3/13/2023 The 2019 AP National Head Coach of the Year winner has been named the 23rd head coach in program history OXFORD, Miss. – A four-time conference coach of the year and 2019 national coach of the year, Chris Beard will bring his long run of […]
NCAA FIRST FOUR at Dayton, Ohio: #16 SEMO Redhawks Meet #16 Texas A&M-CC in First Four Tuesday
#16 Southeast Missouri (19-16) vs. #16 Texas A&M-CC (23-10) NCAA First FourDate: Tuesday, March 14, 2023Tip-Off: 5:40 p.m., CTLocation: Dayton, OhioFacility: UD ArenaSeries: First MeetingHead Coaches: Brad Korn (44-50 overall; 44-50 at SEMO; 27-28 OVC). Steve Lutz (46-22 overall; 46-22 at TAMCC; 21-11 Soutland). Follow the RedhawksRadio: Real Rock 99.3 FM (Erik Sean)TV: truTV (Tom McCarthy, Avery Johnson, Jon […]
Austin Peay pulls quick trigger on head basketball coach Nate James after just 1 season & 12-18 record
March 06, 2023 Good morning Stacheville, Last night, we came to the difficult decision to change the leadership of our men’s basketball program. I would like to thank Nate James for his efforts and dedication to Austin Peay. I wish him, Bobbi, and their family nothing […]
McNeese State fires head basketball coach John Aiken after tough year in Southland Conference, 11-23, 6-12
3/8/2023 LAKE CHARLES – John Aiken will not return as the McNeese Cowboys basketball coach for the final year of his contract in 2023-24, McNeese Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer announced on Wednesday. In his two seasons at the helm, Aiken compiled a 22-45 overall record and 10-22 […]
2023 National Invitational Tournament Bracket and Field
The 2023 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) bracket was revealed on Sunday night. This is the 32-team Field. THE NIT SCHEDULE First Round: March 14-15 Second Round: March 18-19 Quarterfinals: March 21-22 Semifinals: March 28 Championship: March 30 The first round, second round, and quarterfinal games […]
Kent State Golden Flashes are going dancing! MAC Champions ready for NCAA Tourney
CLEVELAND – The Kent State University men’s basketball team (28-6) won the 2023 Mid-American Conference Championship, defeating the top-seeded Toledo Rockets (27-7). “Our guys deserved what happened tonight. This team has been through a lot together and has earned the right to play and the right to win […]
Toledo Rockets 17-game winning streak ends in MAC Championship Game with loss to Kent State
Toledo’s 17-game winning streak comes to end despite 25 points each from RayJ Dennis and Setric Millner FINAL STATS https://utrockets.com/documents/2023/3/11/Kent_State_93__Toledo_78.PDF CLEVELAND, Ohio –Junior guard RayJ Dennis and senior forward Setric Millner Jr. combined for 50 points but it wasn’t enough as Toledo lost to Kent State, 93-78, in […]
St. John’s Announces Leadership Change for Men’s Basketball Program as Mike Anderson is let go
QUEENS, N.Y. – St. John’s Director of Athletics Mike Cragg announced Friday that the University has begun a national search for a new head coach to lead its men’s basketball program. “After fully evaluating the men’s basketball program, our University has decided a change is needed in both […]
A MESSAGE FROM J BATT as Georgia Tech fires Men’s Basketball coach Josh Pastner
Georgia Tech Family, After seven seasons as our Men’s Basketball Head Coach, I have informed Josh Pastner that we are making a change in the leadership of our storied program. Josh has been an incredible ambassador for Georgia Tech, treating others with the utmost respect, […]
South Florida fires Men’s Basketball coach Brian Gregory after six years and 79 wins
March 10, 2023 TAMPA, FLA., MARCH 10, 2023 – University of South Florida Head Men’s Basketball Coach Brian Gregory has been relieved of his duties effective immediately, Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Kelly announced today. Gregory concludes his six-year tenure leading the Bulls men’s basketball program […]
Jim Boeheim’s 46-year career as Syracuse Basketball Coach ends; Adrian Autry named as successor
Nearly 60 years ago, Jim Boeheim ’66, G’73 first arrived on the Syracuse University campus as an undergraduate student and walk-on with the men’s basketball team. Little did he know that six decades later, he’d be one of college basketball’s winningest head coaches, a national champion, a […]
Kennesaw State Men’s Basketball Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim Named Finalist For Several National Coach of the Year Awards
3/7/2023 Follow KSU Men’s Basketball – Twitter | Instagram KENNESAW, Ga. – More national recognition keeps rolling in for Kennesaw State men’s basketball. Fourth-year head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim was named as finalist for both the Jim Phelan and the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year Awards. This marks three national […]
Owls will go Dancing! Kennesaw State wins first-ever Atlantic Sun Conference title
3/5/2023 KSU vs Liberty Box Score (PDF) KSU Postgame Press Conference Liberty Postgame Press Conference Follow KSU Men’s Basketball – Twitter | Instagram KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State continued its incredible run this season, going from a 1-win team three years ago to ASUN Champions as Terrell Burden sank […]
Texas Tech Men’s Basketball Coach Mark Adams suspended
March 05, 2023 LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech University has suspended men’s basketball head coach Mark Adams in relation to the use of an inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive comment last week. On Friday, Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt was made aware of an incident regarding a coaching session […]
Drake Bulldogs Men’s Basketball News: DeVries Named Finalist for Hugh Durham, Jim Phelan National Awards
3/7/2023 Darian DeVries has been nominated for the Hugh Durham Award (Mid-Major Coach of the Year) and the Jim Phelan Award (National Division-I Coach of the Year). BOSTON, Mass. – Drake men’s basketball head coach Darian DeVries was named a finalist for the 2022-23 Hugh Durham National Coach […]
Drake Wins MVC Tournament Title, Returns to NCAA Tournament with 77-51 Domination of Bradley
3/5/2023 ST. LOUIS – The No. 2 seeded Drake men’s basketball team shot 56 percent, including 66.7 percent in the second half, rolling to a 77-51 victory past top-seeded Bradley to claim the championship of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at the Enterprise on […]
Minnesota Golden Gophers News: Former star Lindsay Whalen Steps Down as Head Women’s Basketball Coach
3/2/2023 University of Minnesota Director of Athletics Mark Coyle and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lindsay Whalen announced today that Whalen will step down as head coach, effective immediately. Coyle and Whalen have agreed that she will remain with Gopher Athletics as special assistant to the athletics director […]
Legendary Virginia Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletics Director Terry Holland Passes Away At Age 80
February 27, 2023 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The family of legendary Virginia men’s basketball head coach and athletics director Terry Holland announced today that he passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, in Charlottesville. He was 80 years old. Holland served as head coach at Virginia from 1974 to 1990, […]
Ole Miss fires basketball coach Kermit Davis after 5 seasons
2/24/2023 OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss and head men’s basketball coach Kermit Davis have mutually agreed to part ways effective immediately, it was announced Friday by Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter. “We thank Coach Davis for his dedication to the Ole Miss basketball program and our student-athletes,” […]
Richmond’s Chris Mooney to miss rest of basketball season due to heart surgery
RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Men’s Basketball Head Coach Chris Mooney will have surgery next week to remove an aneurysm in his ascending aorta and will miss the remainder of the season, Mooney and Richmond Athletics announced Friday. Mooney will undergo the procedure at the University of Virginia Medical […]