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Fast Forward YU loses in Sweet 16, as Zevi Samet puts up 43 points in his last game with the Maccabees
Coach Elliot Steinmetz said he was proud his players were 'upset that they lost as opposed to just happy that they were here.'
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Fast Forward Yeshiva University fans gear up for Sweet Sixteen run — and a Shabbat in Atlanta
The YU Maccabees have made the Sweet Sixteen round of March Madness once before, in 2020 — but the tournament was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Sports A ‘lefty jitterbug’ and a ‘funky’ forward: Get to know the Jewish players in the 2025 NBA Draft
An NBA draft expert gives us the scoop on Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf
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Fast Forward Florida’s Todd Golden becomes first Jewish coach to win March Madness since 1988
Golden, 39, is also the youngest coach to win it all since the tournament expanded into its current structure in 1985
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Fast Forward Just 1 Jewish coach still in NCAA title contention as Todd Golden’s Florida faces Houston in men’s basketball final
But Houston features an Israeli-born guard, Emanuel Sharp, who played for Israel’s under-16 national team
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Fast Forward The NCAA men’s Final Four has 3 Jewish coaches
Bruce Pearl, Jon Scheyer and Todd Golden will all compete for the March Madness championship
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Fast Forward Bruce Pearl opens NCAA postgame press conference by calling to ‘bring the hostages home’
All three No. 1 seeds that are coached by Jews in the NCAA men’s tournament are headed to the Sweet Sixteen
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