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2016–17 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Andy Enfield. They played their home games at the Galen Center in Los Angeles as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place; their 26 victories set a program record. They defeated Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Providence in the First Four and SMU in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Baylor. Previous season The Trojans finished the 2015–16 season 21–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in three-way tie for sixth place. The Trojans beat UCLA in the first round before losing to Utah in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. They rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Enfield
Andrew William Enfield (born June 8, 1969) is an American basketball coach who is the men's head coach for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He came to national prominence as head coach at Florida Gulf Coast when it made an unexpected run to the Sweet 16 round of the 2013 NCAA tournament as a No. 15 seed. Originally from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Enfield played college basketball at Johns Hopkins University as a shooting guard and graduated with 18 school records. He holds the all-time NCAA record for free throw shooting percentage. A basketball coach since 1994, Enfield began his career as an assistant coach for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics, after which he went on a brief hiatus from coaching to work as a business executive. In 2006, Enfield returned to coaching as an assistant at Florida State. Enfield got his first head-coaching position at Florida Gulf Coast in 2011. After two seasons at Florida Gulf Coast, Enfield became the head coach of the USC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Houston April 2–4. Practices officially began on October 2. Rule changes The following rule changes were proposed by the NCAA Men's Rules Committee for the 2015–16 season, and officially approved by the NCAA Men's Playing Rules Oversight Panel: * Reducing the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds (same as the women's game). * Providing offensive players the same verticality protections as defensive players. * Extending the restricted-area arc from 3 feet to 4 feet from the basket. * Reducing the number of team timeouts from 5 to 4, with a limit of no more than 3 timeouts in the second half. * Ending the practice of coaches calling timeouts from the bench in live-ball situations. * Tightening the 10-second backcourt rule, under which the offensive team has 10 seconds to advance the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Canyon Antelopes Men's Basketball
The Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball team represents Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. They are a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). they are led by head coach Bryce Drew and play their home games at the GCU Arena. They made the jump to NCAA Division I and joined the WAC on July 1, 2013. During their time as a member of the NAIA, they were national champions in 1975, 1978, and 1988. In 2021, the program made its first Division I NCAA tournament as a number 15 seed, but they were defeated by Iowa in the first round. Postseason NCAA Division I Tournament results Grand Canyon has appeared in one NCAA tournament. Their combined record is 0–1. NCAA Division II Tournament results The Lopes have appeared in ten NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–10. NAIA Tournament results The Lopes have appeared in 11 NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 18–8 and are three time NAIA national champions (1975, 1978, 1988). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conyers, Georgia
Conyers is an Atlanta suburb, the county seat of and only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, Rockdale County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The city is 24 miles (38.6 km) east of Atlanta, downtown Atlanta and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, Atlanta Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, the city population was 15,195. The formerly separate town of Milstead is now part of Conyers. History Between 1816 and 1821, the area known as Rockdale was open for settlement. John Holcomb, a blacksmith, was the first settler in what is now Conyers. He settled where the current Rockdale County Courthouse is located, in the middle of Conyers on Main Street. Eventually, pressure arose for a railroad to cross Georgia; the railroad was intended to run from Augusta, Georgia, Augusta, through neighboring Covington, Georgia, Covington to Atlanta, Marthasville (now known as Atlanta). John Holcomb was against the railroad and refused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darion Clark
Darion Clark (born April 9, 1994) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college basketball at the University of Southern California. Early years Clark attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. He played basketball in high school with Oak Hill Academy's basketball prep program. College career In college, he played basketball with the Charlotte 49ers as a freshman in the 2012–13 season. Then, he transferred to USC and played two seasons, 2014–15 and 2015–16, and transferred again as a senior to Grand Canyon Antelopes men's basketball and played for them in the 2016–17 season. When he was in USC, he used to hang out a lot with the USC football team and said he began to miss it, he said "I began thinking about football all the time, and then I began having dreams, where I was playing football very vividly". Before he went to Grand Canyon, he seriously considered joining the USC football team, but had shoulder surgery so he played his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the Political status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the List of cities in Serbia, largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavs#Migrations, Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional Principality of Serbia (early medieval), states in the early Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kragujevac
Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River. , the city proper has a population of 150,835, while its administrative area comprises a total of 179,417 inhabitants. Kragujevac was the first capital of modern Serbia and the first constitution in the Balkans, the Sretenje Constitution, was proclaimed in the city in 1838. A unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service was located there in World War I. During the Second World War, Kragujevac was the site of a massacre by the Nazis in which 2,778 Serb men and boys were killed. Modern Kragujevac is known for its large munitions (Zastava Arms) and automobile (FCA Srbija) industries, as well as its status as an education centre housing the University of Kragujevac, one of the region's largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strahinja Gavrilović
Strahinja Gavrilović (born 5 April 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Mladost Zemun of the Adriatic League and the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS). Professional career After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Gavrilović signed a contract with the Serbian club Dynamic Belgrade. He spent one season with them and averaged 9.9 points per game in Basketball League of Serbia. On August 15, 2017, Gavrilović signed a contract with Partizan. In 2017–18 season, he player 18 ABA League games and averaged 5.7 points and 2.6 rebounds, while shooting 58.2% from the field goal. On December 25, 2018, he parted ways with Partizan. Two days later he signed a contract with Borac Čačak. Gavrilović sent the 2020-21 season with Real Murcia of the Spanish LEB Oro. He averaged 9.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On August 30, 2021, Gavrilović signed with Mladost Zemun of the Adriatic League and the Basketball League of Serbia. Career achievements and awards * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Providence Friars Men's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fifth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #9 seed where they defeated USC in the first round, then lost to North Carolina in the second round. Previous season The Friars finished the 2014–15 season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals and lost to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East tournament. The Friars received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 68 teams to determine the national champion of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 73rd edition of the NCAA tournament began on March 15, 2011, and concluded with the championship game on April 4 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. This tournament marked the introduction of the "First Four" round and an expansion of the field of participants from 65 teams to 68. The "South" and "Midwest" regional games were replaced by the monikers "Southeast" and "Southwest" for this tournament, due to the geographical location of New Orleans and San Antonio, respectively. The Final Four featured no top seeds for the first time since 2006, with the highest remaining seed being West Region winner, #3 Connecticut. For the first time since 2000, a #8 seed advanced to the Final Four as Butler, the national runner-up from the year before, won the Southeast Region. For only t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2015–16 season. The 78th edition of the Tournament began on March 15, 2016, and concluded with the championship game on April 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Upsets were the story of the first round of the Tournament; No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee upset No. 2 seed Michigan State in the biggest upset, just the eighth ever win for a No. 15 seed over a No. 2. At least one 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 seed won a first-round game for the third time ever and the first time since 2013. In the Final Four, Villanova defeated Oklahoma, while North Carolina defeated Syracuse (the " Cinderella team" of the tournament). Villanova then defeated North Carolina to win the championship on a three-point buzzer beater by Kris Jenkins. Pundits called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12. It was played between March 9th through March 12th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The champion, the Oregon Ducks, received an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament. Seeds Teams seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. Schedule Bracket * denotes each overtime period played All-tournament team *Dillon Brooks, Oregon *Chris Boucher, Oregon *Elgin Cook, Oregon * Tyler Dorsey, Oregon *Ivan Rabb, California *Jakob Poeltl, Utah Most outstanding player *Elgin Cook, Oregon Hall of Honor inductees * Salim Stoudamire (Arizona) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
