Category: NCAA News Wire
NEW YORK — A little over two weeks ago, the Southern Methodist University Mustangs were bummed they weren’t chosen to be in the 68-team NCAA Tournament field. The Mustangs’ body of work wasn’t deemed good enough for an invite, but time and a trip to a postseason tournament final are healing SMU’s wounds. SMU is […]
NEW YORK — The Southern Methodist Mustangs’ resurgent season will be topped off with a chance for the NIT championship. The Mustangs (27-9) defeated the Clemson Tigers 65-59 in the semifinals Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. SMU faces the winner of the Florida State-Minnesota game in Thursday’s final. SMU, the top overall seed in the […]
Tennessee announced Tuesday that it is working on adjusting the contract of coach Cuonzo Martin after he led the Vols into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament this year. Martin had spoken with Marquette about his head coaching vacancy but withdrew from consideration, saying it is his intention to remain in Knoxville. “Tennessee is […]
Duke assistant coach Steve Wojciechowski was hired as head coach at Marquette on Tuesday. Wojciechowski becomes the 13th Mike Krzyzewski assistant to be named a head coach. Cuonzo Martin emerged as a front-runner Saturday but withdrew from consideration on Monday. Martin led Tennessee to 24 wins and the Sweet 16 following a fourth-place finish in […]
Ernie Kent, who spent 13 seasons at Oregon but has been out of coaching for the last four seasons, was named head coach at Washington State, the school announced Monday. Kent made five NCAA Tournaments, including two Elite Eight runs in 2002 and 2007. The 59-year-old parted ways with the Ducks following a 16-16 season […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Kentucky freshman guard Aaron Harrison had a harsh but correct assessment of his first half performance Sunday. “I wasn’t there for my team,” he said. That changed in the last four minutes and 19 seconds. Harrison drilled three critical 3-pointers, including the game winner over Michigan guard Caris LeVert with 2.6 seconds left, […]
INDIANAPOLIS — After a season filled with enough twists and turns to qualify as a road in the eastern mountains of its home state, Kentucky is making its predicted appearance in the Final Four thanks to a plethora of talented freshmen. Guard Aaron Harrison drilled a long pull-up 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left to snap […]
NEW YORK — Shabazz Napier never wavered about transferring out of Connecticut, despite a disappointing sophomore year and a junior season when the school was ineligible for the NCAA postseason. Napier, the Huskies’ senior point guard, was rewarded for his commitment, scoring a game-high 25 points to lead UConn into the Final Four with a […]
NEW YORK — Just a year removed from being barred from the NCAA Tournament, the Connecticut Huskies are heading to the Final Four. Led by point guard Shabazz Napier’s 25 points, seventh-seeded UConn (30-8) defeated fourth-seeded Michigan State 60-54 in the finals of the East Regional on Sunday before 19,499 at Madison Square Garden. UConn […]
ANAHEIM, Calif. — After 704 career victories, Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan is headed to the Final Four. Ryan has taken the Badgers to 13 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, but he was 0-1 in his only regional final appearance before Wisconsin won the West with a 64-63 overtime thriller against top-seeded Arizona on Saturday night at the […]
