Author Archives: Perry Green

The Flyers’ magical run finally came to an end March 29 as No. 11 seed Dayton lost to the No. 1 seed Florida Gators, 62-52, in the South Region finals in Memphis, Tenn. Dayton had knocked off heavyweights Ohio State and Syracuse earlier in the tournament, reaching the Elite Eight for the first time in […]

It was an absolute barnburner. Both teams kept coming right back at each other like a Mickey Ward vs. Arturo Gatti fight but in the end, it was No. 8 seed Kentucky left standing with a thrilling 75-72 win over No. 2 Michigan in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship Midwest Region final on […]

No. 8 seed Kentucky advanced to the Elite Eight round of the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball championship tournament after knocking off No. 4 seed Louisville, defending college basketball champion, 74-69, in the semifinals of the tournament’s Midwest region on March 28 in Indianapolis. Louisville was in control for most of the game. […]

No. 11 seed Dayton kept alive their Cinderella hopes for a national basketball crown, advancing to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1984 after beating No. 10 seed Stanford, 82-72, in the South regional semifinals of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 27 in Memphis, Tenn. Technically, Dayton’s Sweet-16 victory was […]

Legendary head men’s college basketball coach Ron “Fang” Mitchell will not return next season after nearly 30 years of coaching at Coppin State University, Coppin State Athletic Director Derrick Ramsey said March 28. “First I want to say that Coppin State is extremely thankful and appreciative of everything that Fang Mitchell has done for our […]

Every year, a lower ranked team emerges as the new “Cinderella” story by overcoming the odds and advancing deep into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Last year, Florida Gulf Coast University stunned the world by reaching the Sweet 16 as a No. 15 seed. But this year the “Cinderella” slipper belongs to No. 11 seed […]

(Updated 3/24/2013) Many brackets have long been in the trash, but little-known schools continued to knock off some powerhouses of the game on the second day of the Round of 32 in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. So far this year, there have been 12 games in which a lower-seeded team beat a higher-seeded team, […]

It’s no secret why they call it March Madness—with just the first round in the books, there have already been eight upsets in the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Four upsets occurred on the first day of the Round of 64 on March 20, but four more shockers occurred on the following day: On March […]

The first day of the 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is officially in the books, with 16 games played on March 20. And, just like last year’s tournament, this year brought its fair share of Day One bracket-busting upsets. Four of the 16 games played featured lower seeds upsetting higher seed teams: the same number […]

They say the definition of insanity is to do the same thing and expect different results. Well, call me crazy, because I’m back with another shot at filling out a perfect bracket for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. No one ever gets this stupid bracket 100 percent right, but that’s never stopped any of […]

North Carolina Central won its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championship in school history after edging the Morgan State Bears, 71-62, in the title game on March 15 in Norfolk, Va. The No. 3 seed Bears had hopes of suffocating N.C. Central with stifling defense, the same way they did to their opponents in […]

Nicole Hamilton scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Hampton Lady Pirates to a 50-47 win over Coppin State for their fifth straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women’s basketball championship on March 15 in Norfolk, Va. Hampton’s championship victory didn’t come easy, though. The score was tied eight times and the lead was exchanged […]