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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
March as we know it is officially here-conference tournaments have begun. The Atlantic Sun tipped the first D-I tourney, with top seeds Lipscomb and Liberty clearing one hurdle each on the way to a potential anticipated third meeting. Also, Kansas State and Texas Tech move closer to Big 12 title.
After a few years away-what could even be called a long absence for a program so used to postseason success-Murray State is back in the NCAA Tournament. And it couldn’t be in much more satisfying fashion.
A busy Friday included two conference tournaments at two sites for Ray Floriani, and he takes us through it all from start to finish.
The NCAA Tournament has set its field, and some teams are happy and some are not. Plus a couple of teams changed coaches and one team that’s dancing will be without a key player unless they go far.
Tulsa was in control for a lot of Saturday’s semifinal against UConn. But the Golden Hurricane let them hang around and couldn’t close it out, leaving themselves to have to wait and hope for the best on Sunday.
Temple is firmly on the bubble after losing in the American Athletic Conference Tournament to SMU. It’s the first time in head coach Fran Dunphy’s storied career that his team has been in this situation.
UConn came in needing four wins in four days. The Huskies are very close, with just one more game to go to do something special one more time.
Larry Brown won’t be the head coach at SMU forever. As such, it’s a good thing he has already turned the program into one that can get better players and possibly win championships.
Stony Brook lost another heart-breaker in the America East championship game. It doesn’t take away from what Steve Pikiell has built, but he’ll be answering more questions once again because of how we too often measure programs.
East Carolina’s first season in the American Athletic Conference is complete. With that, the challenge they face as shown by their history looks clear, and they may have just the right coach to navigate it.
