Articles by Jeff Hawkins (9828)
Shane Rhodes looks at how else the NBA could look to shake up its calendar in the near future.
A preview of Virginia and Michigan State’s Sweet 16 matchup and an opportunity to vote on who you think will win!
MILWAUKEE — Guard James Bell scored 30 points and junior guard Darrun Hilliard added 20 as No. 4 Villanova snapped Marquette’s 20-game home conference winning streak with a 94-85 overtime victory over the Golden Eagles Saturday at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Wildcats (17-2, 6-1 Big East) had led by as many as nine […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Old Dominion guard Aaron Bacote and UAB guard Chad Frazier had strikingly similar numbers heading into Thursday night’s Conference USA matchup at Bartow Arena. On Thursday, however, Frazier was decidedly better in the Blazers’ 75-66 victory over the Monarchs. Frazier led UAB with 27 points, which was considerably more than his season […]
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Guard Brandon Young led a balanced attack with 19 points as DePaul halted a 10-game skid with a 65-60 Big East victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday at Allstate Arena. The Blue Demons (11-18, 3-13) won for the first time in more than five weeks and escaped going 0-for-February as guard Billy […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Florida senior center Patric Young carried the NCAA South Regional championship trophy into the post-game press conference and sat it down on the table. A few moments earlier, he had scaled a ladder to cut down the nets at FedExForum after the top-seeded Gators had defeated 11th-seeded Dayton, 62-52, Saturday night to […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Top-seeded Florida won its 29th consecutive game, holding off fourth-seeded UCLA 79-68 Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament’s South Regional semifinals at FedExForum. Florida (35-2) will play 11th-seeded Dayton, which defeated Stanford in the region’s other semifinal, on Saturday for a trip to the Final Four. Although the Gators led 66-55 with […]
A preview of Thursday’s Sweet 16 match up between Arizona and San Diego State. Plus a chance to vote on the winner!
Florida senior center Patric Young said the Gators were challenged to play harder after a lackluster first half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Gators responded with more intensity the final 20 minutes to avoid an embarrassing upset on the road. Behind a team-high 16 points from senior forward Casey Prather, No. 3 Florida pulled […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Lobos almost played their way out of the Associated Press Top 25 just one day after getting back into the poll. Forward Cameron Bairstow had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the No. 25-ranked Lobos rallied in the second half to defeat Utah State 67-58 on Tuesday night at […]