'Don't count us out.' Miami Ohio done proving doubters wrong
Miami (Ohio) basketball's First Four win over SMU quieting a lot of doubters. Now the RedHawks get a shot at Tennessee in March Madness first round.
PHILADELPHIA ā March Madness is at its best when a mid-major program becomes a Cinderella and garners the rooting interest of the entire country. There's a potential one in Philadelphia with Miami (Ohio) men's basketball, who shut down the "doubters" and "outside noise" Wednesday night at UD Arena in Dayton with a commanding 89-79 win over SMU in the First Four. So, does the regular season champion out of the Mid-American Conference that went 31-0 in the regular season, have anything left to prove in Friday's Round of 64 game against No.
6 Tennessee at 4:25 p. m. ET to those who ā like Bruce Pearl ā thought they shouldn't make the 68-team field as an at-large after not winning the automatic bid.
Toppmeyer: Miami (Ohio) shows it belongs in March Madness. Pipe down, Bruce Pearl "I would say we're super fortunate for the opportunity. The thing that we would look forward to is don't count us out.
I think we do belong here," RedHawks guard Peter Suder said Thursday. "I think we showed that last night, especially, but just don't count us out. We're super excited for the opportunity ahead of us in the future.
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