Matt Ryan
Matt Ryan
Producer and College Basketball Blogger
Bio: Matt is a graduate of the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. His experience in Athens included working for WUGA-TV, WUOG Radio, and WRFC-AM. He has also interned for CBS News and worked as a runner for CBS Sports during their broadcasts of SEC Football & NCAA Tournament games. You can follow him on Twitter @Matlanta1989.
2013 Final Four Preview: Louisville Cardinals
Road to Atlanta: 79-48 over North Carolina A&T 82-56 over Colorado State 77-69 over Oregon 85-63 over Duke Last Final Four Appearance: 2012 Figurehead: Rick Pitino is the fifth coach with at least 7 Final Four [...]
2013 Final Four Preview: Michigan Wolverines
Road to Atlanta: 71-56 over South Dakota State 78-53 over VCU 87-85 over Kansas in overtime 79-59 over Florida Last Final Four Appearance: 1993 Figurehead: John Beilein is in the Final Four time for the first [...]
2013 Final Four Preview: Wichita State Shockers
Road to Atlanta: 73-55 over Pittsburgh 76-70 over Gonzaga 72-58 over La Salle 70-66 over Ohio State Last Final Four Appearance: 1965 Figurehead: Gregg Marshall originally made a name for himself at Winthrop, when that program [...]
2013 Final Four Preview: Syracuse Orange
Road to Atlanta: 81-34 over Montana 66-60 over California 61-50 over Indiana 55-39 over Marquette Last Final Four Appearance: 2003 Figurehead: Jim Boeheim is in his 37th season as the Orange’s head coach and has led [...]
NCAA Tournament: Wichita State and the 20 Most Unlikely Final Four Teams Ever
Florida Gulf Coast dominated the headlines early in the NCAA Tournament, but Wichita State will go down as the Cinderella of 2013. The Shockers are the first 9-seed to ever make the Final Four and [...]
NCAA Tournament: Previewing Part Two of the Elite Eight
Two teams have already punched their tickets to Atlanta. Another pair of schools will join them, with the second double header of the Elite Eight taking place today. Here’s a look at what to watch [...]
NCAA Tournament: Previewing Part One of the Elite Eight
The field is now down to the eight with the NCAA Tournament at its halfway point. Every team remaining in the field has won three games in the tournament and needs three more to be [...]
NCAA Tournament: Previewing Day Two of the Sweet Sixteen
The Sweet Sixteen continues tonight with a second slate of games. Here’s preview of the four matchups on schedule tonight. 7:15pm – CBS – #12 Oregon vs. #1 Louisville On Selection Sunday, Oregon was a [...]
NCAA Tournament: Previewing Day One of the Sweet Sixteen
The road to the Final Four at the Georgia Dome continues tonight with four matchups on schedule in the Sweet Sixteen. Here’s a look at what to watch for tonight. 7:15pm – CBS – #3 [...]
NCAA Tournament: Could There Be An All-Big Ten Final Four In Atlanta?
During the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, the Big Ten once again lived up to its billing as the best conference in college basketball. Seven of its schools made the field of 64 and [...]
