“Not a surprise for us, but for other people and a lot of teams.”, More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25, Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be registered Torstar account holder. You have permission to edit this article. Sobolewski knows that Kentucky will have a big advantage in height and athleticism. The Vikings did. Please support us by making a contribution. Thatâs helped to balance an egalitarian roster where five players average between 9.6 and 12.4 points per game. We’ll provide the equipment for the course, you’ll only need to take your talent and the desire to improve your skills. The victory over Oakland continued a remarkable turnaround for a program that lost at least 21 games over five straight seasons before Gates, an assistant for eight years under Leonard Hamilton at Florida State, was brought in on July 26, 2019 — the last Division I coach hired before the 2019-20 season. They fangirled over Paige Bueckers after running into UConn and the freshman phenom when the two teams were taking COVID tests at the same time. “He was totally right,” Eichelberger said. Heâs been a part of the pomp and circumstance, experienced the emotion. 14 Highlanders nearly upset No. On Sunday, theyâll try to add one that will trump them all. “It’s a code we live by here at Cleveland State. Those are memories that not many college players get to have in their careers. The 41-year-old Gates had heard all the reasons why he shouldn’t take the Cleveland State job: tough place to recruit, downtown campus, commuter school, minimal fan interest in a city with three professional sports franchises. To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. The big picture is the lessons — you have to go through something.’”. On Jan. 25, 2021, Arizona State University publicly announced the launch of The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, one of the largest, most egalitarian film schools in the country, operating in three cities across Arizona and California. Since Montanaâs 57-46 win over San Diego State in 1995, the conference is 0 for 25. And as Gates’ phone began filling with text messages and voicemails of concern, he was straight with his squad. But they havenât broken through, and 26 years is a long time. Itâs not that Sobolewski and Bourne donât understand Idaho Stateâs long odds. Georgia. All Also you may have recently noticed vegetable transplants at your local retailers however this does not necessarily mean it is time to start planting. You donât have any 16- to 20-point scorers, we just do it collectively and we really share the ball.â. âThatâs going to be a big challenge to try to collectively slow her down.â. âWe celebrated a little bit (after the conference tournament), and then we had practice again, and then we had film and we saw Kentucky, and we were like, hey, we match up pretty well,â guard Callie Bourne said. … 9 seed (Montana in 1997, when the Lady Griz lost 47-45 to Texas Tech) and as low as a No. 16 (most recently in 2016, when Idaho lost 89-59 to Baylor). It would be cliche to say that Seton Sobolewski wants to break that streak, although that is true. Gates promised better days, banner risings and trophy presentations were ahead. True to their nickname, these Vikings are tough and tenacious. ISU has been just as impressive off the court. âIâve kind of transitioned into, âYeah, itâs great to be here. Three months later, they’re in the NCAA Tournament. To order Our special docuseries "California Dreaming" explores the challenges, solutions and people striving to keep the Golden State great, and the California Dream alive. Their leading scorer, senior guard Torrey Patton, one of several transfers on the team, averages 14.9 points per game. âUsually big teams think they can just blow the mid-major schools out of the water a little bit, but itâs kind of nice to have that feeling that we have a shot.â. Cleveland State missed 17 straight shots while allowing the Bobcats to score 35 straight points to open the second half. They went on to beat Kansas State comfortably to end their non-conference schedule, kicking off a run of 14 straight wins that was the longest for the program since 2001. Since Montana’s 57-46 win over San Diego State in 1995, the conference is 0 for 25. On the three-hour-plus bus ride back to Cleveland from Athens, Ohio, Eichelberger sat with Gates and they talked about the team’s potential and how the loss would make the Vikings better. And heâs encouraging his players, all of whom are in their first NCAA Tournament, to think the same way. 3 Arizona State (they led by seven at halftime in a 57-50 loss), or in 2012, when he made his first trip as a head coach with Idaho State. Become a newspaper carrier for the Post Register and earn extra income! Reservations for stays within Idaho’s State Parks can be made online and toll-free by phone at: 1-888-922-6743. Agents will be available seven days a week, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST), and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., MST. I love being the underdog.