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Sweet 16 Showdown – IU ‘Fueled to Take the Next Step’

Sweet 16 Showdown - IU ‘Fueled to Take the Next Step’


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By Pete DiPrimio

IUHoosiers.com

 

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. –
Geno Aureimma knows basketball. The Hall of Fame coach has won 1,149 games, 11 national titles and two Olympic gold medals. His teams lose about as often as the sun rises in the West.
 
For perspective, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has won 1,128 games and five national titles.
 
Auriemma knows excellence when he sees it, and he’s seen plenty in No. 3-seed Indiana (24-8), which will play his No. 2-seed UConn Huskies (27-5) in Saturday’s Sweet 16 showdown in Bridgeport, Conn. 
 
“Don’t be shocked — I wouldn’t be — if they win this whole thing,” he says.
 
Indiana has depth, talent and experience. Everybody is back from last year’s Elite Eight run. Its 24 victories match the school record. It has spent most of the season ranked in the top-10 nationally despite injuries and a Covid…

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