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Gonzaga-Florida State key matchup: Mfiondu Kabengele provides big production off the bench

UPDATED: Wed., March 27, 2019

Mfiondu Kabengele was Florida State’s leading scorer during the regular season, ACC Tournament and leads the team in the NCAA Tournament – despite coming off the bench in all 36 games.

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Women’s NCAA Tournament: Missouri State women crash Sweet 16 as No. 11 seed

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

The Sweet 16 is set and Missouri State is crashing the party for the first time in 18 years. The 11th-seeded Lady Bears last got this far in 2001 behind now-assistant coach Jackie Stiles during the team’s historic Final Four run.

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John Blanchette: Who are you and what have you done with March Madness?

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

Look, excellence is swell and should be rewarded. Merit? Merit is the cream that makes the coffee taste like something a little better than acrid hot water. Merit rules. But throw us a little candy here. A couple M&Ms. A Skittle.

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Mark Few’s 20 top memories from 20 years of Gonzaga as national power

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

Down the road, there figures to be an ESPN 30 for 30 on Gonzaga’s rise to national prominence and Mark Few’s probable Hall of Fame coaching career.

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Gonzaga strikes a deal to get more out of NCAA Tournament success

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

With perennially contending Gonzaga being courted by the Mountain West, school leaders sought a way to leverage their position as one of the best teams in college basketball. The cut a deal with their current conference, the West Coast Conference, to earn NCAA shares according to their success in the NCAA Tournament, moving away from the even split that is common among most conferences.

Sports > NCAA basketball

What’s an NCAA Tournament unit worth? Millions. Here’s how

Tue., March 26, 2019

The NCAA’s revenue distribution system puts an exact price tag on bids and wins in the NCAA Tournament leading up to the Final Four. And once conferences are paid, they distribute money back to their member schools. For the smaller conferences, a Cinderella run is a chance to reap a rare windfall.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Money Madness: Analysis shows growing gap in NCAA Tournament payouts

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

An NCAA Tournament upset or at-large bid is like winning the lottery for the smaller conferences in college basketball. They often use it to fund conference-wide initiatives to improve team play, giving their programs a better chance to be the next Cinderella team of March Madness.

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Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura named NABC first-team All-American

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

Rui Hachimura became the third Gonzaga player ever named first-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

Sports > NCAA basketball

Man with perfect NCAA Tournament bracket heading into Sweet 16 selected Gonzaga to win title

Tue., March 26, 2019

The NCAA says an Ohio man has made history with a March Madness bracket that’s perfect through the tournament’s first 48 games. Gregg Nigl of Columbus says he almost didn’t fill out his bracket on NCAA.com’s “Bracket Challenge,” saying he was home sick. But so far he has correctly predicted every game through the first two rounds of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

Sports > Gonzaga women

Gonzaga players reflect on numerous accomplishments after ‘roller-coaster year’ comes to an end at Oregon State

UPDATED: Tue., March 26, 2019

Her college basketball career had ended 10 minutes earlier in a game that could have gone either way. But Chandler Smith didn’t talk about the missed opportunities in a six-point loss Monday night to Oregon State.

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