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Hampton basketball: A collect call to Jesus before playing Kentucky
Hampton head coach Ed Joyner. Photo Credit: Hampton Athletics / David Wegiel Jr. Ed Joyner had Jesus on speed dial after Hampton knocked off Manhattan in the NCAA Tournament First Round on Tuesday...
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North Dakota State’s A.J. Jacobson: His mother’s son
A.J. Jacobson. (Courtesy Photo / NDSU Athletics) There’s a certain satisfaction college basketball fans get while watching a hometown kid competing for his hometown school. Depending on the closeness...
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Seth Hinrichs — The quiet leader of Lafayette basketball
Seth Hinrichs. OBW Photo / Chris Dela Rosa Lafayette senior Seth Hinrichs spent his entire career playing in the shadows within the shadows of small conference basketball – a gritty, gutty forward who...
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Will Davis II leads UC Irvine into first NCAA Tournament
Will Davis. Photo Credit: UC Irvine Athletics Will Davis II went to UC Irvine to win a championship and go the NCAA Tournament. It’s a journey that proved to be far longer and more winding than he had...
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Belmont basketball has a blast in NCAA Tournament
Craig Bradshaw backpedaled down the court, turned towards the sidelines, and bellowed out, “I called that,” with a huge smile sweeping across his face. Bradshaw had just missed the rim by a solid two...
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NCAA Tournament: OBW’s favorite Cinderellas
T.J. Sorrentine. Photo Credit: Vermont Athletics / Sally McCay This year’s NCAA Tournament is a tad short on the Cinderella story. UCLA is the worst seed in the Sweet 16 at No. 11, and we all know the...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament: OBW’s favorite Sweet 16 games
Believe it or not, the NCAA Tournament is already down to 16 remaining teams. The Sweet 16 starts Thursday, and that got us thinking: what are our favorite Sweet 16 games we’ve watched? Sam Perkins and...
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Kendall Gray: A man among boys
Kendall Gray. (Courtesy Photo / DSU Athletics) Kendall Gray is known as the super-athletic beast who roamed Delaware State’s front court — a man among boys who pulled down 30 rebounds in 40 minutes in...
View ArticleNo.2 Wisconsin survives No. 4 North Carolina to advance to NCAA Tournament...
Sam Dekker scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as top-seeded Wisconsin defeated fourth-seeded UNC 79-72 Thursday night to head back to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight for the...
View ArticleNotre Dame wins eighth-straight, punches ticket to NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
Notre Dame is rolling — right into the history books. For the first time in 37 years, the Fighting Irish are headed to the Elite Eight after knocking off NCAA Tournament darling Wichita State 91-70....
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