Belmont Bruins WiretapMay 2011 Belmont Bruins Wiretap

Ohio State, Kansas, Pitt, Duke Take Top Seeds In 2011 Tourney

Mar 13, 2011 6:06 PM

Ohio State is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and will be placed in the East Region.

Joining the Buckeyes No. 1 seeds is Kansas in the Midwest, Pittsburgh in the Southeast and Duke in the West.

Pitt is the only No. 1 seed to not win their conference tournament, losing to eventual champion Connecticut in the quarterfinals.

San Diego State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Florida are the No. 2 seeds, while Syracuse, Purdue, Connecticut and BYU are the No. 3 seeds. Kentucky, Louisville, Texas and Wisconsin are the No. 4 seeds.

Kansas and Duke were also No. 1 seeds in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, while Ohio State was a No. 2 and Pitt was a No. 3.

The Final Four will be held in Houston on April 2nd and 4th.

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Belmont Wins 2011 Atlantic Sun Tournament, Hedgepeth Named MVP

Mar 11, 2011 2:06 PM

Belmont defeated North Florida by an 87-46 final to win the 2011 Atlantic Sun Tournament.

Mick Hedgepeth was named Tournament MVP, leading in Total FIC at 31.4.

North Florida was the sixth seed, upsetting East Tennessee State by a 59-55 final in the semifinals. East Tennessee State struggled to get out of the first round, defeating seventh seed Campbell by a 54-53 final.

Joining Hedgepeth on the All-Tournament Team were teammates Ian Clark and Jordan Campbell, Jerron Granberry and Andy Diaz (North Florida) and Brian Mills (Mercer).

Despite playing in just two games, Mills was the tournament's leading scorer with 48 points.

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Mike Smith Headlines 10-11 Atlantic Sun Awards

Mar 11, 2011 12:42 AM

Mike Smith of East Tennessee State has won the 2010-11 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year award.

Torrey Craig of USC Upstate won Freshman of the Year and Ayron Hardy of Jacksonville won Defensive POY.

Joining Smith and Hardy on the First Team All-Atlantic Sun were Ian Clark (Belmont), Adnan Hodzic (Lipscomb), Brian Mills (Mercer) and Josh Slater (Lipscomb).

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