'Such a joy': Mike Krzyzewski and a college basketball ritual nearing its end.ET, TBS) Kansas JayhawksĬoach: Bill Self (760-229) Editor's Picks If the Blue Devils win a national title in Krzyzewski's final season, it will be because Banchero is the toughest matchup in the Final Four. Banchero's efforts have changed the Blue Devils during the most critical stage of the season. In New Orleans, Duke will play through its superstar. In the NCAA tournament, Banchero is 8-for-15 (53%) from beyond the arc. Banchero has made 65%, 40% and 33%, respectively, of those shots. Per, 41% of his shots have been at the rim, 34% of his field goal attempts have been jump shots and 26% of his shots have been 3-pointers. and the space AJ Griffin and Moore have found in recent outings all stem from the headache Banchero has created for other teams. The lobs to Mark Williams, the drives by Jeremy Roach and Wendell Moore Jr. Opponents have struggled to corral the projected lottery pick. He is a threat to score in the paint, on the perimeter and with his midrange game. Banchero's versatility has been the catalyst for Duke's rise - the Blue Devils are 13-2 in their past 15 games - in recent weeks. His continued development as a player this season has been the key to Duke's run to New Orleans, where the team could send Mike Krzyzewski into retirement with his sixth national championship in a Hollywood finish. It's clear that Banchero's game has been evolving in real time, too. In the years that preceded his arrival at Duke, Paolo Banchero was hyped as a young force who could dominate college basketball in his freshman year. Let's hope the matchups live up to the hype.Ĭhampionships: 5 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)Ĭoach: Mike Krzyzewski (1,202-367) Tournament Challenge Second ChanceĬomplete your bracket by selecting the winner in each of the games in the NCAA tournament from the Sweet 16 to the championship. The game's best teams will be at the Superdome. And Jay Wright, leading a team that's not at 100 percent, will chase his third national title in six years. Bill Self hopes to have more luck in the same building this time. Ten years ago, Kansas lost to Kentucky in the national championship game in New Orleans. In Mike Krzyzewski's final season, Duke and North Carolina will meet for the first time in NCAA tournament history, weeks after Hubert Davis' squad spoiled Coach K's final regular-season game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. We're in for a powerhouse matchup in the title game no matter who wins or loses in the national semifinals on Saturday. Since the 2007-08 season, Duke, North Carolina, Kansas and Villanova have claimed seven of the 14 national championships. In the end, however, we are left with the blue bloods.
The ACC sent three teams to the Elite Eight. Three of the top seeds ( Baylor, Arizona and Gonzaga) were eliminated before the second weekend. Saint Peter's, a school with just under 3,000 students, made the Elite Eight as a 15-seed. The 2022 men's NCAA tournament has offered a variety of upsets that have made it one of college basketball's best postseason events in recent history.
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