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AP: Arizona St., Syracuse want to prove they belong in tournament
By MITCH STACY
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Bobby Hurley isn't intimidated by the NCAA Tournament, of course, but the former Duke star usually doesn't have to prove he belongs here.
Hurley, the explosive point guard who led the Blue Devils to back-to-back national championships in 1991-92, is the third-year coach of Arizona State, which plays Syracuse on Wednesday night in a First Four play-in game. Both teams got at-large bids, so naturally there are some fans grumbling about their tournament worthiness.
"It was a very emotional couple of days," Hurley said Tuesday. "Just a roller coaster leading into Selection Sunday and just playing different scenarios out, the tension and the anxiety about wanting to be in this field and that we deserve to play."
Read more at http://www.njherald.com/article/20180313/AP/303139731#
By MITCH STACY
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Bobby Hurley isn't intimidated by the NCAA Tournament, of course, but the former Duke star usually doesn't have to prove he belongs here.
Hurley, the explosive point guard who led the Blue Devils to back-to-back national championships in 1991-92, is the third-year coach of Arizona State, which plays Syracuse on Wednesday night in a First Four play-in game. Both teams got at-large bids, so naturally there are some fans grumbling about their tournament worthiness.
"It was a very emotional couple of days," Hurley said Tuesday. "Just a roller coaster leading into Selection Sunday and just playing different scenarios out, the tension and the anxiety about wanting to be in this field and that we deserve to play."
Read more at http://www.njherald.com/article/20180313/AP/303139731#