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Siena hires former Syracuse standout Gerry McNamara as its new coach
Gerry McNamara is the new coach at Siena. He has decided to leave Syracuse after two decades as a standout player, assistant and eventually ascending to associate head coach for the Orange.
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Hijab-wearing players in women’s NCAA Tournament hope to inspire others
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Terrence Shannon Jr. leads Illinois past Iowa State 72-69 for first Elite Eight trip since 2005
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Alabama holds off top-seeded North Carolina 89-87 to reach Elite Eight for 2nd time ever
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Clemson advances to the Elite Eight
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Marquette and NC State square off in the Sweet 16
The No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles and NC State Wolfpack meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.
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Houston and Duke meet in the Sweet 16
The No. 2 Houston Cougars and No. 13 Duke Blue Devils square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The teams square off Friday for the first time this season.
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UConn Huskies and Illinois Fighting Illini meet in Elite 8
The No. 1 UConn Huskies and No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini meet in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
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Tennessee Volunteers take on the Creighton Bluejays in Sweet 16
The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 11 Creighton Bluejays meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.
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Alabama Crimson Tide face the Clemson Tigers in Elite 8
The No. 19 Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers play in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
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Purdue and Gonzaga play in the Sweet 16
The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers and No. 18 Gonzaga Bulldogs play in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Friday’s meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams.
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Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight
Top-seeded and defending NCAA champion UConn advanced to the Elite Eight with another double-digit victory, beating San Diego State 82-52 in a rematch of last year’s title game.
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Clemson reaches the Elite Eight for the first time since 1980, beating Arizona 77-72
Chase Hunter scored 18 points and converted a three-point play with 25.7 seconds remaining, and Clemson advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history, beating Arizona 77-72 in a West Region semifinal.
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Gonzaga’s sister act of Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong propels Zags into Sweet 16
The Gonzaga duo of twin sisters Kaylynne and Kayleigh Truong is a big reason why the Zags find themselves in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015.
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Stanford’s Cameron Brink comes home for March Madness
For Cameron Brink, one benefit to playing near home in the NCAA Tournament is the home cooking. The Stanford All-American is back in the Portland area where she won a pair of state championships in high school.
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Pat Kelsey is introduced as Louisville’s basketball coach, calling it ‘the ultimate job’
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird set a goal of hiring a coach who wanted the job so badly he would crawl to the campus to accept it.
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Houston’s 5 Sweet 16s in a row its best run since Phi Slama Jama. Duke has done a lot since then
Houston is playing in its fifth Sweet 16 in a row, its best March Madness run since making three consecutive Final Four appearances in the Phi Slama Jama era four decades ago.
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From junior college to starring for Tennessee, Dalton Knecht took a long road to March Madness
Dalton Knecht didn’t have a lot of choices to continue his basketball career coming out of Prairie View High School in Henderson, Colorado.
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Stanford, NC State women to get acquainted in March Madness before becoming ACC rivals next season
North Carlina State’s Sweet 16 game against Stanford in the women’s NCAA Tournament is bit of a harbinger of what’s to come.
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As women’s hoops grows, scrutiny increases on NCAA hosts to manage hotel offerings, travel times
Women’s basketball has long relied on host schools for early round NCAA Tournament matchups and the attendance boost that comes with them.
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Welcome to ‘Dru-quesne.’ Duquesne promotes Dru Joyce to take over after Keith Dambrot’s retirement
Duquesne didn’t look far to replace retired head coach Keith Dambrot. The Dukes have promoted assistant Dru Joyce to take over for Dambrot.
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March Madness leads Marquette’s Shaka Smart, the former Longhorns coach, back to Texas again
Marquette coach Shaka Smart is back in Texas again for the NCAA Tournament. The former Texas Longhorns coach is set to face North Carolina State in the Sweet 16 of the South Regional on Friday night in Dallas.
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South Carolina feeling more pride than pressure as they bring perfect record into the Sweet 16
South Carolina comes into its Sweet 16 matchup with No. 4 seed Indiana in Albany on Friday four wins from becoming just the 10th team in NCAA women’s basketball history to put up a perfect season.
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Eastern Michigan hires Sahar Nusseibeh away from Canisius to coach women’s basketball
Eastern Michigan has hired Sahar Nusseibeh to take over as the Mid-American Conference school’s women’s basketball coach.
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For Gonzaga, the Sweet 16 brings with it the tall task of guarding Purdue’s Zach Edey -- again
For most teams, facing a 7-foot-4, 300-pound force of nature like Zach Edey is uncharted territory. Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Edey is no mystery to them.
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Transfer portal, NIL challenge teams to fill and maintain rosters, even as March Madness continues
The NCAA transfer portal not only challenges college basketball programs to find the right players to fill roster vacancies but also keep that vast talent pool from becoming deeper with their own players.
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Star guard Tucker DeVries is transferring from Drake to join his dad at West Virginia
New West Virginia men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries has brought some reinforcements from Drake. DeVries announced at his introductory news conference Thursday that his son, Tucker, will transfer from Drake to join him with the Mountaineers.
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Auburn’s Bruce Pearl sticks up for Chad Baker-Mazara after costly ejection
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl still isn’t happy with a call that led to the costly ejection of Chad Baker-Mazara, but he’s urging fans to lay off his starting guard.
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NIT selection changes not popular with mid-majors, or many favored Power Six conference programs
The NCAA’s changes to the National Invitation Tournament selection process this year were designed to preserve the viability of the tournament in the face of possible competition.
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Super-sized March Madness stats in women’s Sweet 16
The numbers have been stunning in this memorable season for women’s college basketball. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark has broken scoring records.
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UConn Huskies and San Diego State Aztecs square off in Sweet 16
The No. 1 UConn Huskies and No. 24 San Diego State Aztecs play in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Thursday’s matchup is the first of the season between the two teams.
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Iowa State Cyclones and Illinois Fighting Illini meet in Sweet 16
The No. 4 Iowa State Cyclones and No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini square off in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
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Arizona Wildcats take on the Clemson Tigers in Sweet 16
The No. 9 Arizona Wildcats take on the Clemson Tigers in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.
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Houston Cougars and Duke Blue Devils play in Sweet 16
The No. 2 Houston Cougars face the No. 13 Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Purdue Boilermakers and Gonzaga Bulldogs square off in Sweet 16
The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers and No. 18 Gonzaga Bulldogs meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The teams meet Friday for the second time this season.
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