WAC Notebook by Dean Austin So let’s face it, you haven’t been paying much attention to the WAC. Every year Tulsa wins a boat load of games, Fresno State does something really stupid and ends up on probation and San Jose State stink out the joint. The excellent Tulsa coach […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 31st Minnesota stuns Duke in Women’s NCAA Tournament: Lindsay Whalen and the seventh-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated top-seeded Duke, 82-75, Tuesday night to earn a berth in the Final Four. Whalen scored 27 points in the win. Janel McCarville scored 20 points and grabbed […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 30th Naismith Coach of the Year Honors a tough second: St. Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli was honored with the Naismith Coach of the Year award, a week after the award was given to his star player Jameer Nelson. It comes as a tough second […]
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The Morning Dish – Monday, March 29th Duke Ends the X-Factor: No. 1 Duke guaranteed that a number one seed would reach the Final Four yet again, as the Blue Devils held off the upset-proficient Xavier Musketeers, 66-63. No. 7 Xavier upset No. 2 Mississippi State and No. 3 Texas […]
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The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 28th Huskies Are In: Although the road wasn’t always smooth, Connecticut was expected to get to the Final Four back in the preseason. With their 87-71 win over No. 8 Alabama on Saturday, the Huskies made it by winning the Phoenix Region as its […]
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The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 27th Atlanta Regional No. 7 Xavier 79, No. 3 Texas 71: Xavier remained hot on Friday night, pulling out a 79-71 win over Texas in the final minutes. The Musketeers (26-10) won for the 16th time in 17 games to advance to the Elite […]
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The Morning Dish – Friday, March 26th Phoenix Regional Connecticut 73, Vanderbilt 53 Connecticut’s Ben Gordon scored 20 points to lead four Huskies in double figures in an easy Sweet 16 win over the Commodores in Phoenix on Thursday. Emeka Okafur had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 25th Larry Eustachy returns to the coaching ranks: Ex-Iowa State head coach Larry Eustachy has reportedly become the new head coach at Southern Mississippi University. Last year, Eustachy resigned amidst the publication of lurid photographs of him at campus parties kissing young women. After […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 24th Gillispie to Texas A&M?: Texas A&M’s search for a new men’s basketball coach may end with UTEP’s Billy Gillispie. According to ESPN, Gillispie has been contacted and is ready to accept an offer today. Gillispie led the Miners to a terrific turnaround this […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, March 23rd NIT marches on: The battle for the biggest NCAA tournament snub continued with four more teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Chris Thomas scored 39 points for Notre Dame as they overcame a one point deficit at halftime to beat St. Louis 77-66 in […]
