CCNY's 1950 NIT run and the point-shaving scandal
New York's pride in CCNY's 1950 NIT and NCAA feats is tempered by the point-shaving scandal that tainted the team. Coach Nat Holman led a diverse, unselfish squad that stunned San Francisco before falling to Kentucky. The episode revealed the sport's vulnerability to gamblers and forever colored a landmark season.
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City College of New York
CCNY
New York
Nat Holman
Norm Mager
Holman
Mager
Air Force
Irwin Dambrot
Ed Roman
Ed Warner
Herb Roth
Floyd Lane
Roman
Warner
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Loyola of Chicago
San Francisco
Pete Newell
Dons
Rupp
Bill Spivey
Watkins
Spivey
Razorbacks stun LSU to reach SEC final in Atlanta
Arkansas upsets No. 10 LSU 69-67 in the SEC tournament semifinals behind Joe Johnson 21 points and a 22.6 second clutch basket from Brandon Dean. Arkansas rallies with a 23-4 run in the second half to advance to the title game against Auburn. LSU commits a season high 25 turnovers, ending a 10-game win streak. Auburn defeated South Carolina to reach the final.
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Joe Johnson
Louisiana
Brandon Dean
Razorbacks
Nolan Richardson
John Brady
Eddins
Gipson
Walker
Tatum
Cleveland
Dean
Davis
Gomez
Baker
Satchell
Beshara
Swift
Smith
Bright
Roland
Dupree
Williams
Temple
Ark
Johnson
SEC Tournament First Round Highlights from Atlanta
In Atlanta the SEC tourney opened with South Carolina defeating Alabama 69 to 59 and Florida besting Mississippi 89 67. Vanderbilt beat Mississippi State 76 53 and Arkansas topped Georgia 71 64. Quarterfinals saw South Carolina 75 Tennessee 68 and LSU 71 Vanderbilt 60, with Auburn 78 Florida 70 and Arkansas 86 Kentucky 72. Semifinals Auburn 77 South Carolina 72 in OT, Arkansas 69 LSU 67, then the final on Sunday at 11 AM Auburn versus Arkansas. ARKANSAS 69 LSU 67 in the final box score at the bottom.
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Georgia Dome
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Mississippi
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Georgia
S. Carolina
Tennessee
LSU
Kentucky
St Augustine stuns Hammond in OT for Top 28 berth
In a 65 64 overtime upset, St Augustine knocks off second ranked Hammond to end the Tors bid for a first Top 28 berth in Lafayette. Eddie Green and teammates push through a late rally as Wesley Haynes and Juemichael Young shine in a dramatic regional finale.
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New Orleans
Lafayette
St. Aug
Eddie Green
Purple Knights
Hammond
Tors
Bulldogs return to Top 28 in 2A quarterfinal win
The Springfield Bulldogs rallied from a 25-22 halftime deficit to defeat Newman 56-49 in the Class 2A quarterfinals. Coach Mark Erdey praised his players after a defensive finish and solid free throw shooting propelled the team into the Top 28 Tournament.
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Springfield Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Newman
Greenies
Springfield
Mark Erdey
Shaw too much for Greenies in tense showdown
Shaw Eagles stunned Ponchatoula 50 43 in a defensive battle as Ponchatoula trailed by as many as 1 before a 10 2 fourth quarter run. Jarvis Labee sparked a late Ponchatoula rally but Chad Hartman keyfree throws and Shaw sealing foul shots clinched the win for Shaw.
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Shaw Eagles
Hahnville
Green Wave
Steve Grigas
Eagles
James “Jocko” Corbin
Jarvis Labee
Darren Laiche
Damon Carter
Greenies
Chad Hartman
Byron LaSalle
Shaw
Top 28 Tournament Schedule With Daily Games
The schedule lists daily games for multiple classes from Monday to Saturday. Key matchups include Marion versus Family Chr at 5:30, Coushatta against Springfield at 7, and McCall versus W St John at 8:30 in Class 2A. Tickets and venues vary by class and day, with Friday and Saturday crowns across five classes.
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Family Chr
Coushatta
Springfield
McCall
W.st. John
Grambling
W.castle
Arcadia
So. Lab
Minden
St. James
Summerfield
Atlanta
Lions sweep Roadrunners in doubleheader to snap skid
Southeastern Louisiana batter Brad Stephens drives in Ricky Truax with a 13th inning RBI for an 8 7 win in game two after an 8 7 extra inning comeback. Steve Labbe doubled in the ninth to force extras as SLU improves to 12 12 overall and 2 3 in the Southland.
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Southeastern
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Ricky Truax
Stephens
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Howton
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Landry
Talley
Kaplan
Love
Labbe
Truax
Je.Owen
TSA
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Boone
LeGrand
Phillips
Smith
Burns
Rusnak
Lions
Jeremy Owen
UTSA
Craig Gonzales
Hunter Wenzel
Ryan Smith
Rhett Burns
Roadrunners
Daniel Talley
Marten
John Lenz
Daily Star
Bubba Castaneda
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