Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tuskegee proud to be underdogs

TUSKEGEE, Alabama  -- There are four No. 1 seeds, two No. 2s, a fourth seed — and Tuskegee — remaining in the NCAA Division II tournament.

The 8th-seeded Golden Tigers are the clear underdogs, but to them, it’s all good.

“It doesn’t bother me,” Tuskegee coach Leon Douglas said. “Doesn’t bother me at all.”

Tuskegee (21-11) beat three higher seeds to reach the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. The Golden Tigers stunned No. 1 seed Florida Southern on its home floor, upended 4th-seeded North Alabama and crushed 3rd-seeded Delta State by 21 points to win the South Regional.

“We never felt like ...

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