Siena “Prosperous” by Adam Shandler Siena will go down in history as only the second team to play two NCAA tourney games and still finish with a losing record. The Saints, who won four straight games to win the MAAC title, squeaked by SWAC champ Alcorn State, 81-77, in Dayton […]

NCAA West Region 1 by Michael Ermitage The tournament committee did Cincinnati no favors by giving the Bearcats a number one seed in the West region. Bob Huggins’ squad will be hard-pressed to reach the Final Four in this loaded bracket. No. 1 Cincy vs. No. 16 Boston University Few […]

NIT Day 1 Recap by Phil Kasiecki The first night of NIT action included some great games, including one that came down to the final seconds. Ball State got a career-high 40 points from Chris Williams and 26 points and 10 rebounds from Theron Smith, but needed most of their […]

NCAA East Region 2 by Jason Drucker Texas Tech (6) v. So. Illinois (11) At 26-7, Southern Illinois managed to earn at outright bid despite losing to Creighton in the Missouri Valley Conference title game. Though the Salukis managed to beat Indiana by a dozen earlier this season, they did […]

NCAA West Region 2 by Adam Reich A potential second round match-up between Arizona and Gonzaga in this bracket have fans anxiously awaiting the weekend. 3-seed Arizona vs. 14-seed UC Santa Barbara The Wildcats head into the tournament after defeating USC for the Pac-10 title. Arizona is versatile at every […]

NCAA Midwest Region 1 Preview by Brian Seymour 1. Kansas vs. 16. Holy Cross Despite the obvious 1 vs. 16 mismatch, this game has the potential to be one of the more entertaining first-round games. Holy Cross isn’t as undersized as most people would expect with 6-foot-8 forward Tim Szatko […]

NCAA Midwest Region Preview by Greg Bacani The Past is History. The Future is a Mystery. Now is a Gift, that’s why they call it The Present. For me, that is the best way to describe the immediacy and the mystique that the NCAA Tournament embodies. Well, enough of that […]

NIT Preview by Phil Kasiecki The 2002 NIT represents a change in a couple of respects, both positive. The field has expanded to include 40 teams, and with that change, more mid-major teams get in. In the past, a high-major conference team that barely broke .500 made the NIT over […]

NCAA East Region 1 by Adam Shandler The Dreaded 64-65 Game: (Tuesday, March 12, 7 PM EST, Dayton, OH, ESPN) And the lucky winners are Alcorn State and Siena. Alcorn (20-9), the SWAC Champion, got to the Tuesday Night Pre-dance by beating Alabama State in the conference final, 70-67. Senior […]