News Links, 3/18

Men’s Hoops
AAC appears to get snubbed again as UConn prepares for NIT, Register
Arizona State at UConn Preview Capsule, Register
Boatright Misses Practice, Questionable For NIT Opener, Courant
NIT Capsule: No. 5 Arizona State At No. 4 UConn, Courant
UConn vs. Arizona State: Notes, Quotes From Practice, Courant
Despite failing to reach NCAAs, expectations, UConn rediscovered its toughness in AAC tournament, Channel 8
List: Albuquerque not the best for basketball fans, KRQE News
Preview: Arizona State at Connecticut, KSPR
ASU men’s basketball plays at UCONN to kick off NIT, The State Press
How college basketball in the “modern” era went from great promise to greater problems: Bill Livingston, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ten NCAA Tournament shots that made March mad: Bill Livingston (videos), Cleveland Plain Dealer

Other AAC Teams
NIT: William & Mary’s late rally not enough as Tulsa advances, Mid-Major Madness
Top NIT seed Temple to host Bucknell, Philadelphia Tribune
Larry Brown: Not sure why SMU is only AAC team in tourney; Kentucky could make NBA playoffs if in Eastern Conference, Dallas Morning News
East Carolina women’s basketball prepares of NIT match with Radford, The East Carolinian
Temple [women], at 16-16, to visit Marist in 2015 WNIT round of 64, The Examiner

Women’s Hoops
UConn Fans Take It On The 9 p.m. Chin Again … Thanks TV, NCAA, Jeff Jacobs, Courant
Auriemma, UConn Have 9 NCAA Trophies — Want To See Them?, Courant
UConn star Breanna Stewart can’t wait for NCAA men’s tournament to start, Register
American hoops [Diana Taurasi] star drinks up her millions in Russia, news.com.ua
List: Albuquerque not the best for basketball fans, KRQE News
TOP FRESHMEN READY TO MAKE NCAA TOURNAMENT DEBUT, ESPN
“In the Paint” at UConn Brings the Excitement of March Madness to the Art World, WNPR
Long Beach Poly girls fall to Mater Dei, Long Beach Press Telegram
St. Francis senior Sarah Benedetti glad to be going to Gampel, Register
Lady Terriers ‘dancing’ with the stars, face UConn in first round, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
St. Francis Women’s Team Makes History, Heads to the Big Dance, NY1

State Schools
CCSU [women] turn corner for WNIT, Bristol Press

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