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NCAA Division I 2023-24
Champion: University of Connecticut
Regular Season Champion: University of Connecticut
NCAA Division I Final: University of Connecticut - Purdue University 75-60 Purdue (Matt Painter): Zach Edey 37, Braden Smith 12, Fletcher Loyer 0, Lance Jones 5, Trey Kaufman-Renn 4, Mason Gillis 0, Camden Heide 2, Myles Colvin 0, Chase Martin 0, Carson Barrett 0, Ethan Morton 0, Caleb Furst 0 Top25 2023-24
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![]() Purdue NCAA Division I Final ![]() UConn beats Purdue and cruises to sixth NCAA championship (Photo: Uconn)
UConn beats Purdue and cruises to sixth NCAA championship-Apr 8, 2024
There comes a point in every dominant UConn win in the NCAA tournament when Dan Hurley finally relaxes. Two straight years, 12 straight games. It's become an inevitability. In the first four games of this year's tournament, it came early in the second half. Against Alabama, it didn't come until Tristen Newton (6'5''-G-2001)'s 3 with 1:04 left to put the game out of reach. Hurley looked at the UConn crowd and put up three fingers. And against Purdue in Monday night's national championship game, it came after Newton was fouled by Zach Edey (7'4''-C-2002) on a jump shot with 3:50 remaining. The rebound came to Hurley, who bounced it three times with excitement and maybe even a hint of a smile. He could finally relax: UConn's spot in history was cemented. The Huskies defeated Purdue 75-60, winning their second straight national championship and becoming the first team to go back-to-back since Florida in 2006 and 2007. And after one of the most dominant NCAA tournament runs in history last year, when UConn beat its six opponents by 20.0 points per game, it was even more unbeatable this year. After Monday's win, the Huskies' average scoring margin in their six wins was 23.3 points. Once again, all six wins came by double-digits making that 12 straight NCAA tournament wins by at least 10 points dating back to last season. UConn's defensive game plan was clear from the outset: Defend Edey with Donovan Clingan (7'2''-C-2004), let him go one-on-one and make sure nobody else on Purdue gets going. The numbers backed up that strategy. In Purdue's wins this season, Edey averaged 24.9 points. In Purdue's losses, Edey averaged 25.0 points. Simply put, Edey was going to get his production regardless. But if the Boilermakers' complementary pieces failed to provide the reigning Wooden Award winner with any help, UConn would win its second straight title. As a result, the much-anticipated battle between Edey and Clingan wasn't much of a battle in the early minutes of the game. Edey short-armed his first shot over Clingan, hitting the front rim. For the next 11 minutes, though, he did whatever he wanted against UConn's projected top-five NBA draft pick. He scored over Clingan, absorbed contact to finish through Clingan and even caught a lob and dunked against Clingan. Purdue was getting Edey the ball in good position and he was scoring at will. "You may coach or play your whole career and never coach or play against somebody of his stature," Hurley said on Sunday. "Truly a giant player." After he scored his 13th and 14th points of the game with 8:07 left in the first half to give Purdue a two-point lead, he looked over at the UConn bench and then exchanged a few words with Hurley as the two teams jogged back to their respective huddles at the under-eight media timeout. Hurley was working the officials, as he typically does, yelling "He never fouls!" and "What the f- was that?" after a pair of what he perceived were missed calls on Edey. Over the final eight minutes of the first half, though, Edey struggled and Purdue struggled. He scored just two points the rest of the opening period, with UConn opening up a seven-point lead after an 11-2 run with 3:29 left. Braden Smith (6'0''-PG-2003), who failed to take care of the ball in Saturday's Final Four win over NC State, scored five straight points to keep Purdue in the game when it looked like UConn was getting separation. Smith had been highly effective in the opening 20 minutes at using ball-screens to get into the lane against UConn's defense and then either finding Edey for a basket or scoring himself. Pressuring Smith with freshman Stephon Castle (6'6''-G-2004), who shut down Northwestern's Boo Buieand Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. earlier in the NCAA tournament, was clearly a big part of UConn's defensive gameplan, with Hurley constantly yelling at Castle to stay on Smith and turn up the heat on him. "I think when you miss shots, you're used to making them, you turn the