What the fourth-year coach did say after 13th-seeded Samford fell short of upsetting fourth-seeded Kansas 93-89 on Thursday was that if the block was clean, the Bulldogs would’ve been going the other way, down a point, five on four, with a chance to go to the second round of the NCAA tournament. “That’s how close […]
Continue readingASHEVILLE, N.C. — Achor Achor had 25 points and nine rebounds, Jermaine Marshall scored 23 and top-seeded Samford held off seventh-seeded East Tennessee State 76-69 to win the Southern Conference tournament championship on Monday night and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Samford coach Bucky McMillan, who had never coached above the high […]
Continue readingAnd then the NCAA tournament began. By the time Kansas State got to its Elite Eight matchup against Florida Atlantic, Nowell — who would score 30 points in a Wildcats loss — had become a must-see player. That’s how quickly everything can change in the college basketball postseason. While this regular season failed to produce […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Check out the highlights of a wild week in college basketball, as several teams in the top 10 fall to unranked opponents. (2:13) Each year, college basketball regains national prominence just as the college football season ends and the NFL playoffs wind down. While the die-hards have been following the sport […]
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