The state of Florida well represented in the Sweet 16 as Miami and FAU Move On!

Author psheppard

March 20th, 2023 7:38 AM

ALBANY, NEW YORK - MARCH 19: Isaiah Wong #2 of the Miami Hurricanes goes up for a dunk in the second half against the Indiana Hoosiers during the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on March 19, 2023 in Albany, New York. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The state of Florida well represented in the Sweet 16 as Miami and FAU Move On! The Sunshine State will have the Hurricanes and Owls moving on. Here’s how it happened on Sunday.

(5) Miami 85, (4) Indiana 69

Miami is back in the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive tournament for the first time in schoo9l history.

The Hurricanes had 3 Sweet 16 appearances prior to the 2022 run (2016, 2013, 2000).

Miami won its 27th game of the season. That’s tied for the second most in a season in program history (29 wins in 2012-13).

Jim Larrañaga earned his 9th NCAA Tournament wins as Miami’s head coach. All other Miami head coaches combined for 4 NCAA Tournament wins.

Miami outscored Indiana 29-11 on second-chance points, the most such points by any team in an NCAA Tournament game since North Carolina had 29 in the 2017 Round of 64.

Canes star players on fire.

Isiah Wong is the second player in Miami history to score 20+ points in 3 NCAA Tournament games, joining Johnny Hemsley.

On Sunday, Wong had success down low and from outside as he scored 10 paint points and 12 points on 3-pointers.

Norchad Omier grabbed 17 rebounds for Miami, a single-game NCAA Tournament record for Miami, surpassing his own record from the Round of 64 vs. Drake (14).

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Isaiah Wong #2 of the Miami Hurricanes shoots in the second half against Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on March 19, 2023 in Albany, New York. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Indiana’s Jackson-Davis in good company.

In a losing effort, Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis is the third player with consecutive games of 20 points and 5 blocks in an NCAA Tournament since blocks became an official stat in 1986.

He joins LSU’s Shaquille O’Neal in1992 and Navy’s David Robinson in 1986 (3 straight).

Sweet 16 – Next Up For Miami.

The 5th seed Hurricanes will face their biggest challenge yet as they will play #1 seed Houston in the Midwest Region on Friday night in Kansas City.

Today on the Shemon and Sheppard Show we will continue this discussion along with the utterly awful demise of Craig Shemon’s bracket.

(9) Florida Atlantic 78, (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 70

Florida Atlantic reaches the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.

The Owls are the first Conference USA team to reach the Sweet 16 since Memphis did so in 4 straight tournaments from 2006-09.

Florida Atlantic recorded its 33rd win of the season. That ties them with Houston for the most in Division I. It is also the most by a C-USA team since Memphis in 2008-09 (33-4).

Florida Atlantic outscored Fairleigh Dickinson 17-4 in transition after the Owls failed to score in transition in their Round of 64 win vs. Memphis.

Davis Makes Owls History.

Johnnell Davis is the first player with 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in an NCAA Tournament game since steals became official in 1986.

Davis scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the second half as he found success in the paint. Overall, Davis scored 16 paint points and was the only player in the game with double-digit paint points.

Sweet 16 – Next Up For The Owls.

#9 seed FAU will face #4 Tennessee in the East Region on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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You Won't Believe What People In Florida Are Scared Of Most

Phobias are very real and you won’t believe what people in Florida are scared of most.

I’m severely scared of snakes. I had a few instances when I was 6 years old that I remember so vividly that now at the age of 38 I’m still not over. A friend’s dad had a snake, a HUGE ball python, and let’s just say I woke up at a sleepover to it licking my face wrapped around the bed frame. All these years later, I just can’t shake it. And living in Florida, there are snakes. Yes, I’ve avoided pythons, but anytime I see even a black racer my heart skips a beat. Not kidding, I saw an almost 10-foot shed skin the other day in my backyard. NOT ok!! So yes, my phobia is definitely snakes.

Maybe to you, having a fear of snakes doesn’t make any sense. You could have a fear of flying, heights, public speaking. A college friend of mine has a fear of whales. I don’t understand it, but for her it’s VERY real. On the air the other day we heard from people who have a fear of clowns. An interesting phobia we heard was one of cotton balls. So while they don’t all make sense to to everyone, having fears in life are normal and no matter what you do, sometimes they just won’t go away.

More than 19 million Americans have some form of phobia. A study conducted by Floridabet.com looked at what people are scared of most in all 50 states. They analyzed Google searches relating to all things “phobias” to see what things were searched the most over the last year. I bet you’ll be surprised at #1.

Top 10 Things People in Florida are Scared of Most:

10. Fear of Clowns
Coulrophobia- 15,720 searches

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9. Fear of Needles
Trypanophobia- 15,720 searches

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8. Fear of Large Objects
Megalophobia- 36,480 searches

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7. Fear of Being Stared At
Scopophobia- 37,080 searches

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6. Fear of Heights
Acrophobia- 51,600 searches

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5. Fear of Spiders
Arachnophobia- 51,840 searches

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4. Fear of Closed Spaces
Claustrophobia- 79,800 searches

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3. Fear of Vomiting
Emetophobia- 100,320 searches

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2. Fear of the Ocean
Thalassophobia- 155,760 searches

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1. Fear of Clustered Patterns of Irregular Holes
Trypophobia- 397,200 searches

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