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Year: 2021
Atlantic 10 Conference Basketball News: St. Bonaventure, VCU to NCAA; Dayton, Davidson, Richmond and St. Louis to NIT
3/14/2021 Atlantic 10 Champion St. Bonaventure and A-10 runner-up VCU were both selected to the the NCAA Tournament Field Sunday night, and four Atlantic 10 teams were named to the 16-team NIT field. Four of the Atlantic 10’s six postseason opponents are teams that an […]
Atlantic 10 Basketball News: St. Bonaventure Bonnies win first Tournament title since 2012
3/14/2021 DAYTON, OHIO — St. Bonaventure has not had the opportunity to play in front of fans this season, but Sunday afternoon at Dayton’s UD Arena, after securing a 74-65 victory to earn its second-ever Atlantic 10 Championship title, the players acknowledge those who made the […]
Atlantic 10 Runnerup VCU earns At-Large bid to NCAA Tournament as 10th seed taking on 7th-seeded Oregon
3/14/2021 2021 NCAA BRACKET INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – VCU will dance again. The Rams are headed to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament after they were selected as an at-large berth Sunday. VCU is seeded 10th in the West Region and will take on seventh-seeded Oregon in the first […]
VCU Rams comes up short in A-10 Championship Game to St. Bonaventure, 74-65
3/14/2021 Atlantic 10 Conference ChampionshipScore: #1 St. Bonaventure 74, #2 VCU 65Location: Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena)Records: St. Bonaventure 16-4, VCU 19-7 The short story: Sophomore guard Bones Hyland scored all 21 of his points in the second half to aid VCU’s comeback effort, but the Rams were unable to overcome top-seeded […]
A 12-15 record, Four Years of no NCAA Tournaments leads Indiana to fire basketball coach Archie Miller
3/15/2021 Statement from Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson “As the Director of Athletics, I wanted to wait until the conclusion of the season before evaluating the leadership of our men’s basketball program. In the days following the completion of […]
As expected, Minnesota parts ways with Richard Pitino
3/15/2021 University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced this evening that the University has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino. Statement from Mark Coyle “I recently met with Richard and told him that we were moving in a different direction. Richard is a tremendous person […]
Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota collect Big Ten Weekly Women’s Gymnastics Awards
March 15, 2021 Hawkeyes’ Kenlin, Wolverines’ Heiskell and Gophers’ Ramler earn final weekly conference honors of 2020-21 season Gymnast of the Week Lexy Ramler, Minnesota Sr. – St. Michael, Minn. – Winona – Major: Entrepreneurial Management & Human Resources • Won the all-around title for […]
Michigan’s Bock and Ohio State’s Nelson collect Big Ten Weekly Men’s Gymnastics Honors
March 15, 2021 Gymnast of the Week Cameron Bock, Michigan Sr. – Tustin, Calif. – Connections Academy – Major: Economics • Earned three event titles in second-ranked Michigan’s Senior Day win over No. 10 Minnesota on Sunday • Won the pommel horse (14.200) and parallel […]
Big Ten sets conference record for most teams selected to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Tournament with Nine
Sun, Mar 14, 2021 ROSEMONT, Ill. — A record-setting nine Big Ten schools have been chosen to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship, it was announced Sunday on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Show on CBS. Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, […]
A-10 Champion 9th-seeded St. Bonaventure to play 8th-seeded LSU in NCAA First Round
Posted: Mar 14, 2021 Printable Bracket From the very start of this unprecedented college basketball season, this year’s edition of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has added itself to the list of history-making squads in Bonnies history. St. Bonaventure added another moment for the […]
Bonnies place 3 on A-10 All-Championship Team: Osunniyi, Lofton and Adaway
Mar 15, 2021 Conference release Three members of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team earned spots on the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team following the team’s conference championship victory. Osun Osunniyi, Kyle Lofton and Jalen Adaway were all honored for their efforts during Bona’s championship run. Osunniyi topped the list by […]
Bonnies head coach Mark Schmidt up for award named after a former boss, The Skip Prosser Coach of the Year Award
St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt is a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, officials announced Tuesday. The award honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court, but also display moral integrity off the floor as well. Schmidt […]
St.Bonaventure for the first time in Men’s Basketball history wins both A-10 regular season and Tournament championships in same season; beats VCU, 74-65 in title game
Mar 14, 2021 DAYTON, Ohio – Entering the Atlantic 10 Tournament, St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt repeatedly talked to his team about its opportunity to do something that no other team in the storied history of the program has ever done – win both […]
Columbus Blue Jackets Weekly Report, March 15-22, 2021
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CBJ gets point in Shootout loss to Dallas Stars, 2-1
MAR. 14, 2021 II VS. DALLAS STARS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 5 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: Z. Werenski (3)Dallas: J. Pavelski (14), SO – A. Radulov GOALTENDERSColumbus: J. Korpisalo (34 saves, SOL)Dallas: J. Oettinger (29 saves, SOW) CBJ TEAM NOTES Columbus stretched its point streak to three-straight games with the shootout […]
Blue Jackets announce signing of Clarkson University star Josh Dunne To Two-year Entry Level Contract for 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons
MARCH 14, 2021 Columbus assigns Dunne to AHL’s Cleveland Monsters COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed free agent center Josh Dunne to a two-year Entry Level contract, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Dunne, who recently completed his junior […]
#1 Seed Illinois will play 16th-seeded Drexel Dragons in the upcoming NCAA Tournament
Tournament Central The bracket is officially set for the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 81st annual tournament will begin Thursday with the “First Four” games and will run until the national championship game on April 5. Last season’s tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. The […]
Illinois outlasts Ohio State in overtime, 91-88; earns Big Ten Championship and NCAA automatic bid
March 14, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS – The Fighting Illini basketball team earned their third overall Big Ten Tournament title, and their first title since 2005 in a 91-88 overtime victory over Ohio State Sunday afternoon in Lucas Oil Stadium. The Illini were led by 16 points apiece […]
Ohio State Athletics announces information on NCAA Ticket Availability
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s basketball team will play Oral Roberts in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament Friday, March 19. The game tips off at 3:00 PM and will be played at Purdue University’s Mackey Arena. Due to the limited number […]