. They’re all solid scorers who can get hot
Bracket-busting Virginia Commonwealth is back in the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year after earning an at-large berth out of the Atlantic 10. You may know that VCU advanced to the 2011 Final Four as an 11-seed, but here are five things you probably didn’t know about the Rams: 1. VCU is a Spike Lee joint. The precocious director visited one of the team’s practices earlier this season while he was on campus to speak at an assembly. He also
The Saint Louis Billikens cruised to both the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament title, and will be dancing for the second consecutive year. Here are five things you didn’t know about Saint Louis University: 1. They’re playing for their head coach. Legendary coach Rick Majerus passed away in December, and the Billikens have dedicated this season to his memory. Interim head coach Jim Crews has done a fantastic job of keeping this team on track and accentuating the ideals Majerus