Jacksonville University is taking big steps for its men’s basketball team and its latest step; hiring Jordan Mincy. https://twitter.com/JAX_MBB/status/1375168107266838528 Mincy followed Mike White from Lousiana Tech to Florida in 2015. Mincy excelled at his position of assistant coach, helping lead Florida to four straight 20-win seasons (2015-19). This included four …
Read More »Oregon State, Loyola St Chicago Sweet 16 Preview
The Rundown Fixture: No. 11 Oregon State (19-12, 10-10 Pac-12) vs. No. 8 Loyola Chicago (26-4, 16-2 Missouri Valley) Tip-Off: 2:40 p.m. EST Where to Watch: CBS A Chi-town Tourney Run Only three years ago, the Loyola Chicago team made one of the most unexpected Cinderella runs ever. Now according …
Read More »Cuse, Houston set for Sweet 16 Matchup
Teams do not stumble into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Sure, some teams may have an easier path to the third round of the tournament, but there are no slouches. A quarter of the teams in the Sweet 16 are double digit seeds, but look at the teams …
Read More »No. 1 Baylor Faces Tough Sweet 16 Test In No. 5 Villanova
The No. 1 Baylor Bears and No. 5 Villanova will face off in a Saturday Sweet Sixteen matchup. Baylor Bears Continue To Succeed One of the teams that is expected to be in the Sweet 16 is the Baylor Bears. Baylor finished the season with a 24-2 overall record, earning …
Read More »What’s Next for Florida Gators Hoops?
For the Florida Gators men’s basketball team, it was a season full of highs and lows. It survived Virginia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament. However, the Gators saw its season go down the drain when 15-seed Oral Roberts knocked them out in the Round of 32. …
Read More »NCAA Women’s Tournament Roundup: Two SEC Teams Make It to Sweet 16
The NCAA women’s tournament Sweet 16 has been set, and it features two SEC teams. The No. 1 seeded South Carolina Gamecocks and the No. 2 seeded Texas A&M Aggies are both advancing. This round will only last two days, with it starting on March 27, and ending on the …
Read More »Boeheim On Coaching Son
While a trip to the Sweet Sixteen is rewarding in itself, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim has his attention directed towards somewhere else. This March Madness runs deep for Syracuse as Boeheim has had the special opportunity of coaching his own son in the Sweet Sixteen. Boeheim On Coaching Son …
Read More »Tre Mann to Enter NBA Draft
After a breakout season, Tre Mann will forgo the remainder of his college eligibility and enter the 2021 NBA Draft. ESPN has Mann listed as the No. 15 pick in this year’s draft. According to an interview Mann did with ESPN’s Jonothan Givony, Mann has decided it is time to …
Read More »NCAA Women’s March Madness Roundup
The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament continues today after three lower seeds defeated higher seeds in eight games yesterday. Two SEC teams were knocked out in the round of 32, with Kentucky and Tennessee losing their seasons to higher seeds. One of the four one seeds in the tournament, South Carolina …
Read More »Sweet 16 Set, Two SEC Teams Remain
The 2021 Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament began with five representatives from the SEC. Now, with the Sweet 16 set, just two remain. After two rounds, No. 1 seed Alabama and No. 3 seed Arkansas are still standing. In East Region, the Tide took care of a feisty Iona squad and …
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