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Clemson reaches the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980, beating Arizona 77-72
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chase Hunter scored 18 points and converted a three-point play with 25.7 seconds remaining, and Clemson advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history, beating Arizona 77-72 in a West Region semifinal on Thursday night. PJ Hall added 17 points...
Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight
BOSTON (AP) — Stephon Castle had 16 points and 11 rebounds for top-seeded UConn and the defending NCAA champion advanced to the Elite Eight with another double-digit victory, beating San Diego State 82-52 on Thursday night in a rematch of last year’s title game. Cam Spencer...
Houston's 5 Sweet 16s in a row its best run since Phi Slama Jama. Duke has done a lot since then
DALLAS (AP) — Houston is home in the Lone Star State, playing as a No. 1 seed in the South Region and in the Sweet 16 for the fifth NCAA Tournament in a row. With All-America point guard Jamal Shead, big man J'Wan Roberts and coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars are in the midst of...
Pat Kelsey is introduced as Louisville's basketball coach, calling it 'the ultimate job'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville athletic director Josh Heird set a goal of hiring a coach who wanted the job so badly he would crawl to the campus to accept it. Pat Kelsey didn't do that, but he demonstrated plenty of energy and passion when he was introduced as the Cardinals'...
From junior college to starring for Tennessee, Dalton Knecht took a long road to March Madness
DETROIT (AP) — Dalton Knecht didn't have a lot of choices to continue his basketball career coming out of Prairie View High School in Henderson, Colorado. That didn't stop him from becoming a star at Tennessee. “There are some people that are not the highest-rated...
Welcome to 'Dru-quesne.' Duquesne promotes Dru Joyce to take over after Keith Dambrot's retirement
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Duquesne didn't look far to replace retired head coach Keith Dambrot. The Dukes promoted assistant Dru Joyce on Thursday to take over for Dambrot, who stepped down last week after leading the school to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1977. ...
March Madness leads Marquette's Shaka Smart, the former Longhorns coach, back to Texas again
DALLAS (AP) — Marquette coach Shaka Smart can't seem to escape his time in Texas when it comes to signature moments with the Golden Eagles in the NCAA Tournament. Smart is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since taking VCU from the First Four to the Final Four 13 years ago, and...
For Gonzaga, the Sweet 16 brings with it the tall task of guarding Purdue's Zach Edey -- again
DETROIT (AP) — For most teams, facing a 7-foot-4, 300-pound force of nature like Zach Edey is uncharted territory. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Edey is no mystery to them. Twice over the past 16 months, the Zags have faced Edey and...
Transfer portal, NIL challenge teams to fill and maintain rosters, even as March Madness continues
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Morehead State coach Preston Spradlin wasn’t surprised when several players from his 2021 March Madness team eventually took their talents elsewhere, with a couple landing at Power Five programs. The Eagles’ return to this year’s NCAA Tournament shows...
Star guard Tucker DeVries is transferring from Drake to join his dad at West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — New West Virginia coach Darian DeVries brought some reinforcements from Drake. Tucker DeVries sat in the front row for his father's introductory news conference Thursday as Darian announced that his son, a two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the...