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  • News
  • April 9,2019
  • Andy Wittry

Ranking the Best College Basketball Conferences From the 2018-19 Season

Virginia won the first men’s basketball national championship in school history Monday night, which means three different ACC teams have won a national title in the last five years. The Cavaliers’ title goes a long way as we examine how college basketball’s best conferences stacked up against each other last season. NCAA Tournament participation and […]

  • News
  • April 9,2019
  • Jason King

Texas Tech Heartbroken After OT Loss in National Championship

MINNEAPOLIS — Nearly 45 minutes after the final horn had sounded, Brandone Francis sauntered across the Texas Tech locker room, plopped onto the carpet and clasped hands with teammates Matt Mooney and Tariq Owens, who were seated in front of their stalls. Shaking his head, Francis uttered the thought that will likely haunt Red Raiders […]

  • News
  • April 9,2019
  • Jeff Goodman, Stadium Basketball Insider

Virginia: From Laughingstock to National Champs

MINNEAPOLIS — They were the ultimate embarrassment one year ago, a complete laughingstock. No one remembered or truly cared about the 31 wins or the ACC regular-season title. That became irrelevant. All that mattered was the loss. You know the one, the four letters that will forever live in infamy. UMBC. Kyle Guy didn’t want […]

  • News
  • April 9,2019
  • Andy Wittry

Texas Tech’s Chris Beard Had Historic First Four Years of Division I Coaching Career

Texas Tech Coach Chris Beard has led the Red Raiders to eight wins in the NCAA Tournament, which is just as many as the rest of the coaches in Texas Tech history combined. Don’t forget, he’s been with the Red Raiders for just three seasons and his predecessors include national championship-winning coaches Bob Knight and […]

  • News
  • April 7,2019
  • Jeff Goodman, Stadium Basketball Insider

Texas Tech Asks ‘Why Not Us?’ as Red Raiders Are One Win Away From First National Title

MINNEAPOLIS – Chris Beard was taken aback, almost offended by the premise of a reporter’s question after his Texas Tech team had punched its ticket to the national title game and a matchup with Virginia. He questioned the unlikeliness of this team – and this program – to reach this point. “I respect the question, […]

  • News
  • April 5,2019
  • Jeff Goodman, Stadium Basketball Insider

How Chris Beard’s Season in the ABA Catapulted Him to the Final Four

MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Beard was supposed to pull in $200 per game, but there were times he never even got paid — ownership flipped over and over, four times in all during the season. His responsibilities with the South Carolina Warriors went well beyond coaching. He set up the chairs and cleaned the floor of […]

  • News
  • April 2,2019
  • Andy Wittry

Here’s How This Year’s Final Four Teams Stack Up to Years Past

The Final Four is set: No. 1 seed Virginia, No. 2 seed Michigan State, No. 3 seed Texas Tech and No. 5 seed Auburn. It’ll be the Cavaliers matched up against the Tigers and the Spartans vs. the Red Raiders in Minneapolis. How does each school stack up to the Final Four teams from years […]

  • News
  • April 2,2019
  • Andy Wittry

Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett Become First Freshman Teammates Since John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins to Earn First Team AP All-America Honors

Duke freshmen Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett were named to the five-player First Team Associated Press All-America team Tuesday, making them the first freshman teammates since Kentucky’s John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins in 2010 to earn the honor. Murray State’s Ja Morant, Michigan State’s Cassius Winston and Tennessee’s Grant Williams round out the First Team. […]

  • News
  • April 1,2019
  • Andy Wittry

The National Championship Stakes for Virginia, Michigan State, Texas Tech & Auburn

Just four teams remain in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, including three teams led by coaches who will make their Final Four debuts Saturday on the sideline for a school that’s never won a national title. Here’s what a national championship would mean for each school, its coach and its players. [RELATED: College Hoops 2018-19 Transfer […]

  • News
  • March 31,2019
  • Andy Wittry

Auburn, Texas Tech, Purdue Among Best 2019 NCAA Tournament Bracket Picks

The 2019 NCAA Tournament isn’t over but we’re down to the Final Four and the three most popular picks to win the national championship, according to ESPN’s Tournament Challenge, have been eliminated. Here’s a look at the teams that had the best and worst “value” in bracket challenge games, meaning the difference between a team’s […]

  • News
  • March 29,2019
  • Andy Wittry

One Key Stat From Every Sweet 16 Game: Auburn’s 3-Point Shooting, Kentucky’s Rebounding

No. 2 seed Kentucky def. No. 3 seed Houston 62-58 13 – That was Kentucky’s rebounding advantage against Houston, 36-23, including 11 offensive rebounds. The Wildcats had an offensive rebounding percentage of 45.8 percent (11 rebounds on 24 missed shots) and a defensive rebounding rate of 78.1 percent (25 rebounds on Houston’s 32 missed shots). […]

  • News
  • March 27,2019
  • Chinmay Vaidya

Four Matchups to Watch in the West Region During the Sweet 16

Gonzaga, Florida State, Michigan and Texas Tech have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the West region after an underwhelming opening weekend in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Two teams feature experienced coaches who have been in this spot plenty of times, while Texas Tech’s Chris Beard and Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton are attempting to make […]

  • News
  • March 25,2019
  • Andy Wittry

Previewing No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Texas Tech: Date, Time, Location, Spread

Overview Matchup: No. 2 seed Michigan vs. No. 3 seed Texas Tech Date: Thursday, March 28 Time: 9:39 p.m. ET Channel: CBS Location: Anaheim Spread: Michigan -2 How they got here: Michigan def. No. 15 seed Montana, No. 10 seed Florida Texas Tech def. No. 14 seed Northern Kentucky, No. 6 seed Buffalo [RELATED: Up-to-Date List […]

  • March 12,2019
  • Jeff Goodman, Stadium Basketball Insider

Jeff Goodman’s 2018-19 College Basketball Postseason Awards & All-Americans

It’s time to unveil my All-Americans, and while it got closer towards the end, the National Player of the Year Award wasn’t really that difficult to determine. Neither was the Coach of the Year — even though there were plenty of candidates. Here are all the awards, along with the All-Americans, a Mid-Major AA Team […]


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