Virginia, Wright State and Madness
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Wright State and Miami had Philly fans’ backing, but Virginia and Tennessee stopped their upset bids
Virginia coach Ryan Odom was on the other side of this kind of game in the past. In fact, he did it quite famously to the Cavaliers in 2018, when Maryland-Baltimore County became the first men’s No. 16 seed to topple a No.
With Virginia burdened by years of early exits in the NCAA Tournament, first-year coach Ryan Odom played for his team the 2019 “One Shining Moment” highlight package from the Cavaliers' national championship season.
I think when you get to this level, you get to this tournament, all these teams belong here,” Odom said. “Certainly, there were tense moments back and forth, but really proud of the way the guys stood up on the defensive end.
Wright State University was briefly featured on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Thursday night as one of the schools in March Madness.
It's a rough scene when you're named after the fathers of aviation and a school 10 miles away already claimed the nickname "Flyers."
Tanisha Wright, who was a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Penn State, will be the head coach of Nittany Lions' women's basketball.