By PAUL GOTHAM With one day to prepare for an Elite Eight matchup with the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Villanova head coach Jay Wright saw that he had no choice when approaching practice on Saturday. "We're trying to stay off our feet," Wright said during the media session at TD Bank Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. "We didn't use the whole practice time. We're trying to stay … [Read more...] about Wright and Villanova looking for second Final Four trip in three years
West Virginia
Bucknell’s Foulland named to Lute Olson Award Watch List
Courtesy of BucknellBison.com LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Bucknell senior center Nana Foulland is one of 40 men's basketball student-athletes named to the watch list for the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award. The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. Lute Olson won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of … [Read more...] about Bucknell’s Foulland named to Lute Olson Award Watch List
Bucknell’s Foulland, Thomas named to NABC All-District Team
Courtesy of BucknellBison.com LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Bucknell juniors Nana Foulland and Zach Thomas were both named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 13 First Team on Wednesday. Both players were also First Team All-Patriot League selections. Foulland was the Patriot League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, while Thomas was … [Read more...] about Bucknell’s Foulland, Thomas named to NABC All-District Team
Carter, West Virginia have the look of a Final Four team
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Notre Dame let out one last gasp. West Virginia, and in particular Jevon Carter, snuffed it out. The junior guard, who matched a season-high with 24 points, ran Notre Dame's Matt Farrell off a pair of ball screens at the top of the key. When it looked like he would turn the corner and take it to the cup, he let fly with a step-back three … [Read more...] about Carter, West Virginia have the look of a Final Four team
Mountaineers move on to Sweet 16
By PAUL GOTHAM BUFFALO, N.Y. -- West Virginia opened with a haymaker and never stopped jabbing from there. Five finished in double figures, and the No. 4-seed West Virginia Mountaineers advanced to the Sweet 16 with an 83-71 victory over the No. 4-seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish in second round action of the NCAA Tournament's West Region at Key Bank Center. Jevon Carter … [Read more...] about Mountaineers move on to Sweet 16