Category: NCAA News Wire
With the end of the college basketball season comes the annual rite of firing coaches. Four Division I coaches lost their jobs on Tuesday. Travis Williams was dismissed after two seasons at Tennessee Tech, Bowling Green did not renew the contract of Louis Orr, North Carolina Wilmington ousted Buzz Peterson and South Dakota interim coach […]
LAS VEGAS — Forward Sam Dower Jr. led Gonzaga with 20 points and 13 rebounds in a 75-64 victory over BYU on Tuesday night in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament. The top-seeded Bulldogs (28-6) advance to the NCAA tournament for the 16th consecutive year after winning thet WCC tourney for the […]
LAS VEGAS — Diminutive Gonzaga guard David Stockton describes Bulldogs forward/center Sam Dower Jr. as the enforcer in the house they share. “If we hear anything late at night,” Stockton said, “I know he’s going to handle it.” Stockton is similarly confident in Dower’s ability to handle matters on the basketball court. Dower led Gonzaga […]
Senior forward Carl Baptiste scored the winning basket with 12.8 seconds remaining, lifting Delaware to a 75-74 victory over William & Mary in the championship game of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament Monday at Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Md. Baptiste had 24 points and eight rebounds for Delaware (25-9), which secured its first NCAA Tournament […]
Norfolk State’s bid for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament title and potential NCAA Tournament berth will continue after the Spartans survived a frantic upset bid by the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday night. Norfolk State prevailed in the final seconds, 78-74, in the first round of the conference tournament in Norfolk, Va. Guard Pendarvis […]
Kansas freshman center Joel Embiid went to Los Angeles on Monday see a back specialist, but coach Bill Self expects him to be ready for the postseason. Embiid missed the final two games of the regular season with a lower-back injury. He is seeking a second opinion on the status of his injury. “This was […]
Guard Peter Hooley scored 26 points and fourth-seeded Albany used its home-court advantage to end the 11-game winning streak of top-seeded Vermont, 67-58, in the semifinals of the America East Conference Tournament Sunday at in Guilderland, N.Y. Albany (17-14), the defending champion in the America East, advances to the title game Saturday at second-seeded Stony […]
Junior guard Marcus Thornton scored 21 points to help third-seeded William & Mary knock off second-seeded Towson 75-71 in the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament Sunday at Baltimore Arena in Baltimore. The Tribe (20-11) avenged two regular-season losses to the Tigers, earning a place in Monday’s championship game against top-seeded Delaware. The Blue […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sunday was senior day for Ohio State guards Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. The rosy-cheeked Craft, a three-time Academic All-American and the Big Ten career steals leader, is recognized as one of the greatest and most popular student-athletes in school history. Smith has been a part of 100 victories in his […]
AMHERST, Mass. — Saint Louis had a lot riding on Sunday’s outcome against Massachusetts. And with the game tied, the clock ticking down and the ball in Saint Louis guard Jordair Jett’s hands, forward Dwayne Evans had just one thing on his mind. “We were going to win,” he said. Evans was right. Jett hit […]
