Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
Pitino Finally Gets Elusive Big East Crown; List of Automatic Bids
NEW YORK – The Louisville players came bounding off the bench and began jumping up and down and chest-bumping one another all over the Madison Square Garden floor.
With their 76-66 victory over an inspired but worn-out Syracuse team in the Big East Championship game, the top-seeded Cardinals scored the program’s first Big East title.
And they finally gave Rick Pitino the one college title that has eluded him.
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LIST OF AUTOMATIC BIDS
Akron – Mid-American
Alabama State – Southwestern Athletic
American – Patriot League
Binghamton – America East
Cal State Northridge – Big West
Chattanooga – Southern
Cleveland State – Horizon League
Cornell – Ivy League
East Tennessee State – Atlantic Sun
Gonzaga – West Coast
Louisville – Big East
Memphis – Conference USA
Missouri – Big 12
Morehead State – Ohio VAlley
Morgan State – Mid-Eastern Athletic
North Dakota State – Summit League
Northern Iowa – Missouri Valley
Portland State – Big Sky
Radford – Big South
Robert Morris – Northeast
Siena – MAAC
Temple – Atlantic 10
USC – Pac 10
Utah – Mountain West
Utah State – Western Athletic
Virginia Commonwealth – Colonial Athletic Association
Western Kentucky – Sun Belt
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.