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NIT Semifinals today at 12 Noon: No. 1 Memphis vs. No. 1 Colorado State; Rams game preview

3/26/2021 Rams and Tigers meet for the first time in history at 10 a.m. MT on ESPN https://csurams.com/documents/2021/3/26/2020_21CSUMBB_GameNotes_27_Memphis_NITSemifinals.pdf https://www.espn.com/watch/ https://csurams.com/watch?Live=3401 https://tunein.com/radio/Colorado-St-Basketball-s308229/ Opening Tip• The Rams will take on Memphis in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament on Saturday at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.• […]

NIT Quarterfinals: NC State back in action playing Colorado State tonight on ESPN; Wolfpack game preview

Thursday’s game will be the first meeting between the two programs https://gopack.com/documents/2021/3/24/NC_State_Game_Notes_Colorado_State_3_25.pdf FRISCO, TX – The NC State men’s basketball team faces Colorado State in the NIT quarterfinals Thursday evening inside the Comerica Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN […]

Minnesota brings a former Golden Gopher home to head its men’s basketball program in Ben Johnson

3/22/2021 University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced today that Ben Johnson has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota. The University and Johnson have agreed to a five-year term, pending the completion of a background check and Board of Regents approval. […]

NIT First Round Winner: Louisiana Tech uses 43-point second half to get past Ole Miss, 70-61

 3/20/2021  LA Tech advances to NIT Quarterfinals FRISCO, Texas – Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton, Jr. had his coming out party at LSU early on in the regular season, notching his first collegiate double-double. Apparently, the freshman likes playing SEC teams as he registered a career-high 22 points with […]

NIT First Round Winner: Exciting game won by Boise State on Doutrive’s rebound shot in final seconds over SMU, 85-84

3/18/2021 FRISCO, Texas –Devonaire Doutrive scored a go-ahead putback with 10.1 seconds left that proved to be the game winner as Boise State beat SMU 85-84 Thursday, in the first round of the 2021 National Invitation Tournament. With the win, the Broncos (19-8) advance to the […]

Norfolk State, behind Jalen Hawkins 24 points, survives late rally by Appalachian State in First Four Game; #1 Gonzaga awaits

3/19/2021 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Spartans dominated in a big first half before weathering a second-half Appalachian State comeback on Thursday evening, and in the end the Norfolk State men’s basketball team is still dancing. In a battle of No. 16 seeds in the NCAA Tournament First […]

NCAA First Round 1:15 PM: Big Ten champion Illinois vs. Drexel

March 18, 2021 Illini make first NCAA appearance since 2013 on Friday 1 ILLINOIS (23-6, 16-4 B1G) at the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament Illini Tournament Central | NCAA Tournament Central  First Round vs. 16 Drexel (12-7, 4-5 Colonial) Date | Time Friday, March 19, 2021 | 12:15 p.m. CT (1:15 p.m. ET) Location Indianapolis, […]