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Showing posts with label NCAA Tournament. Show all posts
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20 March, 2019
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17 March, 2019
George Mason Legend Tony Skinn is Returning to the NCAA Tournament with Seton Hall
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Tony Skinn, the starting point guard on the 2006 George Mason men's basketball team that captured the imagination of the nation with their improbable run to that year's Final Four, is returning to the big dance for the first time since, after the Seton Hall Pirates received an at-large bid to this year's NCAA Tournament
Skinn, who was born in Nigeria and grew up in Tacoma Park, MD, arrived on the Fairfax campus prior to the 2004 season with three years of eligibility and made every one of them count. After graduating Mason in 2006, Skinn played professionally for a few years in Europe, and was a member of the Orlando Magic's Summer League team in 2008.
In 2012, Skinn was a member of the Nigerian National Basketball team which advanced all the way to the Summer Olympics in London, England. At the Olympics, Skinn showed the world what he was made of when he famously broke NBA all star James Harden's ankles and sent him to the floor in a full split, with the same wicked crossover that dazzled Mason Nation for three seasons.
Prior to the 2015-16 season, Skinn joined his former Mason assistant coach Erik Konkol at Louisiana Tech, where Konkol is now the head man. Skinn helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back 23-win seasons and 63 wins overall in his three years in Ruston, LA.
Last April, Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard introduced Skinn as his newest assistant coach, replacing Pirates legend Shaheen Holloway, who was named the head coach at St. Peter's University in Jersey City.
"Tony has had great success both as a student-athlete and as a coach and, with his work in recruiting and skill development, he will bring a hard-working mentality that meshes well with our team's identity," said Willard at the time of the hiring.
Skinn was also one of Patrick Ewing's finalists for an assistant job at Georgetown before he landed at Seton Hall.
With the Pirates officially on their way to this year's NCAA Tournament, now-Coach Skinn will see if he can bring a little bit of that Mason March magic to South Orange, NJ.
Seton Hall will be the #10 seed in the Midwest Region and will open tournament play this Thursday as the underdogs against a very tough Wofford squad, in Jacksonville, FL
The #7 seed Terriors are coming off a fantastic season in which they finished 29-4 and dominated the Southern Conference. Wofford was nationally ranked for the first time in program history this season, and in many ways resembles that Mason team from 2006. Luckily for Seton Hall, their assistant coach has experience in this area.
Best of luck to Coach Skinn and the Seton Hall Pirates this March!
Tony Skinn, the starting point guard on the 2006 George Mason men's basketball team that captured the imagination of the nation with their improbable run to that year's Final Four, is returning to the big dance for the first time since, after the Seton Hall Pirates received an at-large bid to this year's NCAA Tournament
Skinn, who was born in Nigeria and grew up in Tacoma Park, MD, arrived on the Fairfax campus prior to the 2004 season with three years of eligibility and made every one of them count. After graduating Mason in 2006, Skinn played professionally for a few years in Europe, and was a member of the Orlando Magic's Summer League team in 2008.
In 2012, Skinn was a member of the Nigerian National Basketball team which advanced all the way to the Summer Olympics in London, England. At the Olympics, Skinn showed the world what he was made of when he famously broke NBA all star James Harden's ankles and sent him to the floor in a full split, with the same wicked crossover that dazzled Mason Nation for three seasons.
Prior to the 2015-16 season, Skinn joined his former Mason assistant coach Erik Konkol at Louisiana Tech, where Konkol is now the head man. Skinn helped the Bulldogs to back-to-back 23-win seasons and 63 wins overall in his three years in Ruston, LA.
Last April, Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard introduced Skinn as his newest assistant coach, replacing Pirates legend Shaheen Holloway, who was named the head coach at St. Peter's University in Jersey City.
"Tony has had great success both as a student-athlete and as a coach and, with his work in recruiting and skill development, he will bring a hard-working mentality that meshes well with our team's identity," said Willard at the time of the hiring.
Skinn was also one of Patrick Ewing's finalists for an assistant job at Georgetown before he landed at Seton Hall.
With the Pirates officially on their way to this year's NCAA Tournament, now-Coach Skinn will see if he can bring a little bit of that Mason March magic to South Orange, NJ.
