Friday, March 16, 2012

VCU Wichita State

  • Care to guess how far the Rams can get this year as a No. 12? VCU Mania is officially back in session, thanks to the Rams thrilling 62-59 upset victory against No. 5 seed Wichita State Thursday in Portlands Rose Garden arena. A No.
  • (USA Today)
  • This sets up a fascinating and dangerous matchup with tournament darling VCU, which pulled off the first upset of the tournament by knocking off No. 5 seed Wichita State earlier in the day at the Rose Garden.
  • (Indianapolis Star)
  • Bradford Burgess hit a key 3-pointer with 1:33 left and Shaka Smart coached VCU to another tournament surprise, holding off Wichita State 62-59 in the South Regional on Thursday in Portland, Ore.
  • (Jupiter Courier)
  • Is another Cinderella run in the cards for the VCU Rams? Theyre the 12 th  seed in the South and will play Wichita State in the opening round where the Rams find themselves as considerable underdogs in the college basketball odds.
  • (Sbrforum.com)
  • The last time the VCU Rams faced the Wichita State Shockers, in February 2011, things were nip and tuck to the end, with VCU winning 68-67 on last-second free throws.
  • (Oregonian)
  • A coach who is not here for the second round of the NCAA tournament and never worked at Virginia Commonwealth University or Wichita State University still has managed to have a profound effect on both programs.
  • (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  • In recent days, their names have been linked to coaching vacancies at Nebraska, Illinois and South Carolina.
  • (Oregonian)
  • "My wife and I had a baby girl 51/2 months ago,'' he said Wednesday in Portland, where No. 12 seed VCU will play No. 5 Wichita State today in the NCAA tournament.
  • (State Journal-Register)
  • Wichita State can prove it this March George Mason started the 2006 NCAAs seeded No. 11 before marching to the Final Four. VCU earned a No.
  • (Sacramento Bee)
  • Could this be the matchup in which last year's NCAA tournament darling passes the torch to this year's bracket buster? Last year, Virginia Commonwealth became just the third No.
  • (Tucson Citizen)

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