The first week of the NCAA Tournament is in the books, and one thing is clear — the draft stock of many of the top players did not improve. In fact, Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel’s stock was probably helped the most of any top prospect — and he was unable to play in the NIT because of a torn ACL. But there were certainly others who helped themselves. [Read more…]
The NCAA Tournament is underway and day one did not disappoint. The theme of the week so far: you can’t just bring your name, you have to bring your game. We’ll be tracking Friday’s best all day long and updating you throughout. If you missed some of today’s action and want to see which players helped their teams advance to the next round or pull off the major upset, be sure to check back throughout the night. [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