March 06, 2021 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sophomore Avery Anderson III scored a career-high 31 points to lead No. 17 Oklahoma State to an 85-80 victory over No. 6 West Virginia on Saturday in their Big 12 regular-season finale. The Cowboys (18-7, 11-7 Big 12) made up for […]
College Basketball
Morehead State’s phenom Johni Broome breaks OVC Record for Player of the Week honors with nine
MOREHEAD, Ky. – Add yet another accolade to what has been an outstanding start to Johni Broome’s college career. With his latest OVC Freshman of the Week award, the 6-10 forward now holds the MSU record for most individual OVC honors in a season. The previous mark belonged […]
Morehead State Men’s Basketball earns several Major OVC Awards; Broome selected Freshman of the Year
MOREHEAD, Ky. — In the midst of a historically successful 2020-21 season, the Morehead State men’s basketball program has reaped the benefits of tireless work this year by earning several All-Ohio Valley Conference honors, including the Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. Freshman […]
After 10 year wait, Morehead State wins Ohio Valley Conference Championship beating Belmont 86-71; earns automatic NCAA bid
3/6/2021 BOX SCORE (PDF) EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Ten years and one day after winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship, the Morehead State men’s basketball program staked its claim again to the conference title Saturday night. Facing top-seeded Belmont for the second time in a week (after […]
Winthrop Eagles Men’s Basketball takes Big South top honors: Kelsey, Coach of the Year; Vaudrin, Player of the Year
Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop’s Pat Kelsey was named the Big South Conference Coach of the Year while Chandler Vaudrin was voted the Big South Conference Player of the Year as the league office announced the annual men’s basketball awards Friday afternoon. The Eagles garnered a total of six honors. Kelsey […]
Winthrop Eagles gets automatic bid to NCAA by winning Big South Conference Tournament; runs Campbell off court, 80-53
3/7/2021 Rock Hill, S.C. –D.J. Burns Jr. scored a game-high 22 points on 11-of-12 shooting to help Winthrop to an 80-53 victory in the 2021 Hercules Tires Big South Conference Championship match, Sunday afternoon inside the Winthrop Coliseum. The Eagles have now won back-to-back championships and […]
Liberty University has three earning Atlantic Sun Conference Honors
ASUN Postseason Awards was well-recognized on the ASUN All-Conference Postseason awards, as Darius McGhee was named the ASUN Player of the Year, Elijah Cuffee was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Ritchie McKay was named ASUN Coach of the Year. […]
Liberty Flames gets Three-Peat winning Atlantic Sun Conference title game over North Alabama, 79-75; gets automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
March 7, 2021 Jacksonville, Fla. For the third straight season, Liberty is crowned ASUN Tournament Champions, as the Flames defeated North Alabama 79-75 in the ASUN Championship game, Sunday afternoon at UNF Arena. Liberty clinches the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 23-5 […]
SMU Men’s Basketball hasn’t played since February 8 due to COVID-19 concerns; 8 streak game cancellations: Message From AD Rick Hart Sunday Dedicated To Class Of 2021
The American Athletic Conference has announced that the SMU-Tulsa men’s basketball game scheduled for Sunday, March 7, has been cancelled due to the suspension of activities at SMU. As this cancellation effectively ends the Mustangs’ regular season, SMU will designate Sunday as “Class of 2021 […]
Arkansas Head Basketball Coach Eric Musselman talks about his 2020-21 Team; have won 11 straight SEC games
Razorbacks are 21-5, 13-4 in the Southeastern Conference. Eric Musselman was named Arkansas’ 13th head men’s basketballcoach on April 7, 2019. He has over 30 years of coaching experience,including five as a collegiate head coach and 14 as a professionalhead coach.In his five years as […]
Northern Illinois hires one of college basketball’s coveted assistant coaches, Rashon Burno to head Men’s Program
March 6, 2021 DePaul Alum, Arizona State Assistant is 29th Man to Lead Huskie Program DeKALB, Ill. – Rashon Burno, who has spent the last six seasons at Arizona State, including the last five as associate head coach, was announced as the new Northern Illinois University […]
Big East Conference announces Attendance Plans for Men’s Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden
3/3/2021 NEW YORK — Following Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent announcement allowing partial spectator capacity at sporting events in New York State, the BIG EAST Conference has announced that a limited number of tickets will be provided to each of the participating teams in the upcoming […]
Butler’s rising young star Chuck Harris named Big East Player of the Week
3/1/2021 After leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week, Chuck Harris has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. The conference office made the announcement Monday, March 1. For Harris, it is his second weekly freshman honor after also being recognized Dec. 28. Harris had a game-high 20 […]
Butler Bulldogs end February with a 73-61 upset of #8 Villanova on Senior Day; Hinkle Fieldhouse not friendly to Wildcats again
Butler defeated No. 8/6 Villanova, 73-61, Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. NOTES: The game served as Butler’s home finale and Senior Day. Butler is 8-4 at Hinkle this season, including 7-3 in BIG EAST home games. Butler has won four of the last five games […]
Illinois duo, Cockburn & Dosunmu part of 15-player list for Wooden Award
March 6, 2021 Fighting Illini stars Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn are on the 2021 National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Saturday on ESPN College GameDay. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the National Ballot consists of […]
#4 Illinois plays at #7 Ohio State today 4 PM: Game Notes
#4 ILLINOIS (19-6, 15-4) at #7 Ohio State (18-7, 12-7) Date | Time Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) Location Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena Television ESPN (Bob Wischusen & Dick Vitale) Live Stream WatchESPN.com | ESPN App Radio Busey Bank Illini Sports Network | Listen | TuneIn | Sirius (Ch 83) XM […]
Hottest team in College Basketball currently? The Arkansas Razorbacks with 10 in a row; routed South Carolina 101-73 on Tuesday night
March 2, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Three Razorbacks scored 20-plus points – led by a game-high 28 by Moses Moody – to give #12/13 Arkansas a 101-73 victory over South Carolina Tuesday night at Colonial Life Arena. Arkansas (20-5, 12-4 SEC) clinches the #2 seed at […]
Arkansas Freshman Moses Moody named to SEC Community Service Team
March 4, 2021 Birmingham, Ala. – In a continuing effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, the SEC once again highlighted a Community Service Team for men’s basketball for the 2020-21 season. Freshman Moses Moody was selected as Arkansas’ representative on […]
Naismith Coach of the Year semifinalists announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club
MARCH 5, 2021 On Friday, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the 10 men’s basketball Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year semifinalists. The 10 semifinalists come from six different conferences, with four conferences having two of their head coaches make the exclusive list. 2020 finalists Scott […]
Donyell Marshall steps down at Central Connecticut State to pursue other opportunities
Mar 05, 2021 Central Connecticut State University has announced that Donyell Marshall has stepped down as head men’s basketball coach on Friday to pursue other opportunities. Marshall spent five years as the head coach of the Blue Devils. “It has been a privilege to serve […]