Archive | Basketball – Men’s
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Duke U. fans, administrators gear up for celebration
As the men’s basketball team gets ready to take on Butler U. in the NCAA Tournament Championship in Indianapolis, back on campus Duke U. students and administrators are making their own preparations. For students, the questions are simple—where to watch, where to party.
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Ohio State U. star Evan Turner named college basketball’s best player
Ohio State U. junior guard Evan Turner has often expressed a desire to be one of the best players to ever play basketball in a Buckeye uniform.
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Duke crushes West Virginia to advance to championship
INDIANAPOLIS — At 3 p.m. Saturday, a full six hours before Duke was set to tip off in the Final Four, its student section began filling in rapidly, occupying every available space and crevice in its assigned spot under the cavernous dome of Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Duke to face Indy’s own in title game
Before Saturday night’s main event, Duke versus West Virginia, an equally intriguing matchup played out on the undercard.
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Final Four: WVU braces for Duke’s improved interior play
INDIANAPOLIS - The trademark of Duke U. basketball under head coach Mike Krzyzewski has often been steady guard play, tough defense and a will to win that’s second to none.
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Final Four: Shown up in 2008, new crop of Blue Devils primed for title run
Duke is back. Back in the Final Four, back as a national power—and back as a villain in the season’s final weekend. Historically speaking, the idea of the Blue Devils as a Final Four villain is nothing new.
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Final Four: Mountaineers lean on Butler, defense for success
Ever since it pulled off an impressive run to beat Georgetown U. in the Big East Tournament final on a Da’Sean Butler jumper in the waning seconds of regulation, defensive-minded West Virginia U. been the popular pick to be the non-No. 1 seed capable of cutting down the nets in Indianapolis.
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Column: Controversial coach moving on by returning to his roots
Ask around and it’s not hard to see that Tim Floyd doesn’t have the greatest of reputations on the U. Southern California campus. Sure, the former men’s basketball coach — who was hired March 29 to take the helm at U.
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Without Lucas, Spartans still believe in title dreams
If head coach Tom Izzo’s reign at Michigan State has been characterized by one maxim, it is this: Never count out the Spartans in March. Never has that been clearer than this season. Michigan State (28-8) was already having a tough season entering its second-round matchup with No. 4 Maryland.