Filed April 9, 2008 at 10:00 am under Basketball by nate.landas
Pat Summitt and the Tennessee Lady Vols captured the 2008 NCAA DI Women’s Basketball Championship with a 64-48 victory over Stanford. The Back-to-Back Champions (2007-2008) redeemed their 73-69 overtime loss to Stanford on December 22, 2007, to finish the season with an overall record of 36-2. This is Coach Summitt’s and Tennessee’s 8th NCAA Championship!
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Filed April 8, 2008 at 9:16 am under Basketball by nate.landas
Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks overcame a nine point deficit with 2:12 left in regulation to win the 2008 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. Kansas’ Mario Chalmers hit a game-tying three pointer with 2.1 seconds left to send the game into overtime, where it was all Jayhawks. Kansas controlled the extra period and defeated Memphis 75-68 for their first NCAA Championship in 20 years! This is Coach Bill Self’s first NCAA Championship while the University of Kansas has won a total of five national championships. Kansas ends the 2007-08 season with a 37-3 record.
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Filed April 7, 2008 at 10:00 am under Basketball by nate.landas
Former California Head Coach, Ben Braun, was named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Rice University. In 12 seasons at California, Braun compiled a 219-154 record and guided Cal to more postseason appearances / postseason wins than any other basketball coach in school history! He currently has 552 career victories (Cal, Eastern Michigan, & Siena Heights).
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Filed April 5, 2008 at 9:45 am under Basketball by nate.landas
Mike Montgomery, a 4X Pac-10 Coach of the Year, will return to the conference as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of California - Berkeley. Montgomery posted a 393-167 record (.702) and collected 16 postseason appearances in his 18 seasons as head coach at Stanford from 1986-04. The winningest coach in Stanford men’s basketball history led the Cardinal to 12 NCAA Tournament bids, four NIT selections, four regular-season Pac-10 titles and the 2004 Pac-10 Tournament crown.
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Filed April 2, 2008 at 10:56 am under Basketball by nate.landas
Connecticut, Stanford, Tennessee, and LSU have advanced to the 2008 Women’s Final Four in Tampa, FL. The semifinals will feature Connecticut (coached by Geno Auriemma) vs. Stanford (coached by Tara VanderVeer) and Tennessee (coached by Pat Summitt) vs. LSU on April 6. The winners will advance to the championship game on April 8.
#1 seed Connecticut advanced through Greensboro region by beating Cornell, Texas (coached by Gail Goestenkors), ODU, and Rutgers (coached by C. Vivian Stringer) in the regional finals.
#1 seed Tennessee advanced through the Oklahoma City region by beating Oral Roberts, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Texas A & M.
#2 seed Stanford advanced through the Spokane region by beating Cleveland State, UTEP, Pittsburgh, and #1 seed Maryland (coached by Brenda Frese).
#2 seed LSU advanced through New Orleans region by beating Jackson State, Marist, Oklahoma State, and UNC (coached by Sylvia Hatchell).
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