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JBS is an effort developed by the AJCU to promote greater awareness of Jesuit higher education through basketball. #JesuitEducated
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In the final #Jesuit NCAA Tournament game of the night, 8-seed Gonzaga takes on 1-seed Houston in the second round at 8:40 PM ET on TNT. The Zags advanced by defeating Georgia in the First Round.

#GoZags #JesuitEducated

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"Dream is to keep dancing": Khalif Battle shines in NCAA Tournament debut, ready to take on Houston
WICHITA, Kan. — Gonzaga's sixth-year guard, Khalif Battle, may be a rookie when it comes to playing in the NCAA Tournament, but he certainly didn’t play like one in the
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March 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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In the second #Jesuit game of the evening, 9-seed Creighton takes on 1-seed Auburn at 7:10 PM ET on TNT/TruTV.

The Bluejays advanced by defeating Louisville in the First Round.

#GoJays #JesuitEducated

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Jamiya Neal's evolved from 'walking on eggshells' to lifting Creighton in signature career moment
Creighton guard Jamiya Neal wanted to make the most of his senior season, but even he couldn’t have guessed how his swan song would sound. When it's over, he won't
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March 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Today’s first #Jesuit game sees 9-seed @CreightonWBB take on Illinois at 7:15 PM ET on ESPNEWS in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

#GoJays #JesuitEducated

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Creighton will face Illinois in the first round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament
The No. 22 Bluejays are coming off a trip to the Big East tournament final and will make their fourth straight appearance in the NCAA tournament.
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March 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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The third #Jesuit game of the day sees 11-seed Xavier take on Illinois at 9:45 PM ET on CBS. The Musketeers advanced by defeating Texas in the First Four round.

#LetsGoX #JesuitEducated | ALL IN

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XU's Freemantle makes basketball history, something no other player this century has done
Zach Freemantle scored 15 points while overcoming foul trouble to help lift Xavier past Texas 86-80 in the First Four on Wednesday night.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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In the second game of the day, 7-seed @MarquetteMBB takes on New Mexico on TBS at 7:25 PM ET.

#mubb #JesuitEducated

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Marquette stands out as the rare program regularly playing in March Madness without transfers
Marquette faces New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday as the only power-conference team that hasn’t signed a D-I transfer since the 2022-23 season.
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March 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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We’re back! Three #Jesuit teams play today, and the first game of the day sees 12-seed Fairfield take on Kansas State at 2:30 PM ET on ESPNEWS

#WeAreStags #JesuitEducated

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Fairfield women's basketball team set for return to the NCAA Tournament: 'We know what to expect'
The Fairfield women will shoot for their first NCAA Tournament win when they face Kansas State on a neutral court in Lexington, Kentucky
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March 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Zags got dudes. #GoZags #JesuitEducated
March 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Love to see it! 2-0 so far. #JesuitEducated

#LetsGoX #GoJays #WeAreStags
ignatiansolidarity.bsky.social Ignatian Solidarity Network @ignatiansolidarity.bsky.social · Mar 20
Shoutout to our Ignatian Solidarity Network Institutional Members who have men's and/or women's basketball teams competing in "the big dance" this month! @jesuitbball.bsky.social
#ignatianfamily #jesuiteducated #marchmadness #jesuit #creightonbluejays #fairfieldstags #xumuskateers #gozags #mubb
March 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Let it fly!!! #GoJays #JesuitEducated
March 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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In the second #Jesuit game of the day, 8-seed Gonzaga plays 9-seed Georgia on TBS at 4:35 PM ET today.

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#GoZags #JesuitEducated
'It's just been one of those years.' An in-depth look at Gonzaga's complicated relationship with luck in 2024-25
Earlier this season, after a three-point setback against UCLA, Mark Few took a seat at the postgame podium and tried to make sense of another frustrating December outcome against a brand-name college ...
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March 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Wake up, it's game day! In the opening game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament's First Round, 9-seed Creighton faces 8-seed Louisville on CBS at 12:15 PM ET.

#GoJays #JesuitEducated

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Finding his fire through love: Ryan Kalkbrenner embraces emotional final season as a Bluejay
Over his five seasons at Creighton, Ryan Kalkbrenner rewrote the record book and became one of the greatest players in program history. It's also where Kalkbrenner found his voice and met his wife, fo...
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March 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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In case you missed it, last night Xavier won an absolute thriller by storming from behind to defeat Texas.

Welcome to #MarchMadness! Two more #Jesuit teams will start their journeys today.

#LetsGoX #JesuitEducated
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As called by Joe Sunderman & Byron Larkin on Xavier radio & heard on the Varsity app:
March 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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🚨 We have a post-season #Jesuit match-up 🚨

With both Loyola Chicago & San Francisco winning tonight, the two will play each other in the NIT Second Round.

#OnwardLU #USFDons #JesuitEducated
March 20, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Incredible come-from-behind victory for Xavier! The Musketeers advance to the First Round. #LetsGoX #JesuitEducated
March 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Here we go! #LetsGoX #JesuitEducated
March 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Tonight! 11-seed Xavier looks to advance to the opening round of the Men's NCAA Tournament. The Musketeers play 11-seed Texas in the First Four at 9:10 PM ET on TruTV.

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'A lot of hugs.' For Xavier's Zach Freemantle, NCAA Tournament was the missing piece
Zach Freemantle, with an illustrious career at Xavier coming to an end, will finally get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament.
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March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Six #Jesuit teams will compete in this year's NCAA March Madness Tournaments. Which team will go the furthest?!

Womens
Creighton (9-seed)
Fairfield (12-seed)

Mens
Marquette (7-seed)
Gonzaga (8-seed)
Creighton (9-seed)
Xavier (11-seed)

#JesuitEducated 🏀 ☘️
March 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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As expected, two #Jesuit teams will be participating in this year's Women's Tournament: Fairfield (Regional 4, Spokane, 12 Seed) & Creighton (Regional 3, Birmingham, 9-seed).

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March 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Four #Jesuit teams will be participating in this year's Men's Tournament:

Marquette (South 7)
Gonzaga (Midwest 8)
Creighton (South, 9)
Xavier (Midwest 11, play-in)

#JesuitEducated
March 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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XAVIER!!!
March 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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It's Selection Sunday!

Two tickets are already punched for the Gonzaga Men and Fairfield Women, and we expect at least three other Jesuit basketball teams to hear their names called tonight for the Men's and Women's NCAA Tournaments.

#JesuitEducated #WeAreStags #GoZags
March 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Back to back in the MAAC! The Fairfield Stags win their conference tournament for the second consecutive season. The Stags will be dancing! 🤘🦌
March 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM