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 […]
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Play-In
Wednesday, March 13th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn The Tournament has Started Last night saw a very close and entertaining match between Alcorn State and Siena come down to the final seconds, and we caught a glimpse of what this is supposed to be about. While Adam Shandler provides the recap […]
East Region Play-In Game
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 […]
All Dressed Up
All Dressed Up in Baby Blue and No Place to Go by Brian Strong Put yourself in the unused patent leather shoes and spiffy tuxedo of Jason Capel. When this young man stepped off the court at the Charlotte Coliseum recently, wearing the untucked mesh No. 25 for the last […]
NIT Preview
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 Midwest Region 2
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 […]
NCAA Midwest Region 1
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 West Region 2
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 […]
Today’s the Day
Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 by Andrew Flynn Today’s the Day As Adam Shandler mentioned in his East Region Preview (at right), tonight marks the return of the 65 vs. 64 play-in game, featuring Alcorn State and Siena. Tonight’s contest will be held in Dayton, Ohio, and the winner will travel […]
Respect
No R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Dan Hauptman In each of the last three NCAA Tournaments, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have advanced to at least the Sweet 16. Only Michigan State and Duke have accomplished this feat the past three years, something that speaks volumes about the success of the West Coast Conference team […]