Tag: college basketball

  • Most Championships in College Basketball

    Most Championships in College Basketball

    By beating Michigan 82-76 in the 2013 NCAA Tournament Final, Louisville became the 8th school to win at least three College Basketball championships since the NCAA tournament began in 1939, joining Kansas, Connecticut, Duke, North Carolina, Indiana, Kentucky and UCLA.

  • Louisville Cardinals – Luke Hancock, Deserving Most Outstanding Player on the Deserving NCAA Champions

    For the second time in a row, Luke Hancock came off the bench to keep Louisville on the right course, ending an incredible finish to the season with the NCAA tournament title, making Rick Pitino the first head coach to win two national titles with two different schools, while Peyton Siva and Chane Behanan more than made up for the fact that Russ Smith didn’t really show up on the most important game of his career.

  • NCAA Tournament Final – Michigan vs Louisville Predictions

    NCAA Tournament Final – Michigan vs Louisville Predictions

    Unlike last year, there is no clear favorite to win the men’s college basketball national title, although Louisville, fitting of its number one seed and ranking overall should be slightly favored to go home with their third NCAA Tournament championship, while Michigan hope that the evolution they’ve been going through since the beginning of the Big Dance peaks at the most important game of all.

  • NCAA Tournament – The 2 Teams in the National Championship Game

    NCAA Tournament – The 2 Teams in the National Championship Game

    Two teams that trace their last NCAA titles to the 1980’s, Louisville (27 years ago) and Michigan (24 years ago) will meet in the first Big Ten vs Big East final since the Wolverines’ last win, as the Cardinals enter the final being the only number one seed left in the competition, and probably the […]

  • Michigan Wolverines – Mitch McGary On His Way to Win the Most Outstanding Player

    Michigan Wolverines – Mitch McGary On His Way to Win the Most Outstanding Player

    Even when the Michigan Wolverines reached the number one spot on the AP Poll earlier this season, there were voices calling them fake and not good enough; not battle tested or proven. When the NCAA tournament began, that was the general consensus – Michigan are talented and fun to watch when Trey Burke has his game on. But in the national semifinal, Burke was awful, and Michigan still overcame an amazing defensive unit for the second time in a row, reaching the national title game for the first time in 20 years.

  • Louisville Cardinals – Russ Smith Gets Luke Hancock to Save Him

    Louisville Cardinals – Russ Smith Gets Luke Hancock to Save Him

    Things looked kind of bleak for the overwhelming favorite to reach the final of the NCAA tournament midway through the second half, but an unexpected performance from Luke Hancock coming off the bench led Louisville to yet another impressive comeback from a big deficit this season, giving Russ Smith, in another impressive scoring performance, the help he needed.

  • Final Four – Syracuse vs Michigan Predictions

    Final Four – Syracuse vs Michigan Predictions

    Two teams that expected themselves to go this far in the NCAA tournament bring two very different flavors of basketball style to the Final Four, with Michigan being a team that relies on its potent and fun to watch offense, while Syracuse use defense that sucks the life out of their opponents and game.

  • Final Four – Wichita State vs Louisville Predictions

    Final Four – Wichita State vs Louisville Predictions

    While Wichita State are just happy to be here and are hoping to keep their blend of physical defense and composure on offense, Louisiville were built to go to the Final Four and win it, with an intense team that doesn’t stop for a second on both ends of the floor, all through the NCAA […]

  • The 2013 College Basketball AP All-Americans

    Although the AP votes for All-Americans before the beginning of the NCAA tournament, leaving a few who think that the final results regarding the five first-team players should be different, it seems to be somewhat of an agreement that most of the guys on the 2013 list – Trey Burke, Victor Oladipo, Otto Porter Jr., Kelly Olynyk and Doug McDermott are deserving to be on it.

  • NCAA Tournament – All 4 Teams in the Final Four

    NCAA Tournament – All 4 Teams in the Final Four

    The Big East can be the proudest conference as we head into the 2013 Final Four, being the only conference to send two teams to national semifinals with Louisville and Syracuse. The other two teams are Michigan, coming from the Big Ten, and Wichita State, representing the Missouri Valley Conference.