Arizona Basketball: Wildcats Gameday News You Can Use
Arizona Basketball: Today’s News….T.J. McConnell passes Damon Stoudamire in total assists, Arizona plays Ohio State Today to make the Sweet Sixteen and Nick Foles tweets out about his brackets
Fox 10 Sports:
Mar 19, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard T.J. McConnell (4) dribbles the basketball against Texas Southern Tigers guard Madarious Gibbs (3) during the second half in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
McConnell moves to Third on the list (surpasses Coach Damon Stoudamire in total assists with 224) by David Kelley, Damian Alameda reporting
“TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) –T.J. McConnell‘s four assists in Thursday’s 93-72 win over Texas Southern in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament moved him past UA assistant coach Damon Stoudamire (’95) and into 3rd place all-time for dishes in a single season.”
The Daily Wildcat:
Arizona battles Ohio State with Sweet 16 berth at stake – by James Kelley
“Arizona coach Sean Miller said the Buckeyes are much different than they were in 2013. That season OSU was a two seed and made it to the Elite Eight. “Although there’s some similarities in the way Ohio State may play this year, there’s also some striking differences,” Miller said. “We’ve just tried to better prepare our entire team regardless of the style, but in particular those 3-point shooters who are frontcourt players can really change the game.””
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Fansided:
NCAA Tournament: Arizona meets Ohio State in a Revenge Match – by Shereen Rayan, Editor ZonaZealots.com
“Why is this a “revenge” match? We have been here before, but it was 2013 at the Staples Center for the Sweet Sixteen game against Ohio State and Coach Thad Matta. After a fierce battle, the Buckeyes ended up on top and moved on to the Elite Eight, the score was 73-70; a three-point win.”
Pac-12 in the NCAA Tourney: Arizona, UCLA and Utah All Won Today – by Shereen Rayan, Editor ZonaZealots.com
Video and commentary on each of the three Pac-12 teams who won on Thursday, and standout players.
Mar 19, 2015; Portland, OR, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward Keita Bates-Diop (33) and Virginia Commonwealth Rams guard/forward Treveon Graham (21) fight for a rebound during the second half in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Ohio State Buckeyes Vs VCU Rams: The How And The Why by Jackson Flickinger
“Ohio State wasn’t prepared to handle VCU’s pressure on defense. They found themselves down by 12 halfway through the first half. The Buckeyes were able to turn it around and went into the break only down by only 1. The game was back and forth from then on out.”
Frank Kaminsky has an adorable puppy (Photo) by Connor Gomer
For Dog Lovers, and anyone who wants to see Frank “The Tank” Kaminsky’s soft side, maybe we should send this to the Wildcats and they can keep this image in their minds when they play them later in the tournament.
Bleacher Report:
Preview, Prediction for Arizona vs. Ohio State – Jordan Schultz and Stephen Nelson break it down for you, hint: they both like Arizona in this matchup
ArizonaSports.com:
Fran Fraschilla interview by Doug and Wolf, story by Vince Marotta, Fraschilla jumped on the Arizona Bandwagon! Audio and a story about what he is saying…
“I think they’ll see Kentucky in the national semifinal game, that’s the way it’s set up,” Fraschilla told Doug and Wolf Wednesday on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. “I saw the Wildcats in person about three weeks ago at Utah — you remember that terrific game up in Salt Lake City.”
Twitter:
Nick Foles reveals his brackets pick for NCAA Championship game:
Coach Sean Miller congratulates his brother Archie on Dayton’s win:
Derrick Williams had a great night, but then asked for something we all want:
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, College Analyst, realized the Pac-12 has some great teams in the tournament
How about the Pac-12? League is off to a 4-0 start in the NCAA Tournament. Could have multiple teams in the Sweet 16 next weekend.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 21, 2015
Charles Barkley tells us he has Arizona winning it all! via @Wildcat_Country
Charles Barkley Bracket:#Arizona wins the National Title... #BearDown pic.twitter.com/858u93qjSl
— AZ Wildcat Country (@Wildcat_Country) March 19, 2015
Jason Hamilton (former UW player) expresses his pride in the Pac-12
Not one to believe that performance in the #NCAATournament means more than the season. That said, @pac12 is representing. #pac12turnt
— Jason Hamilton (@jasondhamilton) March 21, 2015
ZonaZealots responds to Steward Mandel, Fox Sports college writer reporting on the win-loss record per division:
@slmandel So the Pac-12 > than all the other divisions except the ACC then?
— ZonaZealotsFS (@ZonaZealots) March 21, 2015
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