No. 2 Boise State (19-8) vs No. 1 Memphis (17-8)Thursday, March 25 | 8 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. MTFrisco, Texas | Comerica CenterTV: ESPN | Live Video | Live Audio | Live Stats Boise State Game Notes Boise State men’s basketball continues its run at the National Invitation Tournament […]
College Basketball
NIT Quarterfinals: NC State back in action playing Colorado State tonight on ESPN; Wolfpack game preview
Thursday’s game will be the first meeting between the two programs https://gopack.com/documents/2021/3/24/NC_State_Game_Notes_Colorado_State_3_25.pdf FRISCO, TX – The NC State men’s basketball team faces Colorado State in the NIT quarterfinals Thursday evening inside the Comerica Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN […]
NIT Quarterfinals: Colorado State plays NC State for the first time tonight at 7 PM; Rams game preview
Opening Tip• The Rams will take on NC State in the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament on Thursday night at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas.• The game will be televised on ESPN and have veteran sports announcer John Schriffen, former college head coach Fran […]
NIT Quarterfinals: Richmond takes on Mississippi State at 6 PM; Spiders game preview
• This is Richmond’s 10th appearance in the NIT and third under Chris Mooney, who led the Spiders to thequarterfinals in 2015 and 2017. This is Richmond’s fourth appearance in the NIT quarterfinals. The Spiders areseeking their first appearance in the NIT semifinals.• Richmond is […]
NIT Quarterfinals: Mississippi State vs. Richmond, tonight at 6 PM; Bulldogs game preview
DENTON, Texas – The Mississippi State men’s basketball team will look to secure a spot in the program’s third NIT Final Four when the Bulldogs square off with Richmond from the Atlantic 10 Conference during Thursday’s NIT Quarterfinals at the UNT Coliseum on the University of […]
Indiana transfer Justin Smith talks Arkansas Men’s Basketball
F | Gr.Sr. | 6-7 | 230 | Buffalo Grove, Ill. | Stevenson HS / Indiana • Rated the 11th-best Graduate Transfer in the Nation by TheStadium.com• Rated the 22nd-best Graduate Transfer in the Nation by ESPN.com• Graduated in just three years from Indiana’s Kelley […]
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 […]
Adam Fisher named Associate Head Coach at Penn State by Micah Shrewsberry
March 22, 2021 2006 Penn State alumnus returns to Happy Valley after successful tenure with Miami (Fla.) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry announced the hiring of Adam Fisher as the Nittany Lions’ associate head coach. Fisher, a 2006 Penn […]
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 […]
Eastern Illinois announces Jay Spoonhour’s contract not renewed as head men’s basketball
Spoonhour posted 119 wins in nine seasons leading EIU Eastern Illinois Athletics has announced that men’s basketball head coach Jay Spoonhour‘s contract will not be renewed. The Panthers wrapped up the 2020-21 season last weekend at home posting a 9-18 record, 6-10 in the Ohio Valley […]
DePaul fires men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao after five straight last place finishes in the Big East
National search for next head coach begins immediately “After evaluating where our men’s basketball program is currently and where we envision it to be moving forward, a decision was made to make a change in the head coaching position,” said Peevy. “We want to thank […]
Boston College hires Earl Grant as head men’s basketball coach
March 15, 2021 Proven winner led College of Charleston to 2018 NCAA Tournament; its first appearance since 1999 CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Pat Kraft has named Earl Grant as The Clement and Elizabeth Izzi Family Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Boston College. Grant […]
Earl Grant leaves College of Charleston to become head coach at Boston College
3/15/2021 CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston Head Coach Earl Grant has accepted the head coaching position at Boston College on Monday. Grant, a Lowcountry native, spent the last seven seasons with the Cougars compiling a 127-89 (.588) overall record. The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year […]
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 […]