Showing posts with label #Elite8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Elite8. Show all posts

15 April, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Final Four Contender Loses Huge Piece of the Team to NBA Draft

[ PHOTO: THE FLORIDA TIMES UNION ]
Florida basketball is finally getting back to its elite levels that it saw under coach Billy Donovan thanks to excellent coaching from Mike White and because of a few Donovan recruits who stuck with it and gave White something to work with. One of those guys was Devin Robinson who probably could have transferred and been…
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31 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Kansas G Mason Wins Oscar Robertson Trophy

[PHOTO: THE KANSAS CITY STAR]
Kansas senior guard Frank Mason III claimed another national award on Friday, when he was named the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy. The honor, presented by the United States Basketball Writers Association, comes one day after Mason was named the Associated Press Player of the Year. Mason was honored to be in the company of…
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The Monday Morning Quarterback

Florida F Robinson to Declare for NBA Draft

[PHOTO: THE GAINESVILLE SUN]
Florida junior forward Devin Robinson is declaring for the NBA draft, the Gainesville Sun reported Friday. Robinson doesn't plan to hire an agent, which would keep open the possibility of withdrawing from the draft and returning to school. Robinson averaged 11.1 points and 6.1 rebounds this season for a Gators squad that reached the Elite Eight…
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29 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Ref Receives Death Threats from Kentucky Fans

[PHOTO: CRIMSON QUARRY]
After Kentucky lost the Elite Eight game against North Carolina, Wildcats' fans flooded social media about questionable foul calls made by one particular referee and some reportedly made death threats. NCAA referee John Higgins met with law enforcement for more than two hours Tuesday after Kentucky fans sent death threats, repeatedly called his company's office and…
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27 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Bill Self Took an Unexpected Jab from the Lawrence Police Department

Kansas fans were undoubtedly frustrated Saturday night after watching their Jayhawks lose yet another Elite Eight game under coach Bill Self. This one was a 74-60 loss to Oregon. That left some people going nuts in the streets of Lawrence: An intoxicated guy tried to pull a tree out of the ground. His friend carried him…
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26 March, 2017

The Monday Morning Quarterback

Heels Head to Final Four on Maye's Last-Second Hoop

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- In a Final Four overrun by fresh faces, North Carolina is the one old hand that maneuvered through all the minefields to make it to Glendale, Ariz. Luke Maye's 18-footer from the left wing with 0.3 seconds left lifted the top-seeded Tar Heels to a 75-73 win over second-seeded Kentucky for the South…
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