From a Big Ten title drought to the anniversary of 'Dunk City,' here are five things to watch as Columbus hosts March Madness on Friday.
Gahanna native and Marquette freshman Sean Jones talks about returning to Columbus in the NCAA Tournament.For the first time since 2019,
Tom Izzo was a sprightly 45 years old when the Michigan State coach climbed a ladder at Indianapolis’ RCA Dome and cut down the final nets of the season. It was the year 2000, and his Spartans had just defeated Florida to capture the 10th national championship for a Big Ten team and end an 11-year drought in the process.as his No. 7 seed Spartans prepared to open the NCAA Tournament with a Friday game against No.
Since 2000, the Big Ten has played at least one team in the Final Four in 12 seasons and reached the title game in 2002 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009 , 2013 , 2015 and 2018 without finishing on top. “We're a confident group for sure, winning 15 straight,” coach John Becker said. “And we've had a lot of these 10-game winning streaks throughout my career, but this year just with an older group, it just feels like we haven't really talked about a 15-game winning streak. It doesn't feel like that. It's just kind of business as usual.”
“We showed some highlights of our USC teams from last year, the Elite Eight year two years ago,” he said. “Some of the Dunk City, just to get them pumped up to play in this tournament.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NCAA Tournament: Hotels, restaurants brace for busy weekend in ColumbusMarch Madness is taking over Columbus with the NCAA basketball tournament! Here is everything you need to know.
Read more »
NCAA Tournament: Utah women’s hoops point guard expected to play after missing Pac-12 TournamentUniversity of Utah point guard Issy Palmer is expected to play Friday night in the NCAA Tournament against Gardner-Webb
Read more »
How to watch San Diego State's first NCAA tournament game against CharlestonHere's the latest information on how to watch the San Diego State University Aztecs on television and online during the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Read more »
How to watch March Madness: Full schedule, channel list for NCAA TournamentMarch Madness has arrived. As usual, there will be plenty of Texas schools competing on both the men’s and women’s sides of the tournament. There will be some...
Read more »
UH in NCAA Tournament: What to know, how to watch and moreWith UH starting a much-anticipated NCAA Tournament run Thursday, a primer on what to...
Read more »
March Madness 2023: Four games to watch on Day 1 of NCAA TournamentThe NCAA Tournament kicks off Thursday with round 1, and there are 16 games throughout the day. Fox News highlights four games to watch.
Read more »