Villanova

One coach here just saw his career come to an end. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, arguably the greatest college basketball coach in the modern era of the sport, is ...

Kentucky's John Calipari, for example, has been to four Final Fours at Kentucky and won the title in 2012. In 2010 and 2012, he had them in the Elite Eight. Consistent success in the regular season followed, if not always in the NCAA tournament, but in 2021, Baylor won its first ever national championship. He has been to two Final Fours, but is still looking for his first championship. Self has been to 22 consecutive tournaments with Tulsa, Illinois and Kansas. This is his fourth Final Four and his team will try to win his second national championship on Monday night against North Carolina. Wright has led the Wildcats to two other Final Fours in 2009 and, of course, this season. With Coach K riding off into the sunset, who is now the best active coach in college basketball?

Those 2019-20 Jayhawks finished 28-3 and won their last 16 games of the regular season before the NCAA tournament was canceled for the first time in the history ...

"In the Elite Eight, we were saying, 'We come to Kansas for big games, but you don't come to Kansas to play the Elite Eight,'" Braun said. A 24-12 lead against Providence gave KU control of that game in the Sweet 16 and a late rally helped secure the win. Early in the second half, Abgaji burst to the corner to launch a 3-pointer but he was soon doubled, so he threw a pass to Christian Braun on the block. Villanova played without guard Justin Moore, who suffered a torn Achilles in the team's Elite Eight win over Houston, and from the start of the game his absence from a rotation that relies on just six players was clear. We played a lot of games that were really close down the stretch. Kansas had leads of 10-0, 16-5, 26-11 and 38-19 before a 10-0 Villanova run cut the lead to 10 just before halftime. I thought that was probably as prepared a team to do well in the tournament as any we've had." "Just talking with [Self], he wanted us to have an inside presence, and usually, if you can play inside-out, it opens up more shots, more driving lanes, a lot of cuts," McCormack said after the game. And Villanova earned compassion after Moore's injury impacted Jay Wright's pursuit of his third national title in six years. "[It's the confidence] in everybody," said Braun, who scored 10 points and hit a pair of crucial 3-pointers late in the game. Self remembered that team following Saturday night's 81-65 win over Villanova on Saturday night in the Final Four at the Superdome and said the Jayhawks will be playing in the national title game for them, too. "I think it does have added value to me and the players because there's no guarantees in this tournament," Self said Saturday. "A lot of times, the favorites don't win, obviously.

The Jayhawks took a 10-0 lead in the opening minutes and never trailed. They will play the winner of the Duke-North Carolina game on Monday night for the ...

That Agbaji would play such a central role was hard to see coming when he arrived in Lawrence five years ago. When Agbaji sliced through the Villanova defense and dished to McCormack for a rim-rattling dunk, Kansas had thrust its lead to 26-11 a little more than 10 minutes into the game, prompting a timeout by Villanova. “That can become a problem for us.”

Trailing 79–65 with 35 seconds left in regulation, Wildcats coach Jay Wright began to sub out his seniors as reality started to set in. Villanova eventually ...

A two-time conference player of the year and first-team all-conference talent, Gillespie concluded his college career with his best season. Both players grew to become valuable contributors over the last few seasons, with Gillespie eventually transforming into one of the best players in the Big East. Samuels added nine points and seven boards while senior Brandon Slater filled in valiantly for Moore with 16 points.

No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks defeated No. 2 Villanova Wildcats 81-65 in the first matchup of the men's Final Four in New Orleans. The Jayhawks had an explosive ...

It was Agbaji’s fourth made 3 in the first 10 minutes of basketball at the 2022 Final Four. He had opened the game with a 3, had set the terms of engagement from the very first possession, and then had helped Kansas catch Villanova unawares with a couple more big shots. No, Agbaji was — somehow, in the mouth of the madness though he was — pensive. Middle of the cylinder, center of the bullseye, as though someone had taken a ladder, stood over the hoop, and gently dropped the ball through.

CHICAGO — Dominance in the center circle highlighted a Saturday afternoon win for DePaul as right-handed pitcher Sarah Lehman chopped down the Villanova ...

Cosgrove made it a four-run inning on a sacrifice to center field to plate Meyer. On a Polucha lineout to second, a Villanova throwing error allowed Gutierrez to run 60 feet and score. Gutierrez reached on a leadoff walk before Hilger singled and hit into a fielder's choice.

David McCormack muscled his way to 25 points, Ochai Agbaji was nearly perfect from the field and added 21 points, and hot-shooting Kansas raced to a big ...

... Gillespie and Slater were 9 of 15 from beyond the arc; the rest of the Wildcats were 4 of 16. Kansas allowed the Wildcats to build a big early lead that night before its comeback bid fell short. That includes the triple-overtime 1957 title game won by the Tar Heels in Kansas City, Missouri. And we were just talking about dig, scrap and claw and try to steal it in the end.” And with the exception of defending the arc, I thought that we just played terrific.” And when the Wildcats made one last run, getting a three-point play from Samuels to close within 64-58 with just over 6 minutes left, McCormack and Braun answered again. “You knew Villanova would make a run and we just kind of held on and responded,” Self said, “but I thought we played great. The Jayhawks still led 50-34 early in the second half when Wright went to a smaller lineup and ramped up the pressure on defense. And they twice picked the pocket of Gillespie, a two-time Big East player of the year, leading to easy baskets and a 10-0 lead before some of the 70,000-plus fans had even found their seats. The Jayhawks earned a trip back to the national championship Saturday night with a shooting performance that will go down in history. Samuels finished with 13 points in the final game of his career. Playing without injured guard Justin Moore, the Wildcats (30-8) watched as Kansas scored the game’s first 10 points and eventually built a 19-point cushion Saturday night.

Kansas came out firing on all cylinders, shooting at a blistering clip from three-point range. The Jayhawks advance to play North Carolina.

"(Kansas) did a lot of things that made them win the game." "We knew Villanova would make a run," Self said. "We were going to do whatever it took to battle back." Just as Villanova was inching back into the game, a Christian Braun three-pointer with 4:51 left sealed the victory. “We came out ready to play," coach Bill Self said. The Jayhawks (33-6) came out firing on all cylinders and put on an offensive clinic.

NUEVA ORLEÁNS (AP) — La carrera notable de Mike Krzyzewski tuvo un final emocionante y abrupto. Caleb Love atinó un triple clave y convirtió tres tiros ...

NUEVA ORLEÁNS (AP) — David McCormack anotó 25 puntos e hizo gala de su fortaleza para abrirse paso durante el encuentro de la fase Final Four que Kansas ...

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Los Blue Jays vencieron 81-65 a Villanova y disputarán la Final del basquetbol colegial estadounidense contra el ganador del juego entre North Carolina y ...

El partido por el campeonato nacional será el lunes a las 8:20 p.m. tiempo del Este, en la misma gigantesca arena en la que se ha convertido el estadio de los New Orleans Saints, que se llenó por completo. Kansas dominó de punta a punta el partido en el Ceasar’s Dome de New Orleans, donde jamás estuvo abajo en el marcador y presumió lo que les ha llevado hasta el partido del campeonato nacional, su defensa. Por Villanova, Collin Gillespie fue quien los mantuvo en competencia y quien dio esperanzas a sus aficionados de que podrían encabezar una remontada histórica.