Stories By Dick Weiss
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/ 6 years agoMannion Puts on a show For Internationals in Hoop Summit Loss to Team USA
PORTLAND, Oregon. When guard Nico Mannion was in ninth grade, he was invited to try out for the USA team in...
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/ 6 years agoWiseman Early Leader for first pick in 2020 NBA draft
PORTLAND, Ore.—It didn’t take long for James Wiseman to establish himself as the leading candidate for the first pick overall in...
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/ 6 years agoDe’AndreHunter’s Huge Second Half Lifts Virginia to first NCAA title
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— De’Andre Hunter missed University of Virginia’s short- lived NCAA tournament appearance last year with a fractured left wrist when...
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/ 6 years agoKyle Guy: A Gym Rat’s Journey to the NCAA finals
MINNEAPOLIS—It didn’t take long for the congratulatory messages to pour in to Virginia guard Kyle Guy after he drained those three...
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/ 6 years agoTexas Tech Suffocates Michigan State Defensively
MINNEAPOLIS—Has there ever been a better defensive team than Texas Tech in the modern history of the NCAA tournament. Georgetown with...
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/ 6 years agoDuke Investigates Nike’s Alleged Involvement with Zion Williamson’s Mother
MINNEAPOLIS– Maybe it’s just as well that Zion Williamson’s Duke team isn’t here for the NCAA Final Four. Duke AD Kevin...
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/ 6 years agoKyle Guy’s Clutch Plays Lift Virginia to national championship game
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Kyle Guy will go down as the in the newest folk hero in Virginia basketball after he lifted the...
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/ 6 years agoVirginia Cracks Glass Ceiling, advances to Final Four for first time in Tony Bennett era
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.– Tony Bennett is a three-time national Coach of the year and a four-time ACC Coach of the Year at...
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/ 6 years agoAuburn. Texas Tech Signal Changing of the Guard in NCAA Final Four
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Auburn finds itself playing for something bigger than basketball during its first trip to an NCAA Final Four. ...
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/ 6 years agoJohn Calipari Signs Lifetime deal with Kentucky, leaving UCLA out in the cold
John Calipari has signed a contract extension with the University of Kentucky that will keep him in the Blue Grass for...
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/ 6 years agoLaMelo Ball to play overseas in either China or Australia
To no one’s real surprise, LaMelo Ball is not going to play college basketball. The youngest and arguably most talented of...
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/ 6 years agoMichigan State stuns NCAA tournament favorite Duke in East Region Finals
Duke entered this NCAA tournament as the prohibitive favorite, even though the Blue Devils started four freshmen. Call it the Zion...
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/ 6 years agoAuburn stuns Kentucky to advance to first NCAA Final Four in school History
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— After fifth seed Auburn stunned might SEC rival Kentucky, 77-71, here Sunday at the Sprint Center to the...
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/ 6 years agoVirginia survives epic perfomance by Carsen Edwards to advance to NCAA Final Four
Virginia is the lone top seed to advance to the NCAA Final Four so far. But the ACC Cavaliers had to...
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/ 6 years agoAuburn stuns North Carolina, 97-80, on strength of 17 threes in NCAA Sweet 16
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Auburn is no longer a shocking surprise in this NCAA tournament. The Tigers, which came out of...
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/ 6 years agoBrandon Clarke Playing his way into NBA first round draft pick during March Madness
KANSAS CITY—Brandon Clarke was a man without a country at the end of his high school career. Gonzaga’s 6-8 junior forward...
