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By Alec Millender Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO – The Houston Cougars do not just rely on talent. Their success in a 35-3 season has been built upon culture, a relentless, all-encompassing standard that defines their program from top to bottom. At the heart of that culture is head coach Kelvin Sampson, a man …

By Joshua Miranda Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO — It’s time to make room in the Flagg family trophy case. Cooper Flagg of the Duke Blue Devils has more hardware to showcase. Flagg appeared at a press conference as the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy as U.S. Basketball Writers Association Player of the …

By Marlee Ressa | @marleeressa Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – It took four seasons at the University of Texas for women’s basketball head coach Vic Schaefer to make it to the Final Four. This is his fourth time in the Final Four, two as head coach at Mississippi State and one as an assistant …

By Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_AGreen Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – It was a year of firsts for UCLA and its women’s basketball team: first year in the Big Ten, first Big Ten Championship Title and now the program’s first time in the Final Four. Yet with all these “firsts,” someone listening to UCLA players …

By Alec Millender Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO — Teams always talk about being connected, about playing for each other. But the Duke Blue Devils truly live that message. Ask any player on the roster who the unsung hero is, and you’ll get a different answer every time. That’s not just a testament to …

By Joshua Miranda SAN ANTONIO — It’s an all-SEC party in Game 1 of the Final Four. The Southeastern Conference regular-season champions, the Auburn Tigers, are set to take on the conference tournament champion Florida Gators at 6:09 p.m. eastern time on Saturday. But as fans began to gather near the River Walk to see …

By Alec Millender Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In a dominant performance that showcased why they’ve been one of the nation’s toughest teams all year, the Houston Cougars advanced to the Final Four for the first time in four years and the seventh in school history with a 69-50 win over the Tennessee Volunteers. …

By Chris Schumerth | @ChrisSchumerth Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — It is not an exaggeration to say that if Milos Uzan had not shot 6-for-9 from the 3-point line against Purdue in the Sweet 16, the University of Houston men’s basketball team would probably be home by now, ready to watch the Elite Eight …

By Alec Millender Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — When Zakai Zeigler first arrived on the University of Tennessee campus in 2021, he was a lightly recruited, undersized combo guard that many believed would redshirt his freshman year. Even Rick Barnes and his staff initially thought the same. But two weeks into practice, Barnes knew …

By Chris Schumerth | @ChrisSchumerth Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — After Camden Heide’s 3-pointer tied the game and sent the Purdue fans in Lucas Oil Stadium into a frenzy with 35 seconds to go, it looked like the Houston Cougars, the Midwest Regional’s top seed, were in danger of losing in the Sweet 16 …