Feb 15, 2021 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Coaches across men’s college basketball will pay tribute to John Thompson Jr. this week by wearing commemorative towels over their shoulders during games – mirroring the late coach’s signature sideline look. The NABC launched the initiative – intentionally targeted […]
College Basketball
Duke freshman forward Jalen Johnson opts out of season to declare for NBA Draft
2/15/2021 DURHAM, N.C. – Duke men’s basketball forward Jalen Johnson announced he will forgo the remainder of his freshman season and declare for the 2021 NBA Draft. Johnson, who had played in 13 games with eight starts, was third on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg) and second […]
Boston College announces change in Men’s Basketball by firing head coach Jim Christian
Christian compiled an overall record of 78-132 (.371), including an ACC mark of 26-94 (.217) CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Pat Kraft announced today that head men’s basketball coach Jim Christian has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Christian finishes his seven-year tenure at […]
Miami RedHawks travel to Toledo for Tuesday night matchup with the Rockets
Mon, Feb 15, 2021 TUESDAY’S GAME: The RedHawks hit the road for a pair of games this week, beginning with a 7 p.m. game at MAC-leader Toledo on Tuesday, Feb. 16. ABOUT TOLEDO: The Rockets enter Tuesday’s game with a 16-6 overall record and a 11-3 Mid-American Conference mark […]
Utah Valley’s Fardaws Aimaq named TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2021 DENVER – Utah Valley’s Fardaws Aimaq has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for February 8 through February 14. Aimaq, a redshirt sophomore center from Vancouver, B.C., continued to dominate the boards in a home split with […]
Milwaukee Panthers have strong 2nd half second night in a row but falls to hot Wright State, 92-82
February 13, 2021 DAYTON, Ohio – Wright State used a big first-half scoring run to jump ahead of the Milwaukee men’s basketball team, holding off a second-half charge before claiming the 92-82 victory Saturday at the Nutter Center. Back-and-forth from the opening tip, the Panthers (7-10, 6-9 […]
Horizon League News: Men’s Basketball Roundup for Saturday, February 13
#HLMBB Standings | #HLMBB StatisticsINDIANAPOLIS – Week 9 of the #HLMBB season ended Saturday with Wright State, Youngstown State and IUPUI each earning weekend sweeps at home, while Cleveland State, Northern Kentucky and Oakland all salvaged series splits heading into the final regular season matchups next weekend. GAME […]
Horizon League News: Men’s Basketball Notebook for Friday, February 12, 2021
#HLMBB Standings | #HLMBB StatisticsINDIANAPOLIS – Week 9 of the #HLMBB season began on Friday with Detroit Mercy earning the lone road win of the evening in the final #FRIDAYisHLMBB game of the regular season on ESPNU. In other games, Wright State and Youngstown State extended their winning […]
Horizon League honored celebrated Coach John McLendon Day on February 12
INDIANAPOLIS – The Horizon League celebrated the inaugural Coach John McLendon Day on Friday, February 12. The celebration coincided with the Cleveland State-Detroit Mercy men’s basketball game televised at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU, with additional coverage on all of the League’s digital broadcasts. Former Cleveland […]
Nike Horizon League Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for February 8: Titans’ Davis, Norse’s Warrick
INDIANAPOLIS – Detroit Mercy’s Antoine Davis makes it back-to-back Nike® #HLMBB Player of the Week honors after averaging 28.0 points on 63 percent shooting from 3-point range as the Titans earned a weekend sweep at home, while Northern Kentucky’s Marques Warrick is now a six-time Nike® […]
53-point Second Half not enough as Milwaukee Panthers drops 92-81 decision at Wright State
DAYTON, Ohio – Wright State shot 75 percent from the floor in the second half to hold off any hopes of a comeback by the Milwaukee men’s basketball team, claiming a 92-81 victory Friday at the Nutter Center. The Panthers (7-9, 6-8 Horizon League) scored 53 […]
Milwaukee Panthers travel to Wright State this weekend for two games; always plays the Raiders tough
Milwaukee looks to halt WSU’s seven-game winning streak The Milwaukee men’s basketball team sets course for a challenging weekend, traveling to Ohio to take on a Wright State team that sits in second place in the conference standings at 13-3 and is on a roll, […]
Howard University Men’s Basketball cancels remaining games
WASHINGTON (February 9, 2021) – Howard University Athletics has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the Men’s Basketball 2020-21 season out of an abundance of caution due to the health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had several team members test […]
UT Rio Grande Valley mourns loss of head basketball coach Lew Hill
RIO GRANDE VALLEY — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is shocked and saddened to announce that men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill passed away on Sunday at the age of 55. “Words cannot describe how any of us feel right now. […]
Weird College Basketball Season; usual teams not in Top 25
The 13 winningest programs in D-I history are currently not ranked in this week’s AP Poll 1. Kentucky 2. Kansas 3. North Carolina 4. Duke 5. Temple 6. Syracuse 7. UCLA 8. Notre Dame 9. St John’s 10. Indiana 11. Arizona 12. Utah 13. Cincinnati
NCAA announces 2021 March Madness schedule, dates and more
The 2021 NCAA DI men’s basketball tournament will be unlike any March Madness that has come before. The NCAA announced in early January the entire 2021 men’s basketball championship will be played in Indiana, with the majority of the tournament’s 67 games taking place in Indianapolis. Selection Sunday is scheduled […]
College Basketball mourns the loss Hall of Fame Coach John Chaney
1.29.21 PHILADELPHIA — John Chaney, the Hall of Fame men’s basketball coach who drove his student-athletes to excellence on the court while teaching them to succeed off it, died late Friday morning after a short illness. He celebrated his 89th birthday last week. One of […]
Hampton Pirates pauses Men’s Basketball Program
HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton University Director of Athletics Eugene Marshall, Jr. announced today that the men’s basketball team will be pausing all activities due to a positive COVID-19 test among the team as they returned from South Carolina. “The men’s basketball program will now pause and […]
Wright State’s Opponent Tonight: Cleveland State Vikings Men’s Basketball History
Head coach: Dennis Gates 2nd Season Conference: Horizon League Location: Cleveland, Ohio Colors: Forest Green and White Cleveland State Vikings men’s basketball is the men’s college basketball team that represents Cleveland State University. Prior to rebranding from Fenn College, they were known as the Fenn College Foxes. Cleveland State has been […]
Cleveland State Vikings visit Wright State Raiders for key Horizon League Weekend back-to-back games
Cleveland State at Wright StateFriday, Jan. 15 | 7 p.m.The Nutter Center | Dayton, Ohio Presented by Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine ESPNU | Audio | Live Stats SETTING THE SCENEThe Cleveland State men’s basketball team enters this weekend’s set of games against Wright State looking to continue their […]