This Week in WAC Men’s Basketball – Feb. 22 GCU’S MIDTGAARD NAMED TICKETSMARTER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Grand Canyon’s Asbjørn Midtgaard has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for February 15 through February 21. Midtgaard, a senior from Helsingør, Denmark, continued […]
North Coast Athletic Conference News February 22
NCAC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER & ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week – Grant Spicer, Ohio WesleyanOhio Wesleyan sophomore Grant Spicer (Cincinnati, OH/Lakota East) helped the Battling Bishops to a pair of victories over Wittenberg last week. In Thursday’s 66-53 win, Spicer collected 16 points, […]
Big Ten Men’s Basketball News: February 22-28
NCAA STATISTICS | BIG TEN STATISTICS | BIG TEN SCHEDULE | BIG TEN STANDINGS | BIG TEN BASKETBALL • The Big Ten currently has five teams in the Associated Press Top-25 poll, including four teams in the top 10. The conference made history on Monday, Feb. 15, with Michigan (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 4) […]
Ohio State Women’s Hockey player Emma Maltais named Top 10 finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
Currently leads the Buckeyes with eight assists COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the second year in a row, Ohio State’s Emma Maltais has been named a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist. Maltais is the seventh Buckeye in program history to be named a finalist. An award of the […]
Cleveland Cavaliers announce Second half of their 2020-21 NBA Regular Season Schedule Presented by SeatGeek
Cleveland will begin second half with three-game from March 12-16; will host Boston Celtics at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 17 for first home matchup. CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced the Second Half of the 2020-21 NBA regular season schedule presented by SeatGeek, […]
Cavaliers hot shooting gives them 112-96 conquest of Houston Rockets; 2nd straight win
*Cavs completely blew past the slumping, flat-footed and vertically-challenged Houston Rockets for a 112-96 win at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. *The Rockets, who have a completely turned over roster since the James Harden, Chris Paul days, have lost 9 in a row. Not the championship team […]
Cavaliers make roster move by signing Thomas, waiving Bolden
February 24, 2021 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived Two-Way center Marques Bolden and signed guard Brodric Thomas to a Two-Way contract, General Manager Koby Altman announced from Cleveland Clinic Courts. Bolden (6-10, 249) played in six games with the Cavaliers this season and was a member of Cleveland’s […]
Cavaliers stop 10-game losing streak with 112-111 thriller over Hawks
*Cavaliers would snap their 10-game streak on a Lamar Stevens dunk in the game’s final seconds on February 23. *Cleveland scored the game’s final five points, including the dunk by Cleveland’s undrafted rookie, to take the 112-111 victory on Tuesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. […]
2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule Announced
February 24, 2021 View Online: https://bit.ly/3bG95sS Three networks to carry tournament games from March 9-13 in Indianapolis ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has released the game times and television outlets for the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament that will be played March 9-13 at […]
2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Presented by SoFi Schedule Announced
The Big Ten Network and CBS Sports to carry tournament games from March 10-14 in Indianapolis ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has released the game times and television outlets for the 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by SoFi that will be played […]
Warrick, Faulkner, Langdon and Bohm lead Northern Kentucky to 81-75 win over Wright State Friday night
2/19/2021 HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team bested the Raiders of Wright State in an 81-75 performance. NKU moves to 13-9 on the season and 11-6 in the Horizon League, as Wright State drops to 17-5 overall and 15-4 in the Horizon […]
Horizon League News: Board of Directors update attendance policy for Basketball Championships
FEBRUARY 19 INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League Board of Directors announced on Friday, as a part of its role of overseeing League-wide safety protocols focused on consistency and clarity for all League competition, that the 2021 Horizon League Basketball Championships will be played without fans for […]
Horizon League announces 2020-21 All-Academic Team
FEBRUARY 18 INDIANAPOLIS – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League released its 2020-21 Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team on Thursday. A total of six student-athletes were honored in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives. Six Horizon League […]
Horizon League Basketball News: Weekly Notebook
2/17/21 #HLMBB Standings | #HLMBB Statistics | #HLMBB Weekly NotebookINDIANAPOLIS – It is the final week of the #HLMBB regular season with all 12 teams vying for seeding in the Horizon League Basketball Championship. Wright State and Cleveland State are tied on top of the standings and are battling for […]
Horizon League Basketball News: IUPUI’s Burk, Oakland’s Parrish named Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for February 15
INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI’s Marcus Burk registered back-to-back 30-point efforts including setting a season-high with 36 points and shot nearly 70 percent for the weekend to earn Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week, while Oakland’s Micah Parrish picked up his second Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week […]
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee unveils Top 16 teams
INDIANAPOLIS — The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee selected and seeded the top 16 teams, through games of February 12, as part of the Bracket Preview Show earlier today on CBS. Considerable discussion centered on the top two teams, Gonzaga and Baylor, which have played effectively […]
This Week’s AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll: Ohio State Women’s Team 15th
(AP) – The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 14, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking Record Pts […]
Kevin Obanor, Oral Roberts forward, named to Lou Henson Award Mid-season Watch List
BOSTON, Mass. – Oral Roberts forward Kevin Obanor was named to the 2020-21 Lou Henson Award mid-season watch list and is the only representative from The Summit League as announced Tuesday. The Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player […]
Oral Roberts Athletics launches new Sports Network
TULSA, Okla. – Oral Roberts Athletics has partnered with the University digital media department to launch the new ORU Sports Network (ORUSN) to broadcast 90-plus home events via online streaming with a student-run production crew beginning the 2020-21 season. The new ORUSN will include full, in-game […]
ORU guard Max Abmas named Summit League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
2/15/2021 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas nabbed the first #SummitMBB Player of the Week honor of his career after an electrifying-scoring weekend, league officials announced Monday. The sharpshooting sophomore averaged 36.0 ppg while shooting 54 percent from the field and 58 percent from 3-point […]