By Alec Millender Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO — Eighteen hours after the fifth-largest comeback in Final Four history, the emotions were still intense inside the Houston Cougars locker room on Sunday. A 36-3 season has brought them within one win of a national championship, and for head coach Kelvin Sampson, within reach of …
Read MoreBy Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_Agreen Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – For just the second time since their 2016 national championship, the UConn Huskies are heading to the NCAA title game after dominating UCLA throughout an 85-51 victory. The sold-out, thunderous crowd at Amelie Arena was eager to see the overall No. 1-seed Bruins take …
Read MoreBy Marlee Ressa | @marleeressa Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – As you walk into the Hilton Tampa Downtown Hotel for the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Awards Brunch Friday morning, you can hear the music of voices coming together – young, old, and everything in between. A symphony that can only be formed by a …
Read MoreBy Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_Agreen Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – When the Palisades Fire fires destroyed 40% of the Palisades Charter High School campus in early January and left more than 500 students without homes, Adam Levine, coach of the girls basketball team, immediately got to work trying to plan for the rest of …
Read MoreBy Joshua Miranda Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO – Underrated. Defined as “not valued highly enough” or “overlooked,” it’s a word with a dictionary meaning and a highlight reel’s worth of real-world examples. In college basketball, it’s a word that defines March Madness. The legacy of teams making storybook runs is woven into the …
Read MoreBy 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 …
Read MoreBy 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 …
Read MoreBy 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 …
Read MoreBy 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 …
Read MoreBy 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. …
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