ISU Men Collect Seven Top 25 Wins and Stars Shine
ISU completed a season with seven victories over Top 25 opponents as Marcus Fizer earned first team All American in 1999. Coach Eustachy was named national coach of the year by the USBWA and Mick Nurse set minutes played while Jamaal Tinsley broke assists and steals marks. Several records fell, seniors Nurse and Johnson led, and ISU eyed a bright future with new recruits while Fizer weighs NBA draft.
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Michael Nurse
Marcus Fizer
ISU
Gary Thompson
Eustachy
U.S. Basketball Writers Association
Fizer
Nurse
Cedric Willoughby
Willoughby
Iowa State
Tinsley
Ames
Stevie Johnson
Kantrail Horton
Brandon Hawkins
Paul Shirley
Martin Rancik
Richard Evans
Thomas Watkins
Tyray Pearson
Kankakee
Ind
Palace
UNC earns Final Four berth as Forte fuels upset win
North Carolina, an eight seed, beat Tulsa 59 55 in the South Regional final to reach the Final Four for a record 15th time. Freshman Joseph Forte scored 28 points including late free throws, guiding the Tar Heels past a resilient Tulsa team and the risk of critics, with coach Bill Guthridge preparing for Kansas after his mother’s funeral.
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Texas
North Carolina
Tulsa
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Ed Cota
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Guthridge
Dean Smith
Tar Heels
New North Carolina
Stanford
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Villanova
Florida
Golden Hurricane
David Shelton
Eric Coley
Dante Swanson
Coley
Cota
Shelton
Brendan Haywood
Only high seeds remain in women's Final Four race
The eight teams left fight for Final Four berths in Philadelphia with all No. 1 seeds Connecticut and Tennessee and others like Georgia and LSU still active. LSU coach Sue Gunter and Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma praise the Huskies as near flawless and dominant as the field narrows.
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Philadelphia
Connecticut
Tennessee
Georgia
Louisiana Tech
Penn State
Rutgers
LSU
Texas Tech
Leon Barmore
Kansas City
Tech
Frese replacement note signals end of ISU women era
ISU coach Fennelly says Frese, the heart of the Cyclones, departs after a record season that included 27 wins a share of the Big 12 title and attendance records. He notes the program has come full circle and that the team will face new expectations next year as a new era begins.
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Fennelly
ISU
Ames
Gators grind out last surge to reach Final Four
Florida 77 Oklahoma State 65 as the fifth seed grinds past the third seed in the East Regional final. Led by Billy Donovan, Florida used pressure defense to force turnovers and pull away after a late Cowboys rally. Mike Miller led with 14 points. Haslem and Harvey added 10 each.
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Mike Miller
Oklahoma State
Andre Williams
Carrier Dome
Syracuse
N.Y
Billy Donovan
Gators
Donovan
North Carolina
Tulsa
Indianapolis
Wisconsin
Michigan State
Marshall
Illinois
Duke
Cowboys
Doug Gottlieb
Desmond Mason
Glendon Alexander
Alexander
Mason
Miller
Adonis Haslem
Donnell Harvey
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Barmore
Richmond
Sue Gunter
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Hilton Coliseum
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Marcm
Desiree Francis
Angie Welle
Stacy Frese
Tracy Gahan
Megan Taylor
Gintare Cipintve
Erica Haugen
Lindsey Wilson
Monica Huelma
Francis
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Haugen
Wilson
Huelman
Welle
Er Ee Ato Itp
Maren
Aico Ise
Chrissy Falcone
Helen Darling
Katrena Carr
Marissa Graby
Nicole Annesionu
Rashana Barnes
UN An
Darling
Falcone
Shepherd
Carr
Barnes
Garner
Nan Sisk
Joe Cunningham
Sue Blauch
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