As the tournament approaches, the Wildcats will continue to prepare for each matchup, with their sights set on advancing to the next round.
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Wright has a chance to make history for the 2020-21 season. Many college basketball insiders and media personnel have the Wildcats as the pre-season number one team in the country and a favorite to cut down the nets in Indianapolis in May. If that were to happen, Wright would join an elite list of coaches who have three or more national titles […]
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On Sunday, the games tip off with Gonzaga taking on fifth-seeded Creighton, who is making the Sweet 16 for the first time in its school's history.
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The 5-12 matchup finds Colorado taking on the Georgetown Hoyas, who dismantled Creighton in the Big East Tournament Championship game. Patrick Ewing is trying to bring back the culture from his playing days, as his team won four straight games to get the automatic bid into the Big Dance.
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Nonetheless it appears it's Gonzaga's region to lose...
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The Midwest region is highlighted by its top seed, the Illinois Fighting Illini, who finished third overall in the polls by claiming the Big Ten Tournament Championship.
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The Wildcats have enough time and experience to prepare for a highly anticipated game in this year's NCAA Tournament.
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Down 23-17 after one, the Wildcats surged back in the opening two minutes of the second as it scored five quick points in two minutes- a three from Siegrist and a jumper from Brianna Herlihy cut UCONN's lead to one at 23-22.
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"This was a very good game for us," said Villanova head coach Jay Wright. "They are a very difficult team to guard. They are very unorthodox offensively with five guys out who can really shoot it. They cut hard and move well."
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"It just means that I have a really good job," said Wright. "Every coach who has been here has won a lot of games. We've been blessed."
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"We didn't make any great changes in the second half," stated Wright on his team's second half adjustments. "I just thought we got comfortable with what they were doing and defended it better."
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"I'm proud of the guys," said Villanova head coach Jay Wright. "They keep getting better every day. We had had a good week of practice."
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In Villanova's two most recent championship runs, they have benefitted from guys off the bench to make an impact: Phil Booth and Mikal Bridges in 2016, and Donte DiVincenzo in 2018. Maybe this is a sign for Swider in 2020-21.
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The Hokies would scratch and claw their way back after the Wildcats run, going on one of their own. Led by Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech scored eight straight points, cutting the Wildcats lead to 52-48 with 6:45 left to play.
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In two games, the Villanova's offense was efficient, shooting over 47 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc. Daniels, Gillespie, Moore, and Robinson-Earl scored in double figures both nights, showing how versatile this offense can be throughout the season.
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One way to beat a 3-2 zone is to create one-on-one isolation matchups in the paint. With Boston College focused more on stopping Villanova on the perimeter, it created open space to dump the ball inside for Robinson-Earl, and he took advantage of the Eagles defense, scoring 14 of his 18 points in the second half.
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National Championship contenders as well. With the amount of depth and experience the Wildcats have this year, Wright hopes that his team can live up to those expectations.
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While there was not as much potential star-power in this year's draft class, there may have been more sleepers past the lottery. With all that said, here are my observations from the 2020 NBA Draft.
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