Basketball

March Madness is underway! Yesterday, No. 9 Alabama defeated no. 8 Virginia Tech in the first round of play. Alabama 86; Virginia Tech 83 The Crimson Tide survived in Pittsburgh by a 3 point margin. Although the Hokies made a buzzer-beating layup, it wasn’t enough. Notable Players Alabama’s point guard …

March Madness is in full swing. The 5th seed Kentucky Wildcats took on the 12th seed Davidson Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA tournament and the young Kentucky team got a taste of a tournament win. No 3s? No Problem. Kentucky led the first half with Kevin Knox …

The 3-seed Tennessee Volunteers defeated the 14-seed Wright State Raiders 73-47 on Thursday to book their spot into the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Here is the final call from the game: Bringing Success back to the Program The Volunteers finished atop a highly competitive SEC division …

Loyola-Chicago dazed the University of Miami and disqualified many fan brackets during Thursday’s NCAA Tournament first round. The South Region No. 11 seed Ramblers topped the No. 6 seed Hurricanes 64-62 with a Donte Ingram 3-point buzzer-beater. It was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for Loyola-Chicago since 1985 when Georgetown eliminated …

For the second straight year, the Florida Gators advanced out of the Round of 64 by defeating the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 77-62 with a dominant second half. Egor Koulechov led the charge with 20 points and six rebounds, while Jalen Hudson added 16 points. Chris Chiozza had a typical Chris …

Coming off his second season as the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball head coach, Tubby Smith is on his way out. Going 21-13 this past season, he would also take the Tigers to a AAC semifinals bid last Saturday. I appreciate the opportunity to have led the University of Memphis basketball …

Missouri Men’s Basketball will make its 27th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance on Friday, taking the No. 8 seed in the West Region for First Round action in Nashville, Tennessee. https://twitter.com/MizzouHoops/status/974040297440202752 About Missouri Head coach Cuonzo Martin has now led three different programs to NCAA Tournament appearances, becoming the 59th head …

For the first time in a decade, Arkansas basketball is playing in its second straight NCAA Tournament. Last year, the Razorbacks made a run through the second round. This year, the team is looking to surpass that. But, they will have to get past the Butler Bulldogs in Round 1 …

The LSU Lady Tigers basketball team is in the NCAA Tournament.  LSU has made 24 appearances in the Big Dance prior to this season and this year, with a 19-9 record and a dominant 11-1 home record, the Tigers make the NCAA Tournament as a six seed in the Spokane …

Egor Koulechov is no stranger to unfamiliarity and adversity. The journeyman grew up in two different countries and has now played basketball at three different universities in his four years of collegiate eligibility. For Koulechov, life is not only about the present, but about the journey. The Beginning As the …