Seton Hall will be the #10 seed in the Midwest Region and will open tournament play this Thursday as the underdogs against a very tough Wofford squad, in Jacksonville, FL
The #7 seed Terriors are coming off a fantastic season in which they finished 29-4 and dominated the Southern Conference. Wofford was nationally ranked for the first time in program history this season, and in many ways resembles that Mason team from 2006. Luckily for Seton Hall, their assistant coach has experience in this area.
Best of luck to Coach Skinn and the Seton Hall Pirates this March!
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26 March, 2018
Odds Favor Villanova-Michigan Title Game
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The 2018 NCAA Tournament will come down to three of the nation’s top-ranked teams and one of the most memorable Cinderella stories in March Madness history. No.1 Villanova, No.1 Kansas, No.3 Michigan and No.11 Loyola-Chicago will compete in the Final Four for college basketball’s top prize.
Sister Jean Is Sending Up Prayers for Her Team's Success
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She's 98 years old. And this spunky nun has become the face of college basketball, as The Guardian put it: "And the sport is probably all the better for it." Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt is chaplain for the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers, a team that has now made it into the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament…
Kansas is Headed to Final Four after Outlasting Duke in Overtime
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OMAHA, Neb. - Kansas, which won the NCAA men's basketball championship in 2008 in San Antonio, is headed back to the Alamodome 10 years later for a shot at another title. ... ), the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional for the third straight year, put to rest any talk of an Elite Eight hex by downing No. 2 seed Duke 85-81 in overtime in the Midwest Regional final on Sunday ...
25 March, 2018
Villanova Grinds out 71-59 Win Over Texas Tech, Reaches Final Four
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BOSTON — To advance to its second Final Four in the last three years, Villanova had to withstand the grinder that was the Texas Tech defense, needing to work for every point it could get ...
Michigan Holds off Florida State, 58-54, Advances to Eighth Final Four
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LOS ANGELES - What started as an interesting journey has turned into history. ... the winningest team in program history. And with that, a ticket back to the Final Four in San Antonio, where Michigan will play Loyola- Chicago on Saturday. The Wolverines got 17 points from Charles Matthews ...
Cinderella's off to the Alamo: Loyola Earns School's First Final Four in 55 Years
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ATLANTA - The coach of the team that lets nothing get in its way climbed across the press table Saturday at Philips Arena and made his way into the third row of rowdiness. ... and on the floor, the euphoria created by Loyola's emphatic 78-62 victory over Kansas State in the NCAA Tournament South Region final that earned the school a trip to the Final Four in San Antonio. "We did ...
20 March, 2018
Sweet 16 Picks Against The Spread
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It’s safe to say that few Final Four predictions are fully intact after the first weekend of March Madness 2018. Only seven of the top 16 teams advanced to the Sweet 16, and two No.1 seeds have already been eliminated from contention. Below are picks against the spread for every Sweet 16 game in the 2018…
19 March, 2018
Villanova, Duke Are New March Madness Favorites
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Two teams stand out as the frontrunners with the first week of the 2018 NCAA Tournament in the books. No.1 Villanova and No.2 Duke have the best betting odds to win college basketball’s national championship.
Duke, Kentucky Are Biggest Sweet 16 Favorites
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Three-quarters of the NCAA Tournament teams have been eliminated from national championship contention, and no one could have predicted this remaining field. Two No.1 seeds failed to reach the Sweet 16 in March Madness 2018, and more than half of the top four seeds were upset in the first two rounds. No.1 Kansas and No.1 Villanova…
5 Weirdest Bracket Stats from the First Weekend of the NCAA Tournament
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What just happened? Perhaps the best way to recap the past four days of the NCAA Tournament is to highlight the strangest facts about the 16 teams still standing and how they got this far. They don't call it March Madness for nothing. The number of top-two seeds that lost by 20-plus points doubled Before 2018,…
No. 9 Seed Florida State Stuns No. 1 Seed Xavier, Advances to Sweet 16
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to topple a No. 1 seed by dispatching Virginia on Friday, Xavier leading scorer Trevon Bluiett took to social media to rile up naysayers who believed his top-seeded team would be the first to be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. One day later, Xavier had…
Kansas State Holds off UMBC to Advance to Sweet 16
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kansas State's 50-43 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County will go down in history as the first time a No. 9 seed has defeated a No. 16 seed in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, but it will not be remembered as a classic. There were no style points to be found on Sunday…