â. Where others pointed out negatives, Gates saw opportunities. “There’s no way I wouldn’t think Cleveland State is an unbelievable place because I’m walking the same sidelines that John McLendon walked,” he said. read. He knows that the Wildcats went 17-8 playing a brutal SEC schedule, that they were ranked 18th in the final AP poll, that they finished 66 places ahead of Idaho State in the NCAAâs NET rankings (18 vs. 84). This time of year everyone is anxious to get out and begin planting their vegetable garden. That chemistry, and their experience â ISUâs top eight scorers from a year ago all returned, and are the top eight scorers this year as well â are what will give Sobolewski confidence going into the Big Dance. When he arrived, the Vikings’ program was in disarray with some players looking to leaver, others disillusioned. “We respect our past and we stand on those shoulders of those dudes,” he said. 4, let alone pull off the upset. The right place to start your journey in the Architectural Visualization world. 30500 State Hwy 181 Spanish Fort, AL 36527 30500 State Hwy 181 Spanish Fort, AL 36527 251.626.9942 Make a Reservation Menu & Info . âItâs exciting for me. Gates heard about McLendon’s impact on the game, his mark on Black culture and diversifying coaching. In a season thatâs asked more of players than ever before, the Bengals embraced COVID-19 protocols, grinding through the isolation, the testing, the stress. This week has already been packed with those experiences. Idaho Stateâs Callie Bourne dribbles upcourt during the Big Sky championship game March 12 against Idaho in Boise. Texas A&M guard Aaliyah Wilson (2) guards Kentucky guard Rhyne Howard (10) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 7 2021, in College Station, Texas. Only one late-season game against Eastern Washington was canceled due to COVID issues on ISUâs end, and that was later revealed to be a false positive. âWe donât have anybody that jumps out at you on paper. 4 Kentucky on Sunday in San Antonio. He wanted to continue that tradition. They gave Gates a history lesson about the school, telling him about Hall of Famer John McLendon, who became the first Black coach at a predominately white institution when he was hired by Cleveland State in 1966. It’s something we follow every day and if we do that, we’re going to be successful.”. The Bengals danced when their name was announced in the selection show Monday. The passionate Gates, who signed a five-year deal with the school, has restored Cleveland State’s pride on the court and in the classroom. Cleveland State felt right to Gates from the day he arrived. Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6, https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball. He scheduled a game at Nebraska this year so that Bourne could play against her sister, Izzy, a forward for the Cornhuskers. âSheâs a 6-2 guard, very talented, can shoot the pullup, and everything is run through her,â Sobolewski said about Howard. rights reserved. Now, more than ever, the world needs trustworthy reportingâbut good journalism isnât free. “There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to do something special with this team with the talent, cohesiveness and camaraderie, our scoring ability and how we play defence. If you do not yet have a Torstar account, you can create one now (it is free), Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. Any coach in his position would say that. Idaho State dreaming of historic upset in first-round matchup with Kentucky. By Tom Withers The Associated Press. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. They have set the tone and the pace of what we need to make them proud of.”. I always like to play against the bigger, better teams. They practiced â and will play on Sunday â in the Alamodome, which has hosted six Final Fours (four menâs, two womenâs) and the NBA Finals. Now whatâs the next step?â Thatâs kind of my attitude now. In that time, Big Sky teams have been as high as a No. As a No. This is where he wanted to be. âWeâve had a good season, but I think itâs time that we want to make history,â Bourne said. More simply, the truth is that Sobolewski, making his fourth appearance at the NCAA Tournament (two as an assistant coach at UC Riverside and now two as the head coach at Idaho State) is done getting caught up with the trappings of the tournament and just focused on winning, on snapping the Big Skyâs run of futility. Lucid dreaming is a clear example where such cognitive capacity, for example, through means of self-reflection, is demonstrated in the dream state; however, functions such as reflective awareness, choice, focus, etc. Before accepting the job, he reached out to Hamilton and George Raveling, the longtime college coach who has become a mentor. They’re also deep with nine players averaging more than 11 minutes. