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2017–18 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Team
The 2017–18 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. The Bruins opened their new practice facility, the Mo Ostin Basketball Center. They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost 65–58 in the First Four to St. Bonaventure for the Bonnies' first tournament win in 48 years. It was the first time in UCLA's history that they had been relegated to a First Four play-in game. It was the first time in the school's four tournament appearances under Alford that they did not advance to ...
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Steve Alford
Stephen Todd Alford (born November 23, 1964) is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a two-time consensus first-team All-American playing in college for the Indiana Hoosiers. He led them to a national championship in 1987. After playing professionally for four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he has been a college head coach for almost 30 years. Alford was named Indiana Mr. Basketball in high school before playing at Indiana University Bloomington under coach Bobby Knight. He helped the Hoosiers claim their fifth national championship, and finished his career as Indiana's all-time leading scorer. Alford was selected in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, and played four years in the league with Dallas and the Golden State Warriors. Alford then became a college head coach. He ...
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2016–17 Portland Pilots Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by first-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's. Previous season The Pilots finished the 2015–16 season 12–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Gonzaga. On March 15, 2016, the school fired head coach Eric Reveno. He finished at Portland with a 10-year record of 140–178. On April 1, the school announced that Terry Porter had been hired as head coach. Departures Incoming Transfers Recruitment Recruiting class of 2017 Roste ...
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2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 41st consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team, led by John Calipari in his eighth season as head coach, is a member of the Southeastern Conference. Departures 2016–17 Newcomers Bam Adebayo, Edrice Adebayo, nicknamed "Bam" and originally from Pinetown, North Carolina, was a consensus top 15 player in his class. He committed to Kentucky on November 17, live on ESPN's ''Mike & Mike'' simulcast radio show. He chose Kentucky over NC State Wolfpack men's basketball, NC State and Auburn Tigers men's basketball, Auburn. He is ranked in the top 10 by Rivals.com, Rivals (No. 6) and ESPNU Recruiting Insider, ESPN (No. 6). 247Sports (No. 14) and Scout.com, Scout (No. 15) tab him as a top-15 prospect in the 2016 class. He has prior USA Basketball ex ...
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Sacramento, California
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2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Fifth Third Arena, with a capacity of 13,176. The season marked the final year prior to major renovations to Fifth Third Arena. The Cincinnati Bearcats, Bearcats were led by 11th-year head coach Mick Cronin (basketball), Mick Cronin and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–6, 16–2 to finish in second place in 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season, AAC play. They beat 2016-17 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team, Tulsa and 2016-17 UConn Huskies men's basketball team, UConn in the 2017 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament, AAC tournament before losing to 2016-17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, SMU in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball ...
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2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by sixth year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. Kent State finished the regular season 22–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish fourth in the MAC East division. As the No. 6 seed in the MAC tournament, the Flashes defeated Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio, and Akron to win the tournament for the first time since 2008. As a result, the Flashes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the South region. In the First Round, they lost to UCLA. Previous season The Golden Flashes finished the 2015–16 season 19–13, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They lost in th ...
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2017 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference and was played during March 8–11, 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The champion, Arizona, received the Pac-12 conference automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2017 NCAA tournament with an 83-80 win over Oregon in the finals. Seeds Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order: * Record between the tied teams * Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary * Higher Ratings Percentage Index, RPI: * Head-to-head Schedule Bracket * denotes overtime period Game statistics First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Awards and honors Hall of Honor The following former players were inducted into the Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Hall of Honor on Friday, March 10, during a ceremony pr ...
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2016–17 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Sean Miller, and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members in the Pac-12 Conference. Coming into the '16-'17 season Arizona has been ranked in 78-consecutive AP polls & 81-straight coaches polls. The 97-consecutive weeks in the AP poll is currently the second-longest streak in the nation behind Kansas at 161 weeks. They have been ranked every week in the 2016-2017 season, bringing those totals to 97 weeks for the AP & 100 weeks for the coaches poll. Arizona won its first 10 conference games, the best start since the '97-'98 season when they started 16-0. They finished the season with at record of 31–4, tied at 16–2 with Oregon in Pac-12 play for first place to win their 3rd Pac-12 regular season championship title for the 15th time. The Wildcats entere ...
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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 ...
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Paradise, Nevada
Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950. Its population was 191,238 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth most populous CDP in the United States; if it were an incorporated city, it would be the fifth largest in Nevada. As an unincorporated town, it is governed by the Clark County Commission with input from the Paradise Town Advisory Board. Paradise contains Harry Reid International Airport, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), most of the Las Vegas Strip, and most of the tourist attractions in the Las Vegas area (excluding downtown). History The southern part of the Las Vegas Valley was referred to as Paradise Valley as early as 1910, owing to a high water table that made the land particularly fertile for farming. County commissioners established a Paradise school district in 1914. In 1950, mayor Ernie Cragin of Las Vegas sought ...
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CBS Sports Classic
CBS Sports Classic is an annual American men's college basketball event that began in 2014. Four teams participate: Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, and UCLA. Each team has played one game each year, with the four teams completing a double-header—both games the same day. Both games are annually broadcast on U.S. television on CBS Sports. On December 13, 2016, the CBS Sports Classic was renewed for three more years. On April 27, 2020, the CBS Sports Classic was renewed again through 2022. On July 21, 2022, the CBS Sports Classic was renewed through 2026. Game results * No attendance due to COVID-19 pandemic. * Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at UCLA. * Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Ohio State. * Due to UCLA and Ohio State missing the CBS Sports Classic in 2021, CBS, Kentucky, and North Carolina reached an agreement for the remaining teams to play. Future match-ups Head-to-head records References External links Official site {{NCAA men's college basket ...
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