Saturday, March 30, 2019

Elite Eight Tidbits - Saturday

Texas Tech is in the Final Four for the first time in school history.  It is also Chris Beard's first Final Four appearance.

Chris Beard is 7-1 in the tournament as the coach of Texas Tech.  He is 8-2 overall.

The only coaches that have won 8 or more games in their first 10 in NCAA Tournament history are:

  • Ed Jucker 10 (Cincinnati 10-0)
  • Phil Woolpert 10 (San Francisco 10-0)
  • Steve Fisher 9 (Michigan 9-1)
  • Henry Iba 9 (Oklahoma State 9-1)
  • Ken Loeffler 9 (La Salle 9-1)
  • Fred Taylor 9 (Ohio State 9-1)
  • Phog Allen 8 (Kansas 8-2)
  • Forddy Anderson 8 (Bradley 6-2, Michigan State 2-0)
  • Gene Bartow 8 (Memphis 3-1, UCLA 5-1)
  • Chris Beard 8 (Arkansas-Little Rock 1-1, Texas Tech 7-1)
  • Vic Bubas 8 (Duke 8-2)
  • P.J. Carlesimo 8 (Seton Hall 8-2)
  • Tom Davis 8 (Boston College 5-2, Iowa 3-0)
  • Billy Donovan 8 (Florida 8-2)
  • Bill Guthridge 8 (North Carolina 8-2)
  • Don Haskins 8 (UTEP 8-2)
  • Tom Izzo 8 (Michigan State 8-2)
  • Doggie Julian 8 (Holy Cross 5-1, Dartmouth 3-1)
  • Bob Knight 8 (Indiana 8-2)
  • Branch McCracken 8 (Indiana 8-2)
  • Frank McGuire 8 (St. John's 5-2, North Carolina 3-0)
  • Pete Newell 8 (California 8-2)
  • Adolph Rupp 8 (Kentucky 8-2)

With Texas Tech's appearance in the Final Four, the only current Big Twelve team that has never been to the Final Four is Texas Christian.

Texas Tech is 2-1 vs. the West Coast Conference.  Both wins are vs. Gonzaga.

Texas Tech's win is their first ever vs. a #1 seed.  They previously lost to St. Joseph's in the 2004 Round of 32 and Villanova in the 2018 Elite Eight.

Gonzaga is 3-2 vs. the Big Twelve.  Both of their losses are to Texas Tech.

Gonzaga is 1-3 vs. #3 seeds.

Gonzaga is 1-3 in the Elite Eight.

Virginia is in the Final Four for the first time since 1984 and the 3rd time overall.  They are 0-2 in the National Semifinals.  Virginia lost to Houston 49-47 in the 1984 National Semifinals.

Tony Bennett is in his first Final Four.

Virginia ends a 4-game tournament losing streak vs. the Big Ten.  They are now 2-4 vs. the Big Ten.

Virginia is 3-1 vs. #3 seeds.  This is the first time they were the higher seed.

Virginia is 3-1 when playing in the state of Kentucky.

Purdue is 0-7 vs. #1 seeds.  Only Temple (9), Arkansas (9) and Gonzaga (8) have more losses without a win vs. #1 seeds.

Purdue becomes the second team in the 2019 tournament to win a game and lose a game in overtime.  It is the first time since 2006 that two teams in the same tournament both won a game and lost a game in overtime.



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