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Mar 28, 2024 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Bobby Hurley |Dominic Contini
The Creighton Bluejays mascot is one of the few bird mascots left in the men’s NCAA Tournament. The Jays are averaging more made 3-point field goals (10.6) than turnovers committed (9.8) per game. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) PHOENIX – The first round of men’s March Madness marched its way to an average of 8.3 million viewers, the most in tournament history, according to Front Office Sports.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Justin de Haas |Dominic Contini
GCU junior guard Collin Moore smiles after a big dunk in the Lopes’ 89-74 win in the 2024 WAC Tournament championship against UT Arlington at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Dominic Contini/Cronkite News) PHOENIX — Grand Canyon men’s basketball won the Western Athletic Conference three of the last four years, but the program believes the time is now to take the next step and win its first NCAA Tournament game.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Bobby Hurley |Dominic Contini
James Madison is a popular upset pick in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, while Arizona has some people skeptical because of their recent struggles in the postseason. (Graphic by Bobby Hurley/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – March is the time of the year where stories are written and legends are made. These moments can happen to any men’s basketball team throughout the field of 68 and are hiding in plain sight.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Scott Sandulli |Dominic Contini
Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd acknowledged that the Pac-12 Tournament “means so much to people outside of our sphere.” (File photo by Nikash Nath/Cronkite News) LAS VEGAS – Eleven years ago this month, Mick Cronin, then the men’s basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati, sat at a postgame presser offering his thoughts on participating in the final Big East Tournament.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Brett Lapinski |Dominic Contini
Arizona freshman guard KJ Lewis is among the Wildcats excited to begin NCAA Tournament play. The team opens play against Long Beach State Thursday in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Dominic Contini/Cronkite News) PHOENIX – It’s that time again. The most anticipated Sunday in college basketball has passed, and roughly two and half weeks of iconic games, breakthrough performances, Cinderella stories and millions of busted brackets lie ahead.
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Mar 17, 2024 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Jesse Brawders |Dominic Contini
GCU sophomore forward Duke Brennan celebrates in confetti after the Lopes’ 89-74 win in the 2024 WAC Tournament championship against UT Arlington at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Dominic Contini/Cronkite News) GCU men’s basketball coach Bryce Drew cuts down the net after sending GCU to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history.
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Mar 16, 2024 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Jayla French |Dominic Contini
Jayla French/Cronkite News Arizona center Oumar Ballo pleads his case to the referee in No. 4 Oregon’s 67-59 upset win over No. 1 Arizona in the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament semifinals. (Photo by Dominic Contini/Cronkite News) Oregon senior center N’Faly Dante celebrates in the final seconds of a 67-59 upset win over No. 1 Arizona in the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament semifinals.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
cronkitenews.azpbs.org | Jesse Brawders |Dominic Contini
Jesse Brawders/Cronkite News Arizona freshman guard KJ Lewis celebrates after making a layup while being fouled in the Wildcats’ 70-49 win Thursday against USC in the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinals at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Dominic Contini/Cronkite News) Arizona senior guard Pelle Larsson drives to the basket in the Wildcats’ 70-49 win against USC in the 2024 Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinals at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
