College Basketball

MARCH 1, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — The 2021 National Invitation Tournament will feature 16 teams with all games being played in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The decision to conduct the NIT in one geographic location was made with the interests of having a safe and healthy environment for all participants. Conference USA and the University of…

3/1/2021 The University of Denver will begin a national search for his replacement DENVER – Vice Chancellor for Athletics, Recreation and Ritchie Center Operations Karlton Creech has announced that there will be a change in leadership for the University of Denver men’s basketball program after Rodney Billups‘ fifth season came to an end on Saturday. ­­­­­ “We are thankful for Rodney’s…

March 1, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) — Florida State University Vice President and Director of Athletics David Coburn announced today that Florida State has extended the contract with head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton through the 2024-25 season. “Coach Hamilton has done so much for this basketball program and this university that it is hard to…

Sun, Feb 28, 2021 FINAL: #9 Iowa 73, #4 Ohio State 57 ·       Iowa has won five of its last six games. ·       Today was Iowa’s sixth conference road win of the season and its first win in Columbus since 2014. ·       Today was Iowa’s first win on the road with both teams ranked in the AP Top 10…

9 IOWA (17-7, 11-6) at #4 OHIO STATE (18-6, 12-6) Feb. 28, 2021 // Columbus, Ohio // Value City Center // 3:05 p.m. CT IOWA HAWKEYES (Previous Game Starters)Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Statistical SummaryG 3 Jordan Bohannon 6-1 175 RS-Sr. Marion, Iowa 9.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.4 apgG 5 CJ Fredrick 6-3…

Twitter/Instagram: @RutgersWBB   Web Release:  go.rutgers.edu/nlkqpiu1 Senior CLASS Award Release: t.ly/XgEP OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Rutgers women’s basketball’s Arella Guirantes has been named one of 10 national finalists for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award®, which honors excellence in community, classroom, character and competition among the best-of-the-best across the country. She is the lone representative for the prestigious award from…

View Online: https://bit.ly/3qExdlL Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors Iowa’s Luka Garza and Ohio State’s Duane Washington Jr. named Co-Players of the Week; Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson named Freshman of the Week Co-Player of the Week Luka Garza, Iowa C – Sr. – 6-11 – Washington, D.C. – Maret School – Major: Economics Averaged…

Online Release: https://bit.ly/3sgC8JT Big Ten Release: https://bit.ly/2NNzvAD Vote Clark Campaign: updated information on Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark: www.hawkeyesports.com/voteclark IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week and Player of the Week Honor Roll, the conference announced Monday. Clark has tallied 18 Big Ten Weekly honors on the season,…

View Online: https://bit.ly/3aH11Zf Iowa and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards Huskers’ Bourne and Hawkeyes’ Clark selected for honors; Clark set conference record with 11th Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade Player of the Week Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska So. – F – Canberra, Australia – Australian Institute of Sport – Major: Undeclared •…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball moved up three spots in the Week 14 Associated Press Top 25 to No. 11 and its highest ever ranking among both national polls on Monday. The Hoosiers previously checked in at No. 12 in the 2019-20 season in three separate weeks in its highest ranking among the media poll…

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 of victories over No. 21 Wisconsin (77-62) and Penn State…

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 Knights received 50 points to make its way into the…

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 focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use…

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 to dominate the paint, averaging a double-double and shooting .750…

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) and Illinois (No. 5) becoming the first trio of Big…

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 since winning the Southland Conference in 1999. It is the…

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 poll, prior to their 57-52 victory at Arkansas State, making…

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 become the first Black men’s basketball coach ever to lead…

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 efforts the past three seasons in our program and wish…