Feb. 22, 2021 bit.ly/3qL4egf IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball All-American Luka Garza was tabbed the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts in Iowa’s two victories last week. Garza (6-foot-11, 265 pounds) helped lead the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes to a pair […]
College Basketball
Rutgers Women’s Basketball enters AP Top 25 Poll at #25
Twitter/Instagram: @RutgersWBB Web Release: go.rutgers.edu/tuv3xmcu Rutgers rises in national ranks following five consecutive wins by an average margin of 22.5 points PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women’s basketball made its debut in the Associated Press Poll on Monday with a No. 25 national ranking. The Scarlet […]
Iowa’s Luka Garza named a Finalist for Senior CLASS Award
Feb. 22, 2021 bit.ly/3aKxu17 IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball senior All-American Luka Garza is one of 10 NCAA men’s basketball finalists for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award […]
Western Athletic Conference News February 22
This Week in WAC Men’s Basketball – Feb. 22 GCU’S MIDTGAARD NAMED TICKETSMARTER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Grand Canyon’s Asbjørn Midtgaard has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for February 15 through February 21. Midtgaard, a senior from Helsingør, Denmark, continued […]
Big Ten Men’s Basketball News: February 22-28
NCAA STATISTICS | BIG TEN STATISTICS | BIG TEN SCHEDULE | BIG TEN STANDINGS | BIG TEN BASKETBALL • The Big Ten currently has five teams in the Associated Press Top-25 poll, including four teams in the top 10. The conference made history on Monday, Feb. 15, with Michigan (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 4) […]
Texas State head coach Terrence Johnson may not be the interim much longer, after the Bobcats wins Sun Belt Conference Regular season title; proven he can handle the job
Bobcats were picked 5th in Pre-season Poll 2/26/2021 SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State claimed its first Sun Belt Conference Championship title with a 58-49 win over ULM Friday evening at Strahan Arena. The Bobcats (17-6, 11-3 Sun Belt) become conference champions for the first time […]
Texas State Bobcats making noise in CIT Mid-Major Poll
2/23/2021 BOSTON, Mass. – Texas State improves to No. 17 in the CollegeInsider.com (CIT) Men’s Mid-Major Top 25 Poll released Monday evening. It is the Bobcats highest ranking in the poll this season. The Bobcats (16-6, 10-3 Sun Belt) moved up one spot from last week’s […]
Winning 12 of last 14 games, Wichita State promotes Isaac Brown from interim to head coach of Wichita State Shockers Men’s Basketball Program
2/26/2021 WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State director of athletics Darron Boatright announced Friday that he will remove the interim tag from men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown. Brown has verbally agreed to a five-year deal and will be formally introduced on Monday as the 26th full-time coach in program history. Brown will also […]
Au’diese Toney leaves Pittsburgh Panthers Men’s Basketball; enters Transfer Portal
2/25/2021 PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh head coach Jeff Capel announced the departure of junior Au’Diese Toney Thursday. Toney will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. “We have come to the mutual agreement that Au’Diese [Toney] will be leaving the Pitt Men’s Basketball program effective immediately,” said Capel. “We appreciate his […]
Pittsburgh Panthers Men’s Basketball and Xavier Johnson agree to part ways
2/24/2021 PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh head coach Jeff Capel announced the departure of junior guard Xavier Johnson Wednesday afternoon. Johnson will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal immediately. “The Pitt men’s basketball program and Xavier Johnson have mutually agreed that it is in everyone’s best interest to part ways,” said Capel. “He will […]
Warrick, Faulkner, Langdon and Bohm lead Northern Kentucky to 81-75 win over Wright State Friday night
2/19/2021 HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team bested the Raiders of Wright State in an 81-75 performance. NKU moves to 13-9 on the season and 11-6 in the Horizon League, as Wright State drops to 17-5 overall and 15-4 in the Horizon […]
Horizon League News: Board of Directors update attendance policy for Basketball Championships
FEBRUARY 19 INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League Board of Directors announced on Friday, as a part of its role of overseeing League-wide safety protocols focused on consistency and clarity for all League competition, that the 2021 Horizon League Basketball Championships will be played without fans for […]
Horizon League announces 2020-21 All-Academic Team
FEBRUARY 18 INDIANAPOLIS – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League released its 2020-21 Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team on Thursday. A total of six student-athletes were honored in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives. Six Horizon League […]
Horizon League Basketball News: Weekly Notebook
2/17/21 #HLMBB Standings | #HLMBB Statistics | #HLMBB Weekly NotebookINDIANAPOLIS – It is the final week of the #HLMBB regular season with all 12 teams vying for seeding in the Horizon League Basketball Championship. Wright State and Cleveland State are tied on top of the standings and are battling for […]
Horizon League Basketball News: IUPUI’s Burk, Oakland’s Parrish named Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for February 15
INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI’s Marcus Burk registered back-to-back 30-point efforts including setting a season-high with 36 points and shot nearly 70 percent for the weekend to earn Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week, while Oakland’s Micah Parrish picked up his second Nike® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week […]
#NHLStats Pack: Outdoors at Lake Tahoe, Colorado and Vegas
February 18, 2021 * All four teams involved were among the top four in their conference in 2019-20: Colorado (No. 2) and Vegas (No. 3) in the Western Conference, and Boston (No. 1) and Philadelphia (No. 4) in the Eastern Conference. They all advanced to at […]
NCAA to allow Women’s Basketball Tournament limited fans
FEBRUARY 19, 2021 The NCAA will allow a limited number of fans at the 2021 Division I Women’s Basketball Championship being held in the San Antonio region, with a capacity of up to 17% from the Sweet Sixteen through the Women’s Final Four. The decision […]
Miami coach Larranaga says its unlikely if star point guard Chris Lykes will return this season
The Miami Hurricanes has one of the most electrifying, efficient playmaking point guards in Chris Lykes. Eventhough he is diminutive, 5’7, 160 pounds, the senior from Mitchellville, Maryland, can take over games and is simply hard to guard and keep track of in a game. […]
NCAA going to allow limited fan attendance at Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament
FEBRUARY 19, 2021 The NCAA will allow a limited number of fans at the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, including all rounds and the Final Four. The decision to allow up to 25% capacity with physical distancing was made in conjunction with state and […]
Atlantic 10 announces adjustments to 2021 Men’s, Women’s Basketball Championships
The Men’s Championship Final Will Be Sunday, March 14 at 1 p.m. at UD Arena NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference will adjust the dates of the 2021 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, moving the majority of the men’s championship a week earlier to […]