Duke, Vermont Are Opposing Each Other In First Round Of NCAA Tournament Friday Night In Brooklyn With Winner Advancing To Second Round To Play Winner Of James Madison,Wisconsin
Duke, Vermont are opposing each other in first round of NCAA Tournament Friday in Brooklyn with winner advancing to play winner of James Madison, Wisconsin.
When?
In the second round of NCAA Tournament Sunday!
Duke is the 4 seed in the South Region!
Vermont is the 13 seed in the South Region!
Duke is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference!
Vermont is a member America East Conference!
Ahead of Duke, Vermont game David Shumate who does play by play for Duke previewed Duke’s first round game with Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer on Duke Basketball Game Day Daily Update by saying Vermont plays at a deliberate pace defensively, offensively. Duke is familiar playing teams who play at deliberate pace as they have a team in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Virginia who they play every season that plays the same pace Vermont plays. Vermont’s made more three pointers than 2 pointers shooting 44.4 % . They make it hard on their opponents because of spacing. Different guys can score. We have to defend, rebound every play.
According to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-update-friday-march-22nd/id1118770038?i=1000650116920
Ahead of Duke, Vermont NCAA Tournament game Vermont Head Coach John Becker had this to say about opposing Duke in first round of NCAA Tournament Oh , s---'
According to Alex Abrami, Burlington Free Press article https://www.aol.com/oh-vermont-basketball-coach-john-220831291.html
Duke, Vermont previously met on November 24, 2013 where Duke knocked Vermont 91-90 on Nov. 24, 2013. Duke, Vermont have opposed each other three times previously with Duke holding a 3-0 advantage over Vermont in their matchups.
Duke is coming off a season where they finished with record of 24-8 where they lost two straight games at home to tobacco road rival North Carolina 84-79 to close out the regular season where then 9th ranked Duke was denied share of Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title Saturday because they lost to 7th ranked North Carolina 84-79 in Durham.
As then 9th ranked Duke was denied share of Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title Saturday because they lost to rival 7th ranked North Carolina 84-79 in Durham Mark Mitchell w, as 1-3 on field goals 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 3 points. Kyle Filipowski was 8-18 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 2 assists , 2 steals , 23 points. Tyrese Proctor was 6-11 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers 2 rebounds, 3 assists , 2 steals, 14 points. Jared McCain was 6-12 on field goals, 2-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 steal, 19 points. Jeremy Roach was 3-12 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 assists, 13 points . TJ Power was 2-2 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 block, 7 points.
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Following 9th ranked Duke being denied share of Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title Saturday because they lost to rival 7th ranked North Carolina Duke sophomore center Kyle Filipowski who was 8-18 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds, 2 assists , 2 steals , 23 points had this to say!
We’re still one of the best teams in the country,”Obviously, this rivalry means a lot more. But now it’s tournament time, and we’re trying to put ourselves in the best position to succeed.”
Following 9th ranked Duke being denied share of Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title Saturday because they lost to rival 7th ranked North Carolina Duke senior guard Jeremy Roach who was 3-12 on field goals, 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 assists, 13 points had this to say!
We came out flat, came out settling,”“I took a step-back (shot) the first play of the game and that was kind of a snowball effect for the whole thing. We kind of settled and they got out in transition, getting open buckets, easy baskets and the rest is history.”
Following 9th ranked Duke being denied share of Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title Saturday because they lost to rival 7th ranked North Carolina Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer apologized to the Duke fans, spectators, students who refer to themselves as Cameron Crazies by saying
I just wanted to connect with the students,“They’re amazing. They’re incredible.”
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article286353965.html
Then Duke lost to yet another tobacco road rival in NC State in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals on Thursday March 14, 2024 this time, in Washington DC. As Duke sustained 74-69 loss to NC State in quarterfinals of ACC Tournament Mark Mitchell was 8-13 on field goals, 2-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal , 1 block, 18 points. Kyle Filipowski was 13-20 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 rebounds, 1 assists , 3 steals, 28 points . Tyrese Proctor was 4-16 on field goals, 2-7 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 rebounds , 5 assists, 10 points . Jared McCain who got injured by Jalen Blakes before the game in the warm up line who had receive 3 stitches above his eye brow prior to the game was 2-6 on 3 pointers, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 4 assists , 8 points. Jeremy Roach was 1-6 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 4 assists , 5 points. While the players that came off the bench produced no points as Sean Stewart was 0-1 on field goals to go along with 1 rebound. TJ Power was 0-3 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds. Ryan Young was 0-0 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 0 rebounds , 0 assists, 0 steals.
