By Jesse Kramer The last Cinderella of the 2013 NCAA Tournament was eliminated in Saturday’s first Final Four game. In the first national semifinal in Atlanta, No. 1 seed Louisville knocked off No. 9 seed Wichita State, 72-68. The Shockers, who were overshadowed in this year’s…
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By Jesse Kramer The college basketball season is nearing its end. The NIT, CBI and CIT championships all take place this week, leading into the 2013 Final Four on Saturday and Monday. In light the last five months of college basketball here are my 2012-13…
By Jesse Kramer Entering the second week of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, a pair of mid-majors, Wichita State and Florida Gulf Coast, remain in the hunt for a national title. A few other stragglers are still playing in the NIT, CBI and CIT. As the…
By Jesse Kramer The Missouri Valley is the only conference beginning its tournament on Thursday. The Valley had plenty of late season drama with Creighton, the preseason favorite, storming back in the final weekend to snag the conference title and No. 1 seed from Wichita…
BracketBuster weekend is right around the corner, starting with a pair of games on Friday night. Here are previews for all of the best mid-major matchups of the weekend. North Dakota State at Akron, Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 Akron (21-4, 12-0 MAC) needs…
By Jesse Kramer Just a few weeks ago, the Missouri Valley Conference appeared to comfortably be in shape for multiple bids to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The Creighton Bluejays and the Wichita State Shockers were ranked in the Top 25 polls, and the Indiana State…
By Jesse Kramer In the shocker of the night, Indiana State (14-7, 7-3 MVC) won at Wichita State (19-3, 8-2 MVC), 68-55, handing the Shockers their first home loss of the 2012-13 season. Although Tuesday night’s victory was the Sycamores biggest win of the season…