ball over, you're used to not, I think that combination for Braden (vs. NC State) was really hard for him to take in," Purdue coach Matt Painter said on Sunday. "I think our team, our staff did a good job of keeping him positive. He's a big piece of what we do. He runs the show for us." UConn's early success came from its veteran backcourt of Tristen Newton and Cam Spencer. The Huskies had success at utilizing high ball-screens, dribble handoffs and pindowns, which allowed their guards to catch the ball with momentum going to the basket. It forced Edey to drop toward his own basket, giving UConn's guards room to maneuver for runners and leaners in the lane. The Huskies were also able to keep Purdue the nation's second-best 3-point shooting team from getting clean looks from the perimeter. The Boilermakers attempted just two 3-pointers in the first half, with Smith's 3 as the shot clock was winding down the lone make. They finished the game just 1-for-7 from behind the arc. "Just the size of guards, to have a 6-5 Tristen Newton, Stephon Castle who is 6-6, to be able to put him on a point guard or on a wing scorer, either one of those guys," Hurley said Sunday of his perimeter group. "It just affects passing windows. I think for guards, whether it's the ball screen game or post feeding. Obviously it shrinks the court for the opponent, as well. Allows you to contest the 3-point line at those spots. Even Karaban, who is 6-8, 6-9, he's got great length at his position as well." A missed runner from Spencer in the final seconds of the first half kept the halftime score at 36-30. Courtesy of: espn.com NCAA All-Tournament Awards 2024-Apr 10, 2024
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West Region Team NIT CHAMPS! Seton Hall Down Indiana State to Claim 2024 NIT Title-Apr 5, 2024
Dre Davis (6'6''-G/F-2001) (Indianapolis, Ind.) scored the game-winning layup with 16 seconds remaining as the Seton Hall men's basketball team took home the 2024 NIT championship with a victory over Indiana State, 79-77, on Thursday night inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win gives the Pirates, who ended the game on a 9-0 run over the final 2:38, their second NIT title in program history and first since 1953. Al-Amir Dawes (6'2''-G-2001) (Newark, N.J.) capped off his strong tournament with a game-high 24 points, while Kadary Richmond (6'6''-G-2001) (Brooklyn, N.Y.) finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Richmond, Dawes and Davis were all named to the NIT All-Tournament Team and Dawes was named the NIT's Most Outstanding Player. The team is flying home Friday morning, and Seton Hall will welcome the champions back to campus with a public celebration on the green in front of the Seton Hall University Center. The Seton Hall University community and all Pirates fans are welcome to attend. A brief celebratory program will occur with Seton Hall University Director of Athletics Bryan Felt, Head Men's Basketball Coach Shaheen Holloway and the entire team. How It Happened Seton Hall led 16-10 with 13:49 left in the first half as the Pirates found success capitalizing off of multiple Indiana State turnovers. The Sycamores would go on to rattle off 10-straight points to jump in front by three, 19-16, before an 11-3 run by the Pirates, including five-consecutive made free throws by Dawes, put The Hall back ahead, 27-22, with 8:06 to go before halftime. A Davis three-pointer at the 3:30 mark in the first half gave the Pirates their largest lead of the game, 39-28, but the Sycamores would use a half-closing 11-0 run to tie the score up at 39-39. Despite the momentum switch in the Sycamores' favor in the latter stages of the first 20 minutes, the Pirates came out strong in the second half as Davis scored seven of The Hall's first 12 points that gave the Pirates a nine-point lead, 51-42. Indiana State made it a one-point game, 58-57, with 10:17 left when a Richmond layup, a defensive stop and a lefty layup from Dylan Addae-Wusu (Bronx, N.Y.), pushed the Pirates' lead to five, 62-57. A 12-5 run by the Sycamores gave them their first lead since the 10-minute mark in the first half and they would later lead by seven, 77-70, with 3:03 left in the game. That's when the Pirates' three captains — Dawes, Davis and Richmond — took over the game. Richmond's layup off of his own offensive rebounds with 2:38 left made it a five-point game before five-consecutive points were scored by Dawes, including an off-balance three-pointer that tied score up at 77-77 with 1:05 to go. With under a minute left, the ball was Davis' hands and his patented spin move in the lane put the Pirates in front for good at 79-77 with 16 seconds remaining. On