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College Basketball
Michigan loses key player in Livers; out indefinitely with stress injury to right foot
3/13/2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Juwan Howard, the University of Michigan David and Meredith Men’s Basketball Head Coach, announced today (Saturday, March 13) that senior guard/forward Isaiah Livers will be out indefinitely after an MRI following yesterday’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game against Maryland revealed a stress injury to his […]
Michigan overcomes slow start as Bench, Smith leads team over Maryland in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
Site: Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium)Event: Big Ten Tournament (Quarterfinal)Score: #4 Michigan 79, Maryland 66Records: U-M (20-3), Maryland (16-13)Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 13 — vs. Ohio State – Big Ten Tournament Semifinal (Indianapolis, Ind.), 1 p.m. (TV: CBS) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Graduate transfer Mike Smith had a U-M career-high 18 points and […]
Michigan’s Dickinson and Howard headlines Big Ten Basketball Awards as Top Freshman, Coach
ROSEMONT, Ill. — University of Michigan men’s basketball center Hunter Dickinson was selected as the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year, Juwan Howard was named Coach of the Year by the conference, and three total Wolverines earned Big Ten honors as the league released its men’s basketball awards today (Tuesday, […]
Purdue, one of the favorites to win 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, gets started today against Ohio State
INDIANAPOLIS – No. 20-ranked Purdue hopes to begin a long stay in Indianapolis this weekend as it heads to this year’s mecca of college basketball to open play in the 23rd edition of the Big Ten Championship. The Boilermakers will open play against Ohio State on […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball News: Williams All-Big Ten First Team, Edey and Ivey make All-Freshman Team
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue junior Trevion Williams was voted first-team All-Big Ten while Zach Edey and Jaden Ivey were named to the Big Ten’s All-Freshman Team, the league office announced today. Williams was voted first team by the coaches and second team by the media. It marks the fifth time in the […]
Purdue Boilermakers earned Double-Bye in Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Riding a league-best five-game winning streak, the Purdue men’s basketball team earned a double-bye and the No. 4 seed in this week’s Big Ten Tournament held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Boilermakers will be the No. 4 seed, taking on […]
Golden Gophers start slow, but makes it interesting in final minutes against Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament
Minnesota’s three-game win streak against Ohio State ends, Gophers fall 79-75 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Duane Washington Jr. and Justice Sueing each scored 16 points and No. 9 Ohio State fended off Minnesota’s late charge to win 79-75 on Thursday at the Big Ten Tournament. The Buckeyes […]
Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Enshrinement Weekend Schedule for Class of 2020
Mohegan Sun to Host Ceremony on Saturday, May 15 Springfield, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today its newly established schedule of events surrounding the Enshrinement of the highly anticipated Class of 2020. Due to the global pandemic, the event was postponed […]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces winners of 2020 Mannie Jackson-Basketball’s Human Spirit Award: Wayne Embry, George Raveling and Bill Russell
Hall of Fame Recognizes Leaders in Basketball for Humanitarian Efforts SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the winners of the 2020 Mannie Jackson – Basketball’s Human Spirit Award. Honored for their decades-long commitment to social justice, the 2020 award recipients […]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces 2021 Class Finalists for Election
Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Jay Wright and Lauren Jackson Among First-Time Finalists SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 9, 2021) – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame today announced nine extraordinary players and five exceptional coaches as finalists from the North American and Women’s committees to be […]
Big Ten, AP honors for Minnesota Men’s Basketball stars Carr and Kalscheur
3/9/2021 Carr receives All-Big Ten honors, while Kalscheur recognized for Sportsmanship Minnesota guards Marcus Carr and Gabe Kalscheur were recognized by the Big Ten today. Carr was named All-Big Ten Second Team (media) and All-Big Ten Third Team (coaches), while Kalscheur was Minnesota’s Sportsmanship Award honoree. Separately, Carr was named AP […]
GAME 29: Big Ten Basketball Tournament, Second Round, Minnesota vs. Ohio State; this afternoon at 2 PM
3/11/2021 SERIES INFORMATION144th Meeting (54-89 all-time record)Home: 37-32 // Road: 17-54 // Neutral: 0-3 // Streak: W-3Richard Pitino vs. Ohio State: 5-7Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 780-867*Pitino vs. Big Ten regular season games: 54-96Pitino vs. Big Ten (includes postseason games): 61-103 * – excludes vacated games STARTING FIVE1. Minnesota […]
Golden Gophers open Big Ten Tournament play with win over Northwestern, 51-46
Tre Williams scored 14 points and Jamal Mashburn Jr. 11 and Minnesota snapped a seven-game skid with a 51-46 win over Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament on Wednesday. The Golden Gophers advance to take on fifth-seeded and No. 9 […]
Gonzaga Men’s Basketball dominates West Coast Conference honors
Kispert Named Player of the Year; Few is Coach of the Year; Suggs is Newcomer of the Year SAN MATEO, Calif. – Mark Few was selected as the West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year, Corey Kispert was titled the Player of the Year, Jalen Suggs was named the […]
Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert name First Team All-American by Sporting News and Sports Illustrated
3/9/2021 Suggs and Timme tabbed second team by both outlets SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert was named First Team All-American by Sporting News and Sports Illustrated. Jalen Suggs and Drew Timme were selected second team by both outlets. The Sporting News team is one of the four the NCAA employs in […]
A marquee matchup coming up on November 26 as Gonzaga and Duke clash in Las Vegas
The game is set for Friday, Nov. 26 at T-Mobile Arena LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga men’s basketball has announced a marquee opponent for the 2021-22 regular season – a heavyweight bout vs. Duke at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The game is set for Black Friday – […]
Gonzaga’s Mark Few named Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist
Zag coach one of 10 candidates up for nation’s top head coach ATLANTA – Gonzaga’s Mark Few was named a semifinalist for the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Award Friday. Few extended his own conference record, capturing his 14th West Coast Conference Coach of the […]
#1 Gonzaga continues to roll! Rallies to beat BYU in West Coast Conference title game, 88-78
3/9/2021 Zags remain unbeaten and win 23rd straight game by double-digits LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga was out of sorts for one of the few times this season, falling into its biggest halftime deficit in three years. Corey Kispert got the Bulldogs back in it. Jalen Suggs finished […]
Wisconsin fires Women’s Basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis
March 09, 2021 Badgers to conduct search for new head coach MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin has made a change in its women’s basketball program and will conduct a search for a new head coach, Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Tuesday. “I appreciate Coach Tsipis’s […]