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St. Mary’s Gaels Men’s Basketball News: Game Notes for Western Kentucky game
MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary’s will be playing in their 14th consecutive postseason on Wednesday as they fly to Frisco, Texas to compete in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Gaels will take on Western Kentucky in the first round and the game will be broadcast […]
St. Mary’s Gaels Men’s Basketball News: 14 straight postseason appearances as team is selected by NIT
MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary’s season will continue deep into March once again as the team was selected to compete in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as announced today by the selection committee. SMC was named as a 2-seed in the field. It is the 14th […]
St. Mary’s Gaels Men’s Basketball News: Johnson, Saxen earn All-WCC Honors
SAN MATEO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference announced their 2020-21 All-WCC Teams today and two Gaels were recognized for their excellent level of play. Logan Johnson was named to the Second Team while Mitchell Saxen was picked for the All-Freshman Team. Johnson is in his first year as a […]
Kansas City Royals send 3 players to Omaha
SURPRISE, AZ (March 16, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced two more roster moves ahead of tonight’s game against the Seattle Mariners. The Club has optioned catcher Sebastian Rivero and pitcher Tyler Zuber to Triple-A Omaha. Following the moves, 40 players remain in Major League Camp, including 13 non-roster […]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men’s Basketball News: Bassey selected to USBWA 3rd Team All-American
INDIANAPOLIS — WKU Basketball junior center Charles Bassey became the first Hilltopper to make a traditional All-America team in 50 years Wednesday when he was selected to the USBWA All-America Third Team. The Hilltoppers have had honorable mention All-American selections since – including Bassey on Tuesday by The Associated […]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men’s Basketball News: Bassey named AP Honorable Mention All-American
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Hilltopper Basketball junior center Charles Bassey was named an Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention on Tuesday, the program’s first since Orlando Mendez-Valdez in 2009. Since its first AP All-American Honorable Mention in 1948, WKU has had 27 AP All-American selections, including Bassey: three First […]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men’s Basketball News: Bassey named All-District by USBWA
INDIANAPOLIS – WKU Hilltopper Basketball’s junior center Charles Bassey was named to the USBWA All-District Team, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced Tuesday morning. The honor, along with district Player and Coach of the Year awards, were voted on by the USBWA’s 900-plus members. USBWA’s districts are broken down […]
Western Kentucky Men’s Basketball News: Bassey, Hollingsworth named to NABC All-District Team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – WKU Hilltopper Basketball junior center Charles Bassey was named to the NABC All-District First-Team while senior guard Taveion Hollingsworth was tabbed to the second team, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced Tuesday afternoon. The teams were selected by NABC-member head coaches in NCAA Division I. NABC […]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men’s Basketball News: WKU to play WCC powerhouse St. Mary’s in NIT
FRISCO, Texas – WKU Hilltopper Basketball has been selected as one of 16 teams to compete in the 2021 National Invitation Tournament. WKU (20-7) is slated to face off against Saint Mary’s (14-9) on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT at the Comerica Center in the first round […]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men’s Basketball News: Bassey claims C-USA Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
DALLAS — WKU Hilltopper Basketball’s Charles Bassey has been named Conference USA Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Tuesday. Bassey, a 6-foot-11 junior center from Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Hilltopper to win a conference Player of the Year award since Orlando […]
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men’s Basketball: Bassey, Hollingsworth, Anderson and McKnight earn Conference USA honors
DALLAS — Four Hilltoppers received all-conference men’s basketball honors Monday, as announced by the Conference USA office. Charles Bassey was named to the 2020-21 All-Conference USA First Team, while Taveion Hollingsworth was selected to the Second Team. Bassey and Josh Anderson each earned a spot on C-USA’s All-Defensive Team, and Dayvion McKnight made the All-Freshman […]
Western Kentucky to open NIT play against St. Mary’s
WKU Game Notes | Saint Mary’s Game Notes FRISCO, Texas — WKU Hilltopper Basketball begins play in the 2021 NIT with a first-round game against Saint Mary’s at 8 p.m. CT Wednesday in Frisco, Texas. The game will air on ESPN2. The Hilltoppers most recently fell 61-57 in […]
Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball News: UR places Conference Best-3 Players on NABC All-District Team
RICHMOND, Va. — Blake Francis, Jacob Gilyard, and Grant Golden were selected to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District Team for District 4, which is composed of the 14 teams in the Atlantic 10, the organization announced on Tuesday. Francis, Gilyard, and Golden were named NABC Second Team […]
Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball News: Plays Toledo in NIT First Round
RICHMOND, Va. – The Richmond men’s basketball team has earned a two-seed in the 2021 National Invitation Tournament and will face Toledo in the first round of the event, the NIT committee announced on Sunday. It will be Richmond’s 10th appearance in the NIT and first since […]
Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball News: Gilyard named to Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America Team
RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond senior guard Jacob Gilyard has been named a Lefty Driesell Defensive All-American and is a finalist for the 2021 Lefty Driesell Award, CollegeInsider.com announced on Thursday. The Driesell Award, given to the best defensive player in Division I, is named in honor of the former […]
Richmond Spiders Men’s Basketball News: Four Players gain Atlantic 10 honors
RICHMOND, Va. – Three members of the Richmond men’s basketball team were selected to the Atlantic 10’s All-Conference teams, and a fourth, sophomore Tyler Burton, earned the league’s Most Improved Player Award, the conference announced Wednesday. The three Spiders on the All-Atlantic 10 teams — seniors Blake Francis, Jacob Gilyard, […]
Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball News: Buffalo Bulls get NIT bid
NIT BRACKET BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo men’s basketball team is postseason bound yet again as it was announced on Sunday evening that the Bulls have been selected to the 2021 National Invitation Tournament. UB is a #4 seed and will face #1 Colorado […]
Toledo Rockets Trio of Kowalczyk, Jackson and Littleson honored by NABC
3/16/2021 TOLEDO, Ohio – Senior guards Marreon Jackson and Spencer Littleson as well as Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk earned additional postseason honors on Tuesday. Jackson and Littleson were named to the National Basketball Coaches Association’s First- and Second-Team All-District 14 squads, while Kowalczyk was tabbed as District 14 Coach of the […]