the final possession of the game, a block by Bediako on an Indiana State shot beyond the three-point line helped seal the NIT championship for the Pirates. The Seton Hall defense held Indiana State scoreless over the last 3:03 and the Sycamores missed their last seven shots. Inside the Box Score Both teams shot well from the floor as Indiana State shot 47 percent and Seton Hall shot 45 percent. The Pirates shot 35 percent from deep and Indiana State shot at a 38 percent clip a the three-point line. The Pirates shot 89 percent (17-of-19) from the free throw line and the Sycamores shot 90 percent (9-of-10). There were nine ties and 12 lead chances but Seton Hall held the lead for 26:23 of game time. The Pirates owned a 38-30 edge in points in the paint. Seton Hall scored 20 points off of 15 Indiana State turnovers The Sycamores finished plus-four on the glass, 35-31. News & Notes This is Seton Hall's second NIT championship in program history and its first since 1953. Seton Hall's 25 wins this season is tied for the fourth-most in program history and the most since the Pirates' 25-win BIG EAST Tournament championship season in 2015-16. Head coach Shaheen Holloway is now 6-0 in the city Indianapolis with wins over Kentucky and Murray State in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, two road wins over Butler and two wins this year's NIT over Georgia and Indiana State. Seton Hall has won five straight games at Hinkle Fieldhouse including eight of its last 10 contests. Dawes finishes his career with 169 made three-pointers, which ranks 14th in program history. Dawes' 91 made three-pointers this season is tied for the eighth-most in a single season in program history. Dawes finished with 12 20-point games this season and 20 in his career. Richmond notched his eighth double-double of the season and the 11th of his career. Courtesy of shupirates.com NIT All-Tournament MVP Al-Amir Dawes of Seton Hall NIT All-Tournament Team -2024 Kadary Richmond of Seton Hall Al-Amir Dawes of Seton Hall Dre Davis of Seton Hall Ryan Conwell (6'4''-G) of Indiana St. Robbie Avila (6'10''-C) of Indiana St. Seattle Clinches Ro CBI Championship-Mar 29, 2024
Cameron Tyson (6'3''-G-1999) was named MVP, scoring 30 points to cap his collegiate career. Seattle University men's basketball completed the rare feat of finishing the season with a championship win, capturing the 2024 Ro College Basketball Invitational title with a 77-67 victory over top-seed High Point Wednesday night in Daytona Beach. The Redhawks won four straight games over five days to capture the tournament title and conclude the season with a a 23-14 overall record. Seattle U's senior trio of Cameron Tyson, Alex Schumacher (6'3''-G) and Seyi Reiley led the way all tournament long. The title game was no different. Tyson earned tournament MVP honors, capping his collegiate career with a 30-point effort, including seven three pointers. Schumacher was named to the all-tournament team following a 22-point, five rebound, four assist performance. Reiley closed out his career with 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. A masterful defensive performance to start the game, the Redhawks held the high-scoring Panthers to just three points over the first 10 minutes of play. High Point (27-9) would eventually get going, cutting into the Redhawks' 17-point lead and pull within six, 28-22. Seattle U would take a 30-22 lead into the break. The second half would go back and forth until the final minutes. With High Point holding a 67-66 advantage with 1:56 to play, the Redhawks turned on the afterburners. Brandton Chatfield buried a straightaway three, Reiley drained a pair of free throws after a High Point flagrant foul, then slammed home an alley-pop dunk on the next play. The seven-point possession put the Redhawks in the drivers' seat, 73-67. Schumacher and Tyson each sank a pair of free throws to close out an 11-0 run to secure the title. Courtesy of goseattleu.com CBI All-Tournament MVP: Cameron Tyson of Seattle CBI All-Tournament Team: Cameron Tyson of Seattle Alex Schumacher of Seattle Juslin Bodo Bodo (7'0''-C) of High Point Kezza Giffa (6'2''-G-2002) of High Point Izaiyah Nelson (6'10''-F) of Arkansas State ESPN.com All-America Awards 2024-Mar 28, 2024
National Player of the Year: National Player of the Year Runner-Up: Freshman of the Year: Freshman of the Year Runner-up: Defensive Player of the Year: Defensive Player of the Year Runner-Up: Transfer of the Year: Breakout Star: Coach of the Year: Danny Hurley of UConn Coach of the Year Runner-Up: Lamont Paris of S.Carolina Coach of the Year Runner-Up: Kyle Smith of WSU Coach of the Year Runner-Up: T.J. Otzelberger of Iowa St.
