(1) PITT VS. (4) XAVIER
7:27 PM ET, March 26, 2009
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
CBS
7:27 PM ET, March 26, 2009
TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
CBS
NICKNAME: Musketeers
LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio
ENROLLMENT: 6600
COACH: Sean Miller, 5th season, 117-45
RECORD: 27-7, 12-4 Atlantic 10
RPI: 17
TOP RPI WIN: vs. Memphis (#4) 63-58
TOP RPI LOSS: vs. Duke (#1) 82-64
LEADING SCORER: G/F BJ Raymond, 14.1 PPG
LEADING REBOUNDER: F Derrick Brown, 6.0 RPG
NOTABLE ALUMNI: MLB HOFer Jim Bunning, NBA Players David West, James Posey, and Brian Grant, and Bill Kelley, Vice Chairman of the Jelly Belly Company.
LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio
ENROLLMENT: 6600
COACH: Sean Miller, 5th season, 117-45
RECORD: 27-7, 12-4 Atlantic 10
RPI: 17
TOP RPI WIN: vs. Memphis (#4) 63-58
TOP RPI LOSS: vs. Duke (#1) 82-64
LEADING SCORER: G/F BJ Raymond, 14.1 PPG
LEADING REBOUNDER: F Derrick Brown, 6.0 RPG
NOTABLE ALUMNI: MLB HOFer Jim Bunning, NBA Players David West, James Posey, and Brian Grant, and Bill Kelley, Vice Chairman of the Jelly Belly Company.
GAME NOTES:
-Xavier reached the Elite Eight last season as a 3-seed, eventually falling 76-57 to UCLA
-As mentioned numerous times, Xavier is coached by former star Pitt guard and Blackhawk alum Sean Miller, the 1988 Big East Freshman of the Year.
-His former Pitt teammates knew Miller would be a successful coach.
-ESPN game preview can be found here.
-Three reasons why each team will win from the Sporting News.
-CBS's Mike Freeman doubts Pitt's mental toughness.
-Levance Fields is on the cover of this week's SI:
-Xavier reached the Elite Eight last season as a 3-seed, eventually falling 76-57 to UCLA
-As mentioned numerous times, Xavier is coached by former star Pitt guard and Blackhawk alum Sean Miller, the 1988 Big East Freshman of the Year.
-His former Pitt teammates knew Miller would be a successful coach.
-ESPN game preview can be found here.
-Three reasons why each team will win from the Sporting News.
-CBS's Mike Freeman doubts Pitt's mental toughness.
-Levance Fields is on the cover of this week's SI:
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2 comments:
What I know about Xavier - It's a Jesuit school with girls looking to make their daddy's upset. It should be a good after party weekend for the Panthers.
D'Artagnan never failed to get past the chastity belts.
Sean Miller. I rememeber Arch a little better. All those Black Hawk teams were beasts.
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