LOS ANGELES — Alabama’s mantra for this NCAA Tournament is next — as in the next play, next game, next everything. “You want to be peaking in March and we’re peaking in March.” Alabama guard Mark Sears is defended by North Carolina guard RJ Davis during the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the NCAA tournament …
Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The West Regional of the NCAA Tournament has a resurrected No. Record: 26-7 Coach: Randy Bennett Player to watch: Augustas Marčiulionis WEST WCC 5 6 Clemson WEST 21-11 Profile Strengths: Like Brad Brownell’s best team at Clemson — the 2017-18 squad that reached the …
Read The Athletic’s latest men’s college basketball Top 25 rankings. In this week’s rankings, Matt Painter schemes open Zach Edey, UConn’s Cam Spencer shows his versatility, Kansas’s offense is elite with Johnny Furphy, North Carolina wins a chess match against Duke and the South Carolina disrespect finally ends. Since Johnny Furphy joined the starting lineup on Jan. 13 against Oklahoma, …
PORTLAND, Ore. — Mark Sears had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Alabama sent top-ranked North Carolina to a second straight loss with a 103-101 victory in a quadruple-overtime thriller on Sunday in the third-place game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament. Jahvon Quinerly added 21 points off the bench for the Crimson Tide, who knocked …
