Seth Greenberg Names Sweet 16 Program That Had The ‘Best Weekend' In NCAA Tournament
Whether or not your bracket is busted, the NCAA Tournament presses on after an exciting four days of March Madness action set the teams to play in the Sweet 16.
In an appearance on ESPN's "First Take," college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg praised the performance of the Arkansas Razorback and head coach John Calipari in advancing past No. 7 Kansas and No. 2 St. John's to set up a matchup against No. 3 Texas Tech on Thursday.
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'It's Arkansas,' said Greenberg when asked about the most impressive team thus far in the tournament. "It's real simple: They were 0-5 in the SEC. They got into the tournament by playing into the tournament."
College basketball analyst Seth GreenbergKim Klement-Imagn Images
"They're the only double-digit (seed) team left. They got through Kansas, and then they got basically the King Prince in Rick Pitino and St John's. You know, the Big East champion, Big East Tournament champion. Rick Pitino on 'Jimmy Fallon', Rick Pitino on the back of 'The Post.'"
According to USA Today's Steve Berkowitz, Calipari is set to earn a $250,000 pay increase next season with the two wins.
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The Razorbacks finished 8-10 in SEC play and ranked ninth in the conference. With a 22-13 record, Arkansas was viewed as one of the last four byes by Joe Lunardi's Bracketology on ESPN before Selection Sunday.
Arkansas played stifling defense against St. John's, limiting the Big East tournament champions to shooting 28% from the field and just 2-of-22 from three-point range.
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