The Final Four is set after an amazing comeback and another team having a little too much for the opponent. Plus a head coach leaves after a long time at one school, more coaching changes, and a championship game is set in another tournament.
Tag: 2016 NCAA Tournament
Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis – March 28, 2016
The Final Four is set, and after No. 1 seeds looked dominant in the last round, only one advanced after a great comeback in one of Sunday’s games.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 27, 2016
One of the most underrated college basketball coaches of our era is likely to finally get his due this week. In fact, the same might be said about two coaches as the NCAA Tournament soon approaches its climax.
Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis – March 26, 2016
Ted and I look back at the regional semifinals and ahead to the regional finals, as well as the ACC’s big success. We also touch briefly on coaching news as that gets set to pick up.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 26, 2016
It was quite a night in the NCAA – or is it the ACC – Tournament. Plus one coach gets hurt in his team’s win, more coaches are on the move and one decides to stay put.
Villanova’s win stirs up memories of Wildcats’ 1985 performance
Villanova’s blowout of Miami brought back to mind the Wildcats’ great win in the 1985 national championship game, with some interesting parallels to go with the obvious big differences.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 25, 2016
It’s regular for defending national champions to not go out easily in the NCAA Tournament, and one would expect that to be doubly true when that defending champion is Duke.
Talking Hoops with Ted Sarandis – March 23, 2016
In the latest edition, we look back at the great first weekend and look ahead to the regionals, with all four No. 1 seeds still alive.
Barclays Box Score breakdown: Cats and Irish are Sweet Sixteen
The second round games in Brooklyn provided a contrast from one another, and a look at the box score further illuminates that.
2016 NCAA Tournament first week review: ups and downs-in every way
What to make of the first weekend of the 2016 NCAA Tournament? If there is one thing we witnessed over those four days (six including the play-in games) that can come close to being a fair generalization, it is that this year’s tourney has no one-size-fits-all quality to it. Maybe the only conclusion one can come to is there is no conclusion.