Saturday, March 23, 2019

News On The Horizon 3/23/2019

Jarrett Culver’s big game leads No. 3 Texas Tech past No. 14 Northern Kentucky--College Basketball Talk
Culver scores 29, leads Texas Tech over Northern Kentucky--CBS Sports
The mid-major coaches that Alabama and Vanderbilt should consider--Mid-Major Madness
John Brannen, Northern Kentucky

The connection to Alabama is more natural, given that Brannen spent six seasons on Anthony Grant’s staff, and took over as interim coach for the 2015 NIT when Grant was let go. Since then, he’s taken a nascent Division I program in NKU and turned it into a Horizon League power. The Norse have made two out of the last three NCAA Tournaments, while going 40-14 in league play over that time. And Crimson Tide fans worried about returning to the Grant’s plodding style of play, have no fear: Brannen’s teams have generally played much faster than those of his former mentor.
NCAA Tournament Review and Preview – Friday, March 22--Hoops HD
TODAY’S GAMES
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(14) NORTHERN KENTUCKY VS (3) TEXAS TECH (1:30 PM, TNT, Tulsa) – Despite an early exit from the Big 12 Tournament against West Virginia, Texas Tech still managed to share the Big 12 regular season crown with Kansas State. They will face a somewhat dangerous scorer in Drew McDonald, but Tech shouldn’t have too much trouble in this one.
Dream Ends for NKU as Texas Tech Rolls, 72-57--River City News
Archdeacon: Raiders senior endures NCAA tourney game with broken wrist--Dayton Daily News

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