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About Ron Clements
Ron is a Wisconsin native, former Marine, Summa Cum Laude graduate of East Carolina University and a working sports journalist since 1999. He has covered the NFL since 2009, including Super Bowl XLV and three years as a St. Louis Rams beat reporter. He currently works for Perform Media, the parent company of Sporting News.
NCAA Basketball Archive
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Belmont coach Rick Byrd has seen plenty of changes in college basketball
Posted on June 12, 2015 | No CommentsCollege basketball has changed quite a bit over the last 40 years. Rick Byrd has seen the evidence. Byrd, who has been the head coach at Belmont University since 1986, […] -
Arch Madness will continue: Missouri Valley Conference tournament to remain in St. Louis
Posted on July 9, 2014 | No CommentsThe word “historic” threw many college basketball fans into a certain fervor on Tuesday when the Missouri Valley Conference said it had an historic announcement to make Wednesday regarding the […] -
The Madness spreads as NCAA tournament upsets continue to grow
Posted on March 24, 2014 | No CommentsCinderella was alive and well in the opening rounds of the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. No. 11 seeds Dayton and Tennessee both won. No. 12 seeds North Dakota State, […] -
Fans from Kansas and Kentucky swarm to St. Louis for NCAA tournament
Posted on March 22, 2014 | No CommentsOne of the biggest draws for St. Louis as a host city for the NCAA tournament is its centralized location. When the NCAA tournament selection committee picked the field for […] -
Saint Louis homecoming bittersweet, yet amazing for Yale’s Duren
Posted on January 5, 2014 | No CommentsNot many people outside of New Haven, Conn. gave the Yale Bulldogs much of a chance of knocking off Saint Louis University on Saturday. The basketball game went as expected, […] -
This just in: Wichita State is really, really good
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsIt was March 5, 2011 and the second-seeded Wichita State Shockers were upset by Indiana State in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournament. The Sycamores went on […] -
Was this Chris Lowery’s final season at SIU?
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsFollowing Southern Illinois’ 66-51 loss to Indiana State Thursday night in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament, speculation about Chris Lowery’s future as SIU’s head […] -
The Valley deserves multiple bids to the Big Dance
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsThe Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament started Thursday night with Indiana State and Southern Illinois playing in the opening game at Scottrade Center. This is the fifth straight year […]