Virginia, Wright State and Madness
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Eastern Michigan hired Clemson assistant Billy Donlon to coach its basketball team on Tuesday, a week after parting ways with Stan Heath. Donlon will continue in his role a top assistant coach with the Tigers,
Eight years ago, Ryan Odom became the first coach to guide a No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 in the NCAA Tournament.
One reason Wright State jumped from eighth last year to Horizon League champs was a massive defensive makeover, going from ninth to third in the conference in points allowed per game and 330th to 187th nationally in points per possession.
The Raiders are going dancing for the first time in four years, as Wright State men’s basketball punches its ticket to the NCAA Tournament with a 66-63 win over Detroit Mercy in Tuesday’s Horizon League Championship.
Six transfers brought 19 seasons, 553 games and 4,972 points of Division I experience to Virginia’s basketball program this season. But only guard Dallin Hall, a key rotational piece of Brigham Young’s Sweet 16 squad last year,
Fresh off its Horizon League regular season and tournament championships, the Wright State men’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA championship for the fifth time in NCAA Division I program history when the Raiders take on the University of Virginia at 1:50 p.