NCAA First Round 9:40 PM: Jim Boeheim taking Syracuse to its 41st NCAA Tournament against San Diego State

3/18/2021 Game Details: Friday, March 19, Indianapolis, Ind. | 9:40 p.m.Television: CBSLive Coverage:StatsTwitter: @cuse | @Cuse_MBBSyracuse Links: Notes | News | Roster | ScheduleSan Dieog State Links: Notes | News | Roster | Schedule INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Syracuse makes its 41st NCAA Tournament appearance as an 11-seed on Friday evening when it faces sixth-seeded San Diego State in the first round. Tip off from Hinkle Fieldhouse is set for 9:40 p.m. The game will…

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NCAA First Round 9:20 PM: After 30-year absence, Rutgers ready to ‘Dance’ tonight with Clemson

No. 10 seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-11) vs. No. 7 seed Clemson Tigers (16-7)Friday, March 18, 2021 | 9:20 p.m.Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Ind. ON THE AIR TV: TBS (Spero Dedes, play-by-play; Brandon Haywood, analyst; Lauren Shehidi; reporter)Radio: Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTC 1450 AM/WOR 710 AM; Jerry Recco and Chris Carlin; Sirius 137, XM…

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NCAA First Round 9:20 PM: Clemson’s Brownell gets team into tournament for third time in his tenure; takes on Rutgers

(7) CLEMSON VS. (10) RUTGERS The Tigers earned their 13th selection to the NCAA’s Big Dance. CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University men’s basketball earned an at-large bid into the 2021 NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed and will face the No. 10 seed Rutgers. The first-round Midwest Region matchup will take place on Friday, Mar.…

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Iowa State brings back T.J. Otzelberger, a top-notch recruiter, to head men’s basketball program

03.18.2021 AMES, Iowa – T.J. Otzelberger (OTTS-ull-burger), who has crisscrossed the nation recruiting all-star talent and building championship-level programs, is returning “home” as the 21st head men’s basketball coach in Iowa State history. Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard made the announcement Thursday. Otzelberger will be introduced virtually Friday at 10:30 a.m. CT and that news conference feed will be…

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NCAA First Round 7:25 PM: Purdue Boilermakers in action against upset-minded North Texas

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s basketball team earned the No. 4 seed in the South Region and will face No. 13-seed North Texas in Friday’s first round. The Boilermakers are making their sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, tied for the second-longest streak in school history and it’s the seventh-longest active streak currently in the…

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NCAA First Round 7:15 PM: Cleveland State makes just its 3rd appearance in ‘Big Dance’ against the Houston Cougars

NCAA Tournament: Round One No. 15 Cleveland State vs. No. 2 HoustonFriday, March 19 | 7:15 p.m.Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | Bloomington, Indiana Presented by Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine TruTV | Westwood One | 1420-WHK, 102.5 FM | whkradio.com Game Notes SETTING THE SCENEThe Cleveland State men’s basketball team makes its third-ever NCAA Tournament appearance on…

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NCAA First Round 7:15 PM: Houston Cougars plays the most-improved team in the Horizon League this year in Cleveland State

HOUSTON — The University of Houston Men’s Basketball program earned a No. 2 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region and will face No. 15 seed Cleveland State on Friday.  The No. 2 seed marks the Cougars highest NCAA Tournament since 1984. The matchup with take place in Bloomington, Ind., inside Assembly Hall on the…

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NCAA First Round 6:25 PM: Oklahoma State against Liberty Flames

• Game Center2021 NCAA TournamentMidwest Region / First Round[4] 11/12 Oklahoma State (20-8, 11-7 Big 12) vs.[13] Liberty (23-5, 11-2 ASUN)Date: March 19, 2021Tipoff: 5:25 p.m. CTSite: Farmers Coliseum (6,800)Series: First MeetingTV: TBS (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Dana Jacobson)Radio: Cowboy Radio Network (Dave Hunziker, John Holcomb)Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com Cowboy Basketball Game Notes (PDF) Media Clips (PDF) NCAA Tournament…

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Oral Roberts Men’s Basketball News: Set to ‘Dance’ today at 3 PM, Golden Eagles and Buckeyes; ORU first time back since 2008

3/18/2021 The BasicsNCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship First RoundNo. 15 Oral Roberts (16-10) vs. No. 2 Ohio State (21-9)Game Date / Time: Friday, March 19, 2021 / 2 p.m. (CT)Location: Mackey Arena / West Lafayette, Ind.TV: CBS / March Madness LiveLive Stats: NCAARadio: 99.9FM ESPN Radio (Local) / Westwood One Radio (National) TULSA, Okla. – Break out your dancing shoes as…

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Oral Roberts Men’s Basketball News: Max Abmas named All-American by AP

3/16/2021  Full Associated Press ReleaseINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Max Abmas can add All-American to his growing resume as the Oral Roberts guard was named to the 2020-21 Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention Team Tuesday. A threat with the ball in his hands, the Rockwall, Texas, native currently leads all of NCAA Division I basketball in scoring averaging 24.2 points…

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Oral Roberts Men’s Basketball News: Awards piling up for Abmas; selected to USBWA All-District Team

3/16/2021 Full USBWA ReleaseINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Oral Roberts guard Max Abmas joined an elite crew being selected to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association 2020-21 Men’s All-District Team, based on voting from its national membership of 900-plus. Currently the nation’s leading scorer, the sophomore from Rockwall, Texas averages 24.2 points per game and led the Golden Eagles to their first…

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Oral Roberts Men’s Basketball News: Abmas, Obanor selected NABC All-District First Team

3/16/2021 Full NABC ReleaseKANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Oral Roberts men’s basketball duo of Max Abmas and Kevin Obanor earned All-District First Team honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Tuesday as voted upon by NABC-member head coaches. Combining for 1,060 points this season, Abmas and Obanor are the highest-scoring teammates in all of NCAA Division I college basketball…

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Oral Roberts Men’s Basketball News: Head coach Paul Mills a Finalist for Hugh Durham Award

Full College Insider ReleaseBOSTON, Mass. – Oral Roberts men’s basketball head coach Paul Mills was named one of 25 finalists for the Hugh Durham Award, which is presented annually to the top NCAA Division I mid-major coach in college basketball. Mills and the Golden Eagles are heading to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time since…

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Oral Roberts Men’s Basketball News: 2021 Summit League Champions!!!

Box Score | Season Stats | 2020-21 ScheduleThe BasicsScore: No. 4 Oral Roberts 75 – No. 3 North Dakota State 72Record: ORU (16-10) – NDSU (15-12)Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sanford Pentagon) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the first time since 2008, the Oral Roberts men’s basketball team is going to the NCAA Championships as the No. 4 seed held off No. 3 North…

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Oral Roberts Men’s Basketball News: Max Abmas, Summit League Player of the Year; Obanor, Glasper get honors as well

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts men’s basketball guard Max Abmas was chosen as The Summit League Player of the Year as announced by the league office Thursday, while he joined forward Kevin Obanor on the All-Summit League First Team. Redshirt senior RJ Glasper was named to the league’s All-Newcomer Team. The Golden Eagles one-two punch of Abmas and Obanor are the…

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Oral Roberts Men’s Basketball News: Max Abmas Summit League Player of the Month

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Oral Roberts’ Max Abmas and North Dakota State’s Akealy Moton captured February Summit League Athlete of the Month honors, league officials announced Wednesday. Abmas earned his second-straight monthly nod by outscoring everyone in Division I basketball, while Moton collected the female honor after setting the Summit League record in the indoor shot put. Abmas…

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