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Winthrop Earns 13 Seed, Face 4th Seeded Butler Thursday In Milwaukee

ROCK HILL, SC (Winthrop SID) —Winthrop men’s basketball has earned a 13-seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament and will face 4th-seeded Butler, Thursday at 1:30 p.m. (EST) in the Bradley Center. The game will air live on TNT. The Eagles earned their second highest seed in the NCAA Tournament after a 26-6 record as they captured the Big South Conference…

Furman Travels To USC Upstate For CollegeInsider.Com Postseason Tournament Opener

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Furman SID) — Furman will open play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) on Thursday, March 16, when it travels to Spartanburg, S.C. to face USC Upstate of the Atlantic-Sun Conference in a 7 p.m. contest at the G.B. Hodge Center. The CIT first round match-up will mark the first meeting on the hardwood between the Paladins and Spartans….

Cougars To Face Colorado State In NIT First Round

CHARLESTON, S.C. (CofC Sports) – The College of Charleston men’s basketball team will make its fifth all-time appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as the 32-team field was announced on Selection Sunday. The fifth-seeded Cougars (25-9) last played in and received a NIT automatic bid in 2011 as the Southern Conference regular-season champions under former head coach Bobby Cremins…

NCAA Tournament Field Unveiled on Selection Sunday

(ESPN, AP) -Defending national champion Villanova is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2017 NCAA tournament. The Wildcats are a top seed for the third time in school history. Joining Nova as No. 1 seeds are Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga. In the East Region, the Wildcats will begin defense of their title in Buffalo on Thursday night against…

Tigers Face Oakland in NIT

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The Clemson men’s basketball team has returned to postseason play, accepting a bid Sunday to compete in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The No. 2 seed Tigers face No. 7 Oakland in Littlejohn Coliseum on Tuesday at 8 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPNU. Clemson’s baseball game against Yale has been moved to…

Gamecocks Defeat Mercer and No. 11 Grand Canyon to Open Gamecock Challenge

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The beach volleyball team opened the home season Saturday with the start of the Gamecocks Challenge down on Wheeler Beach. South Carolina pulled in two 4-1 decisions on the afternoon, beating Mercer (5-2) and No. 11 Grand Canyon (6-2) to run its season record to 6-0 overall. The Gamecocks opened play against Mercer with a quick…

Dicks Earns Bronze as Gamecocks Finish NCAA Indoor Championships

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina track & field team capped a strong weekend at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with two more Gamecocks earning First Team All-America accolades. Natasha Dicks finished on the podium in the triple jump, and Ncincilili Titi placed eighth in the 200m. Also, the women’s 4x400m relay squad ended the event as…