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Louisville Cardinals: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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For the second consecutive season, the Louisville Cardinals are the Big East Tournament champions. They’ve done so with hard-nosed defense, Hall of Fame coaching and veteran leadership. So what do you need to know about this defensive juggernaut? 1. Louisville’s elite defense is currently holding opponents to 58.0 points per game on a slash line of .388/.312/.648. This comes in spite of the fact that center and defensive anchor Gorgui Dieng missed seven games due to injury. 2. Louisville ranks second in the

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Montana: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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Montana punched its ticket to the Big Dance by defeating Weber State in the Big Sky championship game on Saturday night. The Grizzlies will be making their 10th appearance all-time in the NCAA Tournament. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about Montana: 1. They kept Damian Lillard out of the tournament last season. If you’re wondering how good Montana is, doesn’t that last statement say it all? Lillard and his Weber State Wildcats lost to Montana twice last season,

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Northwestern State: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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The Purple Demons of Northwestern State knocked off Stephen F. Austin in a thrilling Southland Conference championship game on Saturday night. NSU will be heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about Northwestern State: 1. It’s in Louisiana. There are few places in the United States less northwestern than Louisiana, but that’s where Northwestern State is located. The school’s full name is actually Northwestern State of Louisiana, but nobody

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Akron: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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Akron clinched it berth in the NCAA Tournament by knocking off Ohio in the Mid-American Conference championship on Saturday night. The Zips will be making their third NCAA appearance since 2009. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about Akron:            1. They’re named after zippers. No, really. The zipper was invented in Akron, and so that’s why the university nicknamed its teams the “Zips.” Their mascot is–naturally–a kangaroo, and is purportedly one of the few

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North Carolina A&T: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University punched its ticket to the Big Dance by defeating Morgan State, 57-54 in the MEAC championship game on Saturday. The Aggies are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995. 1. They finished 6th in the MEAC this season. Top-seeded Norfolk State was 16-0 in the league but lost its first-round conference tournament game against Bethune-Cookman. The Spartans now watch the NCAAs from home. You may remember that Norfolk State upset Missouri

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Albany: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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Underdog? Great Danes always stand tall. After dropping a pair of regular-season meetings with Vermont, fourth-seeded Albany surprised the Catamounts when it counted most – in the America East Conference Championship on Saturday. Senior guard Jacob Iati drained a pair of late treys to lift the Great Danes to a 53-49 victory in Burlington and their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2007. Need more facts about the Capital Region contingent? Here are five on the house: 1. The Great Danes picked up their 11th

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Memphis: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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The Memphis Tigers will return to the NCAA Tournament as Conference USA champions, having defeated Southern Mississippi in a double overtime classic on Saturday afternoon. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about the Tigers: [Read more…]

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Valparaiso: Five Facts for the NCAA Tourney

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The Valparaiso Crusaders clinched their eighth trip to the NCAA tournament with a 62-54 victory over Wright State in the Horizon League Championship. Here are five fast facts about the Crusaders: 1. They got to this point thanks to the heroic effort of their best player and leader, Ryan Broekhoff, who is a 6-7 senior and averages 15.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for Valpo:         2. Nine guys on their roster play double-figure minutes. If you’re deciding whether to pick with or

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