Bettors expect a lot of upsets in this year's NCAA Tournament
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bettors expect a lot of upsets in this year’s NCAA Tournament. They are placing wagers on long shots to win. The First Four is Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. The tournament begins in full Thursday. Recent history has shown some of those fliers can
Bettors counting on upsets as they put money on long shots this March Madness
The college basketball world rallied around Vermont's TJ Long, who appeared
No. 20 TJ Long, the Vermont Catamounts' leading scorer, may have suffered a serious knee injury late in their loss to Duke in the NCAA Tournament.
SALT LAKE CITY >> The film session last week was a cringeworthy review of bad boxouts, poor spacing and defenders standing flat-footed. In other words, Long Beach State coach Dan Monson told his team, “The kind of plays that get coaches fired.”
Before Duquesne slid into basketball anonymity and nearly five decades of what coach Keith Dambrot only semi-jokingly describes as “anguish,” there was glory.
Rick Pitino's St. John's team were moved further off the NCAA Tournament bubble by Richard Pitino's New Mexico team, as the Red Storm became the highest-ranking NET team to not make the field.
The Long Beach State Beach men’s basketball team is dancing into March Madness, and it is being led by a coach who was informed last week that the university had decided to let him go after 17 seasons at the helm of the program. A week ago, the Beach were mired in a five-game losing streak to end the regular season as their Cinderella hopes seemed to be circling the drain. So it was not a major shock when the university announced on Monday that it would be parting ways with longtime head coach...
Long Beach State’s athletic director said the timing of his decision to part with coach Dan Monson was done with the hope it might trigger the exact run that led the team on its unexpected trip to March Madness.
Long Beach State athletic director Bobby Smitheran was hired by the university in August. He chose to fire 17-year head basketball coach Dan Monson less than seven months later. It was a shocking move that was undoubtedly intended to make a statement. However, Smitheran’s decision completely backfired and reflects poorly on his judgement. His moste […]
The film session last week was a cringeworthy review of bad boxouts, poor spacing and defenders standing flat-footed. In other words, Long Beach State coach Dan Monson told his team, “The kind of plays that get coaches fired.”