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From NC State's Kevin Keatts to Florida St's Leonard Hamilton, ACC is home to 9 Black head coaches
Kevin Keatts' path through the NCAA Tournament with North Carolina State included beating three teams with white head coaches, with another up next in the Final Four against Purdue's Matt Painter. Marquette's Shaka Smart was the only fellow Black head coach he saw down the sideline...
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...
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...
Tyler Kolek leads Marquette to Sweet 16 with 81-77 March Madness win over Colorado
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marquette showed resolve in critical moments and avoided another early exit from March Madness. Tyler Kolek had 21 points and 11 assists, and David Joplin made two free throws with 7.4 seconds left to help the Golden Eagles finally put away Colorado 81-77 on...
March Madness: Jones, Kolek lead No. 2 seed Marquette past No. 15 seed Western Kentucky 87-69
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kam Jones and Marquette kept pushing the ball up the floor, and eventually the shots started to fall. Having Tyler Kolek back definitely helped. Jones scored 28 points and Kolek made a successful return from an oblique injury, helping No. 2 seed...
Marquette is a No. 2 seed again in March Madness, hopes to seize opportunity in South Region
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marquette is determined to do more with a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament than it did last year. The Golden Eagles squandered their high seed a year ago, losing in the second round to 10th-seeded Michigan State. Their first task: Play like a big...
Marquette's Smart says Kolek is participating in full-court, 5-on-5 drills this week
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette coach Shaka Smart says star guard Tyler Kolek has been practicing in 5-on-5 drills this week as the 2023 Big East player of the year gets ready to return from an oblique injury. Kolek has missed Marquette’s last six games, but Smart has expressed...
Houston lands No. 1 seed in South Region that also features Marquette, Kentucky and Duke
Houston has a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but will have to navigate the likes of Duke, Kentucky and Marquette in the South Region if the Cougars are able to make their first Final Four since 2021. The Cougars (30-4) were rewarded on Sunday after...
No. 10 Marquette holds off Providence 79-68 to reach back-to-back Big East championship games
NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a raucous crowd that made it feel like a road game and a fired-up bunch of Providence Friars, Kam Jones, Oso Ighodaro and No. 10 Marquette responded with the poise of a champion. And now the Golden Eagles have a chance to make it back-to-back Big East...
No. 10 Marquette rebounds in OT after potential winner waved off, beats Villanova 71-65 in Big East
NEW YORK (AP) — Kam Jones and Marquette thought they executed their play perfectly with 2.3 seconds left in regulation to beat the buzzer and Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. Not quite. The 10th-ranked Golden Eagles had to go to overtime to finish the job...
