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Cronin has been to one Final Four and two Sweet Sixteens in his first four seasons but, like Howland, his tough-love methods are not beloved by the local prep stars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024

GM built just over 4,000 Sixteens in Detroit during the Great Depression.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2022

As other parents planned Sweet Sixteens, he and his wife, Jennifer, planned the unveiling of Jaime’s headstone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2019

Number of Sweet Sixteens the Badgers have been in in the last seven seasons.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2017

The Sixteens is a classic of teen disillusionment, at the point of glam's supersession.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2013