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With entire 2021 NCAA Tournament set in Indiana, selection committee has no excuse to botch bracket over geography

Over a decade ago, I was privileged to be among the first journalists invited to NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis to participate in the “mock selection process” designed to lift the veil of secrecy regarding how teams are selected, seeded and bracketed for the NCAA Tournament. Much of what I learned about the voting process to choose the teams and assign […]

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Goorjian keen to name Simmons in Boomers squad

Boomers coach Brian Goorjian won’t make any promises but says he is doing everything in his power to name Ben Simmons in an Australian men’s senior squad in the coming weeks in preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Uncertainty hangs over Simmons and other Australian players’ involvement in the Olympics due to the NBA season. The current 2020-2021 campaign has […]

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Coronavirus: NBA postpones two more games because of Covid-19

NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) cited its coronavirus health protocols in postponing two games on Monday (Jan 12), bringing the total number of games postponed for this season to four. The affected games were Monday night’s match-up between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans, and Tuesday’s Boston Celtics game against the Chicago Bulls. The […]

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A complicated season, the best 68 teams and a notable exception, all according to The Bilastrator

College basketball analyst for ESPN and ESPN Insider Played and coached at Duke Practicing attorney This will be the most difficult challenge — ever — for the NCAA selection committee. Why? Because the committee usually ends each day perusing a wide menu of culinary excellence, often settling upon a nine-course meal after a gastronomic extravaganza of a tasting menu. The […]

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