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Sunday, December 22, 2024
It was time for a wild college basketball Saturday, and we sure got one yesterday. A busy and varied schedule was filled with surprises, upsets that maybe weren’t really that big of upsets, as well as near-upsets. There was something for just about everyone, and it had all the feeling of one of those Saturdays in the midst of conference schedules where also rans rise up to topple powers, but at least a month earlier than we usually get them.
Another Hurley is winning at a big school, and a bit unexpectedly. Plus one possibility to be the new number one team in the polls, a recently lopsided in-state rivalry, and one team’s tough luck continued on Sunday.
Gonzaga is not going away quietly despite heavy personnel losses. Plus the Tar Heels have a little too much, a buzzer-beater ends a long home winning streak, and an ACC team’s depth takes a hit.
The PK80 Invitational was all we could have hoped for, especially at the very end. Plus more tournaments end, including others with late runs by the winners, and might we see the return of a player we thought we would only see a few minutes of?
Gonzaga reached the national championship game, the big highlight of several in a year where much of the West Coast Conference was in some transition.
We look back at Monday’s national championship game, which was not a thing of beauty but had plenty of drama. Along the way we share some post-game quotes from both coaches.
North Carolina was dominant at times in the 2016-17 season, maybe more so than any other team in the country. That was not the case in the NCAA Tournament, but it was still good enough for the Tar Heels to complete what they couldn’t the year before.
It’s all come down to one game. 351 teams in Division I began practice in the fall with the ultimate goal to be playing on this Monday night in April. One team had the chance to do this just last year, and lost a heart-breaker. The other team is here […]
In our Final Four special edition, three head coaches join us to offer their insights on the Final Four, as well as their own programs.
North Carolina will get a chance to finish what it started last year. Gonzaga gets a shot at finishing what it started nearly 20 years ago.
