By Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — It has been 10 years since Virginia Commonwealth University, led by coach Shaka Smart, made one of the greatest, and improbable, runs in NCAA Tournament history. The 11th seeded Rams were the first, and only, team to make it from the First Four to …
Read MoreBy Devin Voss | @DevinVoss23 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In a moment with 4:45 left in the first half of the Sweet 16 matchup between No. 1 seed Michigan and No. 4 Florida State, Wolverine big man Franz Wagner found freshman center Hunter Dickinson on a beautifully dialed up pick-and-roll that left Dickinson …
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Writing for NCAA.com, Sports Capital Journalism Program student Nicole Reitz explains how Michigan’s Chaundee Brown Jr. came off the bench to lift the Wolverines past Louisiana State and into a regional semifinal of the NCAA basketball tournament. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2021-03-23/how-chaundee-brown-stepped-isaiah-livers-shoes-and-saved-michigans-season
Read MoreEditor’s Note: A year ago, Sports Capital Journalism Program student Dylan Hughes was assigned to cover the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. On the second scheduled day of the tournament, he covered the unprecedented cancellation of the conference tournament, followed by the cancellation of the NCAA tournament. As Indianapolis prepares to host the 2021 NCAA …
Read MoreBy Drew Hansen | @UnorthodoxDrew Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — They were shorthanded. They lacked experience. They were outrebounded. They hit less than a quarter of their three-point attempts. They were called for twice as many fouls as their opponent. On paper, the Ohio State Buckeyes didn’t look like they could slow down the …
Read MoreBy Drew Hansen | @UnorthodoxDrew Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — With a chance at postseason redemption, a tried-and-true veteran and a freshman who barely got any time on the court six weeks ago, the Michigan Wolverines brought down Northwestern, the regular-season co-champion, in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday night. Michigan’s 67-59 …
Read MoreBy Caleb Lynn | @CalebLynn1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Kaila Charles’ free throws with 10.3 seconds to play sent the Maryland Terrapins into the championship game of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament for the fifth consecutive year with a 73-72 victory over the Michigan Wolverines.
Read MoreBy Aidan Wilkins | @AidanJWilkins Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO — Villanova head coach Jay Wright had just cut down the net. He smiled as he gazed toward the crowd. He pumped his right fist just once, as if signaling that the job was done. His Villanova Wildcats had just captured their second national …
Read MoreBy Mike Williams | @MikeWritesSport Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO — Covered in confetti and a piece of the nylon net tied to his backwards championship hat, Donte DiVincenzo, the unlikely Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four, was still standing on the court where he had just led his Villanova Wildcats to a …
Read MoreBy Mike Williams | @MikeWritesSport Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO – When Michigan attempts to win its second national championship Monday night, fifth-year senior Duncan Robinson and senior Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman will appear in their final game together. The two have been teammates since the 2014-2015 season when Michigan went 16-16 and failed to make …
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