Virginia Wins National Championship
One year after making unwanted history, Virginia captured the
program's first-ever national title by outlasting Texas Tech 85-77
in overtime in the championship game of the NCAA Men's Basketball
Tournament. The Cavaliers got clutch performances from DeAndre
Hunter and Kyle Guy to erase the memory of last year's first-round
loss to UMBC as a No. 1 seed, as Hunter scored a career-high 27
points and hit a crucial 3-pointer with 12.1 seconds left that
forced OT. Guy finished with 24 en route to being named the Final
Four's most outstanding player.
More College Basketball News
Rick Barnes has rejected an offer to become UCLA's next coach and
will remain at Tennessee, Volunteers athletic director Phillip
Fulmer said in a statement. The 65-year-old Barnes has resurrected
the Vols since taking over prior to the 2015-16 season, leading
them to a No. 1 ranking in the polls and a Sweet 16 appearance this
season. According to ESPN, UCLA had attempted to pry Barnes away
with a contract worth $5 million per year in addition to bonuses
and incentives.
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Purdue guard Carsen Edwards and Kansas forward Dedric Lawson
announced they will skip their senior seasons and enter the NBA
draft. The 6-foot-1 Edwards ranked among the national scoring
leaders at 24.3 points per game and averaged 34.6 per game during
the Boilermakers' run to the Elite Eight. Lawson, a transfer from
Memphis, led the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding while finishing
second nationally with 22 double-doubles in his lone season with
the Jayhawks.
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Duke point guard Tre Jones, on the other hand, said he'll return to
the Blue Devils for his sophomore season. The former five-star
recruit was considered a potential first-round pick after leading
the ACC with a 3.62 assist-to-turnover ratio and establishing
himself as one of the nation's top on-the-ball defenders. Maryland
forward Jalen Smith also announced he'll return for his sophomore
year after averaging 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds as a freshman.
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