As a team Duke shot 43.1 field goals 25 % on 3 pointers.
According to espn app
Following Duke not playing their best basketball when postseason arrived when they played in ACC quarterfinal Kyle Filipowski who did produce offensively for Duke who was was 13-20 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 rebounds, 1 assists , 3 steals, 28 points .
NC State wanted it more than us,”“I think that was kind of the biggest thing. We, this postseason, I mean, just speaking back to Tennessee last year, they wanted it more than us. These teams are so different in the postseason.”
Following Duke not playing their best basketball when postseason arrived when they played in ACC Tournament quarterfinals when they played NC State lost to NC State in ACC quarterfinals 74-69 Mark Mitchell was 8-13 on field goals, 2-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 8 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal , 1 block, 18 points had this to say about how Duke tipped off the ACC Tournament quarterfinal against NC State! “You never want to come out like that,”“They came out and punched us in the mouth early, and I think they did that in Raleigh, too, but we just responded. Tonight we couldn’t get it together.”
Duke better get it together because if Duke loses the first game in NCAA Tournament their 2023-2024 season is over and they won’t accomplish their that set every season of hanging banners in rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium!
Following Duke not playing their best basketball in the ACC quarterfinal when postseason where they lost to NC State 74-69 in ACC quarterfinals Jeremy Roach who was 1-6 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 4 assists, 5 points had this to say!
We’ve got to come out and like our life depends on it,”
“I mean, I think they just had a better sense of urgency than us and that can’t happen.”
Following Duke not playing their best basketball in the ACC quarterfinal when postseason when they played NC State in ACC quarterfinals Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about the different between the ACC Tournament match up between Duke, NC State and the match up on March 4, 2024 in North Carolina’s state capital!
It’s happened three games in a row,That’s a concern. That’s a big concern. Even the start of the second half was the same way. So as a coach, we have to, I’ll have to figure out how to get that message across better or differently.”
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article286720810.html
Vermont is coming off a season where they finished with record of 28-6 finished with a 10 game winning streak that included being crowned America East Champions following their three wins in Jersey Mike’s East Playoffs including topping Umass Lowell 66-61 Saturday March 16, 2024 where they won their third American East Title UMass Lowell opened scoring a minute into the matchup after a made basket from Ayinde Hikim. Shamir Bogues responded with 18:43 remaining after posting an and-one dunk, making the free throw and handing Vermont its first lead of the game, 3-2.
On the next offensive possession, Ileri Ayo-Faleye dunked over a UMass Lowell defender who was standing under the rim, giving Vermont the 5-2 lead with 18:25 remaining.
Three-pointers from TJ Long and Ayo-Faleye earned Vermont an 11-6 lead. Bogues followed with a floater, extending the Catamount advantage to 13-6 with 15:53 remaining prior to the first commercial timeout.
TJ Hurley got rewarded driving hard to the rim on the right side, finishing the right-handed layup while being fouled to earn the and-one call. Hurley made his free-throw, putting the Catamounts ahead 19-11 with 12:00 left in the first half.
UMass Lowell orchestrated an 11-2 scoring run following Hurley's and-one layup, gaining the lead, 22-21, with 5:58 remaining in the opening half.
A layup from Bogues and an Aaron Deloney three-pointer coming out of the timeout put Vermont back up, 26-22, with 5:11 left in the half.
Three made free-throws from Deloney stabbed into a 10-3 scoring run for UMass Lowell to conclude play in the first half. Vermont trailed by three, 32-29, going into halftime.
Long responded to the UMass Lowell opening bucket to begin the second half with a three-pointer of his own to bring the Catamounts within two, 34-32, with 19:09 to go in the game.
Both teams battled back and forth for a little over the next three minutes, trading buckets before Long drilled a three-pointer with 16:00 of gametime remaining to bring Vermont within one point, 39-38.
A steal from Ayo-Faleye set up Vermont on the other end to regain the lead, 42-41, after a made floater in the paint from Long with 13:06 left in the final half.
A block from Sam Alamutu set up the Catamounts in prime position to take a four-point lead after Long swished his fourth three-pointer of the game with 10:47 remaining in gametime, earning the 47-43 edge.
Nick Fiorillo knocked down his second three of the game with 7:45 of gametime remaining to lift Vermont's lead to six, 54-48, forcing UMass Lowell to call a short timeout and regroup.
Ayo-Faleye kept the offensive pressure on, scoring a smooth reverse layup through traffic to maintain the Vermont lead, 56-50, with 6:50 left of gametime on the clock.
