2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament will involve 68 teams playing in a single - elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It is scheduled to begin on March 13, 2018, and will conclude with the championship game on April 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
1940 South American Basketball Championship
The South American Basketball Championship 1940 was the eighth South American Basketball Championship. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay and won by the host Uruguay national basketball team. A record 6 teams competed, including Paraguay in their first appearance, despite the World War that was currently under way.
ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Conference basketball championship Sport Basketball Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Number of teams 15 Format Single - elimination tournament Current stadium Barclays Center Current location Brooklyn, New York Played 1954 -- present Last contest 2018 Current champion Virginia Cavaliers Most championships Duke Blue Devils (20) TV partner (s) ESPN, ACC Network, Official website TheACC.com Men's Basketball
National Invitation Tournament
Men's National Invitation Tournament Current season, competition or edition: 2018 National Invitation Tournament National Invitation Tournament Sport College Basketball Founded 1938 Founder Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association No. of teams 32 Most recent champion (s) Penn State (2) Most titles St. John's (5) TV partner (s) ESPN Related competitions NIT Season Tip - Off NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Vegas 16 Official website https://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-men/nit
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Conference Basketball Championship SEC logo Sport College basketball Conference Southeastern Conference Number of teams 14 Format Single - elimination tournament Current stadium Rotates (Scottrade Center in 2018) Current location Rotates (St. Louis, Missouri in 2018) Played 1933 -- 34, 1936 -- 1952, 1979 -- present Last contest 2018 Current champion Kentucky Wildcats Most championships Kentucky Wildcats (31) TV partner (s) ESPN / SEC Network Official website SECSports.com Men's Basketball
2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship Tournament details Host nation France Date 30 May -- 17 June 2018 No. of nations 12 Final positions Champions France Runner - up England Third place South Africa Fourth place New Zealand Tournament statistics Matches played 30 Top scorer (s) Louis Carbonel (60) Most tries Giovanni D'Onofrio Wandisile Simelane (6 tries each) ← 2017 2019 →
Cherkaski Mavpy
In the 2007 NBA Draft, Cherkaski Mavpy center Kyrylo Fesenko was selected 38th by the Philadelphia 76ers, who then traded his rights to the Utah Jazz. In 2017, Cherkasi played at the Houssam el Din Hariri Tournament, and finished as finalist after losing to Riyadi Beirut. In 2018, Cherkasi won its first SuperLeague championship.
1947 South American Basketball Championship
The South American Basketball Championship 1947 was the thirteenth South American Basketball Championship. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and won by the Uruguay national basketball team. 6 teams competed.
2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
The 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and it determined the national champion for the 2012 - 13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 2013 National Championship Game was played on April 8, 2013 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, and featured the 2013 Midwest Regional Champions, # 1 - seeded Louisville, and the 2013 South Regional Champions, # 4 - seeded Michigan. Louisville's title was subsequently vacated by the NCAA on June 15, 2017 as the result of sex, stripper, and / or prostitution scandal related to both players on this team, as well as potential recruits. This decision was upheld on February 20, 2018.
2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament Classification Division I Season 2017 -- 18 Teams 14 Site Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO Champions Kentucky (31st title) Winning coach John Calipari (6th title) MVP Shai Gilgeous - Alexander (Kentucky) Attendance 103,733 Television SEC Network, ESPN SEC Men's Basketball Tournaments ← 2017 2019 →
2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2016 -- 17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016 -- 17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 16th year, the Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished the season 32 -- 4, 15 -- 3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated St. John's, Seton Hall, and Creighton to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were given the Tournament's overall No. 1 seed as a No. 1 seed in the East region. In the First Round they defeated Mount St. Mary's before being upset by No. 8 - seeded Wisconsin in the Second Round. The loss marked the second time in the previous three tournaments that Villanova was upset by an eighth - seeded team.
