Word: tourneys
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Tarkanian's continuing presence in the tourney is testimony to his clout as major-college basketball's winningest coach, despite the fact that he is also one of the sport's most controversial figures. The chief reason why he continues to appear in the NCAA knockout event is also the focus of much of the controversy: his 30-year-old coaching system, built on finding and nurturing players that other schools have passed up. This year eight of 14 UNLV players, including All-American forward Larry Johnson, came to UNLV from junior colleges or as transfers. Once on the Rebels...
Princeton's lone loss actually demonstrates the strength of this year's squad more than it reveals any weakness. The Tigers nearly upset host Loyola, losing 10-9, in the finals of the George Transfer Tourney on Sunday. Runners-up in last year's NCAA tournament, Loyola is currently tied with Princeton for third in the nation...
Harvard's unprecedented rise to prominence--including its first-ever win in an NCAA tournament game--ended in the second round of the national tourney, when North Carolina prevailed, 18-3, in Chapel Hill...
Cornell (17-8-3 overall, 14-5-3 ECAC), the tourney's second seed, led the league for most of the season before surrendering the top spot with three losses--to Brown, Rensselaer and Vermont--in the final two weekends. But the Big Red bounced back in Ithaca, N.Y. last weekend, amassing 18 goals in 10-3 and 8-1 blowouts of Colgate in its quarterfinal-round action to earn its trip to the big city...
...this season, the now-seniors Ciavaglia, Donato and Vukonich--united on Harvard's Superline--get their last chance at redemption. But a return to the NCAA tourney will require Harvard to win its fifth ECAC tourney. Harvard's 0-4 non-conference record is unlikely to attract any second looks from the selection committee...