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Posted on April 11th, 2024 in 2024 NCAA Men's Final Four by Malcolm Moran

By William Jones Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. – For the second year in a row, UConn has won the national championship with its defensive effort. With UConn’s 75-60 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers, the now six-time champion Huskies, tied with North Carolina for the third-most titles in tournament history, held Purdue to a …

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Posted on April 8th, 2024 in 2024 NCAA Men's Final Four by Malcolm Moran

By Kobe Mosley | @mosleymedia8 Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. – There are plenty of things about UConn star Donovan Clingan that make him seem like an average 20-year-old. He is a jokester with his teammates, makes it a point to be first at everything — literally everything, according to teammate Andrew Hurley — …

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Posted on April 7th, 2024 in 2024 NCAA Men's Final Four by Malcolm Moran

By William Jones | @WillWUmoney Sports Capital Journalism Program GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Purdue Boilermakers are one game away from their first NCAA men’s basketball championship. In a 63-50 semifinal victory, the Boilermakers pushed past the North Carolina State Wolfpack to reach their first championship game in 55 years. The Boilermakers (34-4) will meet the …

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Posted on March 23rd, 2024 in 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By 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 …

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Posted on March 23rd, 2024 in 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament by Malcolm Moran

By Justin Haberstroh | @JustinHaberstr1 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers had taken control of their first-round game against Grambling State. Zach Edey, Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center, collected a rebound, pivoted clockwise, held the ball above his head and delivered a one-hop pass that found sophomore guard Braden Smith in stride at …

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Posted on December 19th, 2023 in 2023 Indy Classic by Malcolm Moran

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer arrived at Purdue University in September, 2022 to find themselves inside a crater-sized roster hole with shovels and instructions to start digging. The departure of All-American guard Jaden Ivey to the National Basketball Association left a sizeable gap in …

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Posted on April 2nd, 2023 in 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four by Malcolm Moran

By Daniel Marco | @DanielMarco1995 Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Purdue junior center Zach Edey has been named the winner of the 2023 Oscar Robertson Trophy as the National Player of the Year, as voted on by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Edey, an imposing 7-foot 4-inch, 295-pound big man from Toronto, Canada, averaged …

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