Basketball

In the Sweet 16, Bilas picks Marquette to take down Kentucky, reasoning that Marquette has better guards and the best point guard, and that Kentucky’s turnover-prone play will be exploited by Marquette’s defensive pressure.

A four-time conference coach of the year and 2019 national coach of the year, Chris Beard will bring his long run of success to Oxford and the SE

John Calipari has the pressure of BBN to win an NCAA Tournament game, and he also cannot afford to lose to a former player, one that he showed little playing time while on the Wildcats squad.

Calipari stressed the need for his team to prepare for a physical game against Providence, which involves playing against their matchup zone. The team scrimmaged for almost two hours

To prepare for the physical game against Providence, Calipari had his team scrimmage for almost two hours, something they had not done due to various injuries.

Because Louisville did not receive a top-four seed, they will not be hosting the first two rounds of the tournament. Instead, they will be heading to the Moody Center in Austin, Texas

Kentucky has won all three of their previous matchups against Providence, with the most recent win in 2014. The Wildcats have a 7-7 record this season against teams that made it to the NCAA Tournament

Womens 2023 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Evans had initially given his verbal commitment to Minnesota last October and signed with them during the early signing period in November. However, he later requested to be released.

2023 Mens NCAA March Madness Brackett