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The Morning Mix

What a weekend. The first weekend is finally in the books, and it’s pretty clear that the craziness we saw during the regular season carried over into March Madness. We were introduced to Dunk City, Florida (Coined by yours truely. Yes I was the first to use it, no I did not receive any credit for it), and saw Gonzaga make a shocking exit in the third round.

Naturally, we’ve got a lot to get to.

So let’s hit the links.

Observations & Insight:
- Aaron Craft hit the biggest shot of the 2013 NCAA tournament, a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to defeat Iowa State. Here’s how it happened. (USA Today)

- Ben Howland is out at UCLA. The Bruins need more than what Howland could give them, and that’s OK. (Los Angeles Times)

- Is this the last time we see Jim Boeheim in the NCAA tournament? Will Rhoden of the New York Times certainly thinks so. (New York Times)

- Gonzaga fans had a tough pill to swallow on Saturday night, as the Bulldogs’ dream season came to an abrupt stop against Wichita State. (Slipper Still Fits)

- The best and worst from the NCAA Tournament’s first weekend. (The Dagger)

- More best and worst from the tournament’s first weekend. (Washington Post)


Odds & Ends:
- A transcript of Buzz Williams’ entertaining press conference following Marquette’s third round victory over Butler. (Washington Post)

- Twitter reacts to the controversial ending to Iowa State/Ohio State. (The Dagger)

- A profile on the Colorado State Rams’ superfan Justin Stank. He’s the guy in the funny rams suit. (New York Times)


.GIFs & Videos:
- Florida Gulf Coast is famous. And this is why. #DunkCity. (Eye on College Basketball)

- Oh yeah, they did this too. (SB Nation)

- Florida Gulf Coast, located in Dunk City, Florida, now has a rap anthem. (College Basketball Talk)

- The best .GIFs from the first weekend. (College Hoops Journal)

- Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall cut loose following his team’s third round victory over Gonzaga. (The Dagger

- Iowa State freshman Georges Niang tried to rattle Aaron Craft with an “inadvertent” shoulder to the chest. (The Big Lead)

Sad UNC bro starts to cry during Tar Heel’s loss to Kansas. (Kentucky Sports Radio)

- Allen Crabbe got hit in the junk. Ouch. (The Big Lead)


Hoops Housekeeping:
- George Mason will move from the CAA to the Atlantic 10, effective July. (The Hatchet)

- Minnesota coach Tubby Smith has been on the hot seat for a long long time. The Golden Gophers defeated UCLA in the second round before falling to Florida in the third round. Was one tournament victory enough to save his job? (College Basketball Talk)

- A fired destroyed the house of Syracuse’s Michael Carter-Williams on Saturday night. Thankfully none of Carter-Williams’ family members were injured. (Syracuse Post-Standard)

- UNLV freshman phenom Anthony Bennett is headed to the NBA. He’s a lottery pick for sure, probably top-5 too. (Eye on College Basketball)

- Oregon State big-man Eric Moreland is declaring for the NBA Draft. (Sporting News)

- Memphis is looking to extend the contract of head coach Josh Pastner. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

- Arizona beat the teeth out of Harvard on Saturday. Seriously, Siyana Chambers lost a tooth. (Arizona Daily Star)

- UCLA may have or may have not fired Ben Howland. He’s probably fired, but nobody’s exactly sure. (College Basketball Talk)

- According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg has emerged as a potential candidate for a heading coach position in the NBA. (Yahoo Sports)

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