Da’Sean Butler Continues Adapting to Coaches by Ray Floriani NEW YORK – Over the past three seasons Da’Sean Butler has played for three different coaches. All of them are different from one another, each outstanding in his own right. Two years ago Butler was finishing his high school career at […]
Month: March 2008
First Round [3/20/08]
East Region – First Round: After one half, No. 13 Winthrop appeared poised to pull a first-round upset in the second consecutive year after the Eagles, as a No. 11 seed, beat Notre Dame last season. The Eagles battled No. 4 Washington State to a 29-29 tie in the first […]
UAB Holds Off Late Charge By VCU
CAA Down to Two, as UAB Eliminates VCU by Jay Pearlman RICHMOND, Va. – Sometimes being the best for much of the season wears on a team, particularly mentally. The expectations, always having to win, and always being the opponent’s biggest game. We saw it happen late in the season […]
First Round [3/20/08]
Midwest Region – First Round: No. 1 Kansas had no troubles handling No. 16 Portland State in an 85-61 first-round victory. The Jayhawks were led by junior guard Brandon Rush, who had 18 points and hit four three-pointers. Kansas was hot from the perimeter, hitting 12-of-25 three-pointers. The Vikings struggled […]
Quick Hitters
Pre-NCAA Tournament Quick Hitters by Phil Kasiecki Quick hitters as we near the first round of the NCAA Tournament: Who knew that James Madison was such a hot job? Quite a few names have surfaced for it thus far. Mike Jarvis has been mentioned prominently and is very interested, while […]
Old Dominion Holds Off Rider In CBI
ODU Holds on against Thompson Brothers in First Ever CBI Game by Jay Pearlman NORFOLK, Va. – The Rider-Old Dominion game at the Ted Constant Convocation Center tipped right at 7 p.m. eastern daylight, so it must have been the first CBI game ever. Or at least, that’s my story […]
Morgan State Happy To Be In NIT
For Morgan State, NIT will suffice by Michael T. Lyle, Jr. BLACKSBURG, Va. – So it wasn’t exactly what the Morgan State Bears fought all season for. But despite losing the MEAC Championship game against crosstown rival Coppin State, the Bears are still tournament-bound. By virtue of winning the conference’s […]
First Time NCAA Participants Celebrate
More Than Just Current Personnel Feel the Victory by Phil Kasiecki When a team reaches the NCAA Tournament for the first time, a lot often comes with it. There’s a feeling that history has been made, in some cases a feeling of relief at finally making it, and a feeling […]
UCLA: Bruins Might Not Have Mbah a Moute Thursday
Bruins Might Not Have Mbah a Moute Thursday: No. 1 UCLA might play its first-round game without junior forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who sprained his ankle in the Pac-10 Tournament and could not play for the rest of the tournament. He was in a walking boot Sunday, but […]
Arkansas: Weems Injures Knee in Practice
Weems Injures Knee in Practice: Arkansas senior swingman Sonny Weems hurt his knee in practice yesterday, but coach John Pelphrey does not expect him to miss the No. 9 Razorbacks’ first-round game against No. 8 Indiana. Weems is one of the key offensive players for Arkansas, averaging 14.3 points per […]
