Michigan Basketball History

In 1989, on the eve of the final championship game, Steve Fisher became the head coach for Michigan State. He and the team went on to win the championship. Even though they won Steve didn’t really get the credit for the game since he had just been hired the night before. With the next season fast approaching fans and critics were anxious to see if the new coach had good recruiting skills.

"Today we ran into a great team," VCU coach Will Wade said. "Unbelievable performance by Hield there down the stretch. Every time they needed a big basket, he answered the bell. He's just a phenomenal player. Best player I've seen in college basketball. So I'm proud of our guys. We just didn't quite have enough."

Danuel House is another powerful senior who can take over games like he recently did against Iowa State scoring 12 points in the final four minutes of the game to lead A&M to a

team was said to be one of the best in the entire NCAA men’s basketball. The Kentucky basketball could shoot the ball, they could pass the ball, and they could dribble the ball like no other team that year. If there was any year for a NCAA basketball team to go undefeated this was the team. They were the don't-even-try-to-beat-us-because-we-will-still-crush-you team of the league. Coach John Calipari was in his 6th year of coaching and was in his prime. That year they had Julius Randle as power forward and James Young as their small forward, both of these men would go on to be first round draft picks in 2014. This star team also had the returning twins Aaron

In the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Brewer scored 5 three pointers and a total of 23 points. In the Final Four, he scored 19 points against George Mason. Finally, in the National Championship game against UCLA, he made 11 points and was responsible for 7 rebounds. Subsequently, Brewer was named to the Final Four’s All-Tournament Team.

Villanova has always prided itself on continuity and developing players within their system. In the era of one-and-done basketball, where over 200 underclassmen have declared for the NBA Draft in the last five years, Villanova has been largely immune. Although they lost four underclassmen this year, including National Player of the Year Jalen Brunson, Villanova is perfectly positioned for another title run. It's not a bad thing when Villanova's youngest team in years is still projected finish within

However, the Butler Bulldogs would soon prove them wrong. They once again won the Horizon League tournament and would continue to work their way to the Championship game. This time their opponent was the University of Connecticut Huskies. This game was more of a “humiliating” loss. They would lose 53-41. This was senior Matt Howard’s last game playing for the Bulldogs. It was also junior Shelvin Mack’s last game. Mack declared himself for the NBA Draft. He was the overall 34th pick and was signed by the Washington Wizards (“Shelvin Mack”). He currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks. Matt Howard is currently playing in Europe’s professional basketball

Men’s and women basketball teams are now into their season, and they are both showing some positive signs. The women’s team is showing grit, as they recently have won some close games. The highlight of the season so far has been a close win against Brown. The men’s team has also been able to pull together a couple of good wins on their own, including a comeback win against Yale last week. Both teams are setting themselves up nicely for conference play.

Though No. 11 seed VCU took No. 2 seed Oklahoma to the wire and the No. 6 seed Notre Dame needed a last second tip-in by Rex Pflueger to outlast 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin, the higher seeds generally held their ground. This year’s Cinderella, Middle Tennessee, lost its glass slipper in a loss to No. 10 seed Syracuse. The win gave Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim his 18th trip to the Sweet 16 as he now trails only Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski for all-time appearances in the round. With a win over a tough Yale team, the Blue Devil’s head coach earned his 23rd trip to the tournament’s second

6. They also won the Horizon League Tournament which would secure their NCAA Tournament spot.

Providence was aware of the same, and therefore critically and subtly pushed Bullock under the bucket via inbound passes. Bullock obliged with a crucial shot to seal a victory against the South Californians and remain alive in the NCAA tournament. The hit came with a little over a second left for the end of the play which helped Providence defeat USC 70-69 in the first round of the tournament. A major reason cited was that most of the attention and defense was focused on Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil (owing to their

In 2014, the Sun Devils defense was too porous. They gave up 27.9 PPG and 417 YPG with most of it coming through the air. The one thing that saved this defense from looking rather ordinary was its ability to get after the ball. With 27 forced turnovers (5 returned for TDs), they just had a knack for being in the right place at the right time.

If you are a sports person, you definitely know that team where it is really not a hard week of practice, its kind like a real relaxed week. Well, Kansas State Wildcats were like that before the legendary coach Bill Snyder ("Snyder return to K-State"). He is still at Kansas Stare and is coming up two 23 years as head coach. He actually retired in 2005. In 2008 he came out of retirement and resumed his coaching position at Kansas State. He is one of very few who have retired and return to the same team he left. Even after having to rebuild a team twice he still maintained a .664 Pct. The contribution to football demonstrated by Bill Snyder proved beyond a doubt that the College Football Hall of Fame should induct this very dedicated coach. He is worthiness for this reward is shown in his achievements and awards, impact on the fallowing communities and even the sport its self, and skill as a coach.

All four of these teams are very deserving of their spots in the playoff, and unlike last year, there wasn't much controversy as it pertained to who got into the national semifinals.

In addition to Walker, the Wolverines will add the 11th-best linebacker in the class, Devin Bush Jr. Bush Jr. could see his fair share of playing time in his first season due to Michigan’s departing talent at linebacker. Seniors Joe Bolden and Desmond Morgan served as the veteran leaders for a resurgent Wolverines defense under former defensive coordinator and current Maryland Terrapins head coach D.J. Durkin. Heading into the offseason, Michigan has a glaring gap at linebacker. However, junior linebacker Ben Gedeon will return for his senior season after recording 34 tackles for the Wolverines last