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 Joshua Miranda Sports Capital Journalism Program SAN ANTONIO – The Florida Gators put on a show in the co-main event of Saturday night, holding off the Auburn Tigers in a 79-73 victory to reach the championship game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. But it was the Houston Cougars who stole the spotlight. Houston …
Read MoreBy Justin Haberstroh | @JustinHaberstr1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue coach Matt Painter knows how impressive it is to take a team to the NCAA tournament after coaching it for one season. The second-round matchup for the top-seeded Boilermakers, eighth-seeded Utah State, is not one Purdue is taking lightly. Utah State’s head coach …
Read MoreBy Jaela Johnson | @jae_jamirah Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The Utah State Aggies, a team that returned zero points from its roster last season, won its first NCAA tournament game in 23 years, defeating TCU, 88-72, late Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The Aggies (28-6) ended the school’s 10-game tournament losing streak through …
Read MoreBy Jaela Johnson | @jae_jamirah Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS— Tad Boyle, the coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, watched his team trade baskets with the Florida Gators at such a rapid rate that with 20 minutes left in one of their seasons, he had this thought: “’If we don’t start guarding better, we’ve got to …
Read MoreBy Jaela Johnson | @jae_jamirah Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS—Utah State is entering the NCAA tournament crushing records and making history, coming off its first outright Mountain West Conference regular-season championship championship. The eighth-seeded Aggies (27-6) are looking to push that momentum into their game Friday against TCU. TCU (21-12) is one of a conference …
Read MoreBy Austin Lawton | @AJLawton1 Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO – Bill Self, the coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, said the lid was going to come off the basket. With the Jayhawks one victory away from their 16th Final Four appearance, it did. The Jayhawks made 50% of their shots in the 76-50 victory over …
Read MoreBy David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program CHICAGO – The Jayhawks are riding a Kansas gale all the way to New Orleans. No. 1 seed Kansas channeled the intensity of its old fight song in Sunday’s Elite 8 matchup to vanquish No. 10 seed Miami, 76-50. By winning their 13th NCAA Midwest Region …
Read MoreThe shocking celebration had barely started at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis. The Saint Peter’s Peacocks had just beaten the Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. A story that had been unimaginable just a few hours earlier was unfolding, and all the instincts of my previous life as a …
Read MoreBy David Song | @DeltaSigma96 Sports Capital Journalism Program The trailblazing tenth-seeded Miami Hurricanes (26-10) just made school history Friday night, and they have a chance to do it again on Sunday. After overcoming the No. 11 seed Iowa State Cyclones 70-56, Miami (26-10) is set to engage with top-seeded Kansas (31-6) on Sunday afternoon …
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