UConn gets No. 3

Kemba Walker and her Connecticut teammates get a lot of time to catch his breath, before leaving for Washington, DC, for their first NCAA tournament game against Bucknell.

The Huskies (26-9), a No. 3 seed, will play Patriot League champion Bison (24-8), Thursday in the West Regional. Both teams from the University of Connecticut national championship and three of his Final Four squads have been placed in the West.

Enter the University of Connecticut NCAA cool one of the most incredible tracks through a grueling tournament in the history of college basketball.

Husky has won the seventh title of the Grand Orient Saturday winning five matches in five days, four against ranked opponents - No. Georgetown 22, No. 3 Pittsburgh, No. 11 Syracuse and No. 14 Louisville.

But coach Jim Calhoun said he believes that fatigue is a factor to enter the NCAA tournament. After a good rest on Sunday, the Huskies should be ready to go, "he said.

"They are our children," he said. "We have no intention to reduce the practice. We're going to go, as always should be the preparation of the NCAA tournament."
Husky, who won the Maui Invitational early in the season and Big East tournament at the end was a lot of ups and downs in between.

They had a sequence of six victories in January that included victories over Texas, Villanova and Tennessee.

He also lost four of their last regular-season games for five years and have been projected as a middle seed before the Big East tournament.

"We were a good team in the league," said Calhoun. "But to be a No. 3 seed, of course, our work last week really paid off."

Calhoun warned players to be overconfident against Bucknell, a team has confessed that he knew very little. Walker said the freshmen play well even if the Connecticut Huskies hope to advance regional in Anaheim, California, and beyond.

But sophomore center Alex Oriakhi said he believes the key will again Walker, who averaged 26 points and six rebounds, four assists and three steals in the Big East tournament.

"Kemba UConn basketball," said Oriakhi. "He put this team on his back all year and we're just trying to help."




Riled up: Just got home in the South East Conference tournament, the Kentucky coach John Calipari has expressed his disappointment with the NCAA selection committee.

"They did to us again," he joked as he walked to his residence in his team, assistant coaches and the University of Kentucky President Dr. Lee Todd.

Wildcats, fresh from a victory over Florida 70-54 to capture their second consecutive SEC tournament of the year on Sunday at Atlanta, was chosen as the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament East Regional.

Shall seed Princeton 13 on Thursday in Tampa, Florida

Florida beat Kentucky twice in 10 days, received a No. 2 seed in the South Regional. The Wildcats are one of five SEC teams in the tournament.

Calipari said he thought before the SEC championship game that both Kentucky and Florida probably should be No. 3 seed or a loser in the SEC title game should be No. 4 seed.

"I'm a little surprised," said Calipari. "It was a hard road for us (and) was a hard way last year. I do not think that is personal, but wow. This team has worked very hard all year and I think our RPI is seven by seven and you're given four? But at the end of the day, which is in the tournament and has yet to win games. "

Senior Josh Harrellson said he was disappointed by the No. 4 seed.

"We thought we should have 3 seed, and many people probably are not happy with where we are now, but we can not complain," he said. "We just went out and compete and play basketball. I do not think that importing the seeds, is the NCAA tournament."
Speechless: Chris Mack did not even wait for the NCAA tournament selection show to try - again - to fix a longstanding misunderstanding.

The station manager Kenny Smith Twitter: "Hey ... Xavier is pronounced like you say the word xylophone."

No Eggsavier?

Nope.

Musketeers (24-7) received the seed that was expected - No 6 - in collaboration with the game against Marquette on Friday in Cleveland. They were also a reminder that not everyone has to pay close attention.

During the selection show Sunday night, Smith not only mispronounced the name of the school, but has called the best striker Holloway You "You Holliday, a list that made her laugh leader.

"Do not make a difference," he said. "Until they receive a" You-law. Until they say "Three Holliday" or something, I'm fine. "

Xavier will be a lot of opportunity in March to recover.

Five-time champion in the Atlantic 10 regular-season won 10 NCAA tournament once in the last 11 years. Xavier and Michigan State are the only schools to reach round of 16 in each of the last three tournaments, which might be expected to help name recognition.

"While they are still in our name, they can say what they want. But come on, Kenny Jet, Mack said, with pseudo Smith." It's like if I said I played in South Carolina. If I was going to be annoying. We (Roy) Halladay in the list, a Phillies pitcher. What's going on here? "