There's no doubt who's the most valuable player for this team. Point guard Pepe Sanchez is a terror on defense and a great playmaker/distributor, and the Owls are a different team without him. He won't score much, but he'll stuff the stat sheet with rebounds, assists and steals -- all while taking care of the ball.
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Seed, Region and Bid: 2, East, Conference Champion Total NCAA Tournament Bids: 24 NCAA Tournament Record: 26-23 (.532) Final Four Appearances: 2 (1958, 1956) NCAA Tournament Championships: 0 Best NCAA Tournament Finish: National semifinals (1958, 1956) Final ESPN/USA Today ranking: 5 Final Asscoiated Press ranking: 7 Final Ratings Percentage Index: 7 Final Sagarin Computer Ranking: 5 RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS (3-0) Dec. 8 -- Beat No. 24 Gonzaga, 64-48 Feb. 13 -- Beat No. 22 Maryland, 73-65 Feb. 20 -- Beat No. 1 Cincinnati, 77-69 (Opponents ranking reflects ranking on game day) TOURNAMENT HISTORY Overall Record: 26-23 (.532) Final Four Appearances: 2 (1956 and 1958) 1999--Sixth seed in East Region Defeated Kent in first round, 61-54 Defeated Cincinnati in second round, 64-54 Defeated Purdue in regional semifinal, 77-55 Lost to Duke in regional semifinal, 85-64 1998--Seventh seed in West Region Lost to West Virginia in first round, 82-52 1997--Ninth seed in Midwest Region Defeated Mississippi in first round, 62-40 Lost to Minnesota in second round, 76-57 1996--Seventh seed in Southeast Region Defeated Oklahoma in first round, 61-43 Lost to Cincinnati in second round, 78-65 1995--Tenth seed in West Region Lost to Cincinnati in first round, 77-70 1994--Fourth seed in East Region Defeated Drexel in first round, 61-39 Lost to Indiana in second round, 67-58 1993--Seventh seed in West Region Defeated Missouri in first round, 75-61 Defeated Santa Clara in second round, 68-57 Defeated Vanderbilt in regional semifinal, 67-59 Lost to Michigan in regional final, 77-72 1992--Eleventh seed in Southeast Region Lost to Michigan in first round, 73-66 1991--Tenth seed in East Region Defeated Purdue in first round, 80-63 Defeated Richmond in second round, 77-64 Defeated Oklahoma State in regional semifinal, 72-63 (OT) Lost to North Carolina in regional final, 75-72 1990--Eleventh seed in East Region Lost to St. John's in first round, 81-65 1988--First seed in East Region Defeated Lehigh in first round, 87-73 Defeated Georgetown in second round, 74-53 Defeated Richmond in regional semifinal, 69-47 Lost to Duke in regional final, 63-53 1987--Second seed in Midwest Region Defeated Southern in first round, 75-56 Lost to Louisiana State in second round, 72-62 1986--Ninth seed in Midwest Region Defeated Jacksonville in first round, 61-50 (OT) Lost to Kansas in second round, 65-43 1985--Eighth seed in East Region Defeated Virginia Tech in first round, 60-57 Lost to Georgetown in second round, 63-46 1984--Eighth seed in East Region Defeated St. John's in first round, 65-63 Lost to North Carolina in second round, 77-66 1979--Seventh seed in East Region Lost to St. John's in first round, 75-70 1972--East Region Lost to South Carolina in first round, 53-51 1970--East Region Lost to Villanova in first round, 77-69 1967--East Region Lost to St. John's in first round, 57-53 1964--East Region Lost to Connecticut in first round, 53-48 1958--East Region Defeated Maryland in regional semifinal, 71-67 Defeated Dartmouth in regional final, 69-50 Lost to Kentucky in National Semifinal, 61-60 Defeated Kansas State for National Third Place, 67-57 1956--East Region Defeated Holy Cross in first round, 74-72 Defeated Connecticut in regional semifinal, 65-59 Lost to Iowa in National Semifinal, 83-76 Defeated Southern Methodist for National Third Place, 90-81 1944--Eastern Regionals Lost to Ohio State in regional semifinal, 57-47 Defeated Catholic for regional third place, 55-35 Record by Region: In East: 17-14 (.548) In South/Southeast: 1-2 (.333) In Midwest: 3-3 (.500) In West: 3-3 (.500) Record by Seed: As a 1st seed: 3-1 (.750) As a 2nd seed: 1-1 (.500) As a 4th seed: 1-1 (.500) As a 6th seed: 1-0 (1.000) As a 7th seed: 4-4 (.500) As an 8th seed: 2-2 (.500) As a 9th seed: 2-2 (.500) As a 10th seed: 3-2 (.600) As an 11th seed: 0-2 (.000) |
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