The Missouri Valley Conference has performed well across the board this postseason. Wichita State and Northern Iowa advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, Illinois State is in the second round of the NIT, Loyola Chicago is in the CBI quarterfinals and Evansville…
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When watching the Selection Show last Sunday, Wichita State fans noticed it, Kansas fans noticed it, and every observant college basketball fan noticed it. If No. 7 seed Wichita State and No. 2 seed Kansas survived their Round of 64 games, they would meet Sunday…
Replacing the National Player of the Year when you’re a freshman is not easy. And that’s exactly what Derrick Walton Jr. had to do for Michigan this season. “As soon as Trey decided to leave, he knew he had to take on possibly the starting…
Face it. If these Kentucky players wore the name of just about any other school across their chests, they would be national darlings right now. The No. 8 seed that faced nonstop criticism all year long. The preseason No. 1 team that faced expectations of…
It wouldn’t be the NCAA Tournament without a game coming down to a questionable block/charge call. Tennessee was inbounding from the baseline with 10.8 seconds left, trailing 72-71. The Volunteers, who had erased a 15-point deficit in the final 10:32 of the second half, had…
The first (*second*) round of the NCAA Tournament was probably the best ever. Thursday was a college basketball fanatic’s dream day, and Friday hasn’t been too shabby so far, either. Here are some picks for the Round of 32 games that we’ll be seeing on…
That thing called the First Four will soon be in the past, and then we can move on to the real Madness. (Don’t get me wrong. The First Four was very entertaining. It’s just not the same as what is about to happen Thursday and…
Wichita State was rewarded for its 34-0 season with a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region. The Shockers, who also advanced to last year’s Final Four, will face the winner of a play-in game between Cal Poly and Texas Southern. However, the…
After Saint Louis defeated VCU, 62-56, to earn the Atlantic 10’s automatic bid, the bracket was revealed with the Billikens as a No. 4 seed taking on No. 13 seed New Mexico State in the Midwest Region. “It’s a great honor for these kids to…