College Basketball

George Mason hires Tennessee assistant Kim English to head men’s basketball program

3/23/2021 FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University Vice President/Director of Athletics Brad Edwards has named Kim English as the 11th head coach in the history of the Patriot men’s basketball program. An outstanding basketball mind with an impeccable pedigree as a player, coach and leader, English comes to Fairfax from […]

George Mason parts way with Men’s Basketball coach Dave Paulsen

3/16/2021 Fairfax, Va. – Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Brad Edwards announced today that George Mason has parted ways with Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dave Paulsen. In six seasons with the Patriots, Paulsen had an overall record of 95-91 (.510) and 47-57 (.452) in the Atlantic 10 Conference. “After an extensive […]

Penn State hires Micah Shrewsberry as Men’s Basketball Coach

3/15/2021 Veteran coach’s resume includes coaching roles at Purdue, Butler and the Boston Celtics UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. –Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour announced Monday the hiring of Purdue Associate Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry as the 14th men’s basketball head coach in Penn State history. Shrewsberry […]

Fordham’s Jeff Neubauer one of first coaches to be fired this basketball season

Bronx, N.Y. – Jeff Neubauer, men’s basketball head coach left Fordham immediately during the season, said Ed Kull, Fordham University’s interim director of athletics. Associate head coach Michael DePaoli served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season and a national search for a permanent replacement […]

Eastern Michigan head basketball coach Rob Murphy leaves to become Detroit Pistons G League team general manager

3/17/2021 Eastern Michigan University Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee Statement: It is with great respect and appreciation for the process that Coach Rob Murphy and I are releasing this joint statement to announce that Coach Murphy will be moving on from Eastern Michigan University to embrace a new […]

Albany Great Danes hires former UConn assistant Dwayne Killings as men’s head basketball coach; hiring endorsed by John Calipari, Dawn Staley, J.B. Bickerstaff and Fran Dunphy

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany and Director of Athletics Mark Benson have announced the hiring of Dwayne Killings as the 16th head men’s basketball coach in program history and fourth during UAlbany’s Division I era. A native of Amherst, Mass., Killings joins UAlbany from […]

UNLV promotes former Runnin’ Rebels player and assistant to head coach; son of Oklahoma’s Lon Kruger

3/21/2021  LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – Former Runnin’ Rebel student-athlete and assistant coach Kevin Kruger has been appointed the new head coach of the UNLV’s men’s basketball program, Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois announced Sunday.Kruger will be formally introduced via a virtual press conference on Monday at 10 a.m. “As we methodically […]

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. […]

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND Today At 9:40 P.M. : West (6) USC vs. (3) Kansas, at Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS; Trojans game preview 

March 21, 2021 Trojans’ 23 wins tied for 8th-most in school history https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/bracket https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2021/3/21/NCAA_Tournament_Notes_Game_2.pdf The No. 6 seed USC Trojans (23-7, 15-5) will face the No. 3 seed Kansas Jayhawks (21-8, 12-6) in an NCAA Tournament second-round game at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. on […]

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND Today At 8:45 P.M. : East (10) Maryland vs. (2) Alabama at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TNT; Crimson Tide game preview

3/21/2021  https://rolltide.com/news/2020/11/23/mens-basketball-2020-21-game-notes.aspx https://rolltide.com/documents/2021/3/21/2021NCAAChampionshipBracket_3_20_21.pdf https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/game/308 https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/game/308 INDIANAPOLIS – The Alabama men’s basketball team, the No. 2 seed in the East Region and No. 5 overall seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, advanced to the Round of 32 and will face off with No. 10 seed Maryland on […]

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND Today At 8:45 P.M. : East (10) Maryland vs. (2) Alabama at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TNT; Terrapins game preview 

3/21/2021  https://www.tntdrama.com/watchtnt https://umterps.com/sports/2018/6/18/maryland-sports-radio-network.aspx https://umterps.com/documents/2021/3/21/210322_Alabama_NCAA2R.pdf #10 Maryland (17-13) vs. #2 Alabama (25-6)March 20, 2021Bankers Life Fieldhouse8:45 pm EDT COLLEGE PARK, Md. –  The 10-seed Maryland men’s basketball team is set to face 2-seed Alabama in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 Monday at 8:45 pm on TNT. The Terps are seeking […]

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND Today At 7:45 p.m. : East (5) Colorado vs. (4) Florida State, at Farmers Coliseum, TBS; Seminoles game preview 

Florida State Game Notes / Florida State Statistics / Indianapolis, Ind. (seminoles.com) — No. 4 seeded Florida State, which won its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament First Round game with a 64-54 victory over No. 13 UNC Greensboro on Saturday, faces No. 5 seed Colorado at 7:45 p.m. on […]