March Madness came early in topsy-turvy college hoops season AARON BEARD Associated Press Mar 30, 2023 Mar 30, 2023 Updated Oct 3, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HOUSTON — Everything seemed set for a college basketball season marked by the familiar — right up until the season, anyway.kAm%96C6 H2D }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 C6EFC?:?8 7@FC DE2CE6CD 7C@> 2 H:=5 C:56 E@ =2DE J62CVD }rpp 492>A:@?D9:A 82>6 E@ @A6? 2E }@] ` :? E96 AC6D62D@? pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD A@==] u6==@H 3=F63=@@5D z6?EF4<J[ C6:8?:?8 492>A:@? z2?D2D 2?5 sF<6 H6C6 ?62C E96 E@A] x?DE625[ E96J 4C2D965 2H2J E@ 3C:?8 FD 96C6i E96 D62D@?VD 7:?2= H66<6?5 H:E9 2 564:565=J F?6IA64E65 u:?2= u@FC]k^AmkAm$@ H92E 92AA6?65n p 325 3@FE @7 7=2H65 AC@;64E:@?n p D9:7E :? E96 DA@CE :ED6=7n |2C49 |25?6DD 2CC:G:?8 62C=Jnk^Am kAmQx E9:?< @3G:@FD=J 36EH66? 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