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Bill Frieder on Kansas, Michigan State, Kentucky and more
Well, here we are; midway through Championship Week, and some teams are really hot headed into their conference tournaments. I am looking forward to being at the Conference USA Championship and then heading to New York for Selection Sunday duties to talk about everyone from Austin Peay to the ‘Zags. As… Read More »Bill Frieder on the Hall, OU-Texas, Duke-UNC and more
I really feel good for schools at this time of the year who have great tradition, have struggled recently but are showing signs of life. Seton Hall hasn’t been to the NCAA Tournament since 2006 and has only been there twice in 15 years, but after the big win against… Read More »Bill Frieder on the Gaels, Mountaineers, Utes and OU-Texas
Where were you in 1995? Well, I was coaching Arizona State and going to the Sweet Sixteen, but that also was the last time St. Mary’s swept Gonzaga. Congratulations to Randy Bennett on a job well done. Yes, the Gaels have work to do to make the NCAA Tournament and… Read More »Bill Frieder on Virginia, the Pac-12 and more
As we look around the nation and talk about great coaches, pound-for-pound, age-for-age, is there a better one out there to man the bench for your team for the next decade than Tony Bennett? I say this because he is rolling at Virginia. His squad is 21-5 and 10-4 in… Read More »Bill Frieder on Villanova, Lumberjacks and more
It is amazing how many upsets there are now, but what it comes down to is there there are just a lot of good players and coaches out there. Villanova (21-3) is the new No. 1 in the Associated Press poll, and congratulations to Jay Wright and his staff as… Read More »Bill Frieder on UK-KU, Chattanooga, Dayton, Marquette and more
It was a big thrill doing the Kentucky-Kansas game last weekend and it was only fitting the game went into overtime because no one wanted it to end. All the history and tradition is beyond belief and includes Dr. James Naismith, Phog Allen and Adolph Rupp…yes, Adolph Rupp. He played… Read More »