Thursday's NCAA Sweet Sixteen Linkage

Let's hoop!

By JD King Mar 24, 2016, 3:25am EDT

Mar 20, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Buddy Hield (24) celebrates defeating the Virginia Commonwealth Rams 85-81 during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

DUKE
No West Coast worries for Duke, readying for Oregon	Duke's Brandon Ingram focuses on game, not his NBA future	Staying in castle-themed hotel, Duke hopes to make storybook run through NCAAs
Allen Shining for Blue Devils in Sophomore Season	Mike Krzyzewski decries NCAA's graduate-transfer rule	Getting to know Duke, Oregon's Sweet 16 opponent in the NCAA Tournament
Duke has what Oregon wants, now it's Ducks' turn to try to grab it in Sweet 16	Oregon vs. Duke: 5 reasons why the Ducks will win	Oregon vs. Duke: 5 reasons why the Blue Devils will win
Duke ready for East Coast vs. West Coast matchup against Oregon	Oregon takes the national stage against defending champ Duke	Coach K: Marshall Plumlee is Duke's 'most important' player
Duke assumes underdog role versus Oregon	Christian Laettner hopes Grayson Allen avoids 'unfair' reputation	Canzano: Three thoughts on Oregon-Duke
ACC
NC State’s Cat Barber will enter NBA draft	Q&A: Iowa State beat writer scouts the Cyclones	Georgia Tech falls victim to SDSU defense in NIT quarterfina
National pundits take aim at Syracuse's Sweet 16 run	Syracuse basketball has played plenty of Sweet 16 teams; Gonzaga has only played 1	Embrace the hate: What they're saying about Syracuse basketball in Sweet 16
Syracuse basketball, other Big East schools have added much-needed depth to ACC	UNC's smaller basketball lineup provides big boost	Sources: Valparaiso's Drew, USC's Enfield among Pitt targets to fill coaching vacancy
Swofford: ACC has 'best media partner you can have in sports	Take it from Roy Williams: Dean Smith would have loved Marcus Paige	Former Players Among Those Enjoying UVA's Success
NATIONAL
Kansas provides blueprint for how Maryland could survive NBA exodus	Underdog role suits Maryland perfectly	Few surprised by success of intense, competitive Maryland coach Mark Turgeon
Terps confident heading into Sweet 16 matchup vs. Kansas: 'We look at ourselves as the top team in the country'	Guarded optimism: Melo vs. Mason could be focal point Thursday	IU playing in Sweet 16 on Crean's 50th birthday
As Usual, John Calipari Pushes An NCAA Rule To Its Limit	Villanova not satisfied with Sweet 16	Can North Carolina avoid Indiana's upset bid?
The make-or-break players on each Sweet 16 team	Video: Breaking down ISU-Virginia matchup	Revisiting some Sweet 16 players' first tweets
With Sabonis, 11-seed Gonzaga has a game-changer	How each Sweet 16 team can survive the weekend	Sweet Sixteen Predictions
Charts show Hield is the best college shooter since Curry	Sweet 16 is proof that ACC is elite	Sweet 16 Jersey Ranking