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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- No. 2 seed Louisville (24-8) vs. No. 15 seed Jacksonville State (20-14) Continue to Article

March 16, 2017 7:25:pm EST

Whether it will provide an advantage or not, at least Midwest Regional No. 15 seed Jacksonville State coach Ray Harper is very familiar with No. 2 seed Louisville and coach Rick Pitino. Before getting the Jacksonville State job, Harper spent four seasons as an assistant at Western Kentucky. During those four seasons, Western Kentucky played Louisville three times. Continue to Article

March 13, 2017 5:29:pm EST

Ray Harper heard friends and colleagues cracking that a coach couldn't win in basketball at Jacksonville State before they even knew he was considering giving it a shot himself. Instead of making him leery of the move, the Gamecocks' dismal track record as a Division I program appealed to Harper's penchant for trying to prove people wrong. Indeed, the first-year coach has led the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Tournament bid with an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship. Continue to Article

March 09, 2017 3:10:pm EST