Duke, Michigan State, North Carolina and Kentucky could make a magical Sweet 16 Friday night
Zion Williamson is set for his Sweet 16 debut. By Jacob Bogage and Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow Dan Steinberg Dan Steinberg Editor and columnist focusing on Washington sports and its history, Washington sports media, sports blogging Email Bio Follow March 29 at 6:39 PM You thought Thursday night’s Sweet 16 slate featured high-powered programs? That was nothing.
• All eight teams in action Friday night were ranked in the top 16 of the final AP Top 25 poll. And seven of the eight were ranked in the preseason top 25, with only Houston omitted. Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina and Michigan State all began the season ranked in the top 10. LSU : The Tigers are in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2006, and this trip has been anything but smooth. They survived Yale in the first round, 79-74, and needed a last-second layup to hold off Maryland in the second round. Interim coach Tony Benford continues to fill in for Will Wade, who was indefinitely suspended amid a recruiting scandal connected to an FBI investigation.
Duke : Krzyzewski’s 25 Sweet 16 appearances are the most for a coach in college basketball history, as are his 96 NCAA tournament wins. Duke leads the nation in blocked shots, and would set the ACC record for most blocks in a season with four on Friday. RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson are likely to finish as the first freshmen teammates who both averaged more than 20 points in NCAA history, according to the school; they finished first and second in the conference in scoring.
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