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Purdue faces the ghost of a shocking March Madness loss. Virginia has some advice on how to move on
9 months ago

Purdue faces the ghost of a shocking March Madness loss. Virginia has some advice on how to move on

Associated Press  

Purdue had just fallen unexpectedly in the Big Ten Tournament last week and Braden Smith sat down alongside star Zach Edey and coach Matt Painter to meet reporters. “That’s the best way to move forward, is to embrace it, to talk about it and let it fuel you.” Like Virginia five years ago, Purdue has heard steady questions, references and …

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After March Madness flameout, Matt Painter looks for new way forward at Purdue
1 year, 8 months ago

After March Madness flameout, Matt Painter looks for new way forward at Purdue

New York Times  

He hasn’t watched a replay of the game. It’s there for the naked eye in the box score — 16 turnovers, 19 percent shooting from the arc — a “recipe for disaster,’’ as Painter labels it. That’s what we need.’’ Hindsight, of course, is not doing Painter — or Boilermakers fans, whose dreams of Final Four travels never left Columbus, …

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Tobin Anderson leaving FDU to replace Rick Pitino at Iona
1 year, 9 months ago

Tobin Anderson leaving FDU to replace Rick Pitino at Iona

Associated Press  

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Tobin Anderson is leaving NCAA Cinderella Fairleigh Dickinson after one fairy-tale season and replacing Rick Pitino at Iona. Iona athletic director Matt Glovaski announced the hiring on Tuesday, a day after Pitino left to take the job at St. John’s of the Big East Conference. “Iona University represents everything my family and I were looking for …

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Florida Atlantic ends Fairleigh Dickinson’s run for Sweet 16
1 year, 9 months ago

Florida Atlantic ends Fairleigh Dickinson’s run for Sweet 16

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fairleigh Dickinson came up just a little short this time. When their tourney ended, first-year coach Tobin Anderson and FDU’s players walked across the floor of Nationwide Arena to thank their fans, most of whom never expected to spend five days in Ohio watching their team make history. Demetre Roberts scored 20 points and Sean Moore had …

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Marquette coach Smart faces mentor Izzo in NCAA 2nd round
1 year, 9 months ago

Marquette coach Smart faces mentor Izzo in NCAA 2nd round

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Watching Tom Izzo’s Michigan State team win the 2000 national title was a seminal moment for Shaka Smart, then a 22-year-old graduate assistant at Division II California University of Pennsylvania. “That cemented in my mind college basketball was where I wanted to be,” Smart said Saturday, a day before his second-seeded Marquette team was to face Izzo …

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FDU goes from underdog to overnight sensation with NCAA wins
1 year, 9 months ago

FDU goes from underdog to overnight sensation with NCAA wins

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The best story in this NCAA Tournament is a fairly ridiculous one. That would certainly describe what the Knights, college basketball’s smallest squad which includes some Division II players brought to FDU by Tobin Anderson, the team’s fast-talking, first-year vagabond coach, have accomplished in a few days. “Coming out of high school, not having no D-I looks, …

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16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson topples No. 1 seed Purdue
1 year, 9 months ago

16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson topples No. 1 seed Purdue

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fairleigh Dickinson became the second No. Jamarius Burton added 11 points and Greg Elliott had 10 for coach Jeff Capel’s Panthers, who stormed to a 22-2 lead after Iowa State missed its first 11 shots. INDIANA 71, KENT STATE 60 ALBANY, N.Y. — Trayce Jackson-Davis did it all with 24 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and …

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Fairleigh Dickinson stuns No. 1 seed Purdue in March Madness
1 year, 9 months ago

Fairleigh Dickinson stuns No. 1 seed Purdue in March Madness

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fairleigh Dickinson brought down a giant. “Our job was just to come into the game and throw a punch,” said FDU’s Demetre Roberts, 20 inches shorter than Edey. “I’ll make my decision going forward.” The Knights’ two prior NCAA Tournament wins came in the First Four, including this year, when they drubbed Texas Southern 84-61. However, when …

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NCAA Tournament upsets: Bracket Breakers examines Providence, Oral Roberts vs. Duke and the East Region
1 year, 9 months ago

NCAA Tournament upsets: Bracket Breakers examines Providence, Oral Roberts vs. Duke and the East Region

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of the finale of March Madness and the National Championship game. Here’s the first installment of our first-round analysis for Bracket Breakers 2023, as we take a game-by-game look at the potential for upsets in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. East Region Upset chance: 21.3% Yes, Providence won us over, too, with their …

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