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3 weeks ago | 
hoopshq.com | Drew Blouin |Seth Davis |Eden Laase |Hayley McGoldrick
Van Lith was an elite guard during her time at Louisville, but she had to rebuild her game and confidence after a transfer to LSU did not pan out. At TCU, she averaged 17.9 points and 5.5 assists and led the team to its first-ever Elite Eight appearance. While she may not have the size or lights-out shooting that other guards in the draft do, and her defense is a concern, Van Lith is a player who will do whatever it takes to find the basket and can score in many ways.
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3 weeks ago | 
hoopshq.com | Drew Blouin |Seth Davis |Riley Frain |Hayley McGoldrick
Schaefer has been at Texas for five seasons. Texas had last made the Final Four in 2003. At Mississippi State, his previous job, the team reached the 2018 Final Four, losing to South Carolina after ending Connecticut’s 111-game winning streak in the semifinals. Booker admires what he has accomplished with the Longhorns and how he coaches the team. “(The Final Four) means a lot to us but I think it means a lot more to coach Schaefer,” she said. “He wants us to be a great team and he puts in the work.
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3 weeks ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Drew Blouin |Riley Frain |Hayley McGoldrick
It wasn’t perfect, and the Gamecocks learned exactly what parts of their game are going to have to change drastically before they face Duke, the No. 2 seed from Birmingham 2. MiLaysia Fulwiley, who has put up an average of 11.8 points off the bench for South Carolina this season by shooting 42 percent from the field, is a player Staley knows is necessary in big games.
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2 months ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Alex Squadron |Justin Perri
The Wildcats have lost two of their last three games, but prior to those (a reasonable loss to Houston, and a road loss to red-hot Kansas State), Arizona had only taken one loss since the middle of December, and maybe quietly so. Their pricing at +750 to make the Final Four is in a similar range as teams like Wisconsin, Missouri, and Texas A&M, all of whom have only just recently put together a hot run or shown ample signs of weakness.
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2 months ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Alex Squadron |Justin Perri
A school with over 2,000 students, Saint Mary’s is frequently one of the smallest colleges to play in the NCAA Tournament. Yet, it is one of only four programs to reach 17 consecutive postseasons. Building the program from nothing when he arrived, Bennett had to be creative. An early turning point came when he got a recommendation from an Arizona State assistant coach about an Australian player, a region nearly untouched back then.
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2 months ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Alex Squadron |Justin Perri
High knees at Fresno State vs Nevada pic.twitter.com/jDiReEJFBr — Jeffrey Anderson Fan Account (@highkneesref) February 11, 2025Anderson never expected to become famous for his running style, but he tries to see the humor in it. “Social media is social media, that’s where we are now,” he says. “You just worry sometimes. There are some ruthless people out here. They love their teams. But, it’s alright, I think it’s funny. I’ve heard people say, ‘He’s doing it for attention,’ I’ve heard all that, man.
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2 months ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Alex Squadron |Justin Perri
No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 13 NC State, Sunday, Noon, ESPN: Notre Dame’s backcourt has been hyped up throughout the season (rightfully so), but NC State’s deserves the same treatment. Seniors Aziaha James and Saniya Rivers led the Wolfpack to a Final Four last season and sophomore Zoe Brooks has emerged as an impact-making third guard. Both backcourts are immensely talented while boasting opposite styles.
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2 months ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Alex Squadron |Justin Perri
Missouri coach Dennis Gates trusts his instincts, but he prefers to plan. During his 22 years as an assistant and head coach, Gates has filled two large notebooks with jottings that lay out precisely what decisions he should make should various scenarios arise. So when Gates’ 15th-ranked Tigers led No. 4 Alabama 110-98 Wednesday night in Mizzou Arena with 1.5 seconds to play, he knew exactly what he wanted to do.
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2 months ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Justin Perri |Alex Squadron
For the last couple of years, Pearl has been prodding the media to pay more attention to Jones. But Pearl and his staff have a stacked roster and it’s easy for anyone not named Broome to escape closer scrutiny from the press. But Jones has commanded attention from the people who matter—opposing coaches and even NBA scouts. “You may not notice him as much in the stat sheet,” Pearl said earlier this season.
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2 months ago | 
hoopshq.com | Seth Davis |Hayley McGoldrick |Eden Laase
Sigmund Freud famously declared “there is no such thing in an accident,” but he never had to ref a Big Ten game. The officials determined that McGee’s contact warranted a flagrant 2. The Badgers managed to win anyway, but this play was a major topic of controversy during and after the game. The “groin area” rule was put into the rulebook for the 2015-16 season, but oddly enough, it hasn’t attracted much controversy until this season.
