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UNLV’s Dave Rice will sign a two-year contract extension after report surfaced that South Florida was set to hire him for its head coaching vacancy. “I am excited about the future of our men’s basketball program at UNLV and appreciate the confidence that the administration has in the direction we are headed,” Rice said in […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Guard Nick Johnson scored all 15 of his points in the final three minutes, and top-seeded Arizona rallied to beat fourth-seeded San Diego State 70-64 in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 at Honda Center on Thursday. Arizona (33-4) will play in its second West Region final in the past four years, facing […]
AMES, Iowa — It was the offense that put No. 16 Iowa State in position to beat No. 22 Kansas State. It was the defense that sealed the deal. Iowa State forward Georges Niang came up with a steal and forward Melvin Ejim blocked a shot in the final two minutes to cap the Cyclones’ […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Lobos used a suffocating defense to overwhelm No. 6-ranked San Diego State 58-44 at The Pit on Saturday night. Forward Cameron Bairstow led all players with 26 points and also pulled down nine rebounds to pace the Lobos (21-5, 12-2 Mountain West). The Aztecs (23-3, 12-2) shot just 32.3 […]
Phil Jackson says he’s not interested in coaching again… Isiah Thomas rumors denied by Pistons… Ben Gordon unlikely to be signed after being waived by the Bobcats.
HOUSTON — If the Houston Rockets left any doubt of their status as championship contenders with their white-knuckle victory over the two-time champion Miami Heat on Wednesday night, they silenced them by drubbing the Indiana Pacers 112-86 on Friday night at the Toyota Center. Rockets guard James Harden scored 16 of his 28 points during […]
Eleven NBA championships isn’t enough for Phil Jackson. Apparently he wants an even dozen now. After leading the Chicago Bulls to six NBA crowns and the Los Angeles Lakers to five, Jackson is “ready to go back to work,” according to ESPN.com. After several health battles, Jackson is apparently fit and ready to get back […]
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. But Frazier was decidedly better in the Blazers’ 75-66 victory. Frazier led UAB with 27 points, nearly 10 more than his season average of 17.7 per game. He […]
NEW ORLEANS — Reserve shooting guard Anthony Morrow scored 20 of his season-high 27 points in the first half and forward Darius Miller, playing emergency point guard, hit five of his career-high 16 points in the final 2:46 to lift the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans to a 98-96 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on […]
Matt John begins Basketball Insiders’ Looking Back series by taking a look at which first overall picks since 2009 were hits, misses or somewhere in between.