College Basketball

1/15/2022 YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Playing shorthanded for the second-straight contest, the Wright State men’s basketball team came up just short at Youngstown State, falling 90-87 on Saturday night. Wright State (9-8, 6-2 HL) again played without four individuals within the program’s tier one personnel due to COVID-19 protocols, but saw three Raiders finish in double digits as…

ST. BONAVENTURE (10-3, 2-0 A-10) at DAYTON (11-6, 3-1 A-10)Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Dayton, OhioTV: ESPN+ BONNIES RETURN TO DAYTON FOR FIRST TIME SINCE A-10 TITLE WIN St. Bonaventure returns to UD Arena for the first time since capturing the Atlantic 10 championship on that floor last March, defeating VCU in the A-10 Championship Game. Tuesday’s game…

TUESDAY’S GAME: Miami returns home for a two-game home stretch this week, beginning with a Battle of the Bricks match-up with Ohio University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. ABOUT OHIO: The Bobcats have won their last eight games and enter Tuesday’s contest with a 13-2 overall record and 4-0 Mid-American Conference mark. Mark Sears paces…

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (12-5, 2-3 SEC) vs South Carolina (10-6, 1-3 SEC) What: Arkansas plays the first of back-to-back home games When: Tuesday – Jan. 18 – 6:00 pm (CT) Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Bud Walton Arena (19,200)/Nolan Richardson Court How (to follow): – Video: SEC Network (Dave Neal and Daymeon Fishback) ^ Online: Watch ESPN – Radio: Learfield Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett…

January 17, 2022 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Due to COVID-19 protocols within the Indiana program, the game between Indiana and Michigan State on Wednesday, Jan. 19 has been postponed. Both programs will actively work with the Big Ten Conference to find a rescheduled date to play the game. Per the amended Big Ten Conference 2021-22 Forfeiture Guidelines,…

ST. LOUIS – After helping Saint Louis to a win over Richmond in the Atlantic 10 Conference opener on Sunday, Yuri Collins has been named the A-10 Player of the Week, the league announced today. Collins turned in a career scoring high with 24 points against the Spiders, the most by a Billiken player this season. His 10…

ST. LOUIS – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced today the rescheduled dates of the two Billiken A-10 games that were postponed due to COVID-19. SLU will travel to Amherst, Mass., to face UMass on Thursday, Jan. 20. That is a makeup date from the Dec. 30 game that was postponed. SLU will host La Salle at Chaifetz Arena on Tuesday,…

1/10/2022 QUICK PREVIEW Saint Louis (10-4, 1-0 A-10) resumes Atlantic 10 Conference play on Tuesday when it heads to Dayton, Ohio, to take on the Dayton Flyers (9-6, 1-1 A-10). The Billikens unexpectedly returned to nonconference play on Saturday when they hosted Iona at Chaifetz Arena. The game came about quickly after SLU’s game at St. Bonaventure…

DMV native with over 20 years of coaching experience named Special Assistant to the Head Coach & Director of Scouting WASHINGTON – GW men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian announced on Wednesday the addition of Lamont Franklin to the team’s coaching staff as Special Assistant to the Head Coach & Director of Scouting.  In this role, Franklin will…

Pioneers, Legendary Team, Record Holders and Other Icons to be Inducted in February George Washington University was honored today to reveal the 2022 GW Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022, with Black Pioneers Norman Neverson (football), Garland Pinkston (men’s basketball) and Rocky Wright (men’s basketball), Danny Rouhier (baseball), the 1993 men’s basketball Sweet Sixteen team,…

WASHINGTON – GW men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian announced the signing of Jabari West Jr. to a national letter of intent in November.  “We’re fired up for Jabari West,” Christian said. “We love his size and athleticism. He definitely fits everything we’re becoming as a program. He’s a versatile player and brings a tremendous defensive presence. “We’re…

WASHINGTON – GW men’s basketball head coach Jamion Christian announced on Friday the addition of Keegan Harvey to the program as a transfer from College of Charleston. Harvey, a 6-foot-11 forward, will enroll at GW for the spring semester, but will not be eligible for competition until the 2022-23 season per NCAA transfer rules. He will have four years…

Dear GW Fans, As you are now aware, GW’s testing program has identified a significant increase in positive COVID-19 cases among members of our university community. While these cases are not severe and vaccination plus boosters continue to provide strong protection, the university is taking additional measures to limit the further spread of cases. Spring semester will…

League Reviewing Latest CDC Recommendations for Reduction in Isolation Days; Announces Postponement of Upcoming Games NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – In advance of conference play, the Atlantic 10 has revised its COVID forfeiture policy.  Tuesday, in a previously scheduled Athletic Directors meeting, the group voted to approve a change regarding the postponement and rescheduling of men’s and women’s basketball games due to the nationwide spike in COVID-19 variant cases.   The A-10 medical advisory committee…

CHICAGO – UIC head men’s basketball coach Luke Yaklich announced Monday (Aug. 23) the addition of three members to the men’s basketball staff in addition to a pair of staff promotions for 2021-22 season. Bill Wuczynski (WOO-zin-ski) joins the Flames as an assistant coach after spending the last seven seasons on the bench at Boston College as an assistant…

CHICAGO – The UIC men’s basketball team has been picked to finish eighth in the Horizon League this year, as the Horizon League announced the 2021-22 #HLMBB Preseason Poll Tuesday (Oct. 19) afternoon. The preseason poll, as voted on by the League’s coaches, sports information directors and select media, tabbed reigning Horizon League champion Cleveland State to…

1/5/2022 CHICAGO — The UIC men’s basketball team returns to the court for the first time in 18 days on Thursday, Jan. 6, as the Flames resume Horizon League action by hitting the road to take on Wright State. Tip-off inside the Nutter Center is set for 6 p.m. (CT). OPENING TIP• Thursday’s contest opens up a…

1/5/2022 Score: VCU 53, Dayton 52Location: Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena)Records: VCU 8-4 (1-0 Atlantic 10), Dayton 8-6 (0-1) The short story: Sophomore guard Ace Baldwin Jr. hit a go-ahead, pull-up 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds remaining to send VCU to a critical Atlantic 10 Conference road victory Wednesday night. OPENING TIP Baldwin finished with 12 points and seven assists in the contest.…

1/3/2022 RICHMOND, Va.- Treveon Graham’s No. 21 will hang from the Siegel Center rafters. VCU Men’s Basketball will retire the jersey of Graham, the second-leading scorer in program history, during a special ceremony at halftime of the Rams’ Jan. 22 contest against Saint Joseph’s. Graham poured in 1,882 points and guided the Rams to four consecutive NCAA…

1/4/2022 RICHMOND, Va. – VCU has rescheduled a pair of Atlantic 10 Conference contests that were previously postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. The Rams will now host Davidson on Tuesday, Jan. 18 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. That game had previously been scheduled for Jan 2. VCU will also take on George Mason on Wednesday,…