AP: Big 12 tournament field loaded
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Shaka Smart is careful not to demean the Colonial Athletic Association and the Atlantic 10, where he led VCU through a combined six conference tournaments and captured a pair of championships.
Both are good leagues. Both have solid programs. Both tournaments were tough in their own right. Neither of them are the Big 12.
“It’s going to be just a tremendous event, when you have so many great teams together in one venue,” the first-year Texas coach said before his first taste of its conference tournament.
“You have in the Big 12 so many teams that have beaten up on each other over the past two-plus months,” Smart said, “and you everyone will come together. You look at the bracket, some of the games that are going to be played early in the tournament are just phenomenal matchups.” …
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