NIT Final Four by Phil Kasiecki While the NCAA Tournament has had its usual exciting and unpredictable games, the NIT has seen its field narrowed to its own Final Four teams, with some exciting games of its own. After mid-majors made a statement earlier in the tournament, Madison Square Garden […]

South Region Finals by Jon Gonzalez No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 10 Kent State Last year, after Indiana’s first round loss to Kent State in the NCAA Tournament, there were grumblings. Not that there hadn’t been doubts all year long about the interim coach who took Bobby Knight’s place, but […]

East Region Finals by Adam Shandler No. 1 Maryland 90, No. 2 Connecticut 82 CBS’s Jim Nantz had a busy evening. Not only did he have to call play-by-play for the Maryland-UConn East Regional Final, he also had to count all those ties and lead changes. Maybe you caught the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

NIT First Round Wrap-Up by Phil Kasiecki NIT first round action concluded on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the lone game on Saturday being played due to travel issues. Thursday night’s games featured mostly blowouts, with one game that came down to the end. All of Friday night’s games all […]