Patrick Ewing Jr. dunk.
Patrick Ewing Jr's slight-of-hand from last night's State Farm Slam Dunk Contest.
Monday News:
Georgetown (28-6) could not hold a 17 point second half lead, as Davidson rallied for the 74-70 victory. Highlights above. Press conference below.
One more link to the SI vault - a preview of the 1978-79 Tigers. Find anything else good in the vault? Let us know!
Sunday News:
Davidson vs. Georgetown - 2:50 pm ET - CBS
Georgetown will try to stop Stephen Curry and Davidson this afternoon.
A quality start for Chris Young against Kansas City in spring training action.
Another gem from the SI vault - a 1978 profile of Pete Carril.
Saturday News:
Georgetown (28-6) clinically disposed of UMBC, 66-47.
Highlights above. Press conference below.
American (21-12) stayed right with Tennessee for 35 minutes before the Volunteers pulled away, using a 22-8 run that concluded the 72-57 first round loss for the Eagles.
Sports Illustrated has opened a vault of classic articles to coincide with March Madness. Here's a 1965 Frank Deford piece on Bill Bradley.
Friday News:
American vs. Tennessee - 12:15 pm ET - CBS
UMBC vs. Georgetown - 3:00 pm ET - CBS
Georgetown faces UMBC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this afternoon. The Hoya seniors are comfortable with their position as one of the top seeds.
American has its work cut out against Tennessee. The Princeton Packet caught up with Mike Brennan about the Eagles' success this season.
Princeton recruit John Comfort was named 2008 All-Area.
Cornell (22-6) was no match for Stanford, falling behind by 36 in a 77-53 loss.
Wednesday News:
Alexander Wolff's feature on John Thompson III is in the latest Sports Illustrated. Wolff has quotes from Bob Scrabis, Gary Walters, Professor Marvin Bressler, Nate Walton, Ed Persia and Kyle Wente in this incredibly well-researched piece.
Despite 39 points from Damon Huffman in his final collegiate game, Brown (19-10) fell at Ohio in the first round of the CBI.
Richmond (16-15) was up 12 with 8:41 remaining, but Virginia rallied for a 66-64 victory in CBI action.
One more Georgetown article to bookend today's news, from the Wall Street Journal.
Tuesday News:
Brown vs. Ohio - 7:00 pm ET
Richmond vs. Virginia - 7:00 pm ET - FCS
Brown kicks off CBI play tonight in Athens against the Bobcats.
Richmond stays in-state for their CBI game, visiting Virginia.
Roy Hibbert of Georgetown talks to the AP about the decision to return for his senior year.
The Washington Post writes about Cornell snapping the Penn / Princeton stranglehold.
Monday News:
Late last night the 16 bids for the new College Basketball Invitational were released, and as we reported in the wee hours of this morning, both Richmond and Brown will be participating.
The Washington Post reports from Georgetown's NCAA Selection Show viewing party.
Brackets.
Midwest region - Friday in Raleigh, NC
(15) UMBC vs. (2) Georgetown - approx. 3:00 pm ET
East region - Friday in Birmingham, AL
(15) American vs. (2) Tennessee - 12:15 pm ET
South region - Thursday in Anaheim, CA
(14) Cornell vs. (3) Stanford - approx. 5:00 pm ET
Full bracket available here (.pdf).
Sunday News:
The Hoyas allowed 19 offensive rebounds, and Georgetown (27-5) fell to Pittsburgh in the Big East Tournament final. The New York Times has more on the game.
Tim Welsh is out at Providence and Craig Robinson is already listed as a potential candidate for the job.
Pittsburgh 74 Georgetown 65.
box score
audio - coach john thompson III, jessie sapp, jonathan wallace & roy hibbert
Georgetown won the marathon, but Pittsburgh won the sprint.
The Panthers became the first seven seed to slug through all four days of the Big East Tournament, grabbing 19 offensive rebounds in a 74-65 win over the Big East regular season champion Hoyas.
Ronald Ramon scored a team-best 17 points in the 100th victory for Pittsburgh's senior class. Tournament Most Outstanding Player Sam Young recorded 16 points and DeJuan Blair added 10 along with 10 rebounds, seven on the offensive glass.
Georgetown center Roy Hibbert had 17 in the defeat, classmate Jonathan Wallace adding 12.