An athletic steal from Bogues allowed for the Catamounts to put two more points on the board coming out of a short timeout call from UVM. Bogues successfully executed his floating jump shot attempt to take a 58-50 lead with 5:32 of gametime remaining.
The Catamounts went up by 10 points after Ayo-Faleye made his hook shot with 4:01 left of gametime to give Vermont a 60-50 advantage.
Prior to the final two minutes of gametime, UMass Lowell dialed up a 7-2 scoring run to come within five points, 62-57, with 1:59 left on the clock.
A sold-out Patrick Gym erupted with 0:43 left when Deloney maneuvered his way down the lane, to the basket, making his right-handed layup to put Vermont ahead, 64-57, with less than a minute to go.
Made free-throws from Bogues and Deloney down the stretch sealed the deal, earning Vermont the 66-61 America East Championship victory over UMass Lowell.
Following Vermont winning America East Championship Vermont Head Coach John Becker had this to say!
Yeah, really hard-fought championship game win today. I'm so proud of this group," Cioffi Men's Basketball"You know, we've faced a lot of adversity. A lot of teams do. UMass Lowell had their adversities this year also with their injuries, and you know, but this group I think we're 10-4 when we're trailing at halftime and you know, TJ Long had probably five game-winning shots throughout the course of the year. But this group is just so resilient and so tough and (Ayo-Faleye and Bogues) epitomize that as much as anybody in our program. Two of the best defenders I've ever coached. I'm not, going to let anyone in this program be comfortable with what we did, or have done, you know. We want to do the next thing. So, I'm going to continue to dream big here."
According to https://uvmathletics.com/news/2024/3/16/mens-basketball-1-catamounts-claim-third-straight-america-east-title-with-66-61-victory-over-2-umass-lowell.aspx
Tip off is set for 7:10pm from Barclays Center that is home to Brooklyn Nets Of NBA New York Liberty Of WNBA!
The game is going to be televised on CBS with Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery , Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson commentating!
Grant Hill is a former Duke small guard, forward shooting guard.
Grant Hill played for former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski in 1990-1991 1991 -1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 where he in 129 games, started 115 games where he was a 2x NCAA Champion , 2x NCAA All-Tourney, NCAA All-Tourney NCAA All Region 1993 -1994 Player Of The Year 3x All ACC 3x All ACC Tourney.
According to sports -reference.com
Then Grant Hill was drafted in the first round of 1994 NBA Draft as third pick, selection by the Detroit Pistons.
Following playing for Detroit Pistons Grant Hill signed with Orlando Magic in August 2000. There Grant hoped to bring his intense play to the Magic, but his efforts were thwarted by an injury to his left ankle, first diagnosed at the end of the 1999-00 season. His first surgery was to repair his medial malleolus on his left ankle in April 2000. He appeared in just four games in his first season (2000-01) with the Magic before ending the season prematurely with an unhealthy ankle. He had his second surgery in January 2001 and vowed to return for the start of his second season with the Magic.After a nine-month rehabilitation process, Grant returned to the court for the 2001-02 season. Grant started the season feeling great, which was clearly reflected in his play. He competed in 14 games, averaging 16.8 points per game (ppg), 8.9 rebounds per game (rpg.), 4.6 assists per game (apt) in 36.6 minutes per game. He led the team with five double-doubles, but in late November, he began to feel the intense pain in his ankle yet again. Testing and x-rays were performed on his ankle and in early December, Grant was placed on the injured reserve list. Shortly after, the Magic announced that Grant would be out for the remainder of the season and underwent a third surgery to remove a bone spur in his ankle.
After undergoing the third surgery, Grant rehabbed during the off-season in an effort to come back for the 2002-03 season. In the first several games of that season, Grant made a remarkable return. However, as the season progressed, his ankle regressed and by mid-January, after consulting with a team of doctors, Grant made his decision to end his season. Although the pain, heartache, and frustration were profound, Grant was more determined and committed than ever to be successful and play at a high level and opted for yet a fourth surgery on his left ankle. Because of the extensive nature of the injury and an ultimate fifth surgery due to a nearly fatal staph infection, Grant spent the entire 2003-04 season rehabilitating his ankle.During his time away from the court, Grant developed a new hunger, a desire to be more than a scorer and the desire to win. The time spent away from basketball enabled him to re-evaluate what was important to him and the best way to make use of his talents to achieve the ultimate goal. Grant used his injury as an opportunity to get better, reflecting on how he can be a better team member, watching his fellow teammates, as well as being a good leader. He used the time to dig deep into himself, analyze his game, his leadership, his role on the Magic, as well as his commitment to winning.
