Archive | Basketball – Men’s
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John Groce hired as new Illinois men’s basketball coach
Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas finally got his man. Just a day after naming a new coach for the women’s program, Thomas announced Ohio’s John Groce as the next head coach of the men’s basketball team.
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Pitino, Calipari have storied relationship of rivalry
As Kentucky approaches one of the most monumental sporting events the commonwealth has ever seen, the university will also see a coaching matchup that is rich with history. And, depending on who is spoken to, one that is mired in controversy.
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Column: Remember to stay classy during Final Four mayhem
The basketball gods have answered Kentuckians’ prayers. By some stroke of fate, the Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals have both advanced to the Final Four and will face off in what some are calling the biggest game in NCAA Tournament history. As if you need to be reminded.
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Column: Pros and cons evident for Butler in league switch
The Horizon League has been in existence since 1979. Likewise, Butler has been a member of the Horizon League since the conference’s inception into NCAA Division I athletics. As the saying goes, the two go together like peas in a pod. This may be changing in the near future, however.
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Cardiac Cards rally to defeat Florida, earn place in Final Four
The Louisville Cardinals are 2012 NCAA Tournament west region champions. Also known as the 2012 Big East Tournament Champions, named just two weekends ago, this team from The Ville has truly overcome great adversity, by never looking back.
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Florida’s unexpected run falls short in Elite Eight loss to Louisville
PHOENIX – As Peyton Siva, Kyle Kuric and Russ Smith celebrated, jumping up and down on the US Airways Center floor and donning T-Shirts and hats emblazoned with the words “Final Four,” Brad Beal, Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton fought back tears.
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Column: Stakes higher for Kentucky’s Final Four game against rival Louisville
It’s still a week away, but the state of Kentucky already feels saturated with Final Four talk. UK. Louisville. A rematch with raised stakes, raised unbelievably high, no matter what the teams actually playing in the game may say.
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Kentucky beats Baylor, advances to the Final Four
Fouls stopped the clock, but they weren’t enough to stop Kentucky in its 82-70 win over Baylor at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to advance UK to its second consecutive Final Four appearance.
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Ohio State knocks off Syracuse, 77-70, for trip to Final Four
BOSTON — After the final buzzer sounded, the Ohio State men’s basketball team leapt high and far. These were celebratory jumps and chest-bumps.