CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball program and head coach Ron Sanchez announced that 6-foot-5 guard Austin Butler has transferred from Holy Cross to Charlotte. This season, Butler earned second team All-Patriot League honors while scoring over 1,300 points in his collegiate career. Butler […]
College Basketball
Charlotte adds Ohio State Buckeyes transfer Musa Jallow for 2021-22
4/23/2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball program and head coach Ron Sanchez announced that 6-foot-5 guard Musa Jallow has transferred from Ohio State to Charlotte. Jallow was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and he saw action in 94 games with 28 starts in […]
LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas resigns to pursue another opportunity
4/24/2021 BATON ROUGE – Nikki Fargas, the second-winningest coach in LSU women’s basketball history, has stepped down as head coach of the Tigers to pursue another opportunity, the school announced on Saturday. In 10 years as head coach of the Tigers, Fargas guided LSU to five 20-win […]
Nebraska’s Thorir Thorbjarnarson will pursue Professional Career
Fri, Apr 23, 2021 Link to Thorir’s Tweet – https://twitter.com/Totiturbo/status/1385645866351054848 Nebraska guard Thorir Thorbjarnarson announced Friday that he has decided to pursue a professional career and will not use his extra season of eligibility at Nebraska. Thorbjarnarson, a 6-foot-6 guard from Reykjavik, Iceland, played four seasons […]
2021 Hall of Fame Classic adds Cincinnati Bearcats Men’s Basketball
April 21, 2021 CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team will join three other storied programs, Arkansas, Illinois and Kansas State, in the 2021 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Nov. 22-23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The four programs have […]
Arkansas Razorbacks Men’s Basketball to play in 2021 Hall of Fame Classic
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Arkansas, Cincinnati, Illinois and Kansas State – four men’s basketball programs that have combined to win three NCAA titles and reach 21 Final Fours – will compete at the 2021 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Nov. […]
Nebraska Cornhuskers Men’s Basketball continue to haul in Top-15 Class
Tue, Apr 20, 2021 Lincoln – Nebraska’s four signees make of one of the top classes in the country, as two of the major recruiting services have updated their rankings after the start of the spring signing period. The Huskers four-member incoming recruiting class includes incoming […]
DePaul transfer Keon Edwards decides on Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball program
Former Top-50 National Recruit Comes to Nebraska with Four Years of Eligibility Remaining Mon, Apr 19, 2021 Lincoln – Nebraska men’s basketball added its second top-100 transfer of the spring on Monday, as Keon Edwards announced that he will join the Huskers for the 2021-22 […]
USC women’s basketball coach Mark Trakh retires
Trakh posted a 65-50 record over the past four seasons (2018-21), his second stint at USC. April 21, 2021 LOS ANGELES — USC women’s basketball head coach Mark Trakh, who guided the Women of Troy the past four seasons, announced today (April 21) that he is retiring. This […]
Continuity key as Eastern Washington hires assistant David Riley to head men’s basketball program
A fixture in the EWU program for the past 10 years, the Whitworth and EWU grad has coaching lineage going back two generations All signs pointed to David Riley deserving the opportunity to be a NCAA Division I head basketball coach. The veteran of 10 seasons of […]
Eastern Washington head coach Shantay Legans leaves to head basketball program at University of Portland
Eagle head coach spends four seasons as EWU’s head coach and eight more as an assistant Shantay Legans, Eastern Washington University men’s basketball coach for four seasons and an assistant for eight years before that, was announced by the University of Portland as its next […]
Eastern Washington Men’s Basketball ends very successful season with 16-8 record and third NCAA appearance
After season impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Eastern wins 13 of its last 15 games and leads 12th-ranked Kansas for more than 20 minutes Young and hungry is a great way for a collegiate basketball team to attack the off-season. The Eastern Washington University men’s […]
North Texas Mean Green basketball play JJ Murray earns C-USA Spirit of Service Award
DALLAS – Conference USA has announced its 2021 Winter Spirit of Service Award winners. The award honors one student-athlete from each of the league’s 14 members with significant community service endeavors, good academic standing and participation in their sport. The Spirit of Service award is presented […]
North Texas Mean Green Basketball Program mourns the loss of Nelson Haggerty
4/16/2021 ENTON — North Texas men’s basketball Director of Basketball Strategy and Operations Nelson Haggerty died Friday morning in a single-car accident. He was 47 years old. “Our hearts hurt for Nelson’s family, our men’s basketball family, the UNT community and everyone Nelson positively impacted during his […]
Jacksonville Dolphins hires one of college basketball’s top assistant coaches in Jordan Mincy to rebuild men’s team
March 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University Senior Vice President and Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert has announced Jordan Mincy as the new Francis H. “Frank” Barker Men’s Basketball Head Coach. Mincy, named the top assistant coach in the nation on ESPN.com’s 40 Under 40 in May of 2020, […]
Jacksonville Dolphins part ways with Tony Jasick
March 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University Senior Vice President and Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert announced today that a change in leadership will occur at the top of the men’s basketball program, officially parting ways with Head Coach Tony Jasick, effective immediately. Jasick’s tenure comes to a close having […]
Baylor upsets #1 Gonzaga to become 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Champions
86 Baylor 28-2,13-1 Big 12 70 Gonzaga 31-1,15-0 WCC INDIANAPOLIS – Eighteen years ago, when Scott Drew talked about coming to Baylor “for a chance to win a national championship,” he might have been the only one who actually believed it. Everyone else was laughing. Nobody’s laughing now. Denying top-ranked Gonzaga’s bid for […]
Loyola Ramblers elevates assistant Drew Valentine to replace Porter Moser as men’s head basketball coach
Valentine has helped the Ramblers to 99 wins over the last four years as an assistant coach CHICAGO (April 5, 2021) – Drew Valentine, who has spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola University Chicago, helping the team to three Missouri Valley […]
Oklahoma chooses Loyola Chicago’s Porter Moser to lead men’s basketball program
NORMAN – One of the most successful coaches of the past half-decade, Porter Moser is heading to Norman as the 15th head coach in University of Oklahoma men’s basketball history. The hire was announced Saturday by OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione. Moser (pronounced “MO-zer”) will be […]
Texas Tech elevates Men’s Basketball associate head coach Mark Adams to top spot replacing Chris Beard
April 06, 2021 LUBBOCK, Texas – A West Texas native and Texas Tech graduate who has earned 554 wins as a head coach, Mark Adams has been named the 18th men’s basketball head coach in program history Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt announced on Tuesday. An assistant and associate head […]