Sunday, March 24th, 2002 by Dan Hauptman News and Notes ESPN.com’s Andy Katz is reporting that Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins told staff members on Saturday that he was in the process of working on a contract with West Virginia. The report also says that the deal is not completely done […]

How Sweet It Is by Tracy Granzyk The Sweet Sixteen is locked in for 2002. Of the sixteen teams left, half come from only two conferences. Five of the teams, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Texas, Texas Tech and Colorado hail from the Big 12. Tennessee, Vanderbilt and South Carolina come from […]

West Regional Semifinal by Adam Reich Oklahoma used a second-half explosion to blow out Arizona and earn a trip to the West Regional Final. No. 2 Oklahoma 88, No. 3 Arizona 67 The three-point shooting of Hollis Price kept the Sooners within striking distance before a second half charge ran […]

Midwest Semifinal Preview by Greg Bacani Tonight, Texas looks to prolong the Big 12’s dominance over the Pac-10 as they look to dispatch Oregon, the last remaining Pac-10 representative in tonight’s first Midwest Regional Semifinal. The Longhorns and the Ducks feature two of the premier “focal” point guards in the […]

Saturday, March 23rd, 2002 by Dan Hauptman News and Notes According to CBS SportsLine’s Dan Wetzel, Bob Huggins has decided to leave Cincinnati to coach at his alma mater, West Virginia. However, Huggins told Cincinnati’s WCPO-TV on Friday, “I have not made a decision.” Louisville coach Rick Pitino announced on […]

Friday, March 22, 2002 by Dan Hauptman News and Notes University of Arkansas president B. Alan Sugg upheld the dismissal of basketball coach Nolan Richardson. Sugg said on Thursday that after reviewing 80 pages of material submitted by Richardson and interviewing a number of people, he concluded that he agreed […]

East Second Round Recap by Adam Shandler (1) Maryland 87, (8) Wisconsin 57 Juan More Time For Good Measure: Where were the Maryland Terrapins for the first 15 minutes of this second round game? The Terps couldn’t find the bottom of the bucket on 28 of their first 40 attempts […]

West Second Round Recap by Adam Reich Power conferences collide in San Jose, California as Big 12 Tournament champion Oklahoma takes on Pac-10 Tournament champion Arizona in a West Regional Semifinal. No. 2 Oklahoma 78, No. 7 Xavier 65 Oklahoma forward Aaron McGhee got the better of Xavier center Tim […]

South Second Round Recap by David Mosse No. 1 Duke 84, No. 8 Notre Dame 77 The Blue Devils survived a major scare, rallying from a seven-point deficit with 6:24 remaining to outlast the valiant Irish. Notre Dame was not intimidated by the prospect of facing the defending champions, and […]

Midwest Second Round Recap by Greg Bacani No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 7 Wake Forest As the old saying goes: “You dance with the one that brought you.” That is precisely what Oregon has done all year and especially now when it matters most. Leaning heavily on the terrific triumvirate […]