Hofstra, LIU: NY's NCAA Dreams

0:00On March 16th, Hofstra is back in the NCAA tournament after a 25-year wait, joining St. John's and Long Island University as New York's three. Entries in this year's Big Dance. The 13-seated pride earned their spot by winning the Coastal Athletic Association title and faced fourth-seated Alabama on Friday afternoon. Tampa. Meanwhile, 16-seated L.I.U. Fresh off of Northeast Conference Championship takes on top-seated Arizona the same day in San Diego. Hofstra relies on standout guards like CAA Player of the Year Cruz Davis, who averages over 20 points a game and freshman Preston Edmonds both. Sharp from Beyond the Arc, Pride Coach Speedy Clackston, a Hofstra alum with seven NBA seasons, has built a 105 and 62 record in five years. Alabama leaves the nation in scoring, but lost guard add in hallowates to a marijuana arrest this week. Coaches on both sides show respect ahead of the matchups. Alabama's Nate Oats praise Hofstra's guards and Clackston's work, while Arizona's

1:03Tommy Lloyd nodded to L.I.U. Coach Rod Strickland's NBA pedigree and the... Shard turn around from three wins two years ago to 24 this season. New York fans' dream of Cinderella runs for these underdogs. 13 seeds have upset fourth seeds about one in five times historically, like Yale over Auburn last year, but 16 seeds face long odds at. Just two wins and 158 tries against number one's. L.I.U.'s guards averaged strong scoring, but Arizona tops charts in offense and defense. These Friday gains kick off potential breakthroughs for programs hungry to make noise, with Hofstra eyeing Texas Tech or Akron Next and L.I.U. facing. Villanova or Utah State if they pull off the stunner.