College Basketball

Fri, Sep 24, 2021 Finley’s No. 24 will forever hang in Kohl Center rafters MADISON, Wis. – One of the true legends of Wisconsin basketball, Michael Finley will be immortalized when his name and number are raised into the rafters of the Kohl Center later this season. The University of Wisconsin will officially retire Finley’s No.…

August 27, 2021 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President Shane Lyons on Friday afternoon announced a contract extension for men’s basketball coach and Morgantown native, Bob Huggins to serve as head coach through the 2023-24 season, with an option to continue coaching or extend his relationship with the University to June 30,…

Wed, Aug 18, 2021 CINCINNATI — The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team has added a Dec. 1 road game with Miami (Ohio) to its 2021-22 schedule. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m.The Bearcats hold a 94-53 advantage all-time against the Redhawks, with the 147 meetings marking the most with any opponent. Louisville (99) and Dayton…

TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2021 Online Version: https://bit.ly/3wSxi7L FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback All-American and former NBA first-round draft pick Ronnie Brewer and Arkansas alum Jon Blake have been added to the men’s basketball staff, Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman announced. Brewer was named recruiting coordinator and Blake will serve as assistant director for basketball administration. Brewer, the 14th pick…

June 28, 2021 ROSEMONT, ILL. – The matchups for the 2021 Big Ten/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge, now in its 23rd year, are set and will be played on Monday, Nov. 29, Tuesday, Nov. 30 and Wednesday, Dec. 1. The Challenge matches all 14 Big Ten teams against 14 ACC teams. Tip times and network assignments will be announced…

June 4, 2021 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men’s basketball program officially announced the latest addition to its roster, as head coach Greg Gard shared Friday that Chris Vogt will transfer to Wisconsin and play basketball for the Badgers beginning in the fall of 2021. A 7-foot-1 center from Mayfield, Kentucky, Vogt played the last two…

May 2021 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Villanova head coach Jay Wright will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2021, it was announced by ESPN.                 In 27 seasons as head coach, including seven at Hofstra University (1994-2001) and the last…

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will feature five new members for the 2021-22 season, thanks in part to the Division I Council’s approval in January of a proposal of the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees to expand the basketball committees from 10 to 12. Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics Barry Collier is…

Stubblefield takes over program after working at Oregon for last 11 seasons CHICAGO – DePaul University announced a few weeks ago that Tony Stubblefield has been named head coach of the men’s basketball program. Stubblefield comes to DePaul after spending the last 11 seasons at the University of Oregon. Stubblefield has over two decades of experience in college…

6/2/2021 NEW YORK — The BIG EAST and Big 12 Conferences have announced the dates and matchups for the third year of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle.  The matchups, which will be played in December, were jointly determined by the two conferences. The home school has the right to determine the venue of its game. Broadcast…

DURHAM – Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski has announced a pair of graduate transfers – Theo John and Bates Jones — have signed scholarship agreements to attend Duke University and play for the Blue Devils in 2021-22. John is a 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward from Minneapolis, Minn., and comes to Duke after a four-year career at Marquette University. Jones is a 6-foot-8,…

6/4/2021  DURHAM – Duke University formally announced Jon Scheyer as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program in a press conference at historic Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday morning. Scheyer will take the reins of the iconic program in April 2022, following the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski. Scheyer, 33, will be the 20th head coach in Duke men’s…

6/2/2021 DURHAM – Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has won more Division I men’s college basketball games than any coach in history, announced Wednesday that the 2021-22 season will be his final year of coaching. In 46 years as a head coach at Army West Point (1975-80) and Duke (1980-present), Krzyzewski amassed an NCAA-record…

Friday, May 28, 2021 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue men’s basketball head coach has announced that Spike Albrecht and Tommy Luce will join the Boilermakers’ staff as graduate assistants, while P.J. Thompson will remain on the staff and be elevated to director of player development. “Spike, Tommy and P.J., will all be welcome additions. We are…

5/25/2021 COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland Director of Athletics Damon Evans has announced an agreement with women’s basketball head coach and National Coach of the Year Brenda Frese that extends her contract through the 2026-27 season. Frese’s new six-year contract became effective this month and includes an additional one-year extension for the 2027-28 season. “Coach Frese has shown…

5/24/2021 Lincoln – Nebraska men’s basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg announced the addition of Shannan Lum to the Husker staff. Lum will serve as Recruiting Coordinator, a newly-created position on Nebraska’s basketball staff. In that role, she will help the Husker coaching staff in advanced scouting, including opponent and team self-scouting, as well as game preparation. She will also oversee…

Former Zag returns to GU after spending two seasons at Illinois SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga Athletic Director Mike Roth and men’s basketball Head Coach Mark Few announced the hiring of Stephen Gentry as an assistant coach on the Zags’ coaching staff. Gentry was most recently an assistant coach at Illinois. The former Gonzaga player and Illinois assistant basketball coach, joins…

Seattle native is 22nd-ranked recruit in the Class of 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men’s basketball head coach Mark Few announced the signing Nolan Hickman to a National Letter of Intent. Nolan Hickman, 6-2, 180, Guard, Seattle, Wash. (Wasatch Academy)Hickman is the 22nd-ranked player in the Class of 2021, and a five-star recruit, according to ESPN. He is the…

Former Cornell forward Jimmy Boeheim, the son of Hall of Fame Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, will transfer and become a part of the Orange men’s basketball program. Boeheim has signed a scholarship ageement with Syracuse University. In addition to joining his father with the Syracuse program, Jimmy Boeheim will become teammates with his younger brother, Buddy Boeheim.…

5/21/2021 Syracuse will square off with Lafayette on Tuesday, November 9, in the Carrier Dome. Series Notes Syracuse and Lafayette have met eight times previously. The Orange have claimed victory in each of the eight matchups against the Leopards. The teams first squared off at The Palestra in the 1957 NCAA Tournament, where the ‘Cuse…