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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
First Round
Tuesday, March 9
Miami vs. Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Boston College vs. Duke, 4:30 p.m.
Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
Second Round
Wednesday, March 10
NC State vs. Syracuse, Noon
Miami-Pittsburgh winner vs. Clemson, 2:30 p.m.
Boston College-Duke winner vs. Lousiville, 6:30 p.m.
Wake Forest-Notre Dame winner vs. North Carolina, 9 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
NC State-Syracuse winner vs. Virginia, Noon
Miami-Pittsburgh_Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m.
Boston College-Duke_Louisville vs. Florida St., 6:30 p.m.
Wake Forest-Notre Dame_North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
NC State-Syracuse_Virginia vs. Miami-Pittsburgh_Clemson_Georgia Tech, 6:30 p.m.
Boston College-Duke_Louisville_Florida St., vs. Wake Forest-Notre Dame_North Carolina_Virginia Tech, 9 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 13
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament
First Round
Wednesday, March 3
Saint Joseph’s 72, La Salle 66
George Washington 53, Fordham 49
Second Round
Thursday, March 4
Duquesne 67, Richmond 62
UMass 100, Saint Joseph’s 66
Dayton 84, Rhode Island 72
George Mason 73, George Washington 59
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 5
St. Bonaventure 75, Duquesne 59
Saint Louis 86, UMass 72
VCU 73, Dayton 68
Davidson 99, George Mason 67
Semifinals
Saturday, March 6
St. Bonaventure 71, Saint Louis 53
VCU 64, Davidson 52
Championship
Sunday, March 14
St. Bonaventure vs VCU, 1 p.m.
ON THIS DATE
March 9
1963 – Waynesburg High School edges Canon-McMillan for the team title at the 13th Southwestern Regional wrestling tournament before an estimated crowd of 3,000 at Wash High gymnasium. Waynesburg’s Bob Shriver improves to 17-0 by winning the 133-pound title.
1968 – Trinity’s John (Bimbo) Chatman wins the 145-pound title at the PIAA Wrestling Championships with a 13-3 decision over Bill Thomas of York in the finals.
1971 – Scott Herz scores 23 points to lead Washington & Jefferson to a 68-57 victory over Allegheny in Hiram, Ohio, giving the Presidents their third consecutive PAC basketball championship.
1974 – McGuffey’s Jerry Main (91 pounds), Canon-McMillan’s Angelo Marino (98) and Washington’s Tim Mousetis (132) win titles at the WPIAL Class A Wrestling Championships.
1982 – In the aftermath of an 11-16 season, Duquesne University fires basketball coach Mike Rice, who had a 62-49 record in four seasons and was twice named Eastern 8 Coach of the Year.
1984 – Chris Popeck scores 18 points to help Washington overcome an early 10-point deficit and defeat Wilkinsburg 57-54 in the WPIAL Class AA championship game at the Civic Arena.
1985 – Washington wins its second consecutive WPIAL Class AA boys basketball championship, defeating Springdale 69-60 in the finals before more than 6,500 at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House. Chris Popeck scores 16 points to lead the Prexies.
1985 – Immaculate Conception’s Becky Burlingham scores 24 points and grabs 17 rebounds, but the Comettes are unable to overcome 32 turnovers and fall to St. Francis 53-49 in the WPIAL Class A girls final.
1988 – Waynesburg College wins its fifth consecutive NAIA District 18 men’s basketball championship, 85-72 over visiting Westminster.
1994 – Rutgers and West Virginia are invited to join the Big East Conference in all sports.
1996 – Jeremy Hunter of McGuffey wins his fourth PIAA Class AAA wrestling championship, defeating Anthony Rivera of Shikellamy, 17-5, in the finals.
1996 – Washington’s Aaron Gatten wins his second consecutive PIAA Class AA wrestling title by decisioning Ryan Welch of Liberty, 5-4, in the 189-pound final.
1999 – Pitt hires Northern Arizona’s Ben Howland as it basketball coach, replacing Ralph Willard. Howland spent five seasons at Northern Arizona, where he compiled a 77-61 record.