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WEDNESDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ
>>> Based on current membership, which conference has the most schools that have won the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship?
(Answer Below)
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WEDNESDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS
>>> The Cavaliers were 6-for-8 from the foul line in their 106-99 loss to the Sixers Tuesday . . . The last time a Sixers opponent shot eight or fewer FTs was Jan. 30, 2016, when Golden State managed just a pair of free 15-footers (making one).
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>>> Top seed Hofstra lost to Northeastern, 82-74, in the CAA Final and failed in trying to secure its first NCAA Bid since 2001 . . . The Pride coach that season: Jay Wright.
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>>> Before losing to Saint Mary’s Tuesday, 60-47, Gonzaga hadn’t lost a West Coast Conference Tournament game since the 2012 Final (18 straight wins), when they dropped a 78-74 overtime decision to SMC . . . The Bulldogs (16-0 WCC regular season) had beaten the Gaels by 11 (66-55) and 48 (94-46) earlier.
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>>> La Salle freshman forward Jared Kimbrough was listed in the Explorers’ preseason media guide at 6-7, 190 pounds . . . He is now listed on their website as 6-8, 220 pounds . . . Keep your eye out for him (No. 24) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament . . . Looking forward to a few more years of the young man at 20th & Olney.
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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER
>>> The Big Ten currently has six schools that have won the NCAA Championship (Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan St., Ohio St., Wisconsin).