Category: NCAA News Wire
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia sent a message to the NCAA selection committee by rushing to 25-point lead and then hanging to beat No. 8 Kansas, 92-86, on Saturday at the Coliseum. The Mountaineers withstood a furious comeback by the Jayhawks, led by freshman guard Andrew Wiggins, who scored a career-high 41 points and added […]
ATLANTA — Center Daniel Miller scored 14 points in his final home game to help Georgia Tech overcome a slow start and beat Virginia Tech 62-51 Saturday at McCamish Pavilion. Miller, who was starting for the 124th straight game, was five for five from the field in the first half and wound up making six […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida’s class of four seniors have been to three Elite Eights in three NCAA tournaments together, but Saturday’s accomplishment might have been its crowning moment to date. The No. 1 Gators, led by point guard Scottie Wilbekin and forwards Casey Prather, Patric Young and Will Yeguete — all seniors — […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was Senior Day for No. 20 Memphis on Saturday at FedExForum, but a rocky first half made the Tigers’ four senior guards look like nervous freshmen. Joe Jackson, Chris Crawford, Geron Johnson and Michael Dixon went a combined three for 17 in the first half and the Tigers were fortunate to […]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Not much was expected from the Cincinnati Bearcats in their first season in the American Athletic Conference. Coach Mick Cronin’s team received only one vote in a preseason poll and was picked to finish fourth in the conference. However, a 70-66 victory over Rutgers on Saturday before 6,650 at the Rutgers Athletic […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia sent a message to the NCAA selection committee by rushing to 25-point lead and then hanging on to beat No. 8 Kansas 92-86 Saturday at the Coliseum. The Mountaineers withstood a furious comeback by the Jayhawks, led by freshman guard Andrew Wiggins, who scored a career-high 41 points before fouling […]
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 1 Florida finished its undefeated run through the Southeastern Conference on Saturday, dominating on Senior Day on both sides of the court in a 84-65 victory over No. 25 Kentucky at the O’Connell Center. Florida (29-2, 18-0 in the SEC) is the fourth team to finish undefeated in the SEC since […]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Not much was expected from the Cincinnati Bearcats in their first season in the American Athletic Conference. Coach Mick Cronin’s team received only one vote in a preseason poll and was picked to finish fourth in the conference. However, a 70-66 victory over Rutgers on Saturday before 6,650 at the Rutgers Athletic […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — No. 20 Memphis defeated No. 18 SMU 67-58 Saturday at FedExForum in the American Athletic Conference finale for both teams. Memphis (23-8, 12-6 AAC) used a 20-5 run to go from trailing by a point to taking a 58-44 lead with nine minutes to play. Tigers senior guard Chris Crawford (nine points) […]
South Carolina coach Frank Martin was remorseful on Friday about his actions this week that led to a one-game suspension from the university. Martin will sit out Saturday’s SEC game at Mississippi State as “a result of inappropriate verbal communication as it relates to the well-being of our student-athletes,” South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner […]
