NIT Title Game is Set by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – It will be St. Joe’s and South Carolina battling for the championship of the 68th annual National Invitation Tournament on Thursday. It promises to be an interesting final with the respective teams facing specific challenges. St. Joe’s has to […]
Month: March 2005
Spring Travel Tournament Preview
Spring travel tournaments are on deck by Phil Kasiecki Nowadays, there is no off-season as regards the sport of college basketball. Not only is there plenty of news even once the games have ended, but traveling team basketball at the high school level becomes a focus as well as kids […]
Austin Regional Final Recap
Regional Final Recap – Austin Region by Neal Heston Two overtime games on Saturday, a close game between UNC and Wisconsin earlier on Sunday were what Michigan State and Kentucky had to try and top. Sure enough, they managed to do just that. Thanks to a contested 3-pointer at the […]
Austin Regional Semifinal Recap
Regional Semifinal Recap – Austin Region by Neal Heston After taking out third-seeded Oklahoma in the second round, Utah’s bid for another upset and a chance to play and become the first six seed since 1992 to reach the Final Four fell short. It was likely Andrew Bogut’s final game […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 30th St. Joseph’s, South Carolina Move in on Title: Although both schools would have preferred a trip to the NCAA Tournament, St. Joseph’s and South Carolina are offering their fans a championship run in the NIT. St. Joseph’s started the NIT’s Final Four action […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 29th Knoxville is His Oyster: Bruce Pearl, who led Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history this season, was introduced as the head coach at Tennessee yesterday. Pearl replaces Buzz Peterson, who failed to guide the Vols to an […]
NIT Media Day
Notes from Media Day at the NIT Final Four by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – Gary Williams has coached over three decades. He has seen success in the Big Ten, Big East and ACC. He has a national championship on his resume. Still, the veteran mentor recalls his first NIT […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Monday, March 28th Spartans Take Austin: After a four-year absence, Michigan State is back in the Final Four with a 94-88 double-overtime win over Kentucky. The Wildcats forced the first overtime on a three-pointer from Patrick Sparks at the buzzer; the shot was the third three […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 27th Cardinals Outlast Mountaineers, First In: For most of a half, it looked like West Virginia would keep rolling. The Mountaineers made 10-of-14 three-pointers in the first half, including some deep shots, and led 38-18 at one point before Louisville cut into the lead […]
Michigan State’s Incentive
Spartans Have Plenty to Play For by Phil Kasiecki When your team has to play one of the Cinderella stories of the tournament, things aren’t easy. Any fans who are neutral will swing to the underdog’s side, and it’s easy for people to forget that your team has some incentive […]
