03.14.21 FORT WORTH, Texas — Houston and Wichita State both earned bids to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and are headed to Indiana, as announced by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee Sunday, March 14. Houston (24-3), which won the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference […]
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American Athletic Conference 20-21 Men’s Basketball Honors
IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the men’s basketball award winners and all-conference teams for the 2020-21 season. The selections were made by the league’s 11 head coaches. Houston junior Quentin Grimes and Wichita State sophomore Tyson Etienne both earned Player of the Year […]
American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Champion: The Houston Cougars
03.14.21 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Quentin Grimes scored 21 points with five 3-pointers, Marcus Sasser had 16 points and No. 7 Houston beat Cincinnati 91-54 on Sunday in the third consecutive American Athletic Conference tournament championship game between the two teams. The Cougars (24-3) were a […]
Atlantic 10 Runnerup VCU earns At-Large bid to NCAA Tournament as 10th seed taking on 7th-seeded Oregon
3/14/2021 2021 NCAA BRACKET INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – VCU will dance again. The Rams are headed to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament after they were selected as an at-large berth Sunday. VCU is seeded 10th in the West Region and will take on seventh-seeded Oregon in the first […]
A 12-15 record, Four Years of no NCAA Tournaments leads Indiana to fire basketball coach Archie Miller
3/15/2021 Statement from Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson “As the Director of Athletics, I wanted to wait until the conclusion of the season before evaluating the leadership of our men’s basketball program. In the days following the completion of […]
As expected, Minnesota parts ways with Richard Pitino
3/15/2021 University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced this evening that the University has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino. Statement from Mark Coyle “I recently met with Richard and told him that we were moving in a different direction. Richard is a tremendous person […]
Big Ten sets conference record for most teams selected to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Tournament with Nine
Sun, Mar 14, 2021 ROSEMONT, Ill. — A record-setting nine Big Ten schools have been chosen to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship, it was announced Sunday on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Show on CBS. Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, […]
A-10 Champion 9th-seeded St. Bonaventure to play 8th-seeded LSU in NCAA First Round
Posted: Mar 14, 2021 Printable Bracket From the very start of this unprecedented college basketball season, this year’s edition of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has added itself to the list of history-making squads in Bonnies history. St. Bonaventure added another moment for the […]
Bonnies head coach Mark Schmidt up for award named after a former boss, The Skip Prosser Coach of the Year Award
St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt is a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, officials announced Tuesday. The award honors those who not only achieve success on the basketball court, but also display moral integrity off the floor as well. Schmidt […]
St.Bonaventure for the first time in Men’s Basketball history wins both A-10 regular season and Tournament championships in same season; beats VCU, 74-65 in title game
Mar 14, 2021 DAYTON, Ohio – Entering the Atlantic 10 Tournament, St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt repeatedly talked to his team about its opportunity to do something that no other team in the storied history of the program has ever done – win both […]
#1 Seed Illinois will play 16th-seeded Drexel Dragons in the upcoming NCAA Tournament
Tournament Central The bracket is officially set for the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The 81st annual tournament will begin Thursday with the “First Four” games and will run until the national championship game on April 5. Last season’s tournament was canceled due to COVID-19. The […]
Illinois outlasts Ohio State in overtime, 91-88; earns Big Ten Championship and NCAA automatic bid
March 14, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS – The Fighting Illini basketball team earned their third overall Big Ten Tournament title, and their first title since 2005 in a 91-88 overtime victory over Ohio State Sunday afternoon in Lucas Oil Stadium. The Illini were led by 16 points apiece […]
Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball Notes for Ohio State game: Big Ten championship game
#2 Seed ILLINOIS (22-6, 16-4) at the Big Ten Tournament Tournament Central Big Ten Tournament Championship Game vs. No. 5 seed Ohio State (21-8, 12-8) Date | Time Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET) Location Indianapolis, Ind. | Lucas Oil Stadium Television CBS (Jim […]
Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament: VCU, St. Bonaventure battle for title
3/13/2021 They’ve played EPIC regular season battles. They’ve won … and lost Atlantic 10 title games. They’ve been two of the winningest programs in the A-10 for most of the last decade. But St. Bonaventure and VCU have never met with a title and NCAA […]
Tough, physical Illinois stops Iowa and Luka Garza; Big 10 championship game next
March 13, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS – The second-seeded Fighting Illini downed the third-seeded Hawkeyes 82-71 Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. The Illini now move on to the B1G Championship game tomorrow afternoon. The Illini were led by Kofi Cockburn’s 26 points and eight […]
VCU Rams gets to A-10 Championship game after beating Davidson, 64-52
Atlantic 10 Conference SemifinalsFinal Score: #2 VCU 64, #3 Davidson 52Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)Records: VCU 19-6, Davidson 13-8 The Short Story: A balanced scoring attack combined with a smothering defensive effort pushed VCU past Davidson in a hard-fought Atlantic 10 Conference Semifinal matchup. The win sets up a […]
A-10 regular season champion St. Bonaventure plays VCU today at UD Arena for automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
No. 1 ST. BONAVENTURE (15-4) vs No. 2 VCU (19-6) Sunday, March 14 – 1:00 p.m.Dayton, OhioTV: CBS Online Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video | Live AudioComplete Game Notes (PDF) || Championship Central GAME NOTES St. Bonaventure clinched the outright Atlantic 10 regular season championship and the top seed in the Atlantic 10 […]
Kentucky freshman leaving basketball team; enters transfer portal
3/13/2021 Freshman forward appeared in eight games with one start LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky men’s basketball freshman forward Cam’Ron Fletcher has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Fletcher notified Kentucky of his decision on Saturday and will have the ability to transfer to any school […]
Purdue Postgame Notes from 87-78 OT loss to Ohio State Friday afternoon
Fri, Mar 12, 2021 Matt Painter Postgame: https://youtu.be/3tW1JLBqP94 [9] Ohio State 87, [20] Purdue 78 (Postgame Notes) Purdue fell to 18-9 overall with an 87-78 overtime setback to No. 9-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten Quarterfinals in Indianapolis. The loss ended a five-game win […]
Michigan Athletics issues COVID-19 Testing Update
Fri, Mar 12, 2021 Below please find updated data for U-M Athletics related to student-athlete return-to-campus and COVID-19 testing through tests of this week, March 12 Latest testing updates as of March 12 Total individuals (student-athletes + coaches/ staff) tested between March 6-12: 5,713Positive test results between March 6-12: Three (3 student-athletes, 0 staff) Complete testing data since June 11 (as of March 12) Student-athlete tests for COVID-19, to date […]