April 02, 2021 https://uclabruins.com/documents/2021/4/2/UCLA_Notes_April3.pdf https://uclabruins.com/documents/2020/11/25/MBKB_21STATS.pdf https://uclabruins.com/documents/2021/4/2/Gonzaga_Notes_April3.pdf INDIANAPOLIS – No. 11-seed UCLA (22-9) will take on No. 1-seed Gonzaga (30-0) in the NCAA Final Four on Saturday, April 3. Game time is 5:34 p.m. (PT). This will mark UCLA’s 19th appearance in the Final Four and the […]
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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI ATHLETICS – STATEMENT ON MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM
APRIL 3, 2021 University of Cincinnati Director of Athletics John Cunningham announced men’s basketball head coach John Brannen has been placed on paid administrative leave as of Saturday, April 3, 2021 pending the completion of a University review into the program. The University announced on […]
Houston Cougars head basketball coach Kelvin Sampson earns John McLendon National Coach of the Year Award
4/2/2021 HOUSTON – University of Houston Men’s Basketball Head Coach Kelvin Sampson was honored Friday as the recipient of the John McLendon Award, presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate head coach in NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA. Now in his seventh season at […]
Houston Cougars Men’s Basketball Team welcomes Reggie Chaney transfer from Arkansas
HOUSTON – Forward Reggie Chaney has joined the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program after recently signing a scholarship agreement, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson announced Wednesday. Chaney, who stands at 6-foot-8 and weighs 225 pounds, will sit out the 2020-21 season as a redshirt but practice daily with the Cougars. […]
Today’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four Schedule At Lucas Oil Stadium: 5:14 p.m.: Houston vs. Baylor, CBS; Bears game preview
Baylor is playing in its third Final Four and first in the modern era No. 1 BAYLOR BEARS (26-2, 13-1)Location: Waco, Texas Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF) BAYLOR (26-2, 13-1) vs. HOUSTON (28-3, 14-3)April 3, 2021 • 4:14 p.m. CTIndianapolis, Ind. • Lucas Oil Stadium (70,000) LIVE STATS: statbroadcast.com/ncaaWATCH: CBS and […]
Today’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four schedule at Lucas Oil Stadium: 5:14 p.m. Houston vs. Baylor, CBS; (Cougars game preview)
Cougars tip off vs. Bears at 4:14 p.m. (CDT) Saturday on Equality Court inside Lucas Oil Stadium http://westwoodonesports.com/madness https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/4/1/mbkb_HoustonNotes_04032021.pdf https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/4/2/mbkb_BaylorNotes2_04032021.pdf https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/4/1/mbkb_AmericanNotes_04032021.pdf INDIANAPOLIS – Winners of its last 11 games, the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program will make its first appearance in the NCAA Final Four […]
Trayce Jackson-Davis will return for third season at Indiana
4/2/2021 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University sophomore All-American forward Trayce Jackson-Davis will return for his third season, he announced on Friday. Jackson-Davis was named third-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), The Sporting News, USBWA and was an honorable mention selection by The Associated Press. He is […]
Former Hoosiers star Mike Woodson comes home as Indiana’s 30th Men’s Basketball Coach
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Dolson has named former Hoosier All-American and Indianapolis native Mike Woodson as the 30th head coach in the men’s basketball program’s history. Woodson returns to the Bloomington campus with vast experiences and knowledge after playing in the NBA for 11 […]
Shaka Smart leaves Texas for new challenge at Marquette
Wisconsin native led VCU & Texas to eight total NCAA trips Shaka Smart has been named the 18th head coach of the Marquette University men’s basketball program, Vice President & Director of Athletics Bill Scholl announced on Friday. In 12 seasons as a head coach at Virginia […]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers star Charles Bassey to enter NBA Draft; writes farewell letter to fans
3/31/2021 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball junior center Charles Bassey announced Thursday that he will forego his senior season to sign with an agent and enter the 2021 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-11, 235-pound native of Lagos, Nigeria, will seek to become the 36th NBA Draft pick in […]
Sources say Creighton’s Christian Bishop to enter transfer portal
2020-21 13 Christian Bishop • F6-7 • 220 • Jr. • Lee’s Summit, Mo.PPG RPG FG% FT%11.0 6.4 .682 .573 • Leads team with 48 dunks, including game-winning slam with0.8 left at Providence (1/2). Last year CU-best 38 dunks.• Leads BIG EAST in FG percentage […]
Louisiana Tech’s Crawford, Lofton, Jr., and Williams earn Conference USA Postseason Honors
RUSTON – Three members on the 2020-21 West Division champion Louisiana Tech Bulldogs earned Conference USA postseason awards, as announced by the league office on Monday. Isaiah Crawford and Kenneth Lofton, Jr. were named Third Team All-Conference USA. Lofton, Jr. also earned All-Freshmen Honors and Cobe Williams was tabbed on the […]
Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors goes to Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton, Jr.
RUSTON – A day after earning multiple postseason accolades, Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton, Jr. was announced as the 2020-21 Conference USA Freshman of the Year. Lofton, Jr. was the clear-cut favorite to take home the award after being voted as the C-USA Freshman of the Week nine times […]
Conference USA Coach of the Year honors goes to Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol
RUSTON – After leading Louisiana Tech to 20 victories and a Conference USA West Division title, Bulldog Basketball head coach Eric Konkol was voted as the C-USA Gene Bartow Coach of the Year. LA Tech was picked to finish seventh in the C-USA preseason poll after losing four […]
Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol named District 11 NABC Coach of the Year
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol earned another postseason honor on Tuesday as the Bulldog Basketball head coach was named as the National Associate of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2020-21 District 11 Coach of the Year. Konkol, who was also named the Conference USA Coach of the Year, has […]
Louisiana Tech adds Incarnate Word transfer Keaston Willis
4/1/2021 Averaged 19.0 points per game for the Cardinals as a sophomore this past season RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team added a new member to its backcourt for the 2021-22 season with the addition of Keaston Willis, a transfer from Incarnate Word. Willis, […]
2021 NIT 3rd Place Game: Louisiana Tech edges Colorado State on Lofton, Jr,’s layup with 0.3 seconds left
3/28/2021 https://latechsports.com/documents/2021/3/28/LATechvsCSU.pdf FRISCO, Texas – A year ago, Louisiana Tech ended the season on a win and it was miserable. The sudden shutdown of college basketball made it so. Fast forward to 2021 and LA Tech ended the season on yet another victory. It was a mass celebration […]
Memphis Women’s Basketball Team gets a proven winner in Katrina Merriweather
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Katrina Merriweather, who led Wright State to the program’s first NCAA Tournament win this season and the only three Horizon League Championships in school history, has been named Memphis’ 12th women’s basketball head coach, director of athletics Laird Veatch announced Monday. She also led the Raiders […]
NIT Champions: Memphis Tigers earn fourth 20-win season in a row by rolling Mississippi State, 77-64
FRISCO, Texas – In a season unlike any other, with stops and starts, pandemic protocols and challenges seemingly at every turn, the Memphis Tigers ended it in one of the best ways possible – by bringing a trophy back to The Bluff City after an NIT […]
Tonight’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Elite Eight Schedule: 9:57 p.m. East (11) UCLA vs. (1) Michigan, at Lucas Oil Stadium, TBS; Wolverines notes
3/29/2021 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW » No. 1 seed Michigan will play No. 11 seed UCLA on Tuesday night (March 30) for a spot in the NCAA Final Four.» Since 2013, U-M has advanced to four (out of eight) NCAA Elite Eights — one […]