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Four things to know about TCU’s NCAA Tournament opponent, No. 8 seed Utah State
Steven Johnson
No. 9 seed TCU has an intriguing matchup in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 8 seed Utah State.
The Aggies will go into Friday’s matchup in Indianapolis with confidence having won six of their final seven games in the Mountain West Conference, which set a league record with six teams in the Big Dance.
Utah State was a pleasant surprise in Danny Sprinkle’s first season after arriving from Montana State to replace Ryan Odom. TCU coach Jamie Dixon said he and Sprinkle go back to his days as an assistant at Northern Arizona in the mid-1990s.
“Utah State, very familiar with the school and very familiar with their coach,” Dixon said. “He was a freshman at Montana State when I was coaching in Arizona when they won the league so we go way back. I know his family, I know him. He can shoot, so I’m guessing their team can shoot.”
Read more at https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/ncaa/article286760000.html
Also at https://www.yahoo.com/news/four-things-know-tcu-ncaa-021509091.html
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