"But at the same time, confidence gets built by success also."īRUNO NO WESTHEAD: Yes, DePaul scores lots of points. "The butt-kickings that I thought really helped us in the old league weren't there," he said. But he acknowledged part of him misses the competition the Demons used to face. The Blue Demons swept the regular season and tournament championships this year, and Bruno said the Big East was strong top to bottom. The reconfiguration of the conference this season included the departures of UConn and Notre Dame, the two top teams in the nation, in addition to Louisville. NEW BIG EAST: DePaul had never finished higher than a tie for second in its eight previous seasons in the Big East. Texas A&M is in the tournament for the ninth year in a row and the Sweet 16 for the fifth time since 2008. ¦ Familiar territory: DePaul is in the NCAA tournament for the 12th straight year and in the regional semifinals for the third time since 2006. OK, why not a former Big 12 team just like themselves?" he added. I'd put that on and say, 'Gig 'em, Aggies,' and 'Go, Cornhuskers' and bow down to Tom Osborne and Connie Yori," Blair said, referring to the Huskers' retired football coaching great and the women's basketball coach. "If you give me a Cornhusker hat, I'd wear it right now. Nebraska fans had hoped to root for their own team this weekend until BYU upset the Huskers on Monday. ¦ Blair asks for support: Blair hopes the local fans adopt his Aggies, given Texas A&M and Nebraska's shared history as former Big 12 members. Some things to know about the DePaul-Texas A&M game: But if we do our best, follow our game plan and contain them in the system and not let them set up and do what they want, then we should be pretty good." "We're not just going to stop them and take them out of the game altogether. "It's really up to us to contain them," Jones said. "We just have to move the ball, we can't force anything, can't get frustrated."Īggies point guard Jordan Jones said how she and her backcourt mates defending DePaul's shooters could decide the outcome. "Every team tries to take away our 3s, and especially coming off this Duke win, they'll definitely be into our grills," said Megan Rogowski, who's shooting 46 percent from distance and is fourth in the country with 3.3 a game. They're fifth in the country defending 3s, with opponents shooting 26 percent. Third-seeded Texas A&M (26-8) beat North Dakota and James Madison in the first two rounds, holding them to a combined 34-percent shooting, including 23 percent on 3-pointers. "I think he's in that other locker room probably working very hard with his players to keep the score down," Bruno said. They're shooting 36 percent on 3s for the season, and their 84-point average ranks third nationally.īlue Demons coach Doug Bruno, who counts Blair as one of his best friends in the business, said he's not sure Blair really believes his own hype about the matchup. They made a total of 25 3-pointers in those two games and have hit 10 or more from behind the arc in 18 games. ![]() The seventh-seeded Blue Demons followed that with a 74-65 upset of No. "Our game against DePaul will be one of the most entertaining games you've ever seen," Blair said, adding that it would be like a "ping-pong match."ĭePaul (29-6) opened the tournament with a 104-100 win over Oklahoma that set a record for combined points in a non-overtime tournament game. Texas A&M's Gary Blair sounded more like a carnival barker than coach as he discussed his team's matchup with DePaul today in the NCAA women's regional semifinals. Madsen held the same position at Utah Valley, having led that program to a 28-9 record and a run to the NIT semifinals in 2022-23.Ī 6-foot-11 center, Aimaq won Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors in 2021-22 while playing for Madsen at Utah Valley.LINCOLN, Neb. He follows former Texas Tech teammate Fardaws Aimaq, along with Keonte Kennedy from Memphis, Jalen Cone from Northern Arizona, and Mike Meadows from Portland.Ĭal went an abysmal 3-29 last season and fired coach Mark Fox, hiring Madsen to replace him. ![]() Tyson is the fifth player to commit to the Golden Bears since new coach Mark Madsen took over the program. As a two-time transfer, Tyson will require a waiver from the NCAA to play right away. Tyson began his career at Texas and played eight games there in 2021-22 before transferring to Lubbock. He was an offensive threat thanks to efficient shooting percentages: 48.3% from the field and 40.2% from the 3-point arc. Tyson started all 31 games for the Red Raiders in 2022-23 and averaged 10.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Jaylon Tyson, a guard coming off a standout season at Texas Tech, announced Monday he is transferring to Cal.
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