College Basketball

2020-21 13 Christian Bishop • F6-7 • 220 • Jr. • Lee’s Summit, Mo.PPG RPG FG% FT%11.0 6.4 .682 .573 • Leads team with 48 dunks, including game-winning slam with0.8 left at Providence (1/2). Last year CU-best 38 dunks.• Leads BIG EAST in FG percentage (68.2%).• Made 2 FT with 16.0 left to beat UCSB…

RUSTON – Three members on the 2020-21 West Division champion Louisiana Tech Bulldogs earned Conference USA postseason awards, as announced by the league office on Monday. Isaiah Crawford and Kenneth Lofton, Jr. were named Third Team All-Conference USA.  Lofton, Jr. also earned All-Freshmen Honors and Cobe Williams was tabbed on the All-Defensive Team. After having his freshman year cut short due…

RUSTON – A day after earning multiple postseason accolades, Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Lofton, Jr. was announced as the 2020-21 Conference USA Freshman of the Year. Lofton, Jr. was the clear-cut favorite to take home the award after being voted as the C-USA Freshman of the Week nine times (out of 14), which tied for the third most in…

RUSTON – After leading Louisiana Tech to 20 victories and a Conference USA West Division title, Bulldog Basketball head coach Eric Konkol was voted as the C-USA Gene Bartow Coach of the Year.  LA Tech was picked to finish seventh in the C-USA preseason poll after losing four starters off the 2019-20 team that produced a 22-win season…

RUSTON – Louisiana Tech’s Eric Konkol earned another postseason honor on Tuesday as the Bulldog Basketball head coach was named as the National Associate of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2020-21 District 11 Coach of the Year. Konkol, who was also named the Conference USA Coach of the Year, has guided LA Tech to a 21-7 overall record, a C-USA…

4/1/2021 Averaged 19.0 points per game for the Cardinals as a sophomore this past season RUSTON – The Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team added a new member to its backcourt for the 2021-22 season with the addition of Keaston Willis, a transfer from Incarnate Word.  Willis, a 6-foot-3 guard, will join LA Tech after ranking second…

 3/28/2021 https://latechsports.com/documents/2021/3/28/LATechvsCSU.pdf FRISCO, Texas – A year ago, Louisiana Tech ended the season on a win and it was miserable.  The sudden shutdown of college basketball made it so. Fast forward to 2021 and LA Tech ended the season on yet another victory.  It was a mass celebration this time around as the team surrounded Kenneth Lofton, Jr. who scored…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Katrina Merriweather, who led Wright State to the program’s first NCAA Tournament win this season and the only three Horizon League Championships in school history, has been named Memphis’ 12th women’s basketball head coach, director of athletics Laird Veatch announced Monday. She also led the Raiders to the school’s only back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2019…

FRISCO, Texas – In a season unlike any other, with stops and starts, pandemic protocols and challenges seemingly at every turn, the Memphis Tigers ended it in one of the best ways possible – by bringing a trophy back to The Bluff City after an NIT championship. The Tigers wrapped up the 2020-21 season with a 77-64…

3/29/2021 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW » No. 1 seed Michigan will play No. 11 seed UCLA on Tuesday night (March 30) for a spot in the NCAA Final Four.» Since 2013, U-M has advanced to four (out of eight) NCAA Elite Eights — one of four teams to do so.» The Wolverines are looking…

March 29, 2021 https://uclabruins.com/documents/2021/3/29/UCLA_Notes_March30.pdf https://uclabruins.com/documents/2021/3/29/Michigan_Notes_March30.pdf https://uclabruins.com/documents/2020/11/25/MBKB_21STATS.pdf INDIANAPOLIS – No. 11-seed UCLA (21-9) will face No. 1-seed Michigan (23-4) in a Regional Final matchup on Tuesday evening at Lucas Oil Stadium. Game time is set for 6:57 p.m. (PT). This marks the Bruins’ first trip to the Regional Finals (Elite Eight) since advancing to three straight Final…

3/29/2021 Final Four Berth up for grabs Zags aim for 34th consecutive victory #1-seed Gonzaga (29-0, 15-0 WCC) vs. #6-seed Southern California (25-7, 15-5 Pac-12)TUESDAY, MARCH 30 | 4:15 P.M. PT | LUCAS OIL STADIUM | INDIANAPOLISTELEVISION: TBSLIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS THE TIP OFF– Top-overall seed Gonzaga will meet sixth-seeded USC Tuesday in the 2021 NCAA…

No. 23 Trojans face the No. 1-ranked and No.1 overall NCAA Tournament seeded Bulldogs https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/game/501 https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/bracket https://usctrojans.com/ncaa-central https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2021/3/29/NCAA_Tournament_Notes_Game_4.pdf March 29, 2021 The No. 6 seed USC Trojans (25-7, 15-5) will face the No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (29-0, 15-0) in an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. on…

Tuesday, March 30  7:15 p.m.: West (6) USC vs. (1) Gonzaga, at Lucas Oil Stadium, TBS  9:57 p.m.: East (11) UCLA vs. (1) Michigan, at Lucas Oil Stadium, TBS 

Mon, Mar 29, 2021 Won three HL Coach of the Year honors; Led Raiders to two NCAA appearances DAYTON – Wright State head women’s basketball coach Katrina Merriweather has accepted the head coaching position at the University of Memphis on Monday. Merriweather has been at Wright State for the past 11 seasons, including the last five…

3/28/2021 Baylor is playing in its third Elite Eight since 2010 No. 1 BAYLOR BEARS (25-2, 13-1)Location: Waco, Texas Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)Roster | Stats | Game Notes (PDF)  BAYLOR (25-2, 13-1) vs. ARKANSAS (25-6, 13-4)March 29, 2021 • 8:57 p.m. CTIndianapolis, Ind. • Lucas Oil Stadium (70,000) LIVE STATS: statbroadcast.com/ncaaWATCH: CBS and March Madness AppTalent: Jim Nantz (pxp), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst), Tracy Wolfson…

Who: #10 (#3 seed) Arkansas Razorbacks (25-6) vs. #3 (#1 seed) Baylor Bears (25-2)What: Arkansas will be playing its first NCAA Elite 8 since 1995. Arkansas and Baylor are longtime Southwest Conference rivals. The series dates back to Arkansas’ first season of basketball (1923-24). This will be the 144th all-time meeting and Arkansas owns a 96-47 advantage.When: Monday…

3/28/2021 Cougars tip off vs. Beavers at 6:15 p.m. (CDT) Monday on Equality Court inside Lucas Oil Stadium https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/3/28/mbkb_HoustonNotes_03292021.pdf https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/3/28/mbkb_OregonStateNotes_03282021.pdf https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/3/29/mbkb_AmericanNotes_03292021.pdf INDIANAPOLIS – Winners of its last 10 games, the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program will face No. 12 seed Oregon State at 6:15 p.m. (CDT) Monday on the Equality Court inside Lucas Oil Stadium…

March 28, 2021 THE GAME: Oregon State (20-12, 10-10 Pac-12) will face Houston (27-3, 14-3 American Athletic) in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight at 4:15 p.m. PT (7:15 p.m. ET) on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. TELEVISION: The game will be televised on CBS with Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel calling the action and…

 March 26, 2021 Trojans reach the round of 16 for the first time since 2007, 5th time in school history https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/game/402 https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/bracket https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2021/3/26/NCAA_Tournament_Notes_Game_3.pdf The No. 6 seed USC Trojans (24-7, 15-5) will face the No. 7 seed Oregon Ducks (21-6, 14-4) in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.…