Saturday, March 20, 2021

News On The Horizon 3/20/2021


 
March Madness Day 2 primer: NCAA Tournament first round schedule, times, channels, predictions--Heat Check CBB

No. 15 Cleveland State vs. No. 2 Houston (-20)

  • Time: 7:15 p.m. ET
  • Channel: truTV
  • Venue: Assembly Hall (Bloomington, Ind.)

Dennis Gates has turned around the Cleveland State in no time and faces his biggest challenge yet in national title contender Houston. The Cougars still aren’t receiving a ton of love on the national scale as far as Final Four hopes are concerned despite ranking top 15 in both offensive and defensive efficiency, which only Gonzaga, Michigan and Illinois can also claim.

  • Andy Dieckhoff (1-3; 2-2) — SU: Houston; ATS: Houston
  • Brian Rauf (1-3; 1-3) — SU: Houston; ATS: Cleveland State
  • Connor Hope (1-3; 2-2) — SU: Houston; ATS: Cleveland State
  • Eli Boettger (2-2; 1-3) — SU: Houston; ATS: Cleveland State
  • Lukas Harkins (2-2; 1-3) — SU: Houston; ATS: Clevenad State

Dennis Gates bet on himself and brought Cleveland State back to the NCAA tournament--The Undefeated
Houston beats Cleveland State 87-56 as Sampson ties Wooden--Associated Press
Houston cruises past Cleveland State with second-half surge--Mid-Major Madness
Marquette basketball coaching candidates: Porter Moser, Ritchie McKay, John Beilein and other names to watch--The Athletic

Call list

(In alphabetical order)

Dennis Gates, Cleveland State head coach. No shortage of love in Milwaukee for Gates as a rising star in the coaching ranks. He also has been at Cleveland State for all of two seasons. The guy Marquette just fired had zero head coaching experience, so one might wonder if the school wants someone with a little more time in the chair. But a Chicago native who can recruit to mimic the system Leonard Hamilton built at Florida State is intriguing. Marquette can recruit the bodies to establish something similar, and the fans surely could dig into that style.

Cleveland State hangs tough early, but is dominated by Houston in NCAA tournament first round, 87-56--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Can Cleveland State build on its trip to the NCAA tournament? Terry Pluto--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Vikings' Run Ends in NCAA Tournament--csuvikings.prestosports.com


Vikings Pick Up 68-55 Victory Over Manhattan In WBI First Round--csuvikings.prestosports.com



UWM women 84, Drake 46: Panthers turn in dominating performance in WNIT opener--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Catch Fire from Long Range to Top Drake--mkepanthers.com



Robert Morris transfer A.J. Bramah announces Top 3 options--Zags Blog



Wright State women’s basketball overcome obstacles to make 3rd NCAA Tournament in school history--Dayton Daily News

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