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NCAA may consider single site for part of future tourneys
Read full article: NCAA may consider single site for part of future tourneysAn NCAA official says the governing body may consider using a single site for later rounds of menโs college basketball tournaments following a successful run in Indianapolis.
Quite a show: Zags stay undefeated with 85-66 win over USC
Read full article: Quite a show: Zags stay undefeated with 85-66 win over USCOn Saturday in the national semifinals, the Zags will face 11th-seeded UCLA, which beat Michigan 51-49 in a later Elite Eight game. All-American Corey Kispert had 18 points and eight boards on an โoffโ night โ only 6 for 19 from the floor. โWe just tried to stay moving,โ Suggs said about attacking the USC zone, which had been shutting down teams all month in Indy. โIt was a little surprising," USC coach Andy Enfield said, โbecause we'd been playing great basketball.โThe Zags have a way about doing that to people. ALL-WEST TEAMThe All-region team included both Mobley brothers, Suggs, Kispert and Timme, who was named the West's most outstanding player.
Official collapses, wheeled off court on stretcher
Read full article: Official collapses, wheeled off court on stretcher(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS โ Official Bert Smith collapsed on the floor early in the Elite Eight game between Gonzaga and Southern California and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher. He stayed down for about five minutes, and then was able to stand up and move to a nearby stretcher. Additionally, Tony Chiazza โ the standby official for the UCLA-Michigan game later Tuesday โ would also serve as the standby official for the remainder of the USC-Gonzaga game, Worlock said. The matchup was the 70th game Smith has worked this season, according to kenpom.com. ___This story has been corrected to show the replacement official is Tony Henderson, not Williams.