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
The Wildcats have won the National Championship three times: 1985, 2016, and 2018. Their 1985 NCAA championship as an 8 seed still stands as the lowest seed ever to win the title. The game is referred to as ``The Perfect Game ''as they shot a record 78.6% as a team for the game. Their 2016 NCAA Championship, is referred to as`` The Perfect Ending'' and is the only NCAA Men's Championship game to be won on a buzzer beater, as Kris Jenkins drained a shot as time expired. They made the Final Four in 1939, 1971, 1985, 2009, 2016 and 2018; their six Final Four appearances are 13th most all - time. As of 2018, they have an NCAA Tournament record of 64 -- 36 (. 640). Villanova has defeated six No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament (Michigan and Georgetown in 1985, Pittsburgh in 2009, and Kansas and North Carolina in 2016, and Kansas in 2018), which is sixth most all - time. The Villanova Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 37 times, the eighth highest total in NCAA history. They have won the Big East regular season championship eight times, most recently winning four straight from 2014 to 2017. They won the Big East Tournament in 1995, 2015, 2017, and 2018. Villanova entered the 2016 -- 2017 season with an all - time winning percentage of (. 648), placing the Wildcats tied for 13th among all NCAA Division I basketball programs. Through 2018, Villanova has 1,753 wins, which is 23rd among Division I men's basketball teams. Villanova has won the Philadelphia Big Five 26 times which is the second most of any team, including five straight from 2014 to 2018. The Wildcats have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament 17 times, winning in 1994.
2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2018 Honda -- PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the second conference of the 2017 -- 18 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10 ``. The conference started on April 22, 2018.
2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Villanova, Michigan, Kansas, and Loyola - Chicago, the ``Cinderella team ''of the tournament, reached the Final Four. Villanova defeated Michigan in the championship game, 79 -- 62.
Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the University of Texas, and was selected as the second overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2007 NBA draft. He played nine seasons in Oklahoma City before signing with Golden State in 2016, winning back - to - back championships in 2017 and 2018.
Tennessee
In Knoxville, the Tennessee Volunteers college team has played in the Southeastern Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association since 1932. The football team has won 13 SEC championships and 25 bowls, including four Sugar Bowls, three Cotton Bowls, an Orange Bowl and a Fiesta Bowl. Meanwhile, the men's basketball team has won four SEC championships and reached the NCAA Elite Eight in 2010. In addition, the women's basketball team has won a host of SEC regular-season and tournament titles along with 8 national titles.
Alysha Clark
Alysha Angelica Clark (born July 7, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted in the second round of the 2010 WNBA Draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars. In 2018, Clark won a championship with the Storm as they swept the Washington Mystics in the 2018 WNBA Finals.
Mike Krzyzewski
On March 18, 1980, Krzyzewski was named the head coach at Duke University after five seasons at Army. After a few rebuilding seasons, he and the Blue Devils became a fixture on the national basketball scene with 31 NCAA Tournament berths in the past 32 years and 22 consecutive from 1996 to 2017, which is the second - longest current streak of tournament appearances behind Kansas, which has appeared in the tournament in 27 consecutive seasons. Overall, he has taken his program to postseason play in 31 of his 34 years at Duke and is the most winning active coach in men's NCAA Tournament play with an 86 -- 25 record for a. 767 winning percentage. His Duke teams have won 13 ACC Championships, been to 12 Final Fours, and won five NCAA tournament National Championships.
Tucson, Arizona
The University of Arizona Wildcats sports teams, most notably the men's basketball and women's softball teams have strong local interest. The men's basketball team, formerly coached by Hall of Fame head coach Lute Olson and currently coached by Sean Miller, has made 25 straight NCAA Tournaments and won the 1997 National Championship. Arizona's Softball team has reached the NCAA National Championship game 12 times and has won 8 times, most recently in 2007. The university's swim teams have gained international recognition, with swimmers coming from as far as Japan and Africa to train with the coach Frank Busch who has also worked with the U.S. Olympic swim team for a number of years. Both men and women's swim teams recently[when?] won the NCAA National Championships.
2016 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was played between March and April 2016, with the Final Four played April 3 & 5. The regional locations were four neutral sites: Bridgeport, Connecticut, Dallas, Lexington, Kentucky, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Final Four was played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. This was the third time that Indianapolis hosted a Women's Final Four Basketball tournament; the prior times were in 2005 and 2011. Connecticut won their fourth consecutive national championship, defeating Syracuse 82 -- 51.
Who did the team that won the basketball national championship in 2018, lose to in the 2017 tournament?
who won the basketball national championship in 2018
Villanova
who did #1 lose to in the 2017 tournament
Wisconsin