Why you need to pay attention to the First Four; Giants sign Blake Snell

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THE MEN’S BASKETBALL NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUR

Your men’s NCAA Tournament brackets aren’t due until Thursday — sign up here — but if you’re not tuned in tonight, you’ll be behind the eight ball.

Why? The First Four begins tonight, and 12 First Four teams have won multiple tournament games since the round started in 2011. Fairleigh Dickinson last year? First Four. And how about VCU in 2011 and UCLA in 2021? Both went from the First Four to the Final Four! I wrote about my top four Fiirst Four teams most likely to make a run, and my second-best candidate plays tonight.

Pereles: “Colorado State — Isaiah Stevens is already the stuff of legends in Fort Collins as the program’s all-time leading scorer and assister, but he’s never won an NCAA Tournament game. Now’s the time to change that, and he has plenty of help in Colorado transfer Nique Clifford and former Division…


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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-03-19 13:17:29

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