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Tennessee basketball is in the Elite Eight for back-to-back years for the first time in program history.
From The Knoxville News-Sentinel
“They experienced the real Tennessee today,” forward Igor Milicic Jr. said.
From Yahoo! Sports
There’s a bold swagger and confidence to these Vols that has been missing in March among Rick Barnes’ recent teams.
From Cards Wire
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The final two bids to the Final Four will be awarded Sunday in a pair of seismic Elite Eight clashes as the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament winds to a close. Up first will be No. 1 seed Houston taking on No.
The top-seeded Cougars were in enemy territory at Midwest Region games in Indianapolis, but they dominated Tennessee in Sunday’s region final to reach the Final Four.
Tennessee MBKB coach Rick Barnes adds $200,000 bonus as Volunteers make NCAA tournament Elite Eight with win over Kentucky. This all but assures Barnes of additional $100K he gets if Vols are No. 10 - No. 6 in final AP media poll. So, figure him for $1 million in bonuses so far
The Midwest Region wrapped up Sunday with the All-Tournament team being announced, which included Purdue's star guard.
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