Bernstein: Dick Vitale The Barometer For Pressure On College Basketball
It's clear the guardian of the college basketball gates is getting rattled.
It's clear the guardian of the college basketball gates is getting rattled.
Pitino's attorney, Steve Spence, told the Courier-Journal that Louisville has "effectively fired" Pitino.
Fan Essentials looks at the legendary coaches who have made NCAA Tournament history, though not this year.
From the looks of things, it appears that Illinois has a truly elite coach in John Groce.
The preseason No. 2 team finishes 35-5 and wins 16 in a row to close the season, culminating with a national championship. No dominant team in college basketball this year?
Luke Hancock's knack for making big shots was on display well before he transferred to Louisville. But he craved something bigger. He finally got it last night.
Seconds after his Louisville Cardinals won the NCAA Championship game, the look on Rick Pitino's face turned from pure to joy to sheer horror.
Rick Pitino, who will coach Louisville in the NCAA championship game Monday night, is among seven people elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The season that none of us could predict is set to give us a title game that none of us will forget.
Even with limited drama—none of the regional finals were particularly thrilling—the NCAA Tournament is a wonderful thing, the perfect blend of fairness and unpredictability.
With tears in their eyes and Kevin Ware in their hearts, there was no way Louisville was losing this game.
Florida Gulf Coast is without question the story of the tournament -- but they're not going to beat Florida.
Russ Smith last spoke with his former high school coach, Jack Curran, less than three weeks ago. They talked about how well Smith had been playing for Louisville this season.
It's a rarity at this level, in any sport, for a head coach to have had no playing experience in college. It hasn't prevented Williams from guiding Marquette to the Sweet 16 the last two seasons and a 60-30 regular season record in the Big East.
The death of the Big East as we know it hit home last week as 14 teams arrived at the World's Most Famous Arena (Connecticut was ineligible). Next season, the "Catholic 7" will be reportedly joined by Butler, Creighton, and Xavier in a basketball-only conference that has paid to keep the Big East name.
It's that time again! See which teams hoops expert Jon Rothstein has moving on from each region in this year's NCAA Tournament.
Rick Pitino nearly came unhinged and his point guard watched the end of the game from the bench. When it was over, though, it was Pitino and Louisville making plans for the Final Four.
Has there ever been a more polarizing player than Tim Tebow?
I was really hoping to sit back and catch all the games yesterday. Unfortunately, my landlord has this annoying habit of wanting his rent every month so I had to pay some attention to other projects.
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