Louisville Beats
Michigan 82-76 to Win NCAA Title
- Apr 9, 2013
Luke Hancock (6'6''-F-90) made all five of his 3-pointers
and led Louisville to its first NCAA men's basketball
championship since 1986 with an 82-76 victory over Michigan on
Monday night. Coach
Rick Pitino added this title to the one he won at Kentucky
in 1996 and is the first coach to win a championship at two
schools. Earlier in the day, Pitino was elected to the Naismith
Memorial Hall of Fame. Hancock scored 22 points and
Peyton Siva (6'0''-PG-90) had 18 for the Cardinals (35-5),
who trailed by 12 late in the first half before rallying for the
school's third national title.
Trey Burke (6'0''-PG-92) had 24 points for Michigan (31-8),
which was in the final for the first time since the Fab Five led
the Wolverines there in 1993. Little-used freshman
Spike Albrecht (5'11''-PG) added 17 points. But the
celebration belonged to the Cardinals, who added this to a Sugar
Bowl victory this year and also have their women's team in
Tuesday's national final against Connecticut. Chane Behanan
scored nine quick points early in the second half to help
Louisville take the lead after trailing by double digits.
Behanan finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, including eight
on the offensive glass. Albrecht came in for Burke and made his
first four 3-point attempts, scoring all his points in the
opening half. Albrecht finally missed with a little more than 11
minutes left; he was still 9 for 10 from long range for the
tournament. Hancock made all four of his 3-pointers to start a
14-1 run for Louisville that briefly gave the Cardinals a
one-point lead late in the first half after they trailed by 12.
Michigan's Glenn Robinson III made two free throws with 2
seconds left to give the Wolverines the lead at the half but
Louisville led by as many as five early in the second. The
Cardinals came in having won six games this season after
trailing by 10 or more, including Saturday night's semifinals,
when they beat Wichita State 72-68 after also falling behind by
12. It was a scintillating final act of a season that has been
more of a grind, with scoring at its lowest (67.49 points per
team) since 1951-52 and shooting at its worst (43.3 percent)
since 1964-65. The 131.2-points-per-game average during March
Madness is the lowest since the 3-point line was brought to the
game in 1987, though the teams had surpassed that with 5:30
left. Sitting on the bench with the Cardinals was sophomore
guard Kevin Ware, the team's inspiration since snapping his
tibia in the regional final last weekend. Needing a pickup
without Ware, Hancock led the scoring against Wichita State. And
rarely used walk-on
Tim Henderson (6'2''-G-91) made two key 3-pointers during
the comeback. Pitino, meanwhile, was working the sideline hours
after being chosen for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. Russ
Smith, the Louisville team leader who Pitino has nicknamed "Russdiculous"
for some of his wild and wildly effective antics on the court,
finished with nine points on 3-of-16 shooting. Michigan topped
Syracuse 61-56 on Saturday despite an off night from Burke, who
finished with only seven points on 1-for-8 shooting. Burke, a
sophomore, seriously considered leaving for the NBA after last
season but decided he had unfinished business left in Ann Arbor.
He picked up the AP Player of the Year award, among others, and
is now one victory away from the ultimate prize in college
hoops.
Courtesy of: abcnews.go.com
Iowa Hawkeyes Defeated 74-54 by Baylor in NIT Championship
- Apr
4, 2013
In the end, the carriage turned back into
a pumpkin.
Iowa's three-week run through the NIT ended with a resounding
thud Thursday night, as the Hawkeyes were soundly defeated 74-54
by the Baylor Bears in the tournament championship game. The
Hawkeyes shot just 26.5 percent from the field on the evening
(20.8% from behind the arc), and were harassed by Baylor's shot
blockers throughout the game. Despite struggling from the field
in the first half, Iowa managed to reduce the Baylor halftime
margin to five, and an early second half run got the Hawkeyes
within one. Baylor utterly dominated from that point, though,
going on a 32-12 run to build an insurmountable advantage.
Baylor's seven-foot freshman centerIsaiah Austin (7'1''-C-93) was
dominant, scoring 15 points, nine rebounds, and five blocked
shots. Cory Jefferson added 23 points and seven rebounds. Senior
guardPierre Jackson (5'10''-PG-91)
recovered from a sluggish first half to score 17 points and dish
out ten assists.
Mike Gesell
(6'1''-G-93) came off the bench to lead Iowa with 13 points.
Aaron White scored 12 and grabbed seven boards, and Roy Devyn
Marble added six points on 3/12 shooting. Matchup problems and
an inability to combat Baylor's speed and versatility doomed the
Hawkeyes' chances early. Baylor had looked like a nightmare
matchup for Iowa: Baylor's frontcourt could match Iowa's height
and length, and the Bears' guards were able to generate
turnovers from the Iowa backcourt and penetrate Iowa's defense
at will. The Hawkeyes had no answer on either side of the ball,
and when their shooting went south, their fate was sealed.
Iowa's season comes to an end at 25-13, the highest win total
for an Iowa team since 1986-87. The Hawkeyes finished 9-9 in the
nation's best conference and advanced to their first NIT final
in program history. Iowa loses guard Eric May to graduation, but
returns all other players and adds forwards Jared Uthoff and
Peter Jok. The Hawkeyes should be a preseason top 25 selection
and sleeper choice to win the Big Ten. Even on a night where
nothing went right, the future remains bright. We can flush this
game -- along with Marble's DAY-GLO sneakers -- and look forward
to November.
Courtesy of: https://www.blackheartgoldpants.com
CoSIDA Capital One
NCAA Division I Academic All-America Team 2013
- Mar 15, 2013
Academic All-America Team 2013
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Aaron Craft (6'2''-PG-91) of Ohio State University Kelly Olynyk (7'0''-F-91) of Gonzaga University Mason Plumlee (6'10''-F-90) of Duke University Matt Sullivan (6'5''-G-91) of Brown University Cody Zeller (7'0''-F-92) of Indiana University Ben Averkamp (6'8''-F) of University of Loyola, IL Matthew Dellavedova (6'4''-G-90) of St.Mary's University, CA Nathan Healy (6'7''-F-90) of Appalachian State University Peyton Siva (6'0''-PG-90) of University of Louisville Andrew Smith (6'11''-C) of Butler University Jordan Hulls (6'0''-PG) of Indiana University Mike Muscala (6'11''-F/C-91) of Bucknell University Marc Trasolini (6'9''-F-90) of Santa Clara University Mathias Ward (6'7''-F-90) of University of Montana Darren White (6'4''-G) of Campbell University
NABC Division I
All-America Teams 2012-13 -
Mar 28, 2013
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