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Hoops Coach Newell 'Simply the Best There Ever Was'

Wooden, Knight just two to praise man who scored Olympic gold, NCAA, NIT titles

San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle Nov 18, 08 3:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Pete Newell will be remembered as perhaps the “greatest basketball coach of all time,” Bruce Jenkins writes for the San Francisco Chronicle . The legendary UC-Berkeley coach died yesterday, at 93; he was the first man to win NIT and NCAA titles and Olympic gold.  “He built empires out of sawdust,” Jenkins writes, “all the while molding impressionable youngsters into the men they would become.” More »

More about:  basketball • California • obituary • NCAA • San Francisco • UC Berkeley • NIT

 Buckeyes Capture
 NIT Championship 

Ohio State tops Massachusetts, 92-85, after missing out on NCAA title last year

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 3, 08 10:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - A year removed from a loss in the national title game, Ohio State has a championship trophy to carry home. Never mind that it's from the NIT. Jamar Butler and his buddies couldn't care less. Butler had 19 points and eight assists in his final college game, leading the Buckeyes to a 92-85 win over Massachusetts on Thursday night. More »

More about:  basketball • NCAA basketball • NCAA • Ohio State Buckeyes • UMass Minutemen • NIT

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Some convention notes and nits (Dayton Daily News)

Ohio State foils UMass for NIT crown (The Boston Globe)

Maryland Tops Minnesota in NIT (The Washington Post)

UMass looks ahead ; Minutemen prepare for NIT (The Boston Globe)

Long drought sinks Redbirds NIT: Dayton 55, Illinois State 48 (Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL))

Big 12 men's basketball coaches campaign for spots in NCAA, NIT (University Wire)

ORANGE TURNS ITS ATTENTION TO NIT.(SERIES: MARCH MADNESS)(Sports) (The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY))

Virginia Tech Is Ready to Rebound in NIT; After Missing the NCAA Tournament,... (The Washington Post)

UMass in NIT final ; Garden is fruitful for Minutemen (The Boston Globe)

Illinois State coach won't shed any tears Passed over for NCAA Tournament,... (Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL))