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Kansas State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang won the 2023 Naismith men’s College Coach of the Year award, it was announced Sunday.
Tang, in his first season with the Wildcats and as a head coach in college basketball, helped lead the Wildcats to the Elite Eight for the fourth time in program history. In their NCAA tournament run, Kansas State beat Montana State, Kentucky and Michigan State before losing to FAU in the Elite Eight. The Wildcats finished the season 26–10.

On Saturday night, San Diego State’s Lamont Butler sent the Aztecs to the national championship game on a buzzer-beater vs. FAU. While the play instantly became the highlight of the men’s tournament, it also almost never happened.
Butler had the ball for the last eight seconds of the game, which included dribbling along the baseline trying to find a way to the hoop. While he was down below the basket, Butler was at risk of stepping out of bounds, but he just barely stayed inbounds by what seems like millimeters.
The result was a moment that will be remembered forever in San Diego.

San Diego State pulled off a last-second win against Florida Atlantic on Saturday night and advanced to the NCAA men’s national championship game thanks to Lamont Butler. The guard made a buzzer-beating jumper as time expired to secure a 72–71 victory for the Aztecs. 
After the game, CBS’s Tracy Wolfson interviewed Butler and coach Brian Dutcher about the game plan going down the stretch. Butler admitted he felt “comfortable” with the shot.

San Diego State and UConn have done this dance once before.
The Huskies beat the Aztecs in the Sweet 16 on their path to a national championship in 2011. More than a decade later, the two programs meet again Monday night, this time with a title on the line.
Their respective journeys through the men’s NCAA Tournament are stark in comparison. No. 5 SDSU’s last two wins were both by just one point, most recently on a buzzer-beater in the Final Four. No.

Oklahoma fans woke up to a great surprise Saturday morning. The only problem was that it wasn’t real.
You see, April 1 is April Fool’s Day, and the Sooners got got.
David Stone Jr., a five-star defensive line recruit from Bradenton Florida, stands 6-foot-4, 270 pounds. He is considered the No. 2 player at his position and one of the top 10/15 recruits overall.
Based on his tape, it’s not hard to see why!

Although Stone does not have to make an official decision until February, he could chose to commit at any time, and is expected to sign in December during the Early Signing Period.

Cornerback Darius Slay re-signed with the Eagles this offseason, but said he was “this close” to joining the Ravens as a free agent.

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Brendan Rodgers has left his role as Leicester City manager with the club battling to survive relegation from the Premier League.

Both Iowa and LSU are new to this stage, but the Hawkeyes hold the edge.

Caitlin Clark has the attention of the basketball world ahead of the national title game. More importantly, she has the backing of her teammates, who have made her historic scoring nights possible.