By Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — For the No. 3-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks, the sounds in Bankers Life Fieldhouse began to suggest that the game could be slipping away. A pro-Arkansas crowd had temporarily become very quiet. The Raiders of Colgate, Patriot League champions, had taken a 14-point lead in the …
Read MoreBy David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Colin Castleton knew the moment demanded more. The No. 7-seed Florida Gators had a chance to reach the second round of the NCAA tournament, but for that to happen, the 6-foot-11 junior forward understood what had to be done. “I knew I wasn’t rebounding to …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program M.A. graduate Frank Bonner, a reporter for the Tulsa World, wrote this profile of Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham. Cunningham has been named a finalist for the Wayman Tisdale Trophy as National Freshman of the Year. https://tulsaworld.com/sports/college/osu/osu-all-american-cade-cunningham-is-the-best-in-the-country-but-his-team-first/article_87df1dfe-875d-11eb-b8a6-bb31bbe13ca6.html
Read MoreBy David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – On the campus where John Wooden, the architect of the UCLA basketball dynasty, began a Hall-of-Fame career, the Bruins produced a comeback overtime thriller in the First Four at Mackey Arena on Thursday night. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 27 points, a career …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Norfolk State senior guard Devante Carter may have only scored four points, but two of them came when it mattered most. With 8.6 seconds to play, Carter drained the free throws after drawing a foul on a mad rush to the basket to …
Read MoreBy David Hayden | @SluggySports Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Precisely a half-century since their previous NCAA tournament victory, the Drake Bulldogs, led by Joseph Yesufu’s 21 points, overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Wichita State 53-52 in the First Four. Drake (26-4) will meet sixth-seeded Southern California in a …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Led by a red-hot John Walker III in the second half, the Texas Southern Tigers roared back to defeat the Mount Saint Mary’s Mountaineers 60-52 for their first NCAA tournament win in three years. Texas Southern (17-8) advanced to the first round …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program graduate student Jordan Morey describes the connection between the 2021 NCAA tournament and its most historic first round site. The Milan Miracle, the triumph of the 1954 Indiana State Champions at the building then known as Butler Fieldhouse, is remembered by the players that made it …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Students from the Sports Capital Journalism Program at IUPUI will cover the NCAA tournament for NCAA.com and the program’s website. Four of the seven are working toward a M.A.in Sports Journalism and three are undergraduates. IUPUI students have covered the Final Four each year since 2013 under the guidance of program director Malcolm …
Read MoreBy Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, Dennis Gates, is taking the Cleveland State Vikings back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 12 years after a resounding victory over the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 80-69. Gates, who is only in his …
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