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Honorable Mention USBWA All-America Awards 2024-Mar 23, 2024
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Honorable Mention Sporting News All-America Awards 2024-Mar 23, 2024
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Third Team John R. Wooden Awards 2024-Apr 13, 2024
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All-American Team Awards 2024-Apr 8, 2024
USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy (Nation's Division I National Player of the Year): Zach Edey (7'4''-C-2002) of Purdue Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year: Zach Edey of Purdue Jersey Mike's Naismith Player of the Year Finalists RJ Davis (6'0''-PG-2001) of North Carolina Zach Edey of Purdue Dalton Knecht (6'6''-G-2001) of Tennessee Jamal Shead (6'1''-G-2002) of Houston Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year: Dan Hurley of UConn Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Finalists Dan Hurley of UConn T.J. Otzelberger of Iowa State Lamont Paris of South Carolina Kelvin Sampson of Houston Naismith Defensive Player of the Year: Jamal Shead of Houston Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Finalists Zach Edey of Purdue Ryan Kalkbrenner (7'1''-C-2002) of Creighton Tamin Lipsey (6'1''-G-2003) of Iowa State Jamal Shead of Houston NABC Reese's Division I College All-Star Game 2024 Awards 2024-Apr 3, 2024
East All-Stars Head Coach: Greg Kampe of Oakland West All-Stars Head Coach: Steve Lavin of San Diego NABC Division I Awards 2024-Apr 3, 2024
Player of the Year: Pete Newell Big Man of the Year: Defensive Player of the Year: Freshman of the Year: Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson of Houston NABC Division I All-District Awards-Mar 22, 2024
District 1 Coach of the Year: John Becker of Vermont
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Second Team District 2 Coach of the Year: Hubert Davis of UNC
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Second Team District 3 Coach of the Year: A.W. Hamilton of EKU
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Second Team District 4 Coach of the Year: Chris Mooney of Richmond
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Second Team District 5 Coach of the Year: Danny Hurley of UConn
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Second Team District 6 Coach of the Year: Bryce Drew of GCU
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Second Team District 7 Coach of the Year: Fred Hoiberg of Nebraska
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Second Team District 8 Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson of Houston
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Second Team District 9 Coach of the Year: Randy Bennett of SMC
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Second Team District 10 Coach of the Year: Pat Kelsey of Charleston
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Second Team District 11 Coach of the Year: Talvin Hester of La Tech
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Second Team District 12 Coach of the Year: Greg Kampe of Oakland
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Second Team District 13 Coach of the Year: Brian Earl of Cornell
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Second Team District 14 Coach of the Year: Tony Barbee of CMU
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Second Team District 15 Coach of the Year: Patrick Sellers of CCSU
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Second Team District 16 Coach of the Year: Josh Schertz of Indiana St.
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Second Team District 17 Coach of the Year: Danny Sprinkle of Utah St.
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Second Team District 18 Coach of the Year: Darrell Walker of UALR
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Second Team District 19 Coach of the Year: Kyle Smith of WSU
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Second Team District 20 Coach of the Year: Lamont Paris of S.Carolina
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Second Team District 21 Coach of the Year: Bucky McMillan of Samford
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Second Team District 22 Coach of the Year: Will Wade of McNeese St.
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Second Team District 23 Coach of the Year: Dustin Kerns of App State
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Second Team District 24 Coach of the Year: Amir Abdur-Rahim of S.Florida
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