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David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports We’re here, might as well win. Do you remember when you started playing basketball? Before the first time you put on a uniform, before you were ever coached, before there were officials or scorers or any organization, it was just you and yours versus them and theirs. Did you want to win? I did. With nothing that would ever leave that … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Georgia: preview, matchups, keys to the game

Xavier pounded these guys | Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Arizona faces yet another region where the bottom of the bracket is absolutely loaded. After four months of winnowing, the greatest single-elimination contest is sports is set to begin. From 362 D1 basketball programs, 68 have been chosen to spend three weekends playing for the sport’s national title. Each of the … [Read more...] about 2024 NCAA Tournament West Bracket Preview

“HOW IS IOWA STATE OUR 2 SEED!?” | Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports Want to see 4 of the top 10 teams in the nation play? Good news! They’re all in this region. After four months of winnowing, the greatest single-elimination contest is sports is set to begin. From 362 D1 basketball programs, 68 have been chosen to spend three weekends playing for the sport’s national … [Read more...] about 2024 NCAA Tournament East Bracket Preview

Can he make it back to back NIT titles? | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Xavier’s season will continue with a trip to an SEC foe. For the second time in three years, Xavier’s season will conclude with a trip to the NIT. After winning the tournament in 2022, Xavier will begin their quest to capture another title with a trip to Athens, Georgia to face the … [Read more...] about Xavier will face Georgia in the first round of the NIT

Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK The men’s basketball tournament is the NCAA’s biggest showpiece, and they messed it all up. The tournament is finally here. Xavier isn’t in it, nor should they be, but the glorious bracket has been unveiled, the seeding has been analyzed, and the talking heads have talked. It was a great Selection Sunday, because all … [Read more...] about What was the committee thinking?