{"id":1548,"date":"2019-03-26T22:49:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T02:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2019-03-26T23:58:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T03:58:03","slug":"ncaa-tournament-scenes-from-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/2019\/03\/26\/ncaa-tournament-scenes-from-jacksonville\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Tournament: Scenes from Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">The opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament can produce some unforgettable moments, devastating heartbreak, and lifelong memories. Check out some of the scenes from Jacksonville, one of the regional sites, over the past weekend as 68 teams battle for the national championship.<\/p>\n<h3>TUESDAY, MARCH 19<\/h3>\n<p>Before the players could hit the floor running, the teams departed for sunny Florida and a chance at a title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to be in Jacksonville!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#39;s get to work ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OO80voXmxp\">pic.twitter.com\/OO80voXmxp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LSU Basketball (@LSUBasketball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LSUBasketball\/status\/1108128341670985729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Next Stop: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DUUUVAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DUUUVAL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FearTheTurtle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FearTheTurtle<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ZARbi5b27\">pic.twitter.com\/6ZARbi5b27<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrapinHoops\/status\/1108064215024177152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wheels Up! Jacksonville, here we come! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HALLin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HALLin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1xyvXF8z7j\">pic.twitter.com\/1xyvXF8z7j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seton Hall Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SetonHallMBB\/status\/1108130853895454720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20<\/h3>\n<p>On Wednesday, one day before basketball was played, the players and coaches of the teams met with the media to provide some light on the experience of playing in March Madness, the matchups with their opponents, and describing the challenges of winning a national title.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1551\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1551\" style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1551 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2019\/03\/Yale-614x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yale coach, James Jones, meets with the media before the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Courtesy of @Yale_Basketball on Twitter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1552\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1552\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1552 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2019\/03\/Wofford_Player_Press-889x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wofford players, from left to right, Fletcher Magee, Cameron Jackson, and Matt Pegram take questions from the media. Courtesy of @WoffordMBB on Twitter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rjme11vDe8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BVY2lCqFpSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After meeting with media, the teams hit the floor for an open practice in front of the faithful fans that made the trip down to the &#8220;904&#8221;. Let&#8217;s just say that they made sure to put on a show for those in attendance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Open practice has turned into a dunk contest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HALLin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HALLin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sb3zx8BUOi\">pic.twitter.com\/sb3zx8BUOi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Ambrose (@mambrose97) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mambrose97\/status\/1108492818392207360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">? ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TPEA0HihOr\">pic.twitter.com\/TPEA0HihOr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodyWorsham\/status\/1108409556588261376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks for coming out to open practice today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBN<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKCoachJustus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UKCoachJustus<\/a> relishes the big stage. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gLlb2vyBbR\">pic.twitter.com\/gLlb2vyBbR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KentuckyMBB\/status\/1108465843011227649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>THURSDAY, MARCH 21<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s finally time to lace &#8217;em up and play some basketball. 8 teams took the court on Thursday, but by the end of the night only four would have their seasons continue.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1564\" style=\"width: 667px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1564 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2019\/03\/Arena-667x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kentucky and Abilene Christian play in front of a packed arena in Jacksonville. Courtesy of Dagen Hughes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of those teams would be the Wofford Terriers, the winners of the Southern Conference making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance. Strong three-point shooting led Wofford to their first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, beating Seton Hall 84-68.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GOD LOVES A TERRIER!!! THE WOFFORD TERRIERS ADVANCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MARCHMADNESS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MARCHMADNESS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SNACKTIMEtour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SNACKTIMEtour<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NJNG8mdqqV\">pic.twitter.com\/NJNG8mdqqV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wofford Basketball (@WoffordMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WoffordMBB\/status\/1108939674297368577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey Pirates fans. It didn\u2019t work out tonight. That\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarchMadness<\/a>. But let\u2019s give it up for these hard-working student-athletes. They gave it their all. ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HALLin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HALLin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oCmeSV8eWa\">pic.twitter.com\/oCmeSV8eWa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seton Hall Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SetonHallMBB\/status\/1108939541044330501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>SATURDAY, MARCH 23<\/h3>\n<p>The teams hit the floor once again in Jacksonville, with Maryland-LSU and Wofford-Kentucky producing some classic games that went down to the wire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ice cold \u2744\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NxMeZhN1fy\">pic.twitter.com\/NxMeZhN1fy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LSU Basketball (@LSUBasketball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LSUBasketball\/status\/1109523038868045824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Survive AND Advance &#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sweet16?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sweet16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DreamBIG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DreamBIG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H3tXDyI5MB\">pic.twitter.com\/H3tXDyI5MB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kentucky Basketball (@KentuckyMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KentuckyMBB\/status\/1109567300565377025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>LSU and Kentucky are the teams that make it out of Jacksonville with the hopes of a national championship still alive.<\/p>\n<p>Memories are made for all involved, including the players, coaches, fans, and even those covering the tournament themselves.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1574\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1574 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/sportsreporting\/files\/2019\/03\/IMG-0233-613x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Ambrose, left, and Dagen Hughes covering the NCAA Tournament in Jacksonville.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament can produce some unforgettable moments, devastating heartbreak, and lifelong memories. 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