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Posted on April 5th, 2016 by ztwagner

By Jay Smith |@_SmithJ_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON – Thirteen and one-half seconds. Two miracle shots. One national champion. Those 13.5 seconds will forever live in college basketball folklore. As the buzzer sounded, Kris Jenkins’ 3-point shot sent the Villanova Wildcats into a frenzy, their 77-74 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels one …

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Posted on April 4th, 2016 in 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, Student Work by ztwagner

Sports Capital Journalism Program By Jay Smith |@_SmithJ_ An NCAA champion will be crowned on Monday as Villanova is set to square off against North Carolina.  The Tar Heels will be playing for the sixth national championship in their program’s storied history, while Villanova looks to earn its second title, and first since the historic …

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Posted on April 4th, 2016 in 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, Student Work by ztwagner

By Jay Smith | @_SmithJ_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Roy Williams hasn’t been the most laid back coach in the country.  And the past two years have been anything but laid back for the North Carolina Tar Heels and Ol’ Roy.  Williams is coming off of two offseason knee surgeries.  He’s had a shoulder …

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Posted on April 3rd, 2016 in 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, Student Work by ztwagner

By Jay Smith |@_SmithJ_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — TAR…HEELS…TAR…HEELS!  The crowd of 75,505 inside NRG Stadium appeared to be split evenly between the four teams competing in Saturday night’s Final Four.  But if you closed your eyes as the horn sounded, you would’ve sworn you were in Chapel Hill. North Carolina defeated Syracuse, …

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Posted on April 2nd, 2016 in 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, Student Work by ztwagner

Sports Capital Journalism Program By Jay Smith | @_SmithJ_ North Carolina is set to face off against Syracuse on Saturday in the Final Four.  Carolina enters as the prohibitive favorite to cut down the nets, while Syracuse enters in a position you don’t hear a program with the prominence of the ‘Cuse usually fall under, the …

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