I felt pretty good after Thursday. I was a fairly respectable 12 for 16 on my bracket picks and my only Sweet Sixteen team to bow out was Harvard, a longshot to begin with.
If you didn't know any better, you might be under the impression that VCU Coach Shaka Smart has already been offered and has accepted the Illinois coaching job. But Smart---whose VCU squad will take on IU Saturday night in the round of 32---said despite the rumors, the Illinois vacancy hasn't even crossed his mind. "I have not given any thought to it," Smart said.
Ten years ago, Mike Davis was at the helm of IU's run to the National Championship game. Now, the former IU coach is unemployed. Davis was fired by the University of Alabama-Birmingham after six seasons.
The darlings of last year's tournament were back at it again on Thursday evening knocking off No. 5 seed Wichita State 72-69.
The IU flavor in the Portland region on Thursday will extend to the early games as former Hoosiers guard Steve Alford will lead his No.
There has been a lot of talk the past few days of how New Mexico State played nowhere near the schedule that Indiana has and how it is hard to judge how big of a test the Aggies will be on Thursday evening.
It's been nine years since IU and Louisville squared off. According to Louisville Coach Rick Pitino, that drought needs to end. "I said to Tom (Crean), whenever he's ready and he gets back to where he wants to be, we'd love to play," Pitino said.
After former coach Mike D'Antoni resigned from coaching the New York Knicks on Wednesday, former IU basketball player Mike Woodson took the reigns of the team in an interim role. He joined the team in the summer of 2011 after previously coaching the Atlanta Hawks to a 206-286 record during his six seasons as head coach (2004-2010). As of Wednesday, the Knicks had a record of 18-24 and were riding a six-game losing streak. Woodson played for the Hoosiers from 1976-1980, averaging 19.8 points per game.
I wanted to believe this year would be like last year. I really did. When I sat down to fill out my bracket, I had every intention of picking multiple double-digit seeds to make the Sweet Sixteen and at least one Final Four team that would have had to go through multiple higher seeds to get there. Instead, even after much reconsideration, I ended up with a Final Four of Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio State and North Carolina, two 1s and two 2s.
I spoke with Teddy Feinberg of the Las Cruces Sun-News about his insight on the Aggies. He said the Aggies are playing some very good basketball dating back to the start of February and here are a few highlights about his thoughts on New Mexico State. On the fact that NMSU isn't your typical mid-major team in terms of size: "There's no doubt their strength is five feet into the basket.
As a bored college student at home for Spring Break, I decided to watch three of the Aggies games on ESPN3.
IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass announced Monday that he has fired IU women's Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack.
What will the Hoosiers see when they take the court Thursday against New Mexico State? -The Aggies are 26-9 on the season and finished the regular season in second place in the Western Athletic Conference with a 10-4 record. -The Aggies are a veteran laden team with nine foreigners on their roster. -The Aggies have won nine of their past 10 games. -The Aggies were 1-3 against teams in the top 50 of the RPI. -Senior forward Wendell McKines leads the way for the Aggies averaging 18.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
The wait is over. The IU basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers were selected as a No.
