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Achilles Heel? Rick Barnes' Tournament History
I believe we can all agree that this is one of the finer Rick Barnes teams we've seen at Texas, although we can't totally judge it against the previous greats before we see the tournament performance. It's important to note here though exactly what the March Madness tournament really is, a wildly...
Jackson State @ Ohio State Basketball Preview and Gamethread
What: Jackson State Tigers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes When: Friday, November 18th; 9:00 p.m. Where: Value City Arena; Columbus, Ohio Television: Big Ten Network Tigers' Record: (0-2) Opposing Coverage: The Clarion-Ledger David and Goliath, meet Ohio State and Jackson State. As the two squads prepare...
Wright State @ Ohio State Basketball Preview and Gamethread
What: Wright State Raiders vs. Ohio State Buckeyes When: Friday, November 11th; 9:00 p.m. Where: Value City Arena Television: Big Ten Network Raiders' 2010-11 Record: (19-14, 10-8 Horizon) Opposing Coverage: Dayton Daily News Gone are Jon Diebler, David Lighty, and Dallas Lauderdale, and with them...
ACC Hoops "Down Year" Pegged To Coaching Tenure?
Remember all the talk this past season of the ACC basketball being in a down year? Well, consider for a moment the coaching tenure of the 12 men's basketball coaches in the conference. With Miami's Frank Haith leaving Miami for Mizzou, Boston College coach Steve Donahue is now the seventh most...
2011 NCAA Tournament: The Coaches of March
When it comes to March Madness, many people like to base their picks off of the coaches of the various teams. "Can you imagine Mike Krzyzewski being outcoached by Rick Barnes? There's no way Texas is beating Duke!" And so on. But how good exactly are these coaches in March? One way to measure it is...
Oakland (MI) Golden Grizzlies @ Ohio State Buckeyes
What: Oakland (MI) Golden Grizzlies @ Ohio State Buckeyes When: Thursday, December 23rd; 8:00 p.m. ET Where: Value City Arena Television: Big Ten Network Grizzlies' Record: 7-7 Let's forget about the morbid news of the day, at least for a few hours, and enjoy some quality Ohio State basketball....
2011 Small Forward Sam Thompson Commits to Ohio State
The basketball Bucks picked up a big commitment today when Chicago prep standout Sam Thompson committed to Thad Matta and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Thompson, 6''7 and 180 lbs, is an athletic wing who chose Ohio State over offers from Florida, Kansas, Georgetown, and Oregon State, among others....
Friday Sweet 16 Open Thread
The SEC is now 1-for-1 on the tournament's second weekend thanks to Kentucky putting Cornell away. Can it continue? SCHEDULE 6 Tennessee vs. 2 Ohio State - 7:07 ET Neither Tennessee nor its coach Bruce Pearl have ever made it past the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. To do so tonight, the Vols must...
Coaches vs Cancer SBNation Roundtable
We take a quick break from our Furd hatred (although there's plenty of places to discuss it!) to get ourselves focused on the tipoff of a big big weekend in Cal hoops. Coaches v. Cancer and the big women's hoops showdown vs Baylor! All this plus the Big Game! What more could you ask for this...
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