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Saint Peter's celebrates after winning a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Small schools ride a lasting wave from March Madness upsets
By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Basketball Writer
Fri,04/01/22-5:13PM , 237 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The euphoric wave originates in a single seismic event, 40 minutes of unexpected excellence washing out brackets across a nation.

A small school, around forever yet seeming to come out of nowhere, finds being a March Madness darling pays long-term dividends.
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Villanova guard Collin Gillespie speaks during a press conference for the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament Thursday, March 31, 2022., in New Orleans. Villanova will play Kansas on Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Villanova's Gillespie latest guard in low post for Wildcats
By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Basketball Writer
Thu,03/31/22-4:04PM , 151 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The post origination story, as Villanova coach Jay Wright recalls, began with Ryan Arcidiacono.

The 6-foot-3 point guard had a knack for posting up defenders, even bigger ones, so Wright started calling plays for him in the paint.
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Villanova guard Collin Gillespie shoots over Michigan forward Brandon Johns Jr. during the second half of a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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NBA Prospect Watch: Villanova's Gillespie eyes next step
By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Basketball Writer
Wed,03/30/22-4:27PM , 266 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Collin Gillespie's knee injury put a damper on Villanova's March last season, leaving the Wildcats without one of the steadiest floor leaders in college basketball.

Villanova did its best without Gillespie's shooting and grittiness, but ended up bowing out in the Sweet 16.
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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, second from right, huddles with players during the second half of a college basketball game against Arkansas in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA men's tournament in San Francisco, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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Final Four has a blue tint with power programs
By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Basketball Writer
Mon,03/28/22-1:34AM , 251 Reads
Coach K's final chapter will have a distinctly blue tint.

Two weeks of upsets and underdogs in the books, the Final Four is down to four blue blood programs: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina and Villanova.

Kansas faces Villanova, then it's Duke-Carolina for the first time in the NCAA Tournament in New Orleans.
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