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. CLEVELAND - When his team made history for ineptitude in December, Cleveland State coach Dennis Gates looked into the eyes of his players and offered them hope. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, Conversations are opinions of our readers and are subject to the, The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star Augusta, GA 30907 3241 Washington Rd. In 2009, CSU knocked off Wake Forest as a 13 seed. The smart play is to assume that the Bengals will follow the path of the 25 other Big Sky teams before them, only four of which have even kept their losing margin to double digits (and only one of those came since 2004, a No. You must login with an email address. If you don't have an email associated with your account email. You may have spent the last few months browsing the seed catalogs and dreaming about fresh tomatoes from your garden. He knows that Kentucky has one of the best players in the country in junior guard Rhyne Howard, who averaged 20.7 points per game, won the SEC Player of the Year award and was named a first-team AP All-American. TW. âI, personally, have moved on, I think, from a just-happy-to-be-here type attitude,â Sobolewski said. The North Carolina coast is home to one of the nation’s top destinations for potential travelers, a new report finds. 14 seed in 1986, Cleveland State stunned Indiana and advanced to the Sweet 16. 13 seed to be competitive with a No. presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. “Those are his babies,” Eichelberger said. “’Look man, I love you guys, I’m not embarrassed by this, we’re gonna have a lesson and something greater is going to come out of it. If you can't login please try resetting your password. But Sobolewskiâs also seen special things from his own players, starting from the very first game of the season when the Bengals waxed Utah State 85-61. For just the third time in school history, Cleveland State, a giant slayer in its two previous trips into March Madness, earned a tourney bid by winning the Horizon League title on Tuesday night. California Dreaming: Why the Golden State's coastline is one of the most unique in the world. To order copies of Kitty Hawk, a town on the Outer Banks, ranks No. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Itâs been 26 years since a Big Sky Conference womenâs basketball team has won an NCAA Tournament game. Augusta, GA 30907 706.860.6206 Make a Reservation Menu & Info . Instead, he sees a simple basketball game â one that, based on his scouting and his knowledge about his team, he thinks Idaho State has a fairly decent chance to win. “I guess it was the exact opposite of everything that’s going on right now,” senior forward Algevon Eichelberger said with a laugh over the phone from Indianapolis as the Vikings awaited their NCAA seeding. Eichelberger believes Cleveland State can do it again. Thatâs why we root for the upsets so fiercely, and remember them so vividly. Gates has talked to his players about those earlier Vikings conquests. So Sobolewski isnât seeing a massive clash or a mythical event or even, really, a chance to end a quarter-century of Big Sky shortcomings when he looks at the No. Gates has Cleveland State dreaming, dancing into NCAA field. are also possible in non-lucid dreaming. It was then that he began hearing Gates speak about accountability and changing the Vikings’ culture through hard work and a commitment to the three “Cs” — “the classroom, the court and the community.”. Ohio had just scored 40 straight points in a blowout over Cleveland State, a jaw-dropping, record-setting run as incomprehensible at the Division 1 level as a Sunday pickup game in the park. Itâs never a smart play to expect a No. “Just overall, it was kind of dysfunctional.”. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about The enormity of the event doesnât hit him the same way it did in 2006, when he went with UC Riverside for the first time, or in 2007, when the No. Sobolewski likes to talk about making sure that his playersâ careers are filled with experiences theyâll remember, and that doesnât necessarily always mean winning. “Friendship, love, accountability, trust, discipline, unselfishness, enthusiasm and toughness,” Gates said, rattling off the tenets as if they were his children. And after stumbling, just slightly, with two losses at the end of the conference schedule, they left no doubt about who the best team in the Big Sky was, rampaging through the conference tournament and beating rival Idaho 84-49 in the final â the best basketball theyâve played yet. 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