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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men’s Basketball News: WKU loses in OT in C-USA title game to North Texas, 61-57
FRISCO, Texas – WKU Hilltopper Basketball’s comeback effort fell short in Saturday’s Conference USA Tournament championship game. WKU (20-7) came back from a 17-point deficit six minutes into the game to take a second-half lead, but was ultimately defeated by North Texas in a 61-57 overtime loss. The Hilltoppers will now wait for postseason selection shows on Sunday…
Read MoreRichmond Spiders Men’s Basketball News: Gilyard named to Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team
RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond senior guard Jacob Gilyard has been named a Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American and is a finalist for the 2021 Lefty Driesell Award, CollegeInsider.com announced on Thursday. The Driesell Award, given to the best defensive player in Division I, is named in honor of the former Davidson, Georgia State, James Madison, and Maryland coach and member…
Read MoreMid-American Conference Men’s Basketball News: NIT action tonight, Toledo vs. Richmond
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men’s basketball team (21-8) opens postseason play on Wednesday, March 17 when it faces Richmond (13-8, 6-5) in Denton, Texas in the first round of the 2021 National Invitation Tournament. The contest will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and tip off in the UNT Coliseum at 7:00 p.m. The Rockets are…
Read MoreToledo plays Richmond tonight at 7 PM in NIT First Round action
3/16/2021 TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men’s basketball team (21-8) opens postseason play on Wednesday, March 17 when it faces Richmond (13-8, 6-5) in Denton, Texas in the first round of the 2021 National Invitation Tournament. The contest will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and tip off in the UNT Coliseum at 7:00 p.m. The…
Read MoreAtlantic 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 A-10 program won a game against in 2020-21. The Bonnies,…
Read MoreAtlantic 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 trip from Olean. “As soon as you ran out on…
Read MoreAtlantic 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 round on Saturday in Indianapolis. Tip-off times and television network…
Read MoreVCU 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 St. Bonaventure Sunday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Game.…
Read MoreA-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 record books Sunday by earning a spot in the NCAA…
Read MoreBonnies 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 earning Most Outstanding Player honors. Osunniyi was dominant throughout Bona’s…
Read MoreBonnies 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 has time and again proven himself to be one of…
Read MoreSt.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 the Atlantic 10 outright regular season and postseason tournament championships.…
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Read MoreCBJ 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 loss (1-0-2). CBJ moved to 16-4-2 vs. Dallas since 2012-13…
Read MoreBlue 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 season at Clarkson University, has been assigned to the Cleveland…
Read MoreVCU Rams gets to A-10 Championship game after beating Davidson, 64-52
Atlantic 10 Conference SemifinalsFinal Score: #2 VCU 64, #3 Davidson 52Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)Records: VCU 19-6, Davidson 13-8 The Short Story: A balanced scoring attack combined with a smothering defensive effort pushed VCU past Davidson in a hard-fought Atlantic 10 Conference Semifinal matchup. The win sets up a clash between top-seeded St. Bonaventure and second-seeded VCU in the…
Read MoreBlue Jackets try to win back-to-back games against Central Division foe Dallas Stars. Game at 5 PM
MAR. 14, 2021 II vs. DALLAS STARS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 5 PM ET BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: FOX Sports Ohio Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter) Radio: 105.7 FM Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record: 11-12-6, 28 pts. (5th, Discover Central Division) Goals: 2.69 Goals-For/3.28 Goals-Against… Shots: 28.9 Shots-For/31.1 Shots-Against Power Play: 16.2 percent (25th, NHL)… Penalty Kill: 72.5 percent…
Read MoreA-10 regular season champion St. Bonaventure plays VCU today at UD Arena for automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
No. 1 ST. BONAVENTURE (15-4) vs No. 2 VCU (19-6) Sunday, March 14 – 1:00 p.m.Dayton, OhioTV: CBS Online Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video | Live AudioComplete Game Notes (PDF) || Championship Central GAME NOTES St. Bonaventure clinched the outright Atlantic 10 regular season championship and the top seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The Bonnies reached the Atlantic 10 Championship Game with…
Read MoreBlue Jackets get it done in overtime on Werenski’s game-winning goal, 4-3
MAR. 13, 2021 II VS. DALLAS STARS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 5 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: M. Domi (5), C. Atkinson (11), N. Foligno (5), Z. Werenski (2)Dallas: A. Cogliano (3), A. Sekera (1), D. Gurianov (5) GOALTENDERSColumbus: E. Merzlikins (27 saves, OTW)Dallas: J. Oettinger (22 saves, OTL) CBJ TEAM NOTES CBJ improved to 16-4-1 vs. Dallas since 2012-13 season with…
Read MoreBuckeyes get rematch they wanted with Michigan in today’s Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
(5) Ohio State vs. (1) Michigan • Date: Saturday, March 13 • Time: 1 p.m. • Where: Lucas Oil Stadium • TV: CBS (Jim Nance/Bill Raftery/Tracy Wolfson) • Radio: 97.1 The Fan (Paul Keels/Ron Stokes) • Satellite Radio: Sirius (TBD), XM (TBD), Internet (TBD) Game Basics Ohio State entered the 2021 Big Ten Tournament as the No. 5 seed and defeated No. 13 Minnesota 79-75 Thursday and…
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