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Kansas State’s Ismael Massoud has come up clutch in the Wildcats’ run to the Elite Eight
After a transfer and four coaches in four seasons, the New York native has elevated his game in the NCAA tournament
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Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell proved himself right en route to the Sweet 16
The 5-8 guard gets a homecoming at Madison Square Garden and another chance to showcase his confidence in the NCAA tournament
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McNeese State hiring Will Wade should be a flagrant foul
But it’s business as usual in the shameless world of college basketball
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Like mother, like son: Norfolk State’s Joe Bryant Jr. following his mom’s NCAA path
Helen Bryant went to the NCAA tournament 4 times at Penn State. Now, she gets to watch her son make his final run.
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Bill Russell reshaped college basketball before becoming an NBA icon
Russell’s career at the University of San Francisco was just as impressive
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Coaches vs. Racism uses tourney between HBCUs, Division I schools to spark conversation
North Carolina A&T will play Houston to kick off HBCU Roundball Classic
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Cincinnati guard David DeJulius ‘sees the big picture’ with his commitment to children’s literacy
The Bearcats senior is donating all the name, image and likeness money he earns from his jersey’s sales to schools in Cincinnati and his native Detroit
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John McLendon is a historical connection between Duke and Kansas
The Hall of Fame coach was a mentee to James Naismith and the orchestrator of the ‘secret game,’ one of the first integrated sporting events in the Jim Crow South
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With Kyle Neptune at Villanova, the Wildcats are in good hands after coach Jay Wright’s departure
The New York City native takes pride in being a young Black coach in the Big East: ‘I hope that just by being in this spot I can motivate someone else’