Category: NCAA News Wire
DAYTON, Ohio — Earlier this week, Cal Poly coach Joe Callero surmised that his Mustangs would finish with a winning record if they won the national championship. “We need to win seven straight,” Callero quipped. Well, only six more to go. Senior forward Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and sophomore guard David Nwaba added 17 […]
Penn State blew a 10-point, second-half lead but still managed to defeat Hampton 69-65 in the opening round of the College Basketball Invitational on Wednesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. Junior guard D.J. Newbill led the Nittany Lions (16-17) with 19 points. Forward Brandon Taylor added 14 points and nine […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior forward Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and sophomore guard David Nwaba added 17 points to lift Cal Poly past Texas Southern 81-69 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between two No. 16 seeds on Tuesday night at University of Dayton Arena. Cal Poly (14-19) advances to face No. 1 seed Wichita […]
Towson guard Four McGlynn hit a 3-pointer from just beyond halfcourt as time expired to give Towson a stunning 63-60 victory at South Carolina Upstate in the first round of the College Insider Tournament and cap off a wild final seven seconds. Tigers forward Jerrelle Benimon hit a layup with 6.7 seconds remaining to give […]
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery returned to Dayton on Wednesday for the Hawkeyes’ first NCAA Tournament game in eight years after his son’s surgery in Iowa City, Iowa, to remove a thyroid tumor. McCaffrey flew to Dayton with the team on Monday and then left Tuesday evening to be with his 13-year-old son, Patrick. After Wednesday […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Nobody doubts that sophomore guard T.J. Warren is North Carolina State’s star player. However, if the Wolfpack are to advance in the NCAA Tournament, additional players need to contribute. “When other guys step up and score and everybody’s chipping in, we’re a much better team,” coach Mark Gottfried said. Warren scored 25 […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Sophomore guard T.J. Warren scored 25 points and guard Ralston Turner added 17, lifting North Carolina State to a 74-59 victory over Xavier in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between No. 12 seeds on Tuesday night at the University of Dayton Arena. North Carolina State (22-13) advances to face No. 5 seed […]
DAYTON, Ohio — University of Albany coach Will Brown called senior point guard D.J. Evans “fearless” after Tuesday night’s first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Mount St. Mary’s after the Great Danes held off a Mountaineers comeback. Now their courage gets further tested on Thursday when Albany faces top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Florida (32-2) in Orlando, […]
Tic Price, who replaced the fired Pat Knight at Lamar on an interim basis last month, was named head coach on Tuesday. Knight, the son of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight, was let go in his third year at the school. The Cardinals struggled to a 7-54 record the past two seasons after Knight […]
DAYTON, Ohio — Senior guard DJ Evans scored 22 points, sophomore guard Peter Hooley added 20 points, and Albany held off Mount St. Mary’s 71-64 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game between two No. 16 seeds on Tuesday at the University of Dayton Arena. Albany (19-14) advances to face No. 1 overall seed Florida (32-2) […]
