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…
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6 Big East teams will play in the 2013-14 postseason. The conference sent four teams to the NCAA Tournament and two to the NIT. Leading the way for the Big East are Villanova and Creighton. Villanova had an outside shot at earning a No. 1…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Fatigue eroded the ferocity of VCU’s attack on both ends of the court, and for the second straight year, the Rams fell in the Atlantic 10 championship game. VCU forced just 12 turnovers and shot 36.9 percent from the field in its 65-61 loss…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—Tomorrow should be a monumental day for George Washington and head coach Mike Lonergan. The Colonials won’t have an opportunity to cut down the nets at Barclays Center — they fell to VCU, 74-55, in the Atlantic 10 semifinals today — but they, in…
BROOKLYN, N.Y.—All year long, Phil Martelli has deflected questions about his team’s lack of depth. Six players routinely log minutes for St. Joseph’s, which defeated St. Bonaventure this afternoon to reach the Atlantic 10 title game. Those six players haven’t rested much since the Hawks…
1. No. 10 Ohio State @ No. 17 Marquette, Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on Fox Ohio State and Marquette headline the weekend as the only battle between two top-25 teams. Both clubs enter at 2-0, but neither has really been tested. The Buckeyes blew…
By Jesse Kramer The Atlantic 10 had a phenomenal 2012-13 season, sending five teams to the NCAA tournament. The league will remain one of the better ones in Division I this season, but five NCAA tournament teams may be too much to ask for. Virginia…