While nosebleed seats for Saturday’s semifinal round were selling for hundreds of dollars on the resale market, the get-in price for Monday night is significantly less.
The 6-foot-4 junior is confident he will be able to play Monday night, but the decision will ultimately come down to the opinion of the Connecticut medical staff.
Michigan had the second ranked transfer portal class last summer according to 247Sports, but it wasn’t so much a result of May chasing the most valuable recruits; he was chasing fits — schematically and personally.
This will be Tulsa’s third appearance in the NIT championship game with victories in 1981 and 2001. The Auburn Tigers previously reached the quarterfinals in 2004.
On a team where fitting in is the top priority, rising star Braylon Mullins of Greenfield also manages to stand out with late-game heroics and physical gifts that seem nearly NBA-ready.
Jim Boeheim thinks the Final Four should be in Indianapolis permanently — or at least one of just a couple of cities where the event is regularly held.
Charlie Baker, who has led the Indianapolis-based NCAA for three years, did address a non-binding executive order signed by President Donald Trump this week calling for overhauls to collegiate athletics.
The challenge of trying to win in March with a heavy dependence on freshmen has been well documented. But others on the team say this group is more mature.
The Mullins are treating Saturday’s game just like any other. Katie Mullins said, “We’re gonna do what we normally do every single time we go to a game. We’re kind of superstitious.”
Former point guard Jim Wisman is well known for an on-court incident with Bobby Knight, but his heroics in the 1976 championship game and the lessons learned at IU more than make up for it.
