Author Archives: Perry Green

The DMV (Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia) region has seen its recent fair share of African-American coaches reach the coveted NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Randy Monroe guided UMBC to its first “Big Dance” in school history in 2009, Morgan State’s Todd Bozeman pulled off the same feat in 2010 and John Thompson III has […]

University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies junior guard Kemba Walker continues to show why he’s considered one of the best players in the nation as he helped top-seeded Connecticut advance to its fourth Final Four appearance in school history, and second in three years. Walker led UConn (30-9) with 20 points and seven assists as they […]

For Florida, the final four words about Butler are: they’ve done it, again! The No. 8 Butler Bulldogs have reached the Final Four for the second consecutive year after stunning No. 2 Florida, 74-71, in overtime of the Southeast Region Finals on March 26 in New Orleans. Butler will now face either VCU or Kansas […]

The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams kept their “Cinderella” run alive, pulling off the biggest upset of the NCAA Tournament so far with a 71-61 victory over No. 1 seed Kansas University in the Southwest Region Finals on March 27 in San Antonio. The odds were stacked high against VCU (28-11) even reaching the Elite 8 […]

Fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time in 13 years, taking out No. 2 North Carolina (UNC), 76-69, in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament East Region Finals on March 27 in Newark, N.J. Led by freshman star guard Brandon Knight’s 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Kentucky outscored and outhustled […]

Just a month ago, college basketball experts thought the NCAA Tournament bid given to the 11th seeded Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams was a joke. But those pundits are eating their words now, as VCU advanced on to the Elite 8 after edging No. 10 Florida State, 72-71, in the NCAA Tournament Men’s Championship Southwest […]

The No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks made sure there would be no upsets on their watch as they made light work of the No. 12 Richmond Spiders in a 77-57 win on March 25 in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament Southwest Region Semifinals in San Antonio. Richmond surprised critics when they reached the Sweet […]

The No. 2 Florida Gators advanced on to the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament after surviving, 83-74, in overtime against the No. 3 Brigham Young University Cougars in the Southeast Region Semifinals at the New Orleans Arena. BYU star senior Jimmer Fredette put on his typical outstanding performance, scoring 32 […]

Butler University’s men’s basketball squad shocked the world when they advanced all the way to the NCAA Championship game in 2010, but would it be a surprise if they reached the finals again? The No. 8-ranked Bulldogs took one step closer to finding out as they took out No. 4 ranked Wisconsin, 61-54, on March […]

The University of Maryland-Eastern Shore women’s bowling team returned to champion status after routing the No. 6 ranked Morgan State University Lady Bears, 4-0, to claim its fifth Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Bowling Championship title on March 20 at the Gate City Lanes in Greensboro, N.C. UMES has consistently been one of the best bowling […]