And then it finally happened - the start of a Magic season with a healthy Grant in the lineup. While most professional athletes would have said, "The heck with this," and just retire to a comfortable lifestyle after having five surgeries, Grant was more committed than ever. What Grant accomplished during the 2004-05 season was nothing short of miraculous. Averaging 19.7 points, shooting 50.7 percent, playing 39.4 minutes per game and making the All-Star team on his rebuilt ankle is evidence of just how magnificent a player Grant was prior to the injury. After playing just a total of 47 games the previous three seasons, Grant finally was able to stay healthy in his fourth season with the Magic. But with 10 games left in the season, Grant's ankle beginning to feel the wear and tear of a long season - playing nearly 40 minutes per game - the Magic decided to err on the side of caution and not risk damaging Grant's left ankle. As such, they placed Grant on the injured list. However, despite the early exit, Grant was able to show loyal fans and critics that he could return to a form once thought to be lost after four ankle surgeries.
For his remarkable efforts on and off the court during that season, Grant was named the 2004-05 NBA Sportsmanship Award (Joe Dumars Trophy) for his "sportsmanship, ethical behavior, fair play and integrity."
The 2005-06 season was an unfortunate one for Grant due to many injuries, causing him to become sidelined for most of the first half of the year and only being able to play 21 total games. Although Grant has battled many ankle injuries, this specific injury was diagnosed as a sports hernia due to uneven pressure on Grant's feet while running. He underwent surgery and was considering retiring, but decided to go through extensive rehab yet again and return to the Magic for another season. In the 21 games played, Grant averaged 15.1 ppg, 2.3 apt and 3.8 rpg.
In the 2006-07 season, Grant was a model of health, and for the first time as a member of the Orlando Magic, he played into April and played meaningful games, leading the team to their first playoff appearance since the 2002-03 season.After many enticing offers Grant signed a two-year deal with the Phoenix Suns after the free agency period began.
After many enticing offers Grant signed a two-year deal with the Phoenix Suns after the free agency period began.
Grant wanted to play where he could make a significant impact on the fortunes of the team, and that he did. In his 13th season in the NBA, Grant averaged a highly respectable 31.7 minutes, 5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 13.1 points per game. Another season highlight for Grant was being honored for the second time in his career as the recipient of the NBA Sportsmanship Award, marking the first time that a player has received the award more than once.
Still one of the most recognizable NBA stars, Grant continued to build upon his legacy by taking his game to another level while staying healthy. Grant has provided tenacious defense and veteran leadership that has benefited a hungry Phoenix team; helping lead them back to the playoffs and the Western Conference Finals during the 2009-10 season. In addition to the team success during the season, Grant was awarded a record third NBA Sportsmanship Award.
Grant continued his role as a team leader in the 2010-11 season, starting and playing in 80 out of 82 games and finished the season averaging 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists. In late April 2011, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Grant was elected to serve as one of the 22 members of the Board of Governors, a group responsible for overseeing management of the Hall of Fame. Grant is the first and only active player to ever serve on the Board, where his term will last three years. Additionally, Grant was recognized by the Suns for his exemplary work ethic and leadership qualities by becoming the first two-time recipient of the Dan Majerle Hustle Award. He had previously won in the 2007-08 season.
During the 2011-12 season, The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Grant was named the winner of the highly prestigious Mannie Jackson - Basketball's Human Spirit Award.
During the 2011-12 season, The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Grant was named the winner of the highly prestigious Mannie Jackson - Basketball's Human Spirit Award. The criteria for award winners includes embracing the core values of the game through hard work, dedication, and resilience; striving to continuously improve the community they serve, and making an ongoing commitment to others. And Oprah Winfrey selected Grant to be featured in her network series Master Class which he discussed what shaped his life and the greatest lessons he learned along the way.
Leaving a legacy
After the end of the 2012-13 season, Grant announced his retirement from the NBA. "I worked hard. I put a lot into it, and I enjoyed every minute of it. But now is the time to move on. I feel great physically. It's important to go out feeling good, particularly considering all the setbacks I had health-wise throughout my career."
A gifted all-around player, Grant finished his career as one of 17 players in NBA history with over 17,000 points, 6,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists. He played in 1,026 total NBA games (972 starts) and connected on 48.3 percent of his field goals, 31.4 percent from behind the 3-point line, and 76 percent of his free throws over his career.
Grant's overall contributions to the game of basketball continue to be recognized.
According to Grant Hill’s biography on https://www.granthill.com/biography/nba-career