Aaron Craft has been an impact player on the defensive end all season, but it was his stand-out offense on Saturday afternoon that made the difference against Gonzaga.
Kentucky may have the toughest matchup yet for any No. 1 seed in this year’s NCAA tournament, simply because they’ll be up against one of the country’s most unique players.
If No. 16 UNC-Asheville could run Syracuse to the wire in the Round of 64, Kansas State had to have some confidence heading into their Round of 32 game against the Orange, but then they lost big man Jamar Samuels.
Wendell McKines has never been the shy type, so leading up to New Mexico State’s NCAA tournament matchup with Indiana, it was no surprise that he took the liberty of telling reporters just how he felt.
If you’re the head coach of a Division I basketball team that is readying itself for the NCAA tournament, one would think you would at least have a vague idea of a player who won Defensive Player of the Year in one of the nation’s most prominent conferences.
There’s a certain something that rings true in the headline of the New York Times profile of the situation surrounding the nation’s best high school player: “Everybody Wants a Piece of Nerlens Noel.”
The Philadelphia Daily News is reporting that Villanova junior point guard Maalik Wayns will enter him name into the 2012 NBA draft but will not yet hire an agent, leaving the door of possibility open for him to return to Villanova for his senior season.
Some Syracuse players, including seniors Scoop Jardine and Kris Joseph, remember the last time the Orange were heading into the NCAA tournament with national title hopes as high as they are this year.
The Pac 12 hasn’t been the best to watch this season (and that’s an understatement), but it looks like conference surprise Colorado is showing its appreciation to the students who have been there to see their improbable run happen.
