By PAUL GOTHAM If the Arizona Wildcats want to start pointing fingers to assign blame for their first-round loss Thursday night, they can start with the NCAA Selection Committee and the coaches of the Mid-American Conference. "We felt like maybe we had a bad seed," UB head coach Nate Oats said after his No. 13 seed Bulls knocked off No. 4 seed Arizona, 89-68. "We thought … [Read more...] about Blue collar Bulls play game with chip on the shoulder
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UB manhandles Arizona in first-ever NCAA Tournament win
Courtesy of UBBulls.com BOISE, ID – The University at Buffalo men's basketball team earned its first-ever NCAA Tournament win in emphatic fashion by beating fourth-seeded Arizona, 89-68, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on Thursday night. The Bulls outscored the Wildcats, 40-20, over the final 16 minutes of the game to earn the victory. The … [Read more...] about UB manhandles Arizona in first-ever NCAA Tournament win
St. Bonaventure’s dream season ends with NCAA Tournament loss to Florida
Courtesy of GoBonnies.com DALLAS, TX -- After Tuesday's win over UCLA in the First Four, St. Bonaventure fans dreamed of a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. But the Bonnies' record-setting season came to a close Thursday night in Dallas as they fell 77-62 to Florida in the First Round. St. Bonaventure struggled with the Gators' size and fresher legs, which led to a poor … [Read more...] about St. Bonaventure’s dream season ends with NCAA Tournament loss to Florida
Gates-Chili’s Much savors third trip to the Big Dance
By PAUL GOTHAM The list of Section V alums to go on and play in three or more NCAA Tournaments is a short one. There is of course Greece Athena's John Wallace and Kendall's Roosevelt Bouie who made the trip four times with the Syracuse Orange as did Pittsford Sutherland's Marty Byrnes and Pittsford Mendon's Greg Monroe. Sutherland's Ryan Blackwell played three times on … [Read more...] about Gates-Chili’s Much savors third trip to the Big Dance
East High’s Barley and Caruthers complete Section V first
By PAUL GOTHAM From Culver Road in Rochester to Dallas, Texas on to Boise, Idaho and back. It's a first for Section V boys' basketball. A coach and former player both appearing on college basketball's biggest stage. When Dontay Caruthers takes the floor Thursday night with the UB Bulls, the former East High Eagle will etch his name and that of his former coach, Darrell … [Read more...] about East High’s Barley and Caruthers complete Section V first