College Basketball

01.26.22 Paul Scruggs leads Xavier with 16 points, scoring 10 in the second half CINCINNATI – Paul Scruggs scored 16 points, with 10 coming in the second half, to help the Musketeers erase a 14-point deficit against No. 17 Providence, and take the lead late, but a three in the final seconds from the Friars gave No. 21…

1/24/2022 DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team is back home Tuesday, welcoming Fordham to UD Arena.  Game time is 7 p.m. ET.   UD had its four-game win streak snapped Saturday at George Mason, 50-49.  Malachi Smith (12 points), Koby Brea (11) and Kobe Elvis (11) led UD in scoring.  Smith also had five steals. Tuesday’s game will…

1/24/2022 Rams and Flyers meet for 39th time Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Follow on Twitter Dayton, Ohio – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2021-2022 Atlantic 10 season, Fordham’s 119th varsity season, by traveling to Dayton, Ohio, to face the University of Dayton Fly­ers in the UD Arena on Tuesday, January 25, at 7:00 p.m. The game will be streamed…

1/24/2022 Grad student guard averages 29.5 ppg in two games on the week Newport News, Va. – Fordham University graduate student guard Darius Quisenberry has been named the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Player of the week for game played January 17-23 it was announced by the conference office today. It is the first weekly award for Quisenberry. In…

 January 22, 2022 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 24th-ranked Tennessee basketball team led wire-to-wire and avenged an early-season loss to No. 13 LSU in front of a season-high crowd of 21,061 Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Santiago Vescovi led Tennessee with 16 points, including five made 3-pointers. Vescovi also tallied a team-high-tying six rebounds and five assists. Making his…

1/22/2022 Horned Frogs hold Cyclones to 44 points and 30 percent shooting AMES, Iowa – Junior Damion Baugh scored a career-high 23 points as TCU led throughout the game in a 59-44 win at No. 15 Iowa State Saturday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum. Baugh set the tone early with six of his seven steals in the first half.…

1/23/2022 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The 21/21 Providence College men’s basketball team defeated the Butler Bulldogs, 69-62, on Sunday, January 23 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. With the win, the Friars improved to 16-2 overall for the first time since the 1977-78 season, as well as 6-1 in BIG EAST play for the first…

1/24/2022 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Auburn sophomore forward/center Walker Kessler and freshman forward Jabari Smith swept the SEC weekly player awards on Monday. Kessler shared SEC Co-Player of the Week honors with Arkansas forward Jaylin Williams. It marked his second weekly honor this season. Kessler led top-ranked Auburn to another 2-0 week with victories at home against Georgia (W, 83-60) on Jan. 19…

1/24/2022 AUBURN, Ala. – For the first time in the 116-year history of Auburn men’s basketball, the program has achieved its first-ever No. 1 national ranking in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll released on Monday. “The No. 1 ranking matters because it’s historical,” Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said. “I’m very happy for Auburn, I’m very…

1/22/2022 Auburn are making a case as the best basketball team in college basketball after Saturday as the second-ranked Tigers defeated No. 12 Kentucky 80-71, Auburn’s 15th straight win. Walker Kessler scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds. K.D. Johnson scored 17 points and had four rebounds. Jabari Smith added 14 points and tied Kessler with a…

01.23.22 Paul Scruggs leads three Musketeers in Double Figures with 13 points MILWAUKEE – Paul Scruggs finished with 13 points to lead three Musketeers in double figures but the Musketeers fell 75-64 to Marquette on Sunday at Fiserv Forum. Scruggs grabbed seven boards to go with the 13 points. Colby Jones and Adam Kunkel each scored 12 points for the Musketeers, who…

Gus ArgenalAssistant Coach1st Season at ArkansasUC Davis, 2004 Gus Argenal, who worked two seasons at Nevada for Razorback head coach Eric Musselman, rejoined his mentor as an assistant coach for the University of Arkansas in May of 2021. Overall, Argenal brings 17 years of collegiate coaching experience. “I have known Gus and his strong reputation…

Golden Eagles won their fifth straight game at Villanova on Wednesday. 01.21.22 CINCINNATI — The No. 20 Xavier University Musketeers, 14-3 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, visit the Marquette University Golden Eagles, 13-6 overall and 5-3 in the BIG EAST, on Sunday afternoon. Xavier won the first meeting this season 80-71 on…

Lincoln — The Nebraska men’s basketball game at Ohio State scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 22, in Columbus, Ohio, has been postponed due to health and safety protocols within the Husker program. With players currently in health and safety protocol, Nebraska fell below the Big Ten Conference roster minimum, with fewer than seven scholarship players available. The programs will…

WHEN: Saturday, 7 p.m.WHERE: EagleBank Arena – Fairfax, Va.RECORDS: George Mason (7-7, 0-1), Dayton (12-6, 4-1) TELEVISION: MASNLIVE VIDEO:Click hereLIVE AUDIO: Click hereLIVE STATS: Click hereGAME NOTES:Click here (PDF)TICKETS: Click here FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University men’s basketball team returns to Fairfax to begin a three-game homestand on Saturday against Dayton. Tip-off between the Patriots and Flyers is set for…

Musketeers erase a 10-point second half deficit to move to 14-3 on the season CHICAGO – Jack Nunge’s 23 points helped No. 20 Xavier erase a double-digit deficit in the second half, moving ahead in the final minutes to take the 68-67 win at DePaul on Wednesday evening at Wintrust Arena. Nunge finished with 23 after scoring 15…

1/21/2022  The longest-tenured and winningest coach in the Patriot League set to retire EASTON, Pa.  – Lafayette College men’s basketball head coach Fran O’Hanlon, who is the winningest coach in Patriot League history, announced Friday his plans to retire following the conclusion of the Leopards’ 2021-22 season. “As the saying goes, all good things must come to an…

Kentucky native coached UK to the 1978 national championship and three Final Fours LEXINGTON, Ky. – Joe B. Hall, who faced the unenviable task of following the winningest coach in Kentucky men’s basketball history and carved out his own legacy with a national championship and three Final Four appearances, died Saturday morning. He was 93…

January 21, 2022 DENVER – Western Athletic Conference Commissioner Brian Thornton today announced a membership invitation issued by the conference’s Board of Directors to University of Texas at Arlington has been accepted effective July 1, 2022. “We are extremely excited to welcome The University of Texas at Arlington to the Western Athletic Conference. UTA will be a great…

Musketeers are coming off a win over Creighton CINCINNATI — The No. 20 Xavier University Musketeers, 13-3 overall and 3-2 in the BIG EAST Conference, visit the DePaul University Blue Demons, 10-6 overall and 1-5 in the BIG EAST, on Wednesday night. Xavier plays its next two games and three of its next four games…