It was a privilege to interview Vermont’s star forward Anthony Lamb. Lamb led his team to a 27-7 record in the American East, and a 14-2 conference record. He averaged 21 points per game, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks. Vermont was able to win the conference championship, and make the tournament, where they played very well in their game against
While Zion Williamson was making headlines, Virginia was winning national championships, and other big names made headlines, mid major players and schools were quietly having record seasons. Now, you could easily say that it was last year that would be the year of the mid major thanks to Loyola Chicago’s miraculous run to the final 4, but in this article
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After 10 years as head coach for Virginia, Tony Bennett finally cracked the Final Four with a dramatic 5 point win over Purdue. Virginia enters Minneapolis as the highest remaining seed and the only 1 seed, looking to bring the University its first basketball national championship in its long history. ESPN’s Basketball Power Index gives Virginia a 52% chance to
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After shocking many people by winning the SEC tournament, Auburn was disrespected by the tournament committee and was given a 5 seed. To make matters worse, they would have to face three blue bloods in Kansas, UNC, and Kentucky if they wanted to win the midwest region. This Auburn team showed no problems, easily taking care of Kansas and UNC
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Two rounds down, four to go. With the Sweet 16 just about starting, let’s take a look back at the Rounds of 64 and 32 and the biggest storylines of those games. 1) Not the year to be a Cinderella If you picked the chalk for your bracket this year, it’s probably doing very well. 14 of the 16 remaining
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One day after every higher seed defeated the lower seed but Auburn, every higher seed won their game. Today, there were a few exciting games, including one that came down to the final seconds, so check out a recap of each game. The day started on a few close and exciting game of Tennessee vs Iowa. In the first half,
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After being the third one seed to fall behind early to their opponent, UNC, with a dominant effort in the second half, defeated Iona, 88-73. Behind Cam Johnson’s 21 points, UNC avoids a catastrophic upset and moves on to the Round of 32. After going back and forth early, the Gaels went on an 8-0 run to take a 35-27
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Washington gave the 9 seeds their 3rd win in three games this tournament, defeating Utah State and moving on to the next round. Washington’s great defense and surprisingly high scoring affair let them pull away and defeat Washington 78-61. The first half was pretty close throughout, with Utah State getting a balanced scoring effort from their starters and the stars
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In a classic 7 vs 10 matchup, it was the 10 seed pulling off the upset in this one, with Florida escaping Nevada 70-61. Nevada was not able to emulate their surprise run from last season, and watched their season come to an end in a disappointing performance. This game was supposed to be an exciting one, and it didn’t
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The Kansas Jayhawks, who played in countless close games this season, finally got a blowout today, getting a 87-53 victory. The beginning of the this game had a little bit of excitement, with neither team gaining more than a 10 point lead. Dedric Lawson dominated in the paint, making shot after shot. Even with Lawson’s dominant play, a balanced scoring
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