Virginia Commonwealth University NCAA NewsNews on Virginia Commonwealth University Sports continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Home Court- March 28, 2008 "There were a lot of people who are less fortunate than us there" Virginia Commonwealth University Rams basketball coach Anthony Grant doesn't want you to read this story. via Style Weeklyhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/home-court?fromrss=1 Canisius offers up Lake Howell's Brett Chance- March 26, 2008 "It got me really excited when they offered" Canisius College of Buffalo, N.Y., became the first major college program to present a solid scholarship offer to All-Central Florida boys basketball guard Brett Chance of Lake Howell. via The Orlando Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/canisius-offers-up-lake-howells-br... Duke looks to overcome surprising lack of success in NCAA tourney- March 24, 2008 "Our freshman and sophomore class has not won an NCAA game, so they're excited" For this year's Duke team, that makes him the unquestioned voice of experience. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has won more NCAA tournament games than anyone in the sport's history. via Fox Sportshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/duke-looks-to-overcome-surprising-... VCU vs. UAB in first-round game tonight- March 22, 2008 VCU is preparing to being play in this year's NIT tournament. The Rams will host the University of Alabama at Birmingham in a first-round game tonight at the Siegel Center. via NBC12http://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/vcu-vs-uab-in-first-round-game-ton... UAB takes out VCU- March 20, 2008 "That's when we're at our best, when everybody is contributing and everybody is playing hard and we're all getting it done on the defensive end." Reggie Huffman hit all but one of his 11 shots and cleaned up on the boards. Aaron Johnson and Ed Berrios consistently broke down the pressure defense employed by Virginia Commonwealth. via Alabama Livehttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/uab-takes-out-vcu?fromrss=1 Duke looks to apply finishing touch- March 18, 2008 "You don't change everything because a lot of it was good" After Duke junior guard Greg Paulus missed a long 3-pointer at the end of the Blue Devils' 79-77 loss to Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament, he lost his taste for the rest of ... via Charlotte Observerhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/duke-looks-to-apply-finishing-touc... Two local grads hope to reach NCAAs- March 16, 2008 "I didn't watch the (CAA) championship, just watched a few highlights on ESPN" This is an especially bad year to be on the bubble for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. via News Presshttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/two-local-grads-hope-to-reach-ncaa... Rams Satisfied With Less-Than-Convincing Win- March 14, 2008 "He's a great player and that's what great players do" After fielding several questions about his team's offensive struggles during yesterday's CAA tournament quarterfinal against Towson, VCU coach Anthony Grant felt compelled to turn the tables on the assembled ... via The Free Lance-Starhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/rams-satisfied-with-less-than-conv... Tribe Defies Rams--And The Skeptics Caa Tournament- March 12, 2008 "Fatigue will definitely be a factor for me, but not for these guys. They're young, they're energetic. We do have some guys who have played a lot of minutes, but when you get to the championship game of a tournament, adrenaline should carry us" Even after William & Mary reached the Colonial Athletic Association tournament semifinals with dramatic victories over Georgia State and Old Dominion, nobody gave the Tribe much of a chance to beat VCU ... via The Free Lance-Starhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/tribe-defies-rams-and-the-skeptics... VCU tourney win could mean just one bid to NCAA- March 10, 2008 Can the CAA be a two-bid league again The chances aren't as good as the last two seasons, when George Mason received an at-large berth in 2006 and Old Dominion did last season. via PilotOnline.comhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/virginia-commonwealth/2008/03/vcu-tourney-win-could-mean-just-on... |