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"We stayed united," he said, "stayed together. We knew what we had to get better at, and credit them for getting better each and every day."

Neighbors in south Florida had no idea the nice guy next door was James Robert Jones, a murderer who had escaped from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in 1977.

The winner will face either Kansas or Iowa State in Saturday's Championship game.

After finishing their season on the highest note possible, the West Virginia Mountaineers will attempt the Mission Improbable: winning three games in three days to clinch an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament.

"He just said, 'You wouldn't believe how amazing it is if you are not there to witness it,'" Andrew Wiggins recalled Thursday.

Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins has spent plenty of time talking to his older brother, Wichita State guard Nick Wiggins, about what it's like to play in the postseason.

West Virginia's Nathan Adrian pressures Texas' Javan Felix during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Big 12 men's tournament on Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo.

The 17-14 West Virginia Mountaineers look to join that group with a deep run in the Big 12 Tournament.

With as many as seven teams appearing to be locks for the NCAA tournament, Day 2 of the Big 12 tournament offers up some exciting on Thursday are essentially up in the air.

West Virginia's first visit to the Phillips 66/Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship at the Sprint Center ended in an early exit as Texas Tech sent the Mountaineers packing with a 71-69 setback in an opening round game.

Coming off his first losing season in 15 years at Texas and with a new men's athletic director hired recently in Steve Patterson, some people believed Rick Barnes might be on the hot seat this year.

After a day and a half of preliminary hearing testimony, District Judge Thomas Sachse found probable cause existed to try Flack, 28, on charges of capital murder, first-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm.

Freshman Marcus Foster continued to add to his list of accomplishments on Wednesday, as he was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 8 Second Team.

Texas power forward Jonathan Holmes says he's recovered nicely from an ailing right knee that hobbled him through most of the end of the season.

Kansas freshman center Joel Embiid was in Los Angeles on Monday morning having his ailing back examined by a specialist after he missed the Jayhawks ' final two regular-season games last week.

A year after missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time at Texas, Rick Barnes was named the Big 12's Coach of the Year today for leading one of the youngest teams in the country to a surprising 11 conference wins and 3rd place finish after losing its top four scorers from a year ago.

Rick Barnes, who led Texas to a third-place conference finish after being picked in the preseason to finish eighth, was named Big 12 coach of the year Sunday.

Texas Tech's Jordan Tolbert dunks ahead of Texas' Martez Walker and teammate Jaye Crockett during their game on Saturday in Lubbock.

This afternoon, the Red Raiders host Texas and are expecting their fourth straight crowd of 10,000 or more fans since 2008-09.

Almost five months ago, Texas entered its season selected to finish eighth in the Big 12. Now, with one week to go in the regular season, the Longhorns have a chance to finish tied for second in the conference.