Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9824)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three days after a heartbreaking loss at North Carolina, No. 7 Louisville rebounded in a big way against Virginia Tech. The Cardinals had three runs of 10 points or more in a 78-63 victory over the Hokies at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville coach Rick Pitino played his bench for the final […]
Buzz Williams is leaving Marquette to take over as the head basketball coach at Virginia Tech, the schools announced Friday. “I am extremely excited about welcoming Buzz Williams to the Hokie Nation,” Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock said in a release. “Buzz is a proven winner who has earned his way up through […]
ATLANTA — Virginia guard Malcolm Brogdon had 14 points and 11 rebounds in the return to his hometown to help the No. 20 Cavaliers defeat host Georgia Tech 64-45 Saturday for their seventh straight win. Brogdon, a redshirt-sophomore from suburban Norcross, was only 3-for-12 from the field, but his steal and slam midway in the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia has had numerous games this season in which it has exploded for big runs, leading to blowout wins. Before Saturday, the Cavaliers had won going away in nine of their 13 ACC victories. And then they did it again Saturday against Notre Dame, with what Irish coach Mike Brey called “a […]
An Arizona State student spat on Oregon staff members after the Ducks’ 74-72 loss on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz., but assistant coach Brian Fish and athletic trainer Clay Jamieson decided not to press charges. The incident occurred as the Ducks were walking from the bench to the locker room up a […]
MILWAUKEE — Guard Ben Brust drained a 3-pointer with 1:07 left to give Wisconsin the lead for good in an 85-77 victory over Oregon Saturday night in a third-round West Regional game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Brust’s shot was one of three on the day for distance and one of seven the Badgers […]
EUGENE, Ore. — Senior guard Jason Calliste scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half as Oregon upset No. 3 Arizona 64-57 on Saturday afternoon at Matthew Knight Arena. Guard Johnathan Loyd added 16 points and forward Mike Moser had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Oregon finished the regular season with seven […]
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon senior guard Jason Calliste was going to go down shooting. Calliste scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half as Oregon upset No. 3 Arizona 64-57 Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 12,364 at Matthew Knight Arena. Calliste was 4-for-5 from three-point range off the bench, including […]
Completing a difficult month on a positive note, Massachusetts closed out nonconference play with an 87-82 victory over Iona on Tuesday at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. After a hot start to the season, Massachusetts (7-6) went 2-4 in December. The backcourt led the Minutemen to Tuesday’s win. Junior guards Trey Davis and Derrick […]
Junior guard Josh Gray scored 25 points to lead LSU to an 82-60 victory over visiting Massachusetts on Tuesday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. Gray made 11 of 15 field-goal attempts to lead four players who scored in double figures for LSU (5-2). Sophomore forward Jordan Mickey had 16 points, […]