Category: 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With less than five seconds left on the clock, Arkansas freshman guard Davonte Davis found the ball in his hands. Just a year ago, Davis led his high school basketball team at Jacksonville to the Arkansas state tournament. With the surge of COVID-19, that …

By Jordan Morey | @JordanAMorey Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — As the sun set through the windows on the west end of historic Hinkle Fieldhouse, Baylor men’s basketball coach Scott Drew jogged back onto the hardwood, smiling and waving to the Bears faithful still in attendance. While the top-seeded Bears had been heavily favored …

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – As the Oregon State Beavers extended their unexpected journey, coach Wayne Tinkle’s response to a question helps explain how his team is making history. “Somebody asked me if I was going to be satisfied,” Tinkle said. “Kind of challenged me. You probably are satisfied …

By Nicole Reitz | @nicolereitz02 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With the cancellation of the 2020 Tournament, the Creighton Bluejays have waited two years to prove themselves on the big stage, and with the fight they put up against UC Santa Barbara Saturday afternoon, they let Indianapolis know loud and clear that they’re here …

By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – When Juwan Howard returned to the University of Michigan as its head basketball coach last season, he made it a point of emphasis to establish six pillars of success — discipline, family, all-in, sacrifice, trust, and accountability. The No. 1 seed Wolverines …

By Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a frantic, high scoring second half, the leading scorer in the Southeastern Conference, Cameron Thomas of LSU, made his name known to the nation with 20 points in the second half to lead the Tigers to a 76-61 win over the St. …

By Alex Burr | @alexburr4 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With 14:22 left in the first half of his team’s first-round NCAA tournament game, David McCormack of the Kansas Jayhawks dove on the floor for a loose ball and crashed into the scorer’s table near his bench. McCormack had arrived in Indianapolis on Friday …

By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS—-The Florida State Seminoles, the No. 4-seed in the East Region, came into the NCAA tournament known for their length and an ability to score in bunches. No. 13-seeded UNC Greensboro was known for its athleticism, including the play of Isaiah Miller, a two-time Defensive Player …

By David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Senior guard McKinley Wright lived his dream of playing in the NCAA Tournament with a stellar 13-assist performance to lead Colorado past Georgetown 96-73 in a first round game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday. Wright scored 12 points in his first NCAA tournament game and …

By Alex Burr | @alexburr4 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Villanova’s Jeremiah Robinson-Earl capped off his night with a dunk at one end with and a block at the other. Robinson-Earl finished with 22 points, 11 points, six assists, three blocks and a steal as the No. 5-seeded Wildcats defeated the Winthrop Eagles 73-63 …