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UC Santa Barbara Wins 2011 Big West Tourney

Mar 13, 2011 7:36 PM

UC Santa Barbara defeated Long Beach State by a 64-56 final in the title game of the 2011 Big West Tournament. UCSB was the fifth-seed in the tournament and will advance for the second consecutive season.

Orlando Johnson was named Tournament MVP and joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammates James Nunnally and Jaime Serna, Larry Anderson and Casper Ware of Long Beach State and Lenny Daniel of Cal State Northridge.

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Tags: Orlando Johnson, James Nunnally, Jaime Serna, Larry Anderson, Casper Ware, Lenny Daniel, Cal Poly Mustangs, Cal State Fullerton Titans, Cal State Northridge Matadors, Long Beach State Beach, Pacific Tigers, UC Davis Aggies, UC Irvine Anteaters, UC Riverside Highlanders, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, Big West Conference, Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, NCAA

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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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Ware Take Multiple Big West Season Awards

Mar 8, 2011 4:42 AM

Casper Ware of Long Beach State has been named Big West Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year for the 10-11 season.

Andre Hardy of Cal State Fullerton was Big West Newcomer of the Year, while Maliik Love (Cal Poly) and Josh Ritchart (UC Davis) shared Freshman of the Year honors.

Joining Ware on the All-Big West First Team are teammate Larry Anderson, Lenny Daniel (Cal State Northridge), Orlando Johnson (UC Santa Barbara), Shawn Lewis (Cal Poly) and Sam Willard (Pacific).

On the All-Big West Second Team are Javon Borum (UC Riverside), David Hanson (Cal Poly), Rashaun McLemore (Cal State Northridge), Darren Moore (UC Irvine), T.J. Robinson (Long Beach State).

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Tags: Casper Ware, Andre Hardy, Maliik Love, Josh Ritchart, Larry Anderson, Lenny Daniel, Orlando Johnson, Shawn Lewis, Sam Willard, Javon Borum, David Hanson, Rashaun McLemore, Darren Moore, T.J. Robinson, Cal Poly Mustangs, Cal State Fullerton Titans, Cal State Northridge Matadors, Long Beach State Beach, Pacific Tigers, UC Davis Aggies, UC Irvine Anteaters, UC Riverside Highlanders, UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, Big West Conference, NCAA, NCAA Award