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Purdue's Zach Edey is the overwhelming choice for 2nd straight AP Player of the Year award
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The child who wanted Zach Edey's autograph during his Purdue recruiting trip apparently saw something others missed. Big Maple was destined to be a basketball star. While many college coaches passed on the unpolished Canadian prospect as...
Zach Edey goes big and sends Purdue to first Final Four since 1980 with a 72-66 win over Tennessee
DETROIT (AP) — By the time all the scrapping and scratching and diving on the floor was over, it felt like a shame that both those teams, and both those players, weren’t moving onto the Final Four. Just don't expect Purdue to feel bad about it. Boilermakers big...
Dalton Knecht's huge day can't quite carry Tennessee past Zach Edey and Purdue
DETROIT (AP) — Dalton Knecht was dazzling for much of the day, looking like the prospect who's being projected as an NBA lottery pick. Tennessee leaned on the All-America wing even more than usual, with a Final Four bid at stake, and he delivered more than he didn't against Purdue...
March Madness masterpiece: All-Americans Edey of Purdue and Tennessee's Knecht face off in Elite 8
DETROIT (AP) — Zach Edey and Dalton Knecht, perhaps college basketball's biggest stars this side of Caitlin Clark, will be on the same court Sunday, each with a chance to lift their school to an elusive trip to the Final Four. The top two vote-getters on the men's AP All-America...
Dalton Knecht scores 24, Tennessee beats Creighton 82-75 to pull within a win of first Final Four
DETROIT (AP) — Dalton Knecht was all over the court, jumping into passing lanes for steals, shooting 3-pointers, driving and dishing to set up teammates for shots. He wasn't alone. Tennessee, with its relentless defense from logo to rim and unselfish offense, was too...
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...
All-American Dalton Knecht leads No. 2 Tennessee back to the Sweet 16 with 62-58 win over Texas
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers are back in the Sweet 16 under coach Rick Barnes. Now the question becomes if they can advance beyond this point. Dalton Knecht scored 18 points and made four free throws in the final 8.8 seconds as the Volunteers topped Texas 62-58...
NCAA Tournament Latest: NC State delivers another Day 1 upset
The Latest on the first full day of the NCAA Tournament: N.C. State delivers another Day 1 upset N.C. State needed to win its conference tournament just to get into the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack are now headed to the second round after becoming the...
Knecht, Aidoo help No. 2 seed Tennessee roll past 15-seed Saint Peter's in March Madness
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht pushed the ball in transition, took a bump from a Saint Peter’s defender and hit a layup through the whistle. As he landed, he stumbled over a baseline cameraman, but twisted to recover as he fell and landed in a position befitting a...
Dalton Knecht hopes to change Tennessee's history of early exits in March Madness
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Tennessee Volunteers have a history of underachieving in the NCAA Tournament under coach Rick Barnes. The second-seeded Vols hope All-American Dalton Knecht can help change that. For the first time in recent memory, the Vols have a big-time...
