College Basketball

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 it off. The undefeated season is intact. The NCAA Tournament…

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 efforts during his five years with us, but we feel…

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State head men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates has been named the Horizon League Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. Junior Tre Gomillion is this year’s Defensive Player of the Year, while senior Torrey Patton is an All-League First Team member and junior forward Deante Johnson sits on the All-League Defensive Team alongside Gomillion. New this…

Mar 09, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Cleveland State Vikings are going dancing. The Vikes punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with an automatic bid for the first time since 2009 with an 80-69 win over Oakland in the #HLMBB Championship Game on Tuesday night in Indianapolis. Cleveland State will make its third-ever March Madness…

Jalen Tate 11 | G | Gr.Sr. | 6-6 | 175 | Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington Central HS / Northern Kentucky 2020-21 J Tate the Great• Jalen Tate has been exactly what was expected of him … a long, lock-down defender that is a strong rebounder and pass-first point guard that can score. In other…

University of Notre Dame men’s basketball junior guard Prentiss Hubb has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Third Team, by a vote from the league coaches and media members, as announced on Monday, March 8, 2021. Hubb led the ACC in total assists (145) and assist average (6.0) while leading the Irish in scoring…

Florida St. (15-5,11-4 ACC) VS Notre Dame (10-14,7-11 ACC) NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team (10-14, 7-11) knocked off No. 11 Florida State (15-5, 11-4) on Saturday, rolling to an 83-73 victory inside Purcell Pavilion. It marked the Fighting Irish’s first ranked win since November of 2017.  Junior guard Prentiss Hubb led the way with 22…

3/7/2021 Both players earned all-league honors for the first time. NEW YORK, N.Y. –  It was announced today (March 7) that Providence College senior center Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) and junior guard David Duke (Providence, R.I.) each earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors.  It marks the first time since 2017 that the Friars have had two players earn all-league…

3/6/2021 PROVIDENCE, R.I.– The Providence College men’s basketball team defeated the No. 10 Villanova Wildcats, 54-52, on Saturday, March 6 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. on Senior Night. With the win, the Friars conclude the regular season with a record of 13-12 overall and 9-10 in BIG EAST play. The Friars improved to 2-2 on the…

3/6/2021 AUBURN, Ala. – Allen Flanigan scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half to lead Auburn to a season-ending 78-71 win over Mississippi State Saturday at Auburn Arena, giving Bruce Pearl career victory No. 600. “It was really good to finish up winning two of our last three, particularly winning these last two games at home…

March 08, 2021 STILLWATER – Oklahoma State star guard Cade Cunningham earned the season’s final Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honor. This represents his ninth Big 12 weekly award of the season – seventh as the top newcomer – and his third in a row. The selection extends Cunningham’s school record for weekly conference awards, and…

 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 the loss of two starters by finding holes in the…

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 to Kenneth Faried who earned eight awards throughout the 2010-11…

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 forward Johni Broome is the first Eagle since Ricky Minard in 2000-01…

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 defeating the Bruins in overtime last Saturday), the Eagles led…

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 guided the Eagles to a 20-1 overall record and 17-1…

 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 the 13th conference tournament championship in program history..  WINTHROP (23-1)TOP CONTRIBUTORS D.J.…

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. In addition, Blake Preston was named to the ASUN All-Academic…

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 overall record. Liberty’s Darius McGhee was named the ASUN Tournament…

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 Day,” with social posts, photos and videos recognizing Mustang seniors Ethan…