College Basketball

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 in rebounding (6.1 rpg). He opened his career with a…

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 Boston College with an overall record of 78-132 (.371), including…

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 to lead the conference. Toledo has dropped two straight and…

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 Dixie State. The transfer from Mercer collected his 11th double-double…

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) fell into a tough hole when the Raiders…

#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 RECAPSIUPUI 88, UIC 81 The Jags collected their second weekend…

#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 streaks, Green Bay and RMU needed extra time to claim…

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 State University head men’s basketball coach John McLendon was hired…

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® #HLMBB Freshman of the Week award winner after helping the…

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 second-half points against the second-place Raiders (16-4, 14-3 Horizon League),…

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, riding a seven-game winning streak on the year. Friday’s tilt…

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 positive in January, and were forced to place the program…

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. Everyone in our department is devastated by this news,” UTRGV…

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

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 for March 14, with the Final Four scheduled for April 3…

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 the most respected coaches in college sports, Coach Chaney led…

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 follow Hampton University COVID-19 protocols,” he said.  “The health and…

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 in Division I since 1972. They are a member of the Horizon League (1994–present)…

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 perfect clip in Horizon League play. Currently 8-0, the Vikings…

Jan 13, 2021 CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland State men’s basketball game against Milwaukee on Friday, Jan. 22 has been selected to be televised on ESPN2, ESPN and the Horizon League announced Wednesday afternoon. The contest will also be aired live on 1420-WHK, 102.5 FM and whkradio.com. Tipoff for that contest is at 